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Well, it’s 2020, and there are many image editing apps like PicsArt that lets you edit and change the background of a picture. And apps like PicsArt make it very simple and easy so that you do not have to chuck your photos. So, if you are in the market looking for ways to edit and modify backgrounds of photos, here’s how to go about it using PicsArt. How to Change Background in PicsArt for Android Unlike many Android image editing apps, removing the background of photos and images is not a difficult task in PicsArt....

Depending on where you lost your AirPods, which version of the AirPods you have, and the state it was in, you can track your AirPods to its last-known location and try finding it. If you’re lucky, you might get your earbuds back. Let us show you multiple ways to find your lost AirPods. I. How to Find Lost AirPods if They’re in the Case and Charged This is the best-case scenario to find your AirPods....

OS X Mavericks on your Mac , chances are you enabled iCloud Keychain the moment you installed it. This convenient tool allows you to keep your passwords and accounts synchronized across all your Apple devices, like your Mac and your iPhone. If you are not sure you have it enabled for not, on your Mac head to System Preferences and click on iCloud. If the iCloud Keychain option is checked, then you are good to go....

A lot of users are complaining that Facebook keeps stopping on their smartphone. Let’s take a look at some solutions that can solve this error and let you scroll endlessly through random but highly addictive videos, images, and memes. Let’s begin. 1. Facebook is Down That has happened in the past, so it’s not surprising. Facebook and WhatsApp servers were widely affected with the down time. To check, go to Down Detector and search for Facebook....

Realtek HD Audio Manager comes with Realtek’s High-Definition (HD) Audio Driver on almost every Windows computer. At times, it doesn’t open/function properly for some absurd and unknown reason. Worse, the Audio Manager goes missing, especially after a Windows update or any malware causing the issues. With the Realtek HD Audio Manager, the audio devices like headphones, speakers, and microphones are easily detected, configured, and controlled by your PC. The Realtek HD Audio Manager gets installed alongside the driver and rests in your PC’s system tray, taskbar, or general notification panel....

However … there’s a slight problem. Usually, you just tap the Clear History and Website Data option and be done with it. But what if the entire option is grayed out? Not ideal if you don’t want someone else to know what you’ve been up to, right? To put any concerns to rest, there’s nothing wrong with your iPhone or iPad. It’s happens due to an iOS restriction imposed on Safari that blocks adult-related content and certain specific websites....

Yes, you can still visit the Settings app to turn cellular data on or off. But strangely, all of the individual cellular controls for apps also appear grayed out and ‘stuck’ in place. The same goes for the Wi-Fi Assist switch. Don’t worry. There’s nothing wrong with your iPhone or iPad. The Screen Time restrictions are responsible for that, most of the times. So without any further ado, let’s check out how you can get things back to normal....

I don’t know if it is more frustrating or worrying. Everyone would want their computers to be connected to Wi-Fi for work or entertainment. Are you that person too? Let’s take a look at all the troubleshooting steps we can take to remediate the issue. 1. Reset TCP/IP Step 1: Search for and open the Command Prompt (CMD) from the Start menu with admin rights. Step 2: Give the command below....

Sometimes, though, we run into issues where our device screen starts looking a little disorienting. And while you might worry that you’re starting to have eyesight problems, the reality is that your device probably needs a little recalibrating. If you’re wondering why your Mac screen looks blurry, keep reading; we’ll reveal four solutions to this problem. Adjusting Brightness In some cases, the easiest way to fix your blurry Mac screen is by adjusting your device’s brightness levels....

This easily overlooked tip will help you get early access to unreleased apps available on the Google Play Store. Getting access to these apps not only puts you in the front seat of many upcoming app projects but also helps the developers as the apps are still being developed and any feedback from your side will be well-received. Google Play Store has a dedicated section for unreleased apps called ‘Early Access’....

So to get it running, what we’ll need to do is format it in Journaled format, which is OS X only format or MS-DOS (FAT), which means it will run with both OS X and Windows. If you’re only going to be using the hard drive on a Mac, I recommend you stick with Journaled. Why You Need to Re-Format the External Hard Drive When I first got the hard drive, I wasn’t able to copy anything over to it (but I was able to copy from it)....

Of course, this mistake happens more commonly in the Chrome browser. Firefox has a work-saving warning dialog which looks like this: Chrome doesn’t. Quite frankly, I find this to be a surprising omission in a browser that supports multi-tabbed browsing in separate threads. Well, as we all know, what Chrome lacks as a default feature, the extensions fill the gap. Window Close Protector is a Chrome browser extension that adds a warning dialog to help protect against accidentally closing multiple tabs....

But what about the details that we can’t predict? There are a host of items for which you would appreciate a reminder notification. Like a TV series air date or a reminder when it’s about to rain. Hooks is a cool app that can take up this task for you. Just set up an alert about what you are interested in and you will receive a notification when or before it happens....

How handy would it be to float a YouTube video over the rest of your browser tabs so you can keep watching while you’re scrolling through tweets or, say, writing a Guiding Tech article? Just kidding, dear reader, you have my undivided attention! So with that, I present Fluid Browser, the app that brings picture-in-picture to the Mac. Using Fluid Browser for Picture-in-Picture Fluid Browser is a brand new app in the Mac App Store that not only brings picture-in-picture capabilities to the Mac but essentially allows you to overlay just about any web page on top of another window....

Apps from sketchy and unverified third-party sources could be infected with malware that might compromise your device. So it’s best to stay away from resorting to such methods. Thankfully, there are a couple of ways you can get such deals legitimately. And that’s exactly what we’ll be talking about in this article. So without much further ado, let’s take a look at how you can download paid apps for free....

The only problem is that Pushbullet doesn’t love the Apple-verse nearly as much as Windows and Android. Their product page lists a Safari extension and a Mac app as “coming soon”. But that place holder has been there for months. Maybe it’s time to face the facts. The developers at Pushbullet are busy building awesome things and Chrome is such a viable medium for them that they don’t want to focus their energy on other things....

No one wants those things out in public and the best way would be to hide the notifications from the lock screen and make your smartphone private. Notification Content on Android Hiding the sensitive notification content option was introduced with Android Lollipop and was much required after Android adopted iPhone-like feature to pop these notifications directly on the lock screen. The phone asks you the question if you would like to hide content in notification when you set up your device initially....

In this post, we’ll look at how to hide your Facebook friends list whether you’re using the mobile or desktop version of the app. The Basics of Hiding Your Facebook Friends List By default, everyone can see who you are friends with on Facebook. It doesn’t have to be like that. Facebook offers granular controls that allow you to choose who can see your friends list. There are various scenarios you can opt for, but keep in mind that no matter what you do, people will still be able to see the list of mutual friends when they visit your profile....

So not only does Microsoft Edge Chromium now render sites properly, but it also provides you with access to a vast library of extensions. Simply put, it’s just leaps and bounds better than the legacy version. That said, there’s no guarantee that you will end up loving it — Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox still feel far more polished compared to Edge. But it’s well worth giving a try. And to make the transition even easier, Microsoft Edge Chromium provides you with ready means to import your browsing data from other popular browsers....

Svchost.exe is one of those little understood, and more often misunderstood things on our computers. I think we did a fairly good job of explaining what is the Svchost.exe process and why are so many of it running? For those who have come in late, let me again reiterate the simpler explanation of what Svchost.exe is from the previous article. Svchost.exe is a system file that enables Windows to launch other programs....