Many Windows users are perplexed by the addition of an OneDrive folder in File Explorer. For others, their Microsoft Office files such as Word documents, PowerPoints, etc., are saved automatically to the OneDrive folder and not to the folders on their computer. If you are wondering what the purpose of OneDrive in Windows 10 and its pros and cons, you are in the right place. Let’s find the answer....

I’ve personally been waiting for it a while, right since I saw this heart-felt response from a Microsoft veteran about the state of affairs within the Redmond company. This really puts in perspective what Microsoft has gone through, as an organization, and now that Satya Nadella is at the helm, let’s hope that things can improve. After all, Windows OS is still the mostly widely sold and used OS for computing devices....

The biometric recognition technology is currently in its pilot phase as the company has already started the trial in association with Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG), Banking Corporation (SMBC) and Sumitomo Mitsui Card. The service uses NEC’s NeoFace facial recognition system, which is touted as one of the best techs available for the job worldwide. “Along with these trials, NEC is improving the functionality, reliability and convenience of identity verification in a variety of areas,” said Fumiaki Matsubara, Senior Vice President, NEC Corporation....

We don’t recommend users to download apps illegally. Why? Because these are often infected with trojan, malware, virus, and malicious code which is designed to steal your data. Also, some malicious ads can install crypto mining scripts and push unwanted pop-ups on your phone. In this guide, you will learn a few legit ways to discover paid apps that you can grab for free — directly or indirectly. Let’s begin....

Finally, I’ve got my hands on the Galaxy S6 edge+ and had a day or 2 to play with it. SideSync isn’t exactly what I thought it will be, in the sense, it’s not a combination of AirDroid 3 and Pushbullet with something like Vysor. It’s different. Only for Samsung: At the time of writing, this app only works with a handful of Samsung Galaxy smartphones. Getting Started The SideSync app comes pre-installed with the Galaxy S6 edge+ but I did notice that it got an update almost immediately I hooked it to the internet....

SmartPower is a ‘smart’ solution to suspend, hibernate, shutdown and wake up your Windows PC according to custom rules you can set up. Hibernating or shutting down your PC is easy to set up and it saves power. SmartPower gives you six rules to configure that introduces rules which decide the conditions under which your PC hibernates or shuts down. The rules are: Stay on (or wake up) according to a schedule: Your PC will stay on or wake up on the time you set in this screen....

Google Photos comes pre-installed on phones running Stock Android. But you can install it on other Android phones too and even iPhone. You can also access the pictures from its web version available at photos.google.com. Now, let’s check how to make sure your pictures are private in Google Photos. How Do I Know My Pictures in Google Photos Are Private For that, you need to understand the working of Google Photos....

Whether it’s via Chromecast or HDMI cables — the options to mirror your phone’s screen to the TV are numerous. However, if you happen to own an iPhone and an Android TV, the situation gets a bit tricky because of the obvious reason — clash of the tech titans. Worry not, help is on the way in the form of AirPlay. Despite the several features of AirPlay, it alone can’t pull off such stunts....

With such a busy schedule and so much to deal with every day, keeping track of even a couple of shows can become cumbersome. Being the techies that we are here at GT, it shouldn’t surprise when we say that we’ve got a tool for this. Just like I use Evernote to keep a list of my notes and priority tasks, I use FollowShows to keep an eye on my favorite TV shows....

Nostalgia or not, I think they’re still of great use: CDs are physical backups of all the music that you can’t live without. Also, they’re a source of great, high quality, lossless music. Now you’ve ripped CDs before, and they’re far from lossless. Can you make those digital files copied from your CD sound better? You bet. Exact Audio Copy (EAC) calls itself an “audio grabber” for audio CDs. I think that’s an accurate way description — basically, it copies (or “rips”) music from your CDs to your hard drive....

Transferring image and video files via WhatsApp means their file compression technique will strip the images of their original quality. While they still look great on the phone, viewing them in a PC opens an altogether different picture (pun intended). While sending and sharing full resolution pictures is very simple on Android, sadly it’s not the same in iOS. Here, it either means sending the image file as an email attachment or sharing it over Slack....

One extremely handy feature of the Health app is the digital ‘Medical ID’, which provides important health-related information from the user for anyone to access in the event of an emergency. For this entry, let’s see how to set up your Medical ID and use it on your iPhone in case of an emergency. Setting Up Your Medical ID First, start by opening the Health app on your iPhone. At the bottom of the screen you will see four different options....

The fact that anyone with access to your Firefox web browser also has access to your stored passwords for email, Facebook, Twitter, and more is not exactly comforting. That’s why Master Password+ is so great. It allows you to protect the access to your stored passwords with one “Master Password”, and if you follow along with this article you will have it up and running in no time! Obtaining Master Password+ Installation is a walk in the park, mosey on over to the Master Password+ Add-on page and click on the big green button....

If you see this error while using a particular app, then you should begin troubleshooting with that app. But how? There are a few ways to resolve that error as we will discuss below. By the end of this guide, you should be able to work normally without seeing annoying pop-ups. Let’s begin. 1. Update OS and Apps We will start with updating Windows 10 to the latest version. That can fix quite a few bugs in the system....

But if you’re tired of these notifications seeking your location information from popping up every now and then while surfing online, you can disable location services from your browser setting. Immaterial of which browser you use, every one of your favourite browsers has settings for location services. Here we’re going to talk about how to deny permission to these websites without them bothering you with the prompt using simple settings on Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Opera, Microsoft Edge and Safari browsers....

Of course, basic users may not find this feature to be useful, but if you are a photographer or may be just someone who takes a lot of pictures, uploads them to Picasa and then shares with others, you might be curious about the stats like the number of people who view a particular photo, the places they come from etc. We will show you today how you can easily get those stats using Analytics with Picasa....

Until a few years ago, uploading files to Google Forms required a lot of workarounds involving complicated scripts and other methods. Fortunately, we now have the much-needed option to upload files, thanks to the latest Forms update. Hence, in this article, we will see how to upload files to Google Forms and other tricks and queries related to it. Let’s get started. Step 1: Create a Form as usual and enter the necessary details like name and description....

Cool Tip: You may also want to learn how to create a dropdown list (validation list) in MS Excel Workbooks. Well, besides using comments as a collaborator’s note, you may find its use in taking side notes, specifying cell constraints, etc. It is totally up to you how you make this feature useful. And while we elaborate on this, you may want to try out a few things. So, open MS Excel tool and navigate to Review tab....

The only problem at times one can face is poor or no network connectivity while using Maps on the go and in such cases, the app fails to serve its purpose. As you know, both GPS and 3G/WiFi connection work in tandem in the background when you use the app to find directions. The GPS feeds your coordinates to the app, and they are in-turn displayed using a visual map that’s loaded from the server using a data connection....

Scheduler Scheduler is located at the top of the IDM window. Clicking on the icon will open the Scheduler window. Under Queues on the left, you have two standard queues. You can create your own by pressing New queue. Each queue has its own page of settings that you can tailor according to your needs. You can set the download start/stop time to a specific day or specific hour. I have set it to start the download at 12 at night and stop the download in the morning....