There are many third-party utilities that can help you turn the laptop monitor off instantly. We’ll discuss one of them here. It’s called Dark – Turn Off Monitor. It’s a freeware. Here are the steps to install and use this software. Download the software from its website. Unzip the file using a tool like ZipGenius and run the setup file. Select the options and proceed with the installation. The tool requires ....

And I read everywhere. I’ve already told you about my iPad reading setup, but today I’ll talk about how I read on the go – with my OnePlus One. Turns out, a phablet with a big beautiful screen is great for catching up on news and reading long-form journalism alike. Who knew? 1. Flipboard On my iPad, Flipboard barely makes it to the Top 10 reading apps on the App Store....

If you’ve just installed a fresh copy of Windows 11 on your PC, you’ve probably set it up by signing into your Microsoft account. While this is the right way to do it, there’s one downside – the User folder gets named based on the first five characters of your email address. This can be annoying if you want to set a custom name for the folder, as the first five characters can sound very random....

That’s why you must seriously look into restricting usage of cellular data on your iPhone or iPad. That holds true if you hand your device over to others regularly. Kids, for example. So without any further ado, let’s check out how you can do just that on any iPhone or iPad running iOS 12, iOS 13, or iPadOS. Block Cellular Data From Control Center With cellular data turned off, the Screen Time restrictions on your iPhone or iPad provide the ability to disable the Cellular icon on the Control Center easily....

The Pros and Cons of 2-Step Verification Some of the most important online services are adding 2-step verification to their websites, as an extra layer of security (and a very necessary one too). For example, Google has put such a system in place for Google/Gmail accounts and setting it up isn’t too complicated. Google’s system can also be used with a dedicated mobile app. Dropbox also uses a similar system to keep information more secure....

WhatsApp web supports most of the functions available in the mobile apps, including the ability to share images, documents, and even adding contacts. If you frequently take screenshots on your computer, you can use the WhatsApp web client to send them to your friends. Wondering how to do so? Well, there are three methods to do it. Before we jump into them, let’s set up WhatsApp web. Setup WhatsApp Web Step 1: Open web....

Macs and MacBooks have plenty of screensaver customization options, and the process is pretty straightforward. However, adding a new one is a bit tricky. This article will show you how to set, customize, and delete a Mac screensaver. How to Set a Screensaver on Mac Adding a screensaver to your Mac will only take you a few minutes at most unless you spend a bit more time picking the right one for you....

Let us see how we can enforce a minimum password length requirement for local user accounts in Windows 10 first. Then we shall figure out why you must do it. Let’s begin. Why You Need Minimum Password Length for Local User Accounts The short answer is privacy and security. I bet you know that. Creating a local user account on the same computer allows you to access Windows offline without needing a Microsoft account....

Spotify has had user profiles for years now and even takes socialization a step farther by providing a list of what your friends are listening to at this very second. Apple Music isn’t quite at that caliber just yet, but the new social features are welcome. Discovering new music from friends is one of my favorite hobbies, and I’m sure I’m not alone. That said, here is how to get started with these social features by setting up your Apple music profile and sharing your favorite music....

Some laptops automatically detect metered Wi-Fi connections. But, it’s not the same on phones. You will have to manually tell your phone that you’re connected to a network with limited bandwidth and cannot consume too much data. Here’s how to set a Wi-Fi network as a metered connection on Android and iPhone. What Is a Metered Connection For those unaware, a metered connection is where the network you’re connected to does not have unlimited data, so you need to be careful about your internet usage....

There are multiple ways to sort Contacts on your iPhone and iPad so that you can organize them the way you want. This makes scrolling through the list easier. As a bonus, we’ll also show you how to create contact lists on your iPhone as well. So let’s begin. Tip: If you scroll through to the end, you’ll learn how to find the newest contacts on iPhone. 2 Ways to Sort Contacts on Your iPhone and iPad There are two ways in which you can organize your contacts on iPhone and iPad....

When you delete a photo from your iPhone or iPad, it should get deleted permanently or at least hide in the Recently deleted folder. But the opposite is happening. The photos instantly come back as deleting a photo does not remove them permanently. Let’s check out various ways to stop old photos from reappearing on your iPhone. Can Turning off iCloud Fix the Problem Many people think that iCloud is responsible for bringing back the deleted photos....

OneNote mobile apps now carry the Sticky Notes integration. We will show you how to add sticky notes using the Apple Notes app and view them with the OneNote mobile app. The method may sound simple in theory, but you have to go through some steps to enable it. It’s a one-time setup process and that, you can easily sync Apple Notes with OneNote. Add Outlook Account in the Mail App First, you need to add an Outlook account associated with the OneNote service on iPhone....

In case you are happy with Google Photos, and the only reason to transfer to iCloud is that you are switching to iPhone, then my friend, there’s no need to transfer them. You can use Google Photos on iPhone too in the same way as you did on Android. All your photos will be available on iPhone, and the new ones will be added to Google Photos too. However, if you have other reasons to switch to iCloud, then you can do it on iPhone and PC, both as shown below....

Fortunately, you can disable all Tumblr alerts in next to no time. But, there are still various instances where notifications can come in useful. For example, what if you receive an important message and didn’t get to know about it? For those of you that simply hate all notifications, I’m gonna start off with how to turn them off completely both on mobile and desktop. And then, I’ll also dive into the various notification settings available so that you can decide for yourself if you want to keep some of them intact....

However, if you didn’t like the app you installed, you cannot uninstall it straight away. We have already seen how you can batch uninstall bulk of applications on your droid and its still preferable if you have a rooted device. However, if you don’t have a rooted device, you can directly uninstall the apps from the browser itself. Just log in to the Play Store and click on the My Android Apps link to see all the apps that are currently installed on your device....

Let’s say you are sending a personal email to friends and family, and in that case, you won’t want to attach a signature carrying business details. Similarly, when you want to reply to a work email, you won’t use a signature with personal social media profiles. You can always use different email IDs for different purposes, but that’s not a viable solution for using different signatures. Thankfully, Outlook allows you to create different signatures to use them based on the receiver and email context....

Although there are multiple alternatives such as Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, people still prefer Zoom because it has a knack for getting new features very often. Zoom Focus mode is one such feature that prevents students and workspace professionals from getting distracted during an online class or meeting. This guide will show how you can use Focus mode on the Zoom app and negate the distractions that might come in the way of your meetings or live sessions....

The biggest change in El Capitan is the new Mission Control and Split View. Yeah, these are just window management upgrades. But they have the potential to save you a lot of time when it comes to switching between windows and multitasking. Beginners guide to using a Mac: New around here? Check out our guide to learn all about your new Mac OS. Preview: The New Mission Control George has already detailed the new Mission Control in a previous article so I won’t dive deep here....

Though it was just a comment, I took it as a challenge. Even though I have heard a lot about Spotify, until today I didn’t have the urge to use it. It took me a couple of hours to start using Spotify as it was not available in my country. But now that I have documented it, my readers should be able to use it in a matter of minutes....