Chromecast the ultra-cheap $35 dongle that allows you to quickly stream content from your Android devices (and even the PC) right over to your big-screen television. If you like the idea of being able to quickly push online content from your mobile device to your TV, then Chromecast is certainly worth the money. But did you know you can get (nearly) the same functionality for absolutely free? You read that right....

Who Can Use these Gestures? Well, everybody. Provided you have a touchpad. All laptop users please hold your horses before you begin fiddling with settings. Not all touch pads are supported, only the ones certified as Precision TouchPads, by Microsoft support these new gestures. To find if your PC’s touch pad is one of them, head to Settings > Devices > Mouse & touchpad and look if it says Your PC has a precision touchpad under the Touchpad heading....

This post will show you two ways to display File Extensions in the Files app. These steps apply to iPhone and iPad users. Ensure that your devices run at least iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 or above, respectively. Here’s how to check for a software update to install the latest version on your iPhone or iPad. Step 1: Open the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad. Step 2: Scroll down and tap on General....

Typically, Assistant should launch when you press the home button or say the command ‘Hey Google’ or ‘Ok Google.’ But sadly, sometimes Assistant keeps turning on by itself in the middle of something or when you say ‘Ok Google’ to your Google Home. That creepiness is about to end. Here you will find seven ways to stop Assistant from opening up by itself. Let’s check them out. 1. Disable Google Assistant Here are the steps: Step 1: Launch Google app on your phone and tap on the More tab at the bottom....

Now, most advanced word processors nowadays have some sort of change-tracking feature, but the problem with these is that the moment you change from one word processor to another, you also have to learn how to use its own change-tracking functionality. Thankfully, the solution to this for Mac owners comes in the form of a free application named Draft Control, which is available on the Mac App Store and that works as a sort of ‘hub’ for tracking all the changes you make across your documents....

Features such as track changes on Microsoft Word and Excel come in handy for collaboration. However, Microsoft PowerPoint, with over 120 million users, does not have this feature. SWhat do you do when you need to track changes? Tracking Changes Made to an Offline Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation On Microsoft PowerPoint, there is no option to Track Changes. However, you can Compare two PowerPoint Presentations to track changes made. To compare changes, you must have two files....

what Markdown is and why so many web writers prefer it to other word processors. We also talked about using Dropbox to save and sync Markdown files, so no matter which device you pick up you always have the latest copy to go with. Now let’s take a look at how we can turn Sublime Text 3, arguably the best text editor for Mac/Windows/Linux right now into a powerful Markdown editor....

The support for offline mode function in Google Docs is limited to Google Chrome. In short, you’ll have to install Chrome on your Mac if you want to use Google Docs in offline mode. That said, you can also use Google Docs offline with Chromium-based web browsers (Edge, Opera, Vivaldi, etc.) as long as you are willing to use a workaround. But, that experience won’t be as polished as you get on Chrome....

As expected, the Classroom tightly integrates other Google services, such as Google Docs, Google Sheets, YouTube, Google Drawing, Calendar, Google Drive, and Google Forms. Each software plays a major role when dealing with different types of assignments. For teachers, it gives them the flexibility to create and assign different types of assignments for students. Students can use Google services for a seamless submission experience in the Classroom. Among the mentioned services, Google Forms is perhaps one of the most important services out there....

Let’s check out how to play with these awesome AR stickers. What Do You Need? You will need to have the Pixel and the Pixel 2 running Android 8.1 Oreo. Please make sure to install the updated ARCore and AR Stickers applications from Google Play Store. How to Use AR Stickers on a Pixel device Once you update your Pixel device with Android 8.1 Oreo, you’ll automatically receive an update in Google Play Store that enables the AR stickers in your camera app....

What if you could open multiple apps by creating additional desktops on your Mac? Spaces is a feature that lets you do just that. In this post, we will show you how to use Spaces on Mac to improve productivity. What Is Spaces on Mac Spaces is a virtual desktop feature that arrived with the release of macOS X 10.5 Leopard . It lets you create different desktops on your Mac for opening and working with various apps at the same time....

Repairing Permissions in El Capitan The most obvious feature that Apple seemed to take away was rRepair permissions. That feature solved a few Mac problems, but, for the most part, was unnecessary. The operating system checks permissions during software updates. At other times, those permissions aren’t allowed to be changed. Repairing permissions can still be an effective troubleshooting step. Some tech support providers won’t help you unless you repair those permissions....

As with any video calling service though, if you use cellular data in order to place FaceTime calls, you might find yourself out of data sooner rather than later. This is particularly true if you use FaceTime for video calling, since the app’s smoothness means it consumes data fairly quickly. Thankfully, there are a few different ways in which you can view your FaceTime data usage on all your iOS devices....

Before doing that, you should make sure that none of your personal data like email, photos, videos, or apps are on it. You need to completely wipe that thing. And doing so is easy – very, very easy. I recently sold my old iPad Mini and upgraded to the Retina model and this wiping process only took me a couple of minutes. Before we begin, make sure you’ve taken a full backup of all your data....

Apart from Huawei, Coolpad had earlier launched its flagship device — the Cool 1 — in India, which also comes packed with a dual camera setup, at an event in late December last year. Since these are the latest dual camera sporting devices in the sub-Rs. 15000 category, we felt the need to compare what these two pack in order to form a clearer picture for you guys before you spend your bucks on any one of them....

In a way, IGTV (Instagram TV) is a direct competitor to YouTube. You can say it is Instagram’s version of YouTube, which is currently the number one platform for online video content. IGTV seems like YouTube and Instagram Stories had a baby. It has many similarities to Stories yet is very different from it. Curious to know the differences? Let’s find out in this post where we compare IGTV and Instagram Stories....

That’s precisely what we’ve done here for you. Below you’ll find the differences between the silicone and leather cases. Almost all of these differences apply to the cases for all models of the iPhone, whether you have an iPhone 6, iPhone 6s, iPhone 7 or any sizes and models in between. What colors do the cases come in? How do they hold up over time? Are they good for drop protection?...

With Wi-Fi Direct, you can share files among phones and laptops. Many great file-transfer apps are available on the Play Store such as Xender, SHAREit, Zapya etc. Xiaomi recently introduced its file-transfer app on the Play Store. It goes by the name SnapShare/Mi Drop – Share & Transfer File(No Ads) and is now available for all Android devices. It’s a simple Android app that does its job well. For the sake of simplicity, we’ll refer to this app as Mi Drop in this post....

Stock calendar widgets are not at all interactive and lack customization. So to spice things up a bit, you can go ahead and install Month: Calendar Widget on your Android smartphone and interact with your device calendar right from the home screen. Once you install and launch the app, it will take you to the app’s home screen where it will show you the current month and options to change themes and some basic settings....

Many users aren’t looking for too many customization features on their launcher app. This is where Microsoft Launcher jumps in. Microsoft Launcher, formerly known as Arrow Launcher, offers all the cool launcher features with the right amount of customization. If you’ve been looking for a good Nova Launcher alternative, Microsoft Launcher is one of the best options. In this post, we will compare Nova Launcher and Microsoft Launcher. Let’s see who wins....