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Probably the best part about Canva is that it isn’t web-only. It also has a feature-rich mobile app that offers the same features found in the web version. In this guide, we’ll cover how to use Canva to remove and replace the background of an image on both mobile and PC. So, let’s roll. How to Remove Background of Image in Canva While editing images in Cavna is mainly free, you need to be logged in with a Canva Pro account to remove the background from an image....

If you’ve come across it, you’ve probably attempted to dismiss it by listening to all voicemails, rebooting, or even deleting data, but it persists. We’re going to show you how to get rid of it. Why Android Voicemail Notification Appears The Android Voicemail notification is a cool feature that reminds you when you have a new voicemail. It’s a good way of helping you catch up on messages you may have missed....

YouTube’s songs recommendation system is good, but it lacks features like song looping. In all fairness, YouTube is mostly meant for watching videos and less for listening to music. For that, you’ll have to get YouTube Music. But thankfully, you can do everything with the help of workarounds. Let’s check various methods to repeat songs or any other YouTube video on mobile and computer. How to Repeat Songs on YouTube on Web (Desktop) It’s quite easy to repeat songs on the web version of YouTube....

Sandboxie is a light and compact free software that blocks error prone programs and web based malware from affecting your PC. The security software creates a virtual sandbox and allows you to install new software, your browser and other browser based apps in a secure environment, shielded from the deeper layers of the OS. Sandboxie helps you test out new unproven applications and decide to keep ‘em or trash ‘em....

Office 2013 and would like to use always. It gives that metro feel. More importantly, it carries new features. For example, it is easier to view the list of recent documents, pin important documents , etc. However, despite it being my favorite, it is not always convenient to use. And, one such annoyance for common users is that it shows the backstage view (instead of the file explorer like or lower versions) whenever you wish to save a newly created document....

But before we start wiping the phone, we need to do something else – create a backup. Then I’ll show you the two ways to wipe your phone – the easy way and the secure way. Back the Hell Up You don’t want to lose your important contacts and SMS when moving to a new phone. The best thing you can do is go to Settings > Backup & reset and make sure Back up my data is checked....

These apps will also tell you the date and time the photo was taken quite easily. We are going to focus on the iPhone in this post though. Let’s get started then. Exif Wizard Possibly the simplest and the most straightforward way of getting EXIF data from the photos on your iPhone is Exif Wizard. When you open the app, it will ask for permission to access your photos, which you should allow because it’s the only way Exif will be able to provide you with any information....

You want to delete the leading character from the series of lines here. To make a vertical selection, hold down ALT as you drag down through the text you want to highlight. After dragging it vertically, you can drag it horizontally too, to select as much of the text you want. The screen below shows the selection: Just before you let go of the mouse button, release the ALT key (otherwise the Research pane opens up)....

Mi Band doesn’t have a display. It’s just a tracker. So you’ll need an Android smartphone or iPhone running the Mi Fit app (Android, iPhone) to view the statistics and to connect and manage the Mi Band. Let’s see how you can quickly get started using Mi Band after you’ve opened the box. How to Attach Tracker to Band When you open the box, you’ll find that the tracker and band are separate....

If you too don’t use the Windows 7 Library often enough and want to set explorer to open your favorite folder each time then here’s a trick using which you can directly open any drive or folder using the very same Windows Explorer folder on taskbar. Setting Windows Explorer to Open Your Favorite Folder By Default Step 1: Browse to the folder that you want to open using the Windows Explorer in the future....

However, if you are following too many accounts and hashtags, things can quickly go out of hand and you will be bombarded with more updates than you can possibly read. We are all guilty of that at one time or another. When I first started using Twitter, I got more emails than I knew what to do with. Twitter thinks it’s a good idea to send you an email when someone follows you, likes your tweet, retweets your tweet and retweets, or mentions you....

That’s a setback if you rely on Google Calendar to keep track of your meetings. Thankfully, that’s not the end of the road. You can sync the to-do items from Microsoft To-Do with Google Calendar to some extent. For now, we will have to take the aid of a third-party tool like Zapier to sync the notes and tasks. The good news is that it’s an easy-peasy process and doesn’t require much of your time....

We are glad to say that Microsoft has bundled several options for that. For starters, you get a dedicated screenshot-taking app known as Snip & Sketch in Windows 10. It is an advanced version of the Snipping tool. Currently, Windows 10 provides both the apps, but Snip & Sketch will soon replace the Snipping tool. We will first start with the methods that are usable in the tablet mode of the HP Pavilion x360 laptops, followed by the usual methods to take a screenshot....

Perhaps the most intriguing aspect of portraits is the feeling that we are intruding on a private moment. In ancient times, portraits were mainly done using photographs and were quite intimate. These days, however, it’s much more common to have a portrait done with a photo. While this may seem not as intimate, there are various techniques that can be used in order to create this effect. A good portrait photographer’s photos really stand out....

Discounted TVs, laptops, smartphones, tablets, accessories, cameras and more — there’s quite a bit to keep an eye out for. So, let Guiding Tech do the work for you. We’ve rounded up the best ways to track the best Black Friday deals all around the web including various websites and even better, Twitter accounts, so you can follow along right on social media. Check out our picks below and hopefully save some cash along the way....

While possible, transferring data isn’t necessarily a simple one-click task as you need to transfer each element individually. To help you guide through the process, we’ve created a step-by-step guide to transferring data between Google accounts. 1. Emails and Contacts Once you’ve created the new Google account, you can easily sync your old emails and contacts by following the steps below. Step 1: Open Gmail and log in with your new account....

If you are a Google Photo user and sync photos online, the story ends there, you can sync photos directly from Google Photos, or any other cloud syncing solution you prefer. But if you are strict about privacy and keep your photos to yourself, here’s an easy way to transfer the photos and videos to your Android device. We would be using the local iPhone backup created by iTunes to extract the media files and then transfer it to Android....

If you want to bring up the lyrics for songs as you play them on Spotify, here’s how to do it on the desktop, Android, iOS, and even on a TV. Intro to Musixmatch Spotify’s partnership with Musixmatch ended a few years ago. However, the Musixmatch app, available on all devices, will still detect your Spotify music and display its lyrics. Musixmatch has lyrics for over 6 million songs, so they’re often even available for lesser-known artists....

All you really need to do is buy a cheap external hard drive (1 TB usually goes for $60-100), attach it to your Mac and run the Time Machine app once. After that, OS X will take care of everything for you. How exactly? Let’s find out. How Does Time Machine Work? Once Time Machine is set up and connected to the external drive, it will take multiple backups. Time Machine will backup new stuff hourly, plus it will keep a daily backup for the past month and weekly backups for a couple of months....

What is even worse, all of these procedures had to be done by connecting wirelessly to your computer and you had to update your backups as often as possible if you didn’t want to lose anything. Thankfully, starting with iOS 5 and onwards, Apple introduced iCloud, its wireless backup and syncing solution that makes backing up your notes, SMS, calendars and contacts a safe and seamless procedure. Here’s how to do it: Step 1: On your Home screen, tap on Settings > iCloud > Storage & Backup...