Vitamin D is a free software for Windows and Mac computers which lets you set up your own high security private surveillance system inside your home or office. Only asset you need is a web cam and a computer to run Vitamin D software on it. Vitamin D detects moving people by using Motion detection technology. It records all the things and alerts you whenever it detects any activity or motion....

There is, however, a bit of a twist this month as instead of 4 free games right at the beginning of the month, all Xbox Live Gold members will get 3 free games in the first week and 2 more from December 16 onward. So, if you have already purchased the Xbox Live Gold membership, dive in! Others can register themselves and join the party. In December 2017, Xbox One users will get all 5 games while Xbox 360 users will only get 2 games....

When you hand over your password, you not only share complete access to Gmail but also all the Google services that can be accessed using it. It’s not that secretaries don’t have the access to their bosses’ email accounts, but why reveal the password when there’s an other way out? Gmail Email Delegation is the feature that comes to rescue in such scenarios. Using the feature of Gmail delegation, you can give other Gmail account holders access to some basic permissions over your account using which that person can access your inbox without knowing your password....

Two of the major aspects of being healthy are nutrition and exercise. With the growing popularity of smart wearables, things like exercise, food intake, heart-rate, and sleep can be tracked to get a better view of the progress. But iOS already has the Activity app which tracks your movements and exercises recorded by the Apple Watch. So how does Google Fit compare to Activity app? Let’s find out. Points vs....

We will help you whether you want to use a Samsung account with all the apps and services that come along, or can live without it. Let’s begin. Remove Samsung Account From Your Android Phones Earlier generation of Android-based Samsung carried an option to remove Samsung account. Surprisingly, the sign-out button appears to be from Samsung’s smartphones. Ideally, you should get an option to opt-out if you don’t want to use it on your phone....

Adding labels to Google Maps has two advantages. First, you can easily locate that place again on Maps instead of typing out the name to search for it. At the same time, even if you know the route, you get a rough estimate of the time and traffic before you leave. It’s fairly easy to add multiple markers to Google Maps, whether it’s on your Android smartphone (or your iPhone) or your PC....

And that’s when images and logos come to the picture. Be it your company’s image or your Twitter handle, adding a picture to your signature says a lot about you and your expertise. So, if you use Microsoft’s Outlook Web App and are looking for ways to include your company’s logo (or any other picture) to your email signature, you have come to the right place. In this post today, we are going to see how you can add images and photos to your signature, as well as a few signature-related tips and tricks....

I mostly use different currency symbols while talking with clients and writing a budget proposal for them. Students will also appreciate the inclusion of degree sign, Celsius, Fahrenheit, and more symbols menu. Most math symbols already come integrated on the keyboard. Still, the symbols menu goes ahead with the inclusion of special math characters such as subset, increment, integral extension, summation, division, and more. In this post, we will talk about how to add special characters in Mac and other tricks for the keyboard....

Not only it’s a time-taking process but it also leads to a lot of redundancy. As an answer to this ever going issue, Google has launched a new app called Backup and Sync for Mac and PC. This app will back up all the files and folders in Google Drive and Google Photos and create an image of your Drive on your computer so that all your files are under one single roof....

With the Block feature, you can stop any unknown person trying to share files with you. Also, blocking someone will effectively delete any files shared by the person. More so, it will also revoke the person’s access to files you’ve previously shared. We’ll cover how you can block and unblock someone on Google Drive on both mobile and PC in this post. Let’s get started. How to Block Someone on Google Drive on PC Blocking someone on Google Drive will delete any files that the person and vice versa have shared....

iOS and Android have an advanced messaging app to handle text messages like a pro. The default settings won’t save you from spam messages on your phone. You’ll need to change the system settings to prevent text messages from unknown numbers. Block Text Messages From Unknown Numbers on iPhone Apple’s Messages app filters the unknown numbers on iPhone. However, you’ll need to enable the option from system settings to help fast track that and put Messages app in action....

When you need to compare multiple pages, the method seems a bit orthodox and uncanny. We have already talked about an online tool called CompareMyDocs that can compare documents for you, but if you have Microsoft Word installed on your system then there is no need for this tool or any other such service. You can easily compare two documents without breaking a sweat. To compare two documents, open Microsoft Word (2007 or 2010 version)....

DD-WRT is an open source firmware for routers, developed and designed to give many of those 150n devices more software features and stability. In the past, we have already covered how to install DDWRT on your router, so that will not be covered again. Instead, we will be talking about many of the advanced features that are offered in DD-WRT, what they are and how to use them. Cool Tip: Feel your router’s WiFi range is lacking?...

bookworms who swear by text and images. And then there are audiophiles who want every form of content converted to audio to grasp it better. If you are one of the latter and wished for an easy way to convert blog posts into MP3 audio then today we’ve got something that’ll please you. SoundGecko is an amazing web service that can get it done for you. It’s a text-to-audio transcribing service that converts any web-based article to MP3 audio so that you can just sit back, relax and listen to it....

1. Upgrade Your iCloud Storage Storing nearly all of your computer files in iCloud is going to require a lot more than the free 5GB of storage Apple gives you for iCloud. To upgrade your iCloud storage, open System Preferences on your Mac and choose iCloud. At the bottom, click Manage… Now click Buy More Storage… or if you’ve already purchased a plan and need more, click Change Storage Plan… Choose from the available pricing and storage options....

But what if you want to play those audio files on a standard CD player, like the one in your car? (I know, I know, CDs are hardly in vogue these days, and will soon be extinct, but there’s no escaping them just yet) While some players will allow you to listen to MP3 or WMA files, you rarely find a standalone CD player that works with FLAC. However, you can pretty easily create an audio CD from FLAC files, using the popular (and free) software ImgBurn....

organizing to-do lists and reminder for tasks? Well, I do a lot more with mine. I use it as an automatic email replier, as a tool to organize my emails and much more. One among my favorites are to use MS Outlook to conduct surveys. The client can beautifully and automatically sort out email survey stats. Actually, the trick needed to get this done can be applied in many other cases....

At the time of creating password, Windows provides an option of password hint. In the case you forget your password, you can enter see the hint to get the clue of your password. But imagine worst case scenario when you try to login to your computer after many days (months may be) and you forget your password. Even the password hint doesn’t seem to help. Now what? Oh, and yours was the only admin account....

organizing your media , but every now and then one pops up that really goes the extra mile to provide a better experience. This is the case with Plex, which allows you to create your own ‘server’ using your Mac or iOS device to stream your media to other devices connected via apps. Here’s a better look at Plex and how it all works together. Setting Up Your Content Server Step 1: The first thing you have to do is head to the Plex website on your Mac or other computer that you will use as a server and download the Plex server client there and on any other computer that you’ll like to serve media from....

You don’t enjoy social networking any more and you want to get rid of it.You don’t feel secure on Facebook and having privacy issues.You spend (or waste) too much time on Facebook.You’ve migrated to a different network. Twitter, may be? See, there could be so many reasons. Hence, this article is for those who think they’ve had enough with this Facebook thingy and wanna quit. As always, Guiding Tech is here to help....