As I certainly wouldn’t want to fall in the purview of this rule, I always make sure I keep my browser and search history clean. While trying out the Windows 8 search features, I realized that it was keeping track of all the searches I performed on the Windows 8 apps, and it made me concerned about my privacy. I dug into Windows 8 settings and disabled the history tracker instantly....

For someone just getting started, all of this can be annoying. If a dedicated torrent client is too complicated for you or someone you know, check out this Firefox add-on. It’s a simple torrent download manager written exclusively in JavaScript. What that means is that it will run inside the Firefox window and it will run fast. How To Use Torrent Tornado Go to the add-ons page and download it....

However, one missing feature is the ability to download a track. And that’s what we’ll discuss here. GrabThatFile is a nifty tool which lets you download songs in MP3 format from MySpace. Only thing you need is the MySpace URL of the song. It allows you to download 4 songs a day. You can download unlimited songs also but you’ll have to donate 2 Euros to the developers of this tool, which isn’t much for the service....

For example, if Google.com is explicitly defined in the hosts file to point to 205.186.146.186, the resulting page will be GuidingTech.com instead of Google.com. The same principle is applied not only for redirecting websites but also for blocking them. You can define a zero as an IP address so when a particular website is trying to load, the result will be an error. This is a basic method of blocking or redirecting sites....

While Microsoft Word has many features that aid in word processing, some may find these features overstimulating. In light of this, Microsoft introduced a feature called Focus Mode to reduce the distractions caused by Word’s several features. Here’s all you need to know about Focus Mode and how to enable and disable it on your Microsoft Word app. What Is Focus Mode in Microsoft Word Focus Mode is a feature in Microsoft Word that hides the Ribbon and Taskbar on your document....

Nearby Sharing is a sharing platform for Android phones, and the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 and Galaxy Note 20 Ultra and the Google Pixel are the first phones to get this feature. If you have been a smartphone user for a long time, you must already know that it was high time that the Android ecosystem had a ubiquitous sharing system of its own, irrespective of the make of the phone or the OS....

When screen sharing is disabled for participants in Zoom, they will get a notification that says ‘Host has disabled participant screen sharing.’ To fix it and let others share the screen, the host needs to grant permission to share the screen. So if you are the host of a Zoom meeting, the following steps will help you enable screen sharing for participants. Let’s check how to enable screen sharing on Android, iOS, and desktop....

So, today I am going to talk about two ways to polish your Android’s GPS to get a lock on your position in considerably less time. Use Assisted GPS (AGPS) Assisted GPS, as the name indicates, is the feature to assist your GPS to get a lock on your position quickly. Assisted GPS uses the nearby Wi-Fi hot-spots and cell towers to triangulate your location and thus gives your GPS a boost....

That is, there is no internet access. The phone will not load pages in the browser and the apps such as Instagram, Facebook, etc. won’t be able to show the new data. So what to do in such a tragic situation? Don’t worry. Things will get fine soon. Just follow the fixes given in the post to resolve the Wi-Fi connectivity issues on iOS devices. Restart Phone and Modem If you haven’t tried this yet, stop whatever you are doing and restart your iOS device (iPhone and iPad)....

Sadly, for some users, the DCIM folder doesn’t show up on PC when connected to the iPhone or iPad. For others, while the DCIM folder is visible, it’s empty and doesn’t show any photo. For a few users, the folder shows only some of the pictures. If you are also facing the issue, it’s time to say it goodbye to it. Here you will find several ways to fix the DCIM empty folder issue on Windows 10....

A native Chrome dark mode was a much-requested feature for a very long time. And with the release of version 74, everyone was finally supposed to have it. However, it’s not a full-fledged dark mode yet, but it impacts the Chrome theme. A bit of a downer, yet a move in the right direction nonetheless. However, the dark mode is tied to the default Windows color scheme. Also, Google is rolling it out in phases....

I would appreciate if my droid would just notify me without disturbing me in the middle of what I am doing. Lately I kind of started missing the good ol’ ticker notification. But the good thing about Android is, there’s always an alternative and today we are going to see two of them. But before we dive into the topic, first let’s discuss what Heads Up notifications are and how are they different from the Ticker notifications....

This nifty app which goes by the name of LoopWall offers just that. It lets you have GIFs in your home screen but without the jarring cut of GIFs. So let’s dive straight in and have a look at this awesome app. LoopWall (GIFs as Wallpaper) – A Brief Look Loopwall, as suggestive of its name, lets you have cinemagraph GIFs as wallpapers. These GIFs give the impression of slow motion, similar to water cascading down a waterfall or waves gently lapping by the shoreline....

If this ever happened to you and you want to know what to do to get your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch out of Recovery mode, you’ve come to the right place. Follow the steps below to get your iPhone or other iOS device out of Recovery mode. Step 1: Download the TinyUmbrella application. It is available for both the Mac and Windows PCs. According to the developer, the application supports even iOS 6, so any iOS device owner should be able to use it....

But don’t worry. All is not lost. As notifications are now officially on the lock screen we can do all sorts of awesome stuff with them. Including toggles, shortcuts and more. And we’re going to do all of that without succumbing to a lock screen replacement app. That’s right, we’re going to stay true to the stock Lollipop lock screen and supercharge it in the process. 1. Action Widgets As you might already be aware, Android supports sticky notifications....

The best way to increase Android’s internal storage is to borrow it from the SD card. Yes, that can be done, but some of these conditions need to be met. And that’s the only way really. You can’t just get pull storage from thin air and add it to the device… it has to come from somewhere and external storage is the only savior here. Conditions for this Trick to Work The phone must have the support for external memory....

Telegram also allows you to control which devices can or cannot use your account. This post will show you how to log out of devices from your Telegram account. You can easily manage all the devices linked to your Telegram account. You can remove an old device that has been inactive for a long time. To protect your chats from someone has an access to your phone, tablet, or computer, you can remove that device linked to your Telegram account....

On the technology front I would recommend that you calibrate the display color, gamma, contrast, brightness, saturation levels and similar stuff to comfort your eyes. Besides you can always tweak the computer atmosphere and workspaces to match your level of ease. And to help you adjust to such an environment we are set to elaborate on how one may adjust the readability and sharpness of text on one’s screen. Let me ask you a couple of questions....

With this feature you can keep the phone number that you and your contacts have memorized or at least saved, and in the process simplify your life a little. After all, that’s what technology is for…. to make our lives easier. How Do I Do It? I am not going to lie to you. Porting your mobile number to Google Voice is probably going to lighten your wallet a bit, and personally, I would recommend just handing out the randomly generated number that Google gives you and forwarding it to all your other phones....

Simple data offered in text or numbers is boring. To make it attractive and informative, we have various kinds of charts such as bar, column, line, and pie. In a pie chart, your data is divided into different sections which appear like slices of a large pie. Let’s understand how to create a pie chart in Google Docs. We have also included a bunch of tips to edit your pie charts....