So, what to do if you have a new Mac and all you want to transfer to it from your old one are a couple of important applications and their settings? Apple doesn’t provide a solution for this problem, but thankfully there is a method to solve it. The Problem With Preferences Files Perhaps the hardest thing to figure out when trying to move an app and its settings to another Mac is to find the application’s preferences, which are usually located in the Preferences folder within your user’s Library....

You can look for all Skype conversations and call details by going to View-> History. By default, Skype saves all your instant messages, SMS, calls, voicemails and file transfers. And it’s accessible to anyone who can get hold of your PC. You could delete the previous chats and call details and disable the Skype history feature by changing the settings. Go to Tools-> Options. On left pane click on “Privacy settings” tab....

Similarly, you must have seen pictures where the text is filled with images. Yes, the text doesn’t have a boring color, instead it uses an image or multiple images as its background. We are talking about see-through text. If you have been looking to create an image like that, you have come to the right place. Today we will help you create images filled with text using GIMP. Let’s begin....

You can use either of the social networks to find people who share common interests with you and add them or follow their updates. The most common method of finding people on social media networks is to search for their usernames or legal names. But that’s not an efficient method of finding someone you know because multiple people use similar names and usernames on the same app. Also, it is quite time-consuming....

In devices running Android 4.4 and earlier, inputting an incorrect pin, password or pattern five times will show an option to reset the unlocking method — Forgot PIN?, Forgot Password? or Forgot Pattern? Following which, irrespective of the locking method, the new window will require you to enter the google account credentials of the account associated with the device — but this wasn’t safe in case the attacker knows your google credentials too....

If you use iMessage on your iPhone, iCloud syncs all your conversations across devices. Sometimes, you may face an issue with syncing iMessage on your iPhone. It’s mostly when the iCloud account is different from your iMessage account. That’s why iPhone throws the ‘iCloud and iMessage Accounts Do Not Match’ error. If you face this issue, here’s how you can fix it. Why Is iMessage Not Syncing on Your iPhone For iMessage to sync to iCloud, you’ll need to use the iCloud account as the default iMessages account....

Further, Instagram also lets you cross post on a Facebook business page. But, unfortunately for many users, this doesn’t work always. When they link their Facebook to Instagram, every time they post something, it is published on their personal Facebook feed instead of their page. If you are also facing this issue, don’t worry. Here we will tell you few solutions that will help you to resolve the Instagram not posting to Facebook business page issue....

This feature lets you copy text and images from the app preview in the Overview screen. You can also use Google Lens to identify the image or search for similar images. However, sometimes this feature doesn’t work. If you are facing this issue and Overview Selection isn’t working on your device, here are some ways to fix it. Use Android 9.0 Pie Overview Selection won’t work if you’re trying to use it on an Android version other than the Android 9....

However, it will be missing on some functions such as scrolling using a single finger and other gestures. To take full advantage of its features, you need to visit the Synaptics control panel and modify the settings as per your preference. Typically, you will find the dedicated Synaptics tab in the Mouse settings right next to the Hardware tab. But unfortunately for some users, the Synaptics tab is missing, and thus they cannot access the Synaptics control panel....

There are two ways to such battery alerts on iPhones. You can either use the pre-installed Apple Shortcuts app or download a third-party app. Additionally, we will also show you how to get low battery notifications or turn off battery full alerts on your iPhone in this article. Let’s get started. Method 1: Get Battery Full Alert Using iPhone’s Shortcuts App On iPhone and iPad, you need to take the help of the Apple Shortcuts app if you want to be notified in the form of a notification, sound, announcement, etc....

In hindsight, this should have been obvious. While a lot of people like me update to the new version as soon as possible, a lot of them don’t. According to Chitika, Yosemite was running on only around 12% of Macs by the end of October. If you still use iCloud or haven’t updated to iCloud Drive because your iPhone doesn’t support it, you might have been jealous of iCloud Drive users....

While many fans are eagerly waiting for the Oreo update for the OnePlus 5, a few among us would rather be on the bleeding edge. Today, we’ll explore two different processes to get this beta build on your OnePlus 5 before the official release. The methods described below involve getting enrolled in the OnePlus OxygenOS Open Beta program and, hence, is the fastest way to get these updates. While both the methods include downloading the file on your phone, the steps are different....

SmartPower is a ‘smart’ solution to suspend, hibernate, shutdown and wake up your Windows PC according to custom rules you can set up. Hibernating or shutting down your PC is easy to set up and it saves power. SmartPower gives you six rules to configure that introduces rules which decide the conditions under which your PC hibernates or shuts down. The rules are: Stay on (or wake up) according to a schedule: Your PC will stay on or wake up on the time you set in this screen....

How to Hide Any App on Android Android phones are infamous for having a large number of preloaded apps. Generally, people do not like having so many apps on their devices. It’s one thing to uninstall an app, however, there are ones that are a part of the user interface or UI. Here’s how you can take care of such apps or any other that you want to hide on your device....

Anyone on your contact list can check whether you are online on WhatsApp. To avoid messages from specific contacts, you can disable WhatsApp read (blue tick) and online status. After you make relevant tweaks, no one, including your friends, family, or unknown numbers, can check your WhatsApp online status. Hide Online Status in WhatsApp for iOS WhatsApp has tweaked the Settings menu on iPhone with the recent update. Of course, we recommend that you get the latest WhatsApp app build from the App Store before you proceed....

While Wear OS is rich in features, it’s not as polished as watchOS on the Apple Watch. However, just like all Android phones, it’s customizable. And along with the apps on the Play Store, you can also sideload APK files just like you can on a smartphone. This is useful if you can’t find an app on the Play Store or if it’s not available in your region. Here’s how you can install an APK on a Wear OS smartwatch to sideload an app....

However, there’s a workaround to install Chrome extensions on Android using another popular browser – Yandex browser. Yandex browser is another popular browser available for free on Google’s Play Store. It has a file size of around 41 MB, and has been downloaded over 50 million times. The browser is based on Chromium open source project and uses Google’s Blink browser engine, which means that its framework is quite the same as Google Chrome’s....

Something very similar to Samsung group play we saw years back. However, the new app called AmpMe that we are going to cover today works on both, Android and iOS and therefore invites almost every smartphone user to the party. So let’s check out the app and see how it works. Note: Before we dive in, I would like to make one thing clear. The app doesn’t play local music and only supports SoundCloud at the moment....

Locking parts of a document allows you to restrict the changes that can be mad to it. On Microsoft Word, there are two ways to go about it using the restrict editing feature or content control option from the developer tab. Here’s how to use both methods: Restrict Editing Feature The restrict editing feature on Microsoft Word allows users to create section breaks within a document before locking them. Certain sections of the document are editable while there’s no way to make any changes in other parts....

The Disk Clone function is used to execute this. So let’s have a look how it’s done. Before we proceed, as a precautionary measure, back up your data on the C: drive and defrag your drive. Cool Tip: Confused between SSD and HDD and why everyone recommends upgrading to SSDs? We are here to help you understand. Step 1: First of all, go to My Computer and check out the size of your C: drive....