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To make it more simple and easy to use, WhatsApp supports a number of shortcuts. While some of them are available on Android and iPhone as well, most of them are for desktop. These shortcuts can be accessed from the keyboard and reduce the number of clicks. Without any further ado, let’s get to know these WhatsApp web and desktop shortcuts. 1. Change Focus Similar to any other webpage or app, pressing the Tab key on both WhatsApp web and desktop changes the focus....

custom ROM to gain features you normally wouldn’t have access to. Something like MIUI offers you a taste of iOS like interface and powerful features for your Android phone. But there was one small functionality that has always been missing from Android. For as long as we can remember, iOS had dictionary built right in. So no matter which app you were using, if the text was selectable, you could highlight it, tap define and a definition would pop up....

The biggest problem, though? Users tend to complain that Photoshop slows down after a few months of use. And this complaint is the same for Windows as well as Mac users. So let’s see what can anyone do to make Photoshop run faster and perform better. Tweaks Under Preferences Local Cache & History Hit Ctrl + K (or Cmd + K on a Mac) to access Preferences for Photoshop on your computer....

With the latest version of Photoshop, text is now treated as a vector, which means it retains the best quality possible at all sizes. Of course, if you want to process text on layouts or something of the sort, you might want to check out other apps, like Adobe InDesign for example. However, having high quality text always available in Photoshop means that you can start doing with it what Photoshop does best: Create awesome effects that will make your images and/or photos truly stand out....

We have already seen an app called DataWiz for the task which still stands good, but today we will be taking up another promising app called My Data Manager which not only helps you with postpaid billing cycles, but also works with prepaid data packs. Let’s see how we can configure the app so that we never exceed our data plans and hence never end up with a giant bill....

Pinning a program to a taskbar also lets you access the Jump Lists function that will take you right to the documents, media files, websites as well as other program specific configurations (for example, you can right click the tab to start IE with InPrivate Browsing mode) you use most often. If you are using Aero schemes, you can even view the thumbnail of each instance by simply moving the mouse cursor on the corresponding tab....

You can use a third party dummy text generator or the methods in-built into MS Word. Word’s RAND function enables you to insert MS Word’s own dummy text automatically: =RAND(paragraphs, sentences) Here, the paragraphs value is for the number of paragraphs of dummy text that Word will generate, and sentences is for the number of sentences per paragraph. Simply type the formula at the place in the document where you want the dummy text to start and then press Enter....

There are many third-party utilities that can help you turn the laptop monitor off instantly. We’ll discuss one of them here. It’s called Dark – Turn Off Monitor. It’s a freeware. Here are the steps to install and use this software. Download the software from its website. Unzip the file using a tool like ZipGenius and run the setup file. Select the options and proceed with the installation. The tool requires ....

GIMP, the free photo-editing tool, is one of the best alternatives to Photoshop. It offers several ways to remove the image background by making it transparent. However, one of the easiest and useful methods (you will know why) involves using layer masks. Before we dive into the steps of using layer masks to clear the background, let’s briefly understand layer masks. What are Layer Masks Layer masks are used in image-editing to control the visibility of the layers present below a layer....

It works remarkably in the same fashion on a Windows 10 machine, where more junk tends to gather over a period of time. The good part about Windows 10 specifically, though, is the ability to clean these temporary files from each hard disk drive. Let’s see how we can do that effectively. It’s All in the Settings One of the great changes that Microsoft has made to Windows 10 is the way the GUI presents itself to the user....

But what has remained unchanged, so far is how WhatsApp transfers these image files. For effective transfer of pictures, WhatsApp reduces the image resolution to roughly a third of its original resolution. Though nothing changes much on a phone screen, the image loses much of its finer details when you view it on a computer. That’s quite a bummer, right? But worry not, we at Guiding Tech have found out two nifty ways to send a full resolution picture in WhatsApp....

Who Can Use these Gestures? Well, everybody. Provided you have a touchpad. All laptop users please hold your horses before you begin fiddling with settings. Not all touch pads are supported, only the ones certified as Precision TouchPads, by Microsoft support these new gestures. To find if your PC’s touch pad is one of them, head to Settings > Devices > Mouse & touchpad and look if it says Your PC has a precision touchpad under the Touchpad heading....

If you have recently switched to a Samsung phone, you must be feeling lost. Even though it runs Android like the majority of smartphones, it carries customized skin on top of the stock Android. And as a result, a new user often feels overwhelmed. While it’s fun exploring a new phone, it’s equally important to keep a check on the phone’s data connectivity status as well. So how does one show the network speed in the status bar and the notification panel of Samsung phones?...

In case you haven’t figured things out, those annoying reloads happen when Chrome gets rid of tabs that it deems as unimportant from memory. And, it’s called tab discarding. Tab discarding is a useful feature that prevents low-spec computers from grinding to a standstill, but, it’s not fun when you know your PC has enough resources for dozens of such tabs. Fortunately, you can have this thing disabled, so let’s find out how....

You might find it convenient to save passwords in Edge and sync it across devices. However, this prompt can be annoying. We will show you how to disable Edge browser’s annoying ‘save password’ prompt in this post. Disable Microsoft Edge’s Save Password Prompt Whenever you are signing in to a website or web app for the first time, Microsoft Edge will display Save password pop-up: However, if you click on the Never button, then Edge won’t ask you to save the password just for that site....

Read the Ultimate Guide to Chromecast: This article and many other such useful content is a part of The Ultimate Guide to Chromecast eBook that our team has written for you. Make sure to check it out and buy it if you are serious about making the most of this tiny yet powerful device. That’s not exactly in the spirit of the laid-back, on the couch watching experience Chromecast promises....

Several days ago, an extension for Google Chrome was released that enabled reading Instapaper articles while offline. This extension is known as ChromaPaper. Chromapaper is quite a nifty extension. It can be accessed at the Chrome new tab page for those using Chrome’s dev version and have web store enabled. For others, the extension should probably appear on the extensions bar, but you should have the extension homepage link bookmarked....

As Google started expanding its collection of products, I got involved with Google Docs, Analytics, and Calendar. I’ve found Google Calendar absolutely essential to staying on top of my schedule! However, it’s not available when I’m not online, and I hate checking more than one place for my information. Conversely, I don’t always have my laptop on me, which means I won’t have access to my Outlook to program a reminder or check outstanding ones....

Windows may deny access to files and folders to other users due to a lack of permissions. If the original owner of that file or folder is not available, as an admin, you can take ownership of the file or folder by diving deep into the file’s properties. How to Take Ownership of Files or Folders With administrative privileges, you can take ownership of any file or folder created by another user on Windows 10....

shared document viz. one document to be used by multiple people. When this is the case, it is also obvious that the privileged ones will make changes to the document; and at times make changes that others can’t figure out. Hence it’s a good idea to keep a track of the edits made to a shared document. The basic way to do it is to add a comment after a change you make or notify the collaborators after you do the edit....