Now, while sometimes there are files that you will certainly not be able to recover, there are ways to get back most deleted files. If a file becomes unrecoverable or not depends on various circumstances of course. Let’s take a look at how to get your deleted files back using both tools readily available on your Mac as well as a couple of third party apps. Recently Deleted One of the best among the most recent new features that OS X has gained is being able to see all the notes and photos that you deleted recently....

No one wants those things out in public and the best way would be to hide the notifications from the lock screen and make your smartphone private. Notification Content on Android Hiding the sensitive notification content option was introduced with Android Lollipop and was much required after Android adopted iPhone-like feature to pop these notifications directly on the lock screen. The phone asks you the question if you would like to hide content in notification when you set up your device initially....

By the time you’re done doing all of that, going back and trying to find the photo you’re looking for across multiple services becomes woefully tedious. Everalbum is a new app for iOS that solves this problem. It’s a single service that has you log in with all of your photo storing and sharing services and gathers them all up for safekeeping in one, organized place. That way you can browse through multiple websites of photos at once to find your photos conveniently in the whole collection....

Check With Apple’s Registration If you’ve registered your product with Apple using your Apple ID, they keep a history of all your interactions with them. Apple calls this your Support Profile. It’s kind of creepy at first, but it’s also very cool! You’ll need your Apple ID, password and two-factor device handy (if applicable) to pull up your support profile. Head on over to http://supportprofile.apple.com and put in your Apple ID....

To get things done in a safer way, I am now having my Android announce the incoming caller’s name or their contact number so I can recognize who’s calling. It serves its purpose and keeps me safe on the road since I can avoid distraction. So let’s see how I was able to achieve this using a simple app called Who’s Calling. Who’s Calling for Android The app is free on the Play Store and can be installed on any Android device....

Windows 7 provides an easy way to create a system restore point. Just click on start button on the bottom left and type create restore point in the search box. Click on the result. It will open the system properties window. On system protection tab, click on “Create” button. “Create a restore point” dialog box will appear. Type the description of restore point. Here I typed date of creation of restore point....

One can upload the PDF file to OneDrive and add an expiry time to a shared weblink. Or even better, you can add a password and limit the PDF access to a specific group of people. Windows and macOS offer native options to password protect PDF. If you are not happy with the built-in solution, then you can always opt for a third-party app from the web. Let’s get started with Mac....

Well, she was not over-reacting but was actually right. It’s just been a week the game is released and we have already heard so many accidents the game has caused and sometimes I find it dangerous to play around my locality because of the traffic, poor road conditions and of course the not-so-safe world we live in. So today I am going to show you how you can play the Pokémon GO on your computer safely and get the feel of the game the same time....

I know, you’d wonder: why bother with a dedicated app when you can use any screen recorder app? Well, you still have to edit those videos to create a time-lapse out of them. That’s why a dedicated app works. You can record time-lapse videos to show off your process of making the digital art or montage clips of your workflow. You can even add multiple clips on a single screen on Instagram to make it a cool, distinct story....

This might just be the easiest ways to record walk-through, lessons or bug reports. But before you get too excited, you should know that this tool is not for pros. Or even power users. There are no individual controls for sound and video, you can’t even specify the basic settings for capturing video. If you want control, you’ll be better off with apps like Camtasia. All this is, is a built-in tool to use when you don’t really want to/can’t use a third-party software....

To access it, all you need is the subscription to its services and a good stable Internet connection. However, as with any video streaming service, its high data usage is a big concern among many users. Quality needs a lot of data, however, you can fine-tune a number of things using the default app in order to optimize playback and reduce Netflix data usage. Why Videos Need a Lot of Bandwidth?...

Many users, when they first use the Google Photos app, are surprised to see their gallery or Camera Roll pictures in the app. Because Google Photos is known to save images in the cloud, it’s obvious that people might feel scared that their photos are now saved online. Even worse, if you had previously added some images to Google Photos from the web or the app itself, they will appear automatically on your phone....

Browsers are less secure than dedicated password managers. In a browser data breach, your data might become vulnerable to hackers. You need to remove remembered credit cards from your iPhone completely. 1. Remove Remembered Credit Cards from Safari When you try to add payment information through Safari on Mac or iPad, the browser saves the information to auto add card number and expiry date in future transactions. Here’s how you can find the remembered credit cards and remove them using Safari on iPhone....

That’s why you must seriously look into restricting usage of cellular data on your iPhone or iPad. That holds true if you hand your device over to others regularly. Kids, for example. So without any further ado, let’s check out how you can do just that on any iPhone or iPad running iOS 12, iOS 13, or iPadOS. Block Cellular Data From Control Center With cellular data turned off, the Screen Time restrictions on your iPhone or iPad provide the ability to disable the Cellular icon on the Control Center easily....

Search and Share Inc. grabbed this opportunity and developed their own version of Gboard for Android. (By the way, it’s actually the Android version of their already popular keyboard app on iOS– Slash Keyboard). So, let’s dig in and see how you can make the best use of this app on your Android phone. Search and Access Almost Everything using Slash Keyboard Download the app from Play store and set it up....

Motion Photo is a small video captured before and after taking a still picture. Google Photos app automatically creates this video. You don’t need to do anything except enable the feature. Motion photos look awesome and are definitely worth sharing. But how does one do that? That’s what we will see today in this article. But before that, let’s get to know how to create motion photos. Create Motion Photos Step 1: Open the Google camera app on your Pixel phone....

Hamachi is a powerful app, but is built for an average user. Still, the issue seems to be widespread, seeing how many people are sharing their experiences on social media. Some are unable to create a server and invite others while others are unable to join a Minecraft server created by their friends. Let’s take a look at some solutions that will help you solve Hamachi not working with Minecraft issue....

Thankfully, you don’t have to switch browsers on your iPhone to match the one on your PC. You can still use Safari and still get your bookmarks synced across to either Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox (sorry, Microsoft Edge fans), and vice versa. Apple officially supports that functionality, so you don’t have to use any third-party apps or services. In Comes iCloud for Windows To start syncing bookmarks on your iPhone with your PC, you must have iCloud for Windows app installed....

My only gripe with this phone is its built. Samsung is still new at using a metal body and it shows. The Note5 is just too big, too heavy and not ergonomic enough to be a joy to use. Ok, I lied. That’s not my only gripe. This is still a Samsung phone so it’s packed with the usual Samsung-ness that you’d imagine. TouchWiz, bloatware, and in-your-face Samsung app replacements for perfectly fine Google alternatives....

What’s worse is that if you update these apps accidently, they get reinstalled as free (lite) versions. I had been facing this problem quite a lot lately and finally came across a fix few days ago. While exploring Titanium Backup, the Swiss Army Knife for Android apps, I stumbled upon the option of forcefully unlinking an app from the Play Store. So let’s see how it’s done. Note: The trick only works for a rooted Android phone....