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Sharing screen is probably one of the most important features of Google Meet. During your work from home routine, you might require someone’s help to troubleshoot problems. You can fire up Google Meet, call your seniors, and share screen for guidance. You can also use the Whiteboard function for better understanding. In this post, we will explain how to use Screen Sharing on Google Meet and how you can use some extensions to level up Google Meet sharing capabilities....

Last year, Microsoft launched an upgraded version of Sticky Notes (3.0) with its October 2018 Update (version 1809). The new Sticky Notes comes with interesting features such as dark mode, formatting, and search. Not only that, but it also offers the capability to sync notes to other computers, Android phones, and iPhone. Whether you want to sync sticky notes to your macOS, Windows 7/8, or another Windows 10 computer, we are here to help....

In comparison, Slack shows all channels by default, so why doesn’t Teams? Well, Microsoft may have its reasons, but we’re sure that the company will fix such niggles in the future updates. The good news is that you don’t have to wait for them. There is a way to show all channels in the Teams app. It’s just not selected by default as it should be. Let’s begin. No More Favorites Option The early users of Teams would recollect the confusing favorites feature....

OneNote mobile apps now carry the Sticky Notes integration. We will show you how to add sticky notes using the Apple Notes app and view them with the OneNote mobile app. The method may sound simple in theory, but you have to go through some steps to enable it. It’s a one-time setup process and that, you can easily sync Apple Notes with OneNote. Add Outlook Account in the Mail App First, you need to add an Outlook account associated with the OneNote service on iPhone....

Unlike Microsoft Word, the Track Changes feature doesn’t appear on the Ribbon in Excel. However, here’s how to include it on your Ribbon: How to Enable the Track Changes Feature in Microsoft Excel The Microsoft Excel Ribbon is easily customizable. To include the Track Changes feature on your Ribbon, here are the steps to follow: Step 1: Launch Microsoft Excel. Step 2: Right-click on the Ribbon and from the list of options select Customize the Ribbon....

If you fell into the latter camp, then you’re finally in luck. While iOS 13 offered no way to disable Siri’s contact suggestions (aside from a somewhat crazy workaround that we will talk about as well), Apple has included an option with iOS 14 that can allow you to easily switch them off. So without any further ado, let’s check out how you can go about disabling Siri’s Share Sheet contact suggestions on your iPhone....

Although it may be a little while (or never for some) before every device gets the update, developers have already come out with some leaked APKs that you can install on your current Android OS and use a few of the features exclusive to Android 4.2 Jelly Bean devices. Today will see how you can install the Android 4.2 keyboard featuring the gesture typing feature. If you are not aware about the new Android keyboards, have a look this video featuring them....

So if you have recently got an AirTag (or planning to get one), here’s our complete guide on how to use the Apple AirTag with your Apple iPhone. But before that, Here are the best braid­ed Thun­der­bolt 3 cables that you can buyAccessorize your AirTag with these cool AirTag cas­es, hold­ers, and straps How to Add and Sync an AirTag to Your iPhone When you take an AirTag out of the package, the first thing you should do is add it to your iPhone and pair them....

for mobile isn’t just another browser that can open web pages. It is better, simpler, cleaner and has many new interesting features when compared to the previous versions. Most importantly, it shares the core engine with its desktop cousin, Internet Explorer for Windows 8. And that means, support for HTML 5 is one among many other good things. However, we aren’t in the browser comparison mood today. We will rather take a look at what it offers to its users....

As we install more and more applications on the computer, the startup time increases and the PC becomes slower because many programs add themselves automatically to the startup list. So, the result is slow Windows startup and a slow computer overall. So how do we take care of the problem ? Well, Windows comes with a System configuration utility (MSCONFIG) which can help us resolve Windows startup problems. You can stop a few unnecessary programs from starting up while loading Windows....

Office documents , namely, Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Surprisingly, Microsoft has announced that it will bring the popular productivity suite to iOS devices sometime next year. However, there are a few excellent alternatives in the App Store that we have showed you already, like Google Drive and Dropbox. Even so, what these apps offer are more like workarounds and not a direct way to interact with your Office documents. Thankfully though, CloudOn solves that with an app that allows you to access, create and edit all your Office documents on the go, and does so while integrating with other services so everything is kept up to date....

The app comes pre-installed with just seven sticker packs. However, you can create personalized stickers for WhatsApp. In addition to creating custom stickers, you can even import some from other chat apps like Telegram. Download Telegram In this post, we will tell you how to use Telegram stickers in WhatsApp for Android. To use Telegram stickers, you need to download them first from Telegram and then import to WhatsApp. Here are the steps in detail....

Note: We are using the new Fire OS UI on the Fire TV Stick in the example below. If you haven’t received the update, make sure to update the OS to the latest version from the Settings app. Step 1: Visit Fire TV Stick home. Step 2: Move to the Find menu. Step 3: Select Search. Step 4: Search for VLC player using the virtual keyboard or ask Alexa to search for VLC....

However, you always have to be in the line of sight of your PC in order to control cursor them from the iOS device. But what if I told you that there’s a way you can view and control your Windows PC using your iOS device and that too completely free without any limits? Really useful, I must say. Here’s how it can be done. Setting up the Connection Step 1: Download and install Ultra VNC on your computer....

Yep, you can view your friend’s Instagram stories, or even search and follow a hashtag. You can even post images from the web version. However, you can’t check or send a message. And if you’re an avid Instagrammer like me (who has to stare at a desktop the majority of the day), it can turn out to be a huge bummer. Thankfully, all is not yet lost. There are many workarounds in the form of apps and Chrome extensions which can help you view and reply to Instagram DMs from the comforts of your PC....

Spaces is a useful feature. You can have different desktops for different types of apps, or just have apps take up the full screen (which is one of my favorite things in OS X. I love making Write for Mac fullscreen and going to town on that keyboard). If you’re a Mac power user, you probably have more than a dozen apps open at once, and I’m low balling here....

Meanwhile, options such as Aqua Mail got acquired by companies looking to monetize them with ads. That leaves only a handful of them to try out. Let’s take a look at two Android email clients that are much loved by users across the world, and how they compare against each other in terms of features, security, privacy, and user experience. Download K9 Mail Download Aqua Mail 1. User Interface and Experience Honestly, K-9 Mail doesn’t have a modern interface, and it reminds me of some of the earliest Android apps on the Play Store....

Talking about productivity, we have already covered the excellent Microsoft Launcher in the past. In this post, we will be comparing the fan-favorite Nova launcher and the new kid in the block called Lawnchair launcher. App Size Both the launchers are lean in terms of file size. The Nova launcher weighs around 5-6MB while the Lawnchair is about 4MB. Download Nova Launcher Download Lawnchair Launcher Themes Both the launchers offer a variety of themes....

MS Office suite in some form or the other, be it Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook. You’d agree that while we work through our MS Office tasks, it is also important to maintain a certain degree of efficiency. As per my experience, the “efficiency” grows with increase in usage of keyboard shortcuts and reduction in dependency over mouse clicks. While most of us use some basic and well known shortcut keys, we are still unaware of their real potential....

Safari runs like a charm on the Mac with great performance and battery life. But being based on the Chromium engine does give Microsoft Edge an advantage coming into unfamiliar territory. Google Chrome uses the same browser engine, so adopting Chromium guarantees Edge greater web compatibility. I’ve used Microsoft Edge alongside Safari ever since its arrival on the Mac. Here’s my take on how Microsoft Edge fares against Safari on Mac....