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From wireless file transfers between Androids, file transfers using browsers and app transfers between two Android devices – you name it, we have a tutorial to get that done. Adding to the list, today I am going to show you how to map your Android device as a hard drive on Windows and transfer files wirelessly. I believe that it’s much easier to use CTRL+C/X and CTRL+V when it comes to transferring files than to use third party tools or a web browser....

CopyTrans TuneSwift is a program that promises to put me and the rest of you, out of our misery. No, not kill us, but solve the aforementioned problem with iTunes. Finding and Using CopyTrans TuneSwift Go to the CopyTrans TuneSwift website and click on the purple, Start Download button on the main screen. The program that you install isn’t actually TuneSwift, instead it is a suite of CopyTrans applications. Select CopyTrans TuneSwift from the list and the tool will promptly install and open up....

With such a busy schedule and so much to deal with every day, keeping track of even a couple of shows can become cumbersome. Being the techies that we are here at GT, it shouldn’t surprise when we say that we’ve got a tool for this. Just like I use Evernote to keep a list of my notes and priority tasks, I use FollowShows to keep an eye on my favorite TV shows....

Apple offers a built-in method to disable trackers called Prevent Cross-Site Tracking on iPhone. This helps you restrict third-party cookies when browsing in Safari. As you read this article, we will help you understand how this feature can help and how to enable it, along with other iPhone privacy features that can further improve your safety on the internet. Let’s start. What Is Cross-Site Tracking on iPhone Did it ever happen that you searched for something online and were swamped with advertisements on the same?...

I mostly do it via torrents . uTorrent is my favorite torrent downloader for Windows as its low when it comes to consumption of system resources but extremely feature-rich at the same time. One feature I like about uTorrent is that it allows me to manage my downloads from my Android phone no matter where I am, as long as both my phone and PC are connected to the internet....

You can see the pathetic condition of my desktop. My sheer laziness has caused it to become a disorganized abode of useless icons and slowly, it has started affecting my daily productivity. It’s obvious that I need to get rid of this clutter, and so do you if your desktop looks similar. Now, there are certain tools and methods to accomplish this task. Today, we take up one of them – FSL Launcher....

The iPhone camera is regarded as one the easiest to use for recording videos. Also, the iPhone’s Photos app packs the basic video editing tools like trimming it. Besides that, if you have captured in a landscape orientation but if you think it’ll look better in portrait mode, you can consider rotating the video. And it’s not too difficult. Here’s how to rotate videos on your iPhone. Types of Rotations Before we get to how you can rotate videos on your iPhone, it’s important to discuss aspect ratios....

Well we have a few different workaround options for you to explore if you really want to save a GIF as it should be… a GIF. It won’t be quite as easy as just right-clicking, but you can still have your GIF in just a few steps. Option 1: Download Tweet2gif for Android Android users, you lucked out. It turns out the Google Play store has a very convenient and free app that lets you completely disregard the advanced method for downloading GIFs....

While searching for reference material in the cafe, I usually saved the complete webpage as an HTML file (with all its associate files in a separate folder) on the college computer and used a pen drive to carry the data to my computer for offline referencing. Though the process of saving webpages is easy (just hit the Ctrl+S button) I think if I had ZipTabs back in those days, my work load would have reduced a lot....

With Task Scheduler, you can automate almost any task on your computer. You can start programs, execute commands, send an email and do a lot more by setting up and scheduling a basic or an advanced task on Windows. Today, we’ll learn how to schedule, run, and modify a task on Windows 10. Let’s get started. How to Create a Basic Task in Windows 10 If you’re only looking to schedule a task to launch programs or send e-mails, a basic task will do....

This brief tutorial would show you how you could add the browser address bar to your Windows 7 taskbar and then use it to search the internet without the need to open a browser. Here are the steps. Right click the blank area of taskbar and select “Properties” to open the “Taskbar and Start Menu Properties” window. Switch to “Toolbars” tab, check the “Address” toolbar to add to the taskbar....

You want to delete the leading character from the series of lines here. To make a vertical selection, hold down ALT as you drag down through the text you want to highlight. After dragging it vertically, you can drag it horizontally too, to select as much of the text you want. The screen below shows the selection: Just before you let go of the mouse button, release the ALT key (otherwise the Research pane opens up)....

A few days back, we took up a really productive keyboard for iOS called the ReBoard that eases up multitasking on iPhone. It was a feature-rich product, but costs US$1.99 with in-app purchases for some elements like Dropbox and other things you need to use. For those who are looking for an alternative just to share files and photos easily using the keyboard, we have found a free keyboard that you can install and use....

That’s a bit of a bummer, especially if you love to see all your activities at one glance by lifting your wrist. Of course, you can tap on the Rings complication, but that would be one additional step, right? Thankfully, there’s an easy way out, and in this post, we will show you how to show steps on an Apple Watch face. How to Show Steps on an Apple Watch Face Since there’s not a native way, we will have to take the aid of a third-party app....

Before it gets updated and released to the world, most app developers like to release their beta versions to a bigger audience for testing. Google recently made the beta version of their Search app available to beta testers. So, how do you become one? Sign Up The first step to becoming a beta tester is to sign up for the service. Google has created an opt-in page if you want to join their beta tester program....

But since these URLs only contain a shortened alpha-numeric link with little or no indication of the website it redirects to — unless it’s a customised one with the website’s name — it becomes really hard to judge whether the shortened link is legitimate or not. Here are a few online services which will help you trace the redirect address of the shortened URL and ascertain that you’re having a safe browsing experience and aren’t being led to a phishing site....

Whether you wish to take a personalized approach or have other reasons, there’s a better solution than deleting the Instagram account. You can simply disable your business account on Instagram without any hassle. Let’s look at this guide. What Is a Business Account on Instagram An Instagram business account, as the name suggests, is designed for businesses. This gives businesses access to certain features restricted to personal accounts, such as promoted posts and contact buttons, which help grow their brands....

I will be covering how you can control your Android using virtual hardware keys on some of the applications on your device later in a separate post. But before that I will have to make arrangements so that you can install those apps on your device even when the keys are not working. Come on, no one keeps such apps installed on their Android beforehand, right? This post is for the users who already have non-functioning Android hardware keys....

You’ll find complicated automation software on Android like Tasker that will follow the steps exactly as you’ve described them, completely without your supervision. They’ll go from invoking to completion, all by themselves. On iOS, there’s Workflow trying to make most of iOS’ closed ecosystem. But Workflow is a different kind of automation. Because usually, it’s you who’s invoking it. IFTTT, on the other hand, is totally autonomous automation, that’s usually limited to the web....

If you’ve been waiting to use those productive little add-ons to block Ads, manage passwords, or find coupons while you shop on your iPhone, well, now you can. This post will explain how to download, use, and manage Safari extensions on iPhone. So, let’s get right to it. How to Download Safari Extensions for iPhone Apple has simplified the process of downloading extensions on iPhones. Unlike Safari for Mac, you can download extensions directly from the App Store itself....