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Google dominates the global search engine market with over 90 percent of share. The search engine is the default search option on iOS, Android, and Mac. Even desktop browsers like Safari also opt for Google as the go-to search provider. The company tracks a user’s every movement, activity, and search queries to target personalized ads and make their services better with all the collected data. Google was accused of tracking the user location on Android, even when it’s turned off....

However, even after many updates, there’s no way a user can log in to two Skype accounts on the same computer.. or can you? Well, read on! We are going to help you change that tedious practice through this tool called Seaside Multiple Skype Sessions using which a user can use multiple Skype accounts on Windows. Seaside changes the way Windows initializes Skype. This allows the user to run more than one Skype account in parallel, provided your computer’s memory is fine with that....

Extracting pictures from a Google Docs document comes handy if you want to use the same images in different documents or elsewhere. There are multiple ways to export images from Google Docs on both mobile and desktop. Let’s get started with the desktop first, followed by Google Docs mobile apps on Android and iOS. How to Export Images from Google Docs on Desktop There are four ways to export images from a Google Docs document on PC....

Most users rely on a stable internet connection to transfer data using various mediums such as cloud services, email, chat apps, etc. But what if there is no internet connectivity? Suppose you are traveling and you need to transfer files from your phone to PC or vice versa. And you’re not carrying a USB cable and mobile data isn’t exactly reliable. What do you do in such a situation? How do you move files?...

Rhythmbox on Ubuntu, by default, doesn’t let you post what’s playing on your computer to social networks. The Microblogger Plugin for Rhythmbox adds just that feature – once you install it, you can immediately publish what’s playing on Rhythmbox to Twitter or Identica. This tutorial will show you how you can install the plugin for Rhythmbox on Ubuntu. Using the terminal for the purpose would take less time, but it could be intimidating for some of us – so we’ll do it the GUI way....

A free and easy app called Live Camera is available for iOS regardless of your iPhone model and lets you capture Live Photos using a handy trick. You can then export it as a real Live Photo or in other formats like a movie or animated GIF. Taking a Live Photo with Live Camera The trick to how Live Photos work in Live Camera is that you won’t actually be taking a photo at all....

Here’s how you can disable both promotions and/or help tips from showing on the Skype interface next time. Step 1: Launch Skype and log in to your account. Step 2: Navigate to Tools -> Options. Step 4: Click on Save and exit the interface. I do not like such messages and hence have them disabled. I guess many others will want them turned off too. And by any chance if you like to have them and do not see them, do the reverse of Step 3....

Smart Lock on the Samsung Galaxy S20 and S20+ eases up the process and saves a lot of your time spent in unlocking your phone. For instance, if you have your Bluetooth wireless earphones set up for Smart Lock, your phone will stay unlocked when the device is in the vicinity. As useful as this feature is, it’s not a wise decision to keep it enabled at all times, especially at your workplace....

Fortunately, Xiaomi lets you hide your notes easily in the preinstalled app. Interestingly, it even has a prewritten note that says how to hide notes. But sadly, it doesn’t mention anything about unhiding them. So here we will help you in unhiding notes on your Redmi phones. Let’s unhide the tiny little notes. Unhide Notes in Mi Phones Here are the steps in detail. Step 1: Open the Notes app....

Last week, we faced a similar situation where our MacBook Air butterfly keyboard started acting weird with the spacebar key. We had to use another keyboard but it was only available with Windows keys. We remapped the keys and started using them as it was designed with Mac. Before we show you how to use a Windows keyboard with a Mac, let’s understand how a Windows keyboard differs from Mac on the fundamental levels....

I will be covering how you can control your Android using virtual hardware keys on some of the applications on your device later in a separate post. But before that I will have to make arrangements so that you can install those apps on your device even when the keys are not working. Come on, no one keeps such apps installed on their Android beforehand, right? This post is for the users who already have non-functioning Android hardware keys....

Adobe Comp CC, one of their most recent offerings, exemplifies this push towards mobile creativity via a great, free iPad app (a free Adobe account is required) that lets you create stunning drafts for different media, including mobile apps, websites, and designs for print. When you open the app, you are presented with different formats to choose from to start your project. These include all current iPhone models, A4 sheets, the most used web formats and even business cards....

Setting Up As you’d expect, setting up the Paper account is a breeze. You can visit the Paper website and opt in. Once done, you can start creating docs yourself. Or, take a quick tour of the sample documents to see what you can create. If you want more details, hang around. You’ve come to the right place. Please Note: At the time of writing, Paper is a web-only feature and is not included in the iOS or Android app....

Points to remember: Google search is case insensitive. New York is same as new york. Some operators (like AND & OR) are case sensitive.Every word is used, so it’s best to keep your search terms (keywords) precise and short.With a few exceptions, punctuation is ignored by Google Search. The Basic Seven Google Operators Lets check out the basic operations that can aid you in searching faster. 1. AND or + Using either AND or + forces Google to include a particular keyword in the search....

If you’re new to the software and aren’t sure how to use UI kits in Adobe XD, then you’ve come to the right place. In this article, I’ll show you how you can install UI kits in the software and then use the included resources for your project. How to Download UI Kits in Adobe XD First, let’s take a look at how you can download UI kits in Adobe XD, right from within the software....

With iOS 14 and iPadOS 14, however, that has changed. Apple has finally added the VP9 codec to its mobile platforms, which means that you can now view YouTube videos in 4K on both the iPhone and the iPad. What You Need to Watch YouTube in 4K Before you watch YouTube in 4K on your iPhone or iPad, you must have iOS 14 or iPadOS 14 installed. Since the stable releases of iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 aren’t out yet, I’m using the public beta builds on my iPhone and iPad....

One great example of this is TVLocker, an application that allows you to enable a really cool animation when locking your iPhone, making it look like your are turning off a very old TV set. Let’s take a look at how to install TVLocker on your jailbroken iPhone. Step 1: On your jailbroken iPhone, go to Cydia and tap on Search at the bottom of the screen. Search for TVLocker....

Why do we say that? Well, because of the superior customizations and features offered by the app. You can customize anything with this launcher. Be it icon size, gestures, effects, dock, unread count, etc., the app has everything at your disposal. However, there is a small issue. You don’t get all the cool features in the free version. You will have to pay a few bucks to unlock all the features included in the Prime version of Nova Launcher....

This, of course, makes it even more important to choose the best app when it comes to productivity, or at least the most complete one. That’s why Pocket Informant is so popular among productivity power users. It encapsulates the features of three different productivity tools plus more, all in one single, powerful app. Here’s a better look at how Pocket Informant works: While most productivity apps focus on one aspect of productivity (calendar, notes, tasks and such), Pocket Informant has been offering all three of them since its inception years ago, combining them in a single, mega-productivity/planning app....

PrinterShare for Android for Mobile Printing While configuring my Android, I realized that there was no dedicated support for printing on Jelly Bean Android 4.3. Although there were some dedicated apps from the printer manufacturers, they were specific to certain printer models. In a previous post, where we wrote about how to print wirelessly using an Android phone, we talked briefly about an app called PrinterShare for Android. We’ll dive into it today to know how the app works and how it can be configured to post out any wireless mobile printing directly from your Android device....