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1. Remove the Clutter Windows 7 explorer view was a major change from the ones we had in older versions. It came with pane view support with the Navigation Pane, Details Pane and Preview Pane. The Navigation pane is the section that’s located on the left-hand side and lists all the folders, library items and network connections. The Details pane gives us details of all the files we have selected in the explorer like the total file size, creation and modification date, etc....

Android WebView is a system app that comes pre-installed on Android phones. It helps third-party apps to display content in the in-app browser. So, it’s necessary to keep it updated. But when you try to do so, the update gets stuck. Even if it is updated, it immediately appears again in the Updates list of Play Store. For some users, especially Pixel owners, the Play Store also gets stuck on Checking for updates screen due to the WebView glitch....

So, without further ado, let’s take a look. 1. Beast Brawlers Beast Brawlers has been voted one of the top games in the Google Play Indie Games Festival and rightly so. This online fighting game by V2 Games Inc. lets you mount super beasts and rule the arena. What’s more, as you progress, you’d get to unlock many more mythical beasts, and that includes fire-spitting dragons also. The controls are super easy to use....

For one, the OnePlus 5T sports the latest sensation that has caught the smartphone market – a bezel-less display with an 18:9 aspect ratio. Similar to the last year’s flagships, the OnePlus 3/3T, this year’s duo also has a lot of similarities such as the rear dual cameras, sleek profile, a cool selfie camera and, of course, the 3.5-mm headphone jack. The OnePlus 5T doesn’t only look better when compared to the OnePlus 5 but also packs a mean punch when it comes to features and it’d be a shame if these features remain hidden from plain sight....

Spammers and hackers usually proxy their IP address, making it difficult to identify their real one. It’s however, worth noting that they physical location presented of an IP address isn’t necessarily the location of the computer. An IP address is used by a website to communicate with your computer. For instance, you’re surfing GuidingTech, our website will use your IP address to send information that you seek back to your computer....

Android phone and those who don’t have it yet are planning to get one shortly. So with so many Androids around, we frequently talk about new apps and how they are helping each of us in our daily life, and thus we have situations where I may like an app on one of my friend’s phone and would want to quickly install it on mine as well. Of course, I can open Google Play and download the application but why waste the bandwidth when I can ask my friend to transfer it to me over Bluetooth....

With a long list of services on offer, it often becomes a headache to keep track of watching history and upcoming shows on a platform. Chances are, you will be left wondering which shows are available on which platform and when the new season of your favorite show will be available on Netflix or Prime Video. That’s where dedicated TV tracking apps come in. Apps like TV Time and SeriesGuide let you track watching history, share your thoughts about an episode with community, get notified about the upcoming shows, and more....

Hence, this brings us to an important question. Are USB Power Delivery and Qualcomm Quick Charge the same? If not, what are the differences between these two charging technologies, and what advantages do they bring to the table? That’s what we shall explore more about USB Power Delivery and Qualcomm’s Quick Charge to know the difference and which one would keep your gadgets future-proof. As it will be a long post, let’s get going....

As great as extensions and bookmarklets are, you still need to take a couple of steps to activate them. There’s a lot of mouse dragging and clicking involved. What if we could map bookmarks to keyboard shortcuts and do the same for extensions as well? If you’ve got a MacBook we can go one step further. We can map the keyboard shortcuts to specific gestures on the Mac’s trackpad. So for instance, one gesture on the trackpad can send the current page to Pocket or open the page in an easy-to-read format with Clearly....

How to Map a Drive (This explanation is on a Windows XP machine and remains pretty much the same for the upgraded versions) Step 1. To connect a drive from My Computer, click on Start, right-click My Computer, and then click Explore. Alternatively, to connect a drive from Windows Explorer, right-click on Start, and then click Explore. The Map Network Drive dialog gives you brief on the process as you can see from the screenshot below: Step 2....

Typically, you would block the person. But what happens when you block someone on Facebook Messenger? Can they see your online status? Can they call you? We shall answer all such queries in this post as we dive deep to tell you what happens after blocking someone on Facebook Messenger. Let’s get started right away. If You Block Someone on Messenger, Can They Message You Nope. When you block someone, the said person cannot message you....

A Quick Note: To install Xposed, you need to be rooted, running a custom recovery and using a compatible hardware. The process of rooting depends on your device. Do your research before rooting and installing Xposed. What Is Xposed Framework Xposed Framework is a framework for your rooted Android phone. It in itself does not do much. But it lets you install other apps/mods/tweak with system level functionality without having to flash them via custom recovery....

The announcement was made by Vijay Budhram, one of Mozilla’s engineers, on their official blog. The feature is optional and is being rolled out in phases. If you don’t see the option available in your Firefox browser, I have shared a simple trick that will let you enable it. Before I explain how to enable 2-Factor Authentication, you need to understand why you must enable it in the first place....

With the iOS apps mentioned in this post, you can extract still photos from conventional videos and Live Photos. The only downside is that you might have to sacrifice the quality a bit. On the upside, these FHD photos are easier to extract. Besides the app, we also have nifty workarounds that don’t need the aid of third-party apps. So if you are up for it, here are some apps that let you extract still photos from videos on your iPhone....

Whatever your reasons for not accepting the digital platform may have been, the Government (with blessings from the Reserve Bank of India) has taken a bold step to push its citizens to stop relying solely on cash. For petty reasons like paying for local grocery and local transportation in autos/cabs, cash till a limit is still good. But, certainly not for bigger expenses. Just like most people, even I was skeptical about using the internet to pay for things....

We’re going to show you how the new and improved features can help you scale back your kids’ smartphone habits so they won’t call, text or Face Time people they shouldn’t be communicating with. What’s New in Apple’s Screen Time Update In iOS 13, Apple added some new and improved features to Screen Time, which can help parents scale back on their kids’ iPhone addiction. That is one of the ways for parents to help their child develop healthy device habits instead of being glued to the smartphone....

In other entries, we have already covered different apps and methods to protect some of this important information, like how to hide individual photos on your iPhone or an app to make groups of them private, or another app that helps you keep your messages secure and encrypted. In a similar way, today we’ll take a look at 1Password, a popular app that, as its name implies, helps you store and secure all kinds of passwords and login information....

For this, Numbers sports filtering and sorting features that have taken a simpler, more straightforward approach in the latest versions of the app, mainly because of Apple’s idea of unifying their productivity apps across all devices and platforms. Let’s take a closer look at these essential features of Numbers. Note: While you are at it, you might also want to check out our entries on the basics of Numbers and a few tips on how to make it more productive for you....

Back Up Your Contacts and Calendars Apple has a full guide to backing up your contacts and calendars here. This backup is peace-of-mind since we’ll overwrite the current data on your devices with your backed up data. I recommend doing a manual backup by exporting the data and specifying the date and time of the copy. Accidentally Delete a Contact or Calendar Item from iCloud? You can restore it from iCloud’s web interface....

CopyTrans TuneSwift is a program that promises to put me and the rest of you, out of our misery. No, not kill us, but solve the aforementioned problem with iTunes. Finding and Using CopyTrans TuneSwift Go to the CopyTrans TuneSwift website and click on the purple, Start Download button on the main screen. The program that you install isn’t actually TuneSwift, instead it is a suite of CopyTrans applications. Select CopyTrans TuneSwift from the list and the tool will promptly install and open up....