backup solution while for others it is their data carriage. Well, for me the service is more of a synchronization key across all my devices. I really hate that flash drive and memory card transfer thing. So, for any such movement I use the virtual devices (cloud storage) and you all know how it works. However, there is one backdrop in the fact that all files and folders connected to the service get synced across all connected devices....

And while Mac users are far less prone to these kinds of attacks, Macs are not completely invulnerable to them. And there is always the possibility of having your Mac stolen, along with all your precious information. So what can you as a Mac user do about this? Mac Encryption While OS X is an extremely secure system by default, it also comes equipped with FileVault, a native security feature that encrypts all your important information so that only you can access it....

Mobile carriers offer a call forwarding service that you need to enable on your phone by dialling carrier-specific codes followed by a phone number. We’ll show you how to set up call forwarding on Android and iOS without dialing any codes. How to Set Up Call Forwarding on Android Most Android phones let you configure call forwarding using its default Phone app. However, the actual options may differ depending on the make and Android version of your phone....

On a Samsung Galaxy, you will find plenty of options to keep the data usage in check. For starters, you can select billing cycle, add the data limit, set a warning before hitting the limit, and more. Let’s take a closer look at how to use those options. Add Data Limit on Samsung Galaxy Phones Like several other options, Samsung has buried the data limit option inside the Settings app....

Automated replies are useful since you won’t want to spend your off-time sifting through dozens of work-related mail. But at the same time, you don’t want a person to think that you aren’t even interested in their conversation without going through it once. That’s where automated replies are useful and setting one up doesn’t require any extra software or extensions and can be done both via your desktop or smartphone app....

After recently joining Guiding Tech, I was going through our YouTube channel. You know, to get up to speed. I noticed that YouTube no longer supports list view but only the grid view. Bummer. List view makes it easier to scroll. I wanted to watch videos in chronological order, beginning from the oldest to newest. It is even more important if you are following a YouTube channel that tells a story....

However, let me clear another thing that these pop-up ads can not indicate a virus on your phone through the browser. These ads are mostly designed to lure customers into entering their personal and financial (credit/debit card) details. So, do not enter details through any of these pop-ups. Does that mean there is no way to stop these annoying ads? Of course, not. You can remove and stop these ads on your iPhone by following the fixes mentioned below....

No doubt these applications can handle software which automatically inject them to the startup, but what if there’s a way we can stop the program to make any changes in the windows registry thereby preventing them to automatically add themselves to the startup list. StartupEye is a nifty tool for Windows that runs in background and notifies user as soon as any program tries to add itself to Windows system startup....

Email Trackers — An Overview Traditionally email trackers or read receipts are used by marketing companies. The aim of these emails are simple — to get to know your choices so that the future emails are perfectly tailored for you. In a way, a guarantee that the products the company is pitching will sell out soon. Email trackers come in various forms. In Outlook, you’ll see it in the form of the formal read receipts, however, not everyone uses the humble read receipts....

You might want to transfer messages for two possible reasons. First, if you want to move Samsung Messages to the Google Messages app on the same phone and secondly, to a new phone running Google Messages app. Note: The Google Messages app is called Messages. To avoid confusion in this post, we will be using Messages by Google and Google Messages alternatively. The app is also referred to as Android Messages....

Now, while changing phones within the same ecosystem. Both iPhone and Android users can use iCloud or Google Drive to backup and restore WhatsApp contents. But if you are moving from iPhone to Android, things become a little more complicated as there is no direct way to transfer the data. The Google Drive integration is also limited to Android and there is no official announcement if the feature will ever be added to iOS....

But what about playlists? Well, the truth is, while something relatively basic as playing songs and creating playlists should be something super easy to do on your PS3, these tasks are actually not that intuitive. Add to that the fact that most of us will usually want to transfer the playlists we have on our computers on iTunes to our PS3s and you have something even less easy to accomplish....

MIUI packs several handy features like the ability to clone apps or create a second space for your private data. However, the Glance lock screen often gets in your way to enjoy a seamless experience. It is an overlay that sits on top of your lock screen and displays promotional content like ads. While a few might be fine with it, many aren’t aware how to disable it. We’ll show you how to disable Glance from your phone’s lock screen....

But for the longest time, Genius was web only. They had a basic iOS app. But now it’s on Android, along with a redesigned iPhone app. I love having access to lyrics offline using QuickLyric and I appreciate Musixmatch’s floating lyrics player and the widget support in iOS. But they don’t have what Genius does; annotations. Lyrics, Poetry, Prose Genius used to be only about song lyrics. But they’re expanding now....

That is why switching Apple Music to dark mode, at least during nighttime, is essential. Thankfully, the app features complete support for dark mode on both iOS and Android. Kudos, Apple. But enabling dark mode in Apple Music is quite different on both platforms. Let’s dig in and check out what you must do to use Apple Music in dark mode. Apple Music — iOS On the iPhone, Apple Music’s dark mode is tied to iOS 13’s system color scheme....

A large number of users, concerned about the junk and spam emails websites send, will appreciate this feature. Besides, this is quite a big step towards email privacy, and we’re sure it will substantially increase online privacy. Read more to know what it is and how to use it on any device. What Is DuckDuckGo Email Protection Service When you visit a website requiring signup, you must provide your email address....

Now, the question arises how this Microsoft Edge Super Duper Secure Mode provides enhanced security? First, it disables one important optimization feature, helping the Edge browser provide extra security layers. This new mode makes your browsing more secuire without sacrificing performance. All this sounds intriguing, right? And if you are security-conscious, but still not sure about it, then read on to find out more about this mode. Here’s how to use Microsoft Edge Super Duper Secure Mode....

The keyboard isn’t the only way to add text to your Word document. So, if you’re looking to rest your fingers or don’t feel like typing, here’s how you can use Microsoft Word’s dictation tool to turn your spoken words into written text. How to Use the Dictation Tool in Microsoft Word for PC or Mac After you’ve connected a microphone to your computer, you can start using the dictation tool in Microsoft Word....

One useful feature of Adobe Reader app is validating digital signatures in PDF files. That helps you to sign contracts, aggreements, or even authenticate documents. This post will show you how to validate digital signatures in Adobe Acrobat Reader on Mac and Windows. Digital signatures in PDF files have eased the process of getting approvals or verifying documents. You can even protect your PDF files with a password to ensure confidentiality....

In such a time, for those who are concerned about their privacy, a Berlin-based artist has come out with a camouflage concept, borrowed from the animal kingdom. Adam Harvey of the HyperFace Project has come up with designs with patterns that would appear as faces to the visual software — confusing the algorithm with an overload of faces so that it isn’t able to tell which one is real. HyperFace is being developed in collaboration with Hyphen Labs NeuroSpeculative AfroFeminism project....