More of less, same principle apply to Google Photos backup. Either way, you can upload unlimited photos to the servers, but cleaning things once in a while can guarantee you a smoother user experience. So in this article today, I am going to show you how you can make sure the photos you back up to Google are clean and then talk about a few tips using which you can delete the junk that’s already uploaded in the past....

While Chrome is fast and reliable most of the time, you may periodically experience that your browser is slowing down. This can be due to cache and cookies building up over time with usage. It’s a good idea to eliminate cached data and residual files from your browser regularly. Here’s how you can clear cache and cookies on Google Chrome for web, Android, and iPhone. Since each platform has different steps, we’ve divided the guide into separate sections....

To Apple’s credit, iOS automatically converts HEIC photos to JPG whenever you share them with native or third-party apps (Mail, Instagram, Twitter, and others). But you may want some JPG copies of your photos to mitigate potential compatibility issues. Thankfully, you can get your photos shot on the iPhone converted to the JPG format rather easily. The first method involves making use of a native workaround, while the second method requires using a third-party image conversion utility....

There are three things we look for in a document converter – accuracy, control over the layout, and speed. Let’s pit the freeware called Flip PDF to Word against these three benchmarks and see how it’s document conversion engine fares. Flip PDF to Word is a 1.06 MB download and it supports conversion to Microsoft Office Word 2003/2007/2010 documents. The interface is intuitive and gives you the option to pick one of the three available modes to convert your PDF files to Word....

We had previously shared on how to perform some advanced tasks with the text you copy. Text Aide, the app in the article, provided a kind of similar functionality but in a different way and didn’t work sometimes. The app I’ll talk about today works perfectly and easily does what it claims. Universal Copy The official Android apps of Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and other social networking service don’t let you copy the text....

Instagram lets you take photos, videos, and Boomerangs for your stories plus lets you doodle all over them with plenty of creative options tools. You can even add links and emoji stickers too. Unique and interactive stories always capture the most attention, so here is how to light up your Instagram with cool content. Get Creative with Text and Art Instagram stories has three primary customization tools once you take a photo or video: stickers, doodles and text....

Seven years ago, we covered how to give an image a perfectly round shape using Paint. Surprisingly, things haven’t changed much. Even though Microsoft has launched an upgraded version of Paint known as Paint 3D, it also doesn’t let us crop a circular image with just a click. Fortunately, a workaround exists. The steps may look scary and long, but once you get hold of the process, it won’t take much time....

If you ask me, automatic updating of the podcasts is not at all necessary. The chances that you will watch all the episodes right when they are available are 1 in 10. Moreover, many users who are on a limited bandwidth would just hate it when iTunes drains their bandwidth in the background when all they had in mind was to listen to music in the library. Disabling Podcast Auto Updates To control the update frequency of an individual podcast on iTunes open the Podcasts tab from iTunes library....

However, the Windows key that sits between both the keys causes problems at times. I still remember that I was about to make one of the game deciding shot and the moment I pressed the hotkey, I was on my desktop. Yes, I pressed the Windows key by mistake! If you are a gamer, I am sure this problem is not new to you. Today I am going to show you how you can use a nifty tool called KillKeys to lock certain keys on keyboard while playing games or working on any application on Windows....

Instagram Stories have been quite popular when compared to its counterpart on Facebook. It has some exclusive features that aren’t available on any other platform. One such feature is Instagram Highlights. As the name says, you can ‘highlight’ your stories and put them in a separate section above your posts. Highlights can only be created from stories and not from the normal posts. You can create multiple highlights and they will always be visible even after the conventional 24 hours have expired....

If you have been using Twitter for the last few years, having a local record of it is a great way to look back in time, on your reactions and perspectives of all the historical events. Further, if you treasure the little interaction you had with a celebrity on Twitter, you wouldn’t want that to disappear into thin air once you delete your account. Therefore, to keep your memories intact if anything happens to your Twitter account, we highly recommend you request and download your Twitter archive....

There are still skeptics who don’t trust online services with their sensitive debit or credit card information. If this sounds like you, know that it’s perfectly justified, but security has become a top priority for these services in recent years. Plus there’s no beating the convenience of sending someone any amount of money over the Internet in a matter of seconds. You may have heard of Square, the mobile payment processor that small businesses everywhere have jumped on over the last few years....

The reason was to fix the poor RAM management which killed most of the apps and games running in the background even with the in-built 6 GB of RAM. Developers on XDA forum mentioned that it was done in order to make the device battery-friendly but I was not quite convinced with that statement. Well, thanks to developers at XDA, things can be fixed, but that would require system level access on the OnePlus 3 and therefore rooting is necessary....

I am not talking about editing a track on computer and then transferring it to your mobile. I was thinking of doing the task directly on Android using an app. Ringtone Maker for Android is an interesting freeware that helps you with cutting and editing a music track right on your phone and then saves it instantly as a ringtone or notification sound to your SD card. Using Ringtone Maker For Android Load your MP3 to the SD card and install Ringtone Maker from the Play Store to get started....

It’s important to note, though, that the Apple Watch is water-resistant and not waterproof. This means if water enters the watch, it can damage the internals. Hence, it’s a good idea to eject water from your Apple Watch each time it is subjected to water. There is an built-in option on the Apple Watch that can help you. Why Should You Eject Water From Your Apple Watch The Apple Watch does a great job at tracking swims....

By scheduling Windows to empty your Recycle Bin automatically, you’ll save your storage space from filling out quickly. In this post, we’ll go through ways to automate the process of emptying Recycle Bin and ways to stop Windows from auto-deleting files on Windows 10. So, let’s get right into it. How to Schedule Windows to Empty Recycle Bin There’s a couple of ways you can auto-delete files from the Recycle Bin....

They offer the convenience of not getting tangled up with wires. They are now being used more regularly by many, especially in situations where portability is important. When you’re on the go working with your phone or laptop, it’s nice to have the wireless option. With that being said, whether you are on the go with your laptop or tethered to your desktop, Bluetooth headsets still offer the benefit of having no wires....

But what if you wake up one fine morning and find Incognito mode missing on the Chrome menu? Even the Ctrl-Shift-N keyboard shortcut doesn’t seem to work. Not a cool thing to happen, especially when staying anonymous — at times — is vital in this day and age. However, you don’t have any reason to panic. A missing Incognito mode doesn’t mean that Google removed it in one of their updates or anything remotely like that....

It usually popped up when I was in the Photo Gallery, browsing photos, but that wasn’t the only time when it occurred. As you see in the screenshot below, it may also show up on the shutdown screen. The error isn’t difficult to understand. One can conclude that CloudAgent is a service running in the background that has stopped suddenly. I am not sure if this is a Google service that runs in all Androids or a service specific to Samsung....

However, the feature has issues. Using Continue on PC is pretty smooth most of the time, but various obstacles can crop up when attempting to share a link from your iPhone or iPad to your Windows PC. Whether it’s your web browser failing to display Continue on PC or a broken link between iOS and Windows 10, the following troubleshooting tips should help you sort things out sooner. Manually Enable Continue on PC After installing and signing in to the Continue on PC app, you may not see the option to Continue on PC within the Share pane on a browser on iOS....