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Portable Apps Suite , a neat application that could download and run portable applications on any computer from your pen drive. The tool is very useful for people who usually have to work on a shared computer and are particular about the tools they work on, plus want to stay safe from a security and privacy point of view. Portable Apps Suite is still an amazing way to carry portable apps on a removable drive but what’s the harm in discussing another amazing tool that can help you with the same....

Xiaomi Mi3 is finally here. And you’re probably wondering if it’s too good to be true. Looking at the specs and the price, I don’t blame you. As your punjabi uncle would say, it is “too good, yaar!” and it exists in physical space so that makes it true as well. But if you’re looking for a more sound explanation than me hammering down on Indian stereotypes, read on....

Windows 8.1 ) To name a few things: Windows is more secure out of the box than Windows 7, it boots faster and it provides a unique interface that can be great for mobile devices or even for hooking up to your big-screen TV. Of course Windows 8 isn’t without some drawbacks. One particular drawback has to do with Microsoft’s decision to remove DVD playback from Windows 8 in order to save a few bucks on licensing fees....

Canva is a beautiful tool to create posters, graphics, wallpapers, social media posts, etc. We have covered the steps for the web version of Canva and mobile apps (Android and iPhone). You can use it to group text, elements, and other objects. Let’s see how to group and ungroup elements in Canva on the web (Windows, Mac), Android, and iPhone. How to Group and Ungroup Elements in Canva on PC There are three methods to group items on the web version of Canva....

Sadly, you cannot hide multiple Windows 10 desktop icons with a single click. You will have to hide or unhide icons separately for each app. We have also covered how to hide or show system icons from the desktop. Let’s check two methods to hide and unhide some desktop icons on Windows 10. Tip: You can hide icons by putting them in a folder on your desktop. Use a vague name for such a folder....

But don’t worry. All is not lost. As notifications are now officially on the lock screen we can do all sorts of awesome stuff with them. Including toggles, shortcuts and more. And we’re going to do all of that without succumbing to a lock screen replacement app. That’s right, we’re going to stay true to the stock Lollipop lock screen and supercharge it in the process. 1. Action Widgets As you might already be aware, Android supports sticky notifications....

Here are a few tips on how to do just that. Avoid Jailbroken Apps and Devices On Your iOS Device If you love your iOS device and want it to be your main one, then you must surely have heard of Jailbreak. Jailbreaking your iOS device allows you to install and run apps that are not sanctioned by Apple and that in some cases bring along functionalities that iOS devices are not capable of performing by default....

hasn’t lived up to what everyone has come to expect from the Cupertino company. Now, while the reasons why Apple chose to go with its own solution instead of continuing with Google’s have been debated endlessly all over the web, one thing is certain: Users want something better. Considering this, here are a few things you can do right now to improve your experience with Apple Maps on iOS 6:...

With over 700 million subscribers, Instagram is one of the most versatile social media platforms. Back in October 2010, gaining followers on Instagram would have been very easy. However, the game has changed today with so many users on Instagram. Most users are worried about how to make sure that they retain the most number of followers? Intrigued by this very question, we embarked on a quest to find out the best way to become an Instagram Pro....

There’s no denying the fact that Microsoft Word is amazing when it comes to text. But if you dive deep into it, you will unearth its hidden features related to other things too such as photo editing. For instance, did you know you can give your image a perfectly round shape directly in Word? Similarly, you can make pictures of the same size in Word. Let’s see how to do that by using the two methods mentioned below....

follow a few simple instructions to install it without much hassle. However, some users actually prefer to do a clean install on these occasions due to the advantages that such procedures bring, like getting rid of system errors and unnecessary files that might get carried over to the new OS if we simply update it for example. If you are one of those Mac users, here is a simple guide to perform a clean install of OS X Mavericks....

1. Prevent WhatsApp From Saving Photos on iPhone First, we will show you how to disable media auto-download on iPhone. It is mighty useful for those on a tight mobile data plan. Follow the steps below to make changes from the WhatsApp settings menu. Step 1: Open WhatsApp on iPhone and go to Settings. Step 2: Select Storage and Data. Step 3: You will find Media auto-download option. Step 4: Go to each menu – Photos, Audio, Video, and Documents and disable auto-download for each media type....

Of course, if you want to give it a professional touch, you need to know stuff like Photoshop, or other such powerful software that can do wonders with your pics. For starters, a freeware like Easy Photo Effects can work quite well. Easy Photo Effects is not really a photo editor. You may call it more of a photo enhancing application which can help you give some quick touchups to your beautiful snaps in a single mouse click....

Let’s say you have a sales meeting or an important presentation from your employer on Zoom. In that case, you would want to record the Zoom meeting and share the important parts with others after some editing. Record Zoom Videos on Mac Unlike Microsoft Teams, Zoom has made the recording function for free users as well. This article will focus on local Zoom recording to save videos on the computer....

For example, delete a password from Chrome, and it’s gone forever. Whether you did that intentionally or accidentally, the browser only gives you a few seconds to undo your action, with no way to recover it after that. And since Chrome syncs your changes as soon as you open it on another device, you can’t retrieve the password that way either. Just the other day, I went on a cleaning spree to get rid of unwanted passwords that had accumulated over the years....

If you think that your personal Dunbar’s number is significantly less, then it’s time for some spring cleaning of your LinkedIn contacts list. Now, that should be easy, right? Well, it is but it isn’t that straight-forward. The option to remove a connection is kinda difficult to locate. Lets see how it is done. Here are the simple steps to remove unwanted LinkedIn connections. Lets log-in. Go to the navigation bar on top and mouse-over Contacts....

These days, the issue is more real because even the simple photos take up a few MBs in size. And if you attach a couple of them, you run out of space easily. And the same can be said about video files. So, what do you do in situations like this? Well, don’t lose all hope.Some nifty ways can help you transfer large files through Outlook 365. In this post, we will see some of the best ones....

If you’d rather just use Gmail to send mass emails, mail merge style, GMass is for you. What Is GMass? GMass is a Chrome extension and is currently free to use. All it does is lets you create very basic mail merge style emails right within Gmail. The customization is currently just limited to first name and last name, but hopefully we’ll see more attributes soon. GMass makes the email look it was crafted personally for individual recipients....

If you need to open that file with another app though, you can right-click on the file, choose Open With and then choose another app from the available ones in the list. But what if you want to have not just that one, but all other files of the same format to be opened with an application other than the default one? Here are two different methods you can use to achieve this:...

Moving to Chromium has made Microsoft Edge a terrific browser in every way possible. It’s widely compatible with almost all websites out there, supports a ton of extensions, comes with a boatload of privacy-related features, and more. But perhaps the most exciting is the fact that you can sync and access your browsing data on all major desktop and mobile platforms. Microsoft Edge also isn’t just another niche Chromium browser — it has a rapidly growing user base, and Microsoft is committed to improving it....