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If the built-in speaker produces no sound, check that there isn’t any external audio device connected to the Mac via Bluetooth or the headphone jack. Likewise, make sure the media file you’re trying to play isn’t muted by default. Try playing some other songs or videos and check if there’s sound production. If audio output is still very low or non-existent, proceed to the solutions below. 1. Modify Sounds Preferences For your MacBook built-in speaker to work, it has to be the default audio output device....

Picfull is the new kid on the block. Though in all probability it won’t disturb the pecking order of free online photo editing apps right now, Picfull offers speed and simplicity. Its specialty is photo filters like the ones offered by apps like Instagram for iPhone and Flickr app for Android. Nice tool for the guy who needs to enhance his photo in a jiffy without getting bogged down by too many options....

What Are Libraries in Windows 7? Windows 7 introduced this new tool called Libraries to help users aggregate unorganized data present in different folders at different locations in the computer,and also outside the computer in a network drive or a USB thumb drive. So, for example, if you’ve got pictures of your recent family trip to the hills in different folders and devices like thumb drives and computers of your family members, then the best way to aggregate them (provided they connect to the same homegroup) is by creating a library and including all the folders that have those pictures....

Important Note: If you have a PS Vita, don’t forget to check out our various entries about it, including some killer PS Vita tips, how to transfer media to your Vita wirelessly and more. Ready? Let’s get started. Can the PS Vita Be Hacked in the First Place? Well, this entry would not exist if it couldn’t, right? The thing is, since the PSP was able to be hacked on a native level, Sony learned its lesson and made the Vita a lot more secure....

I explored every notch and corner of the Instagram for Android app but didn’t find the option to make a collage of photos by stitching them together. But when I searched the Play Store, I got exactly what I was looking for. InstaPicFrame for Instagram is an amazing app using which you can merge lots of cool photos into one single photo easily. So let’s see how the app works....

New (Albeit Bold) Segment To look at why Apple might do something so drastic, we need only to look back at the history of this iconic brand. They started out of a garage, with Steves Job & Wozniak, trying to build computers. They made some good computers, made them smaller and cooler. But computing was their forte, their core business and what they were good at. So, imagine this company talking about an MP3 player....

Firefox Quantum is collecting praises and syncs data seamlessly as well, just like Chrome. So I downloaded Firefox for iOS to check out some old bookmarks and was pleasantly surprised with what I saw. Mozilla’s new browser was good enough, and I used it for longer than I had planned. Does Firefox warrant a complete switchover from Chrome? While both browsers have a lot of convenient features to offer, let’s look at a few areas where they excel over each other....

alternative web browsers found in the App Store on your iPhone, there is no way for you to make any of them the default one . In fact, that privilege has always belonged to Safari alone, and unless you have a jailbroken iPhone, every time you tap on a link on any app, it will open in Safari. However, despite the importance of what being the mandatory default browser on the iPhone represents, Safari still keeps your browsing history by default available to anyone with access to it....

The online world is great, but the problem is that rest of the world has not been able to progress at the same rate as we have in the last two decades. The barriers between countries, culture, languages, units etc still stand. And dealing with them is more annoying than ever. My dad knows how to convert Fahrenheit to Celsius off the top of his head. I on the other hand ask Google or Siri or even Cortana to do that for me....

When it comes to web browsing and the browser, there’s a lot to choose between skins, themes, and personas. Then there are specialized add-ons which give you more control over some of the finer aspects of the browser’s look. If your choice is for Firefox, let’s head to DeviantArt and mess with Stratiform. Stratiform is a Firefox add-on that makes it dead-simple to change the visual look of the browser....

Recently Microsoft released Bing theme pack 2 which is called Bing’s Best 2 for Windows 7 users. It has a collection of the best 21 wallpapers taken from the Bing’s gallery. According to Microsoft, this is a sequel of Bing theme pack which released last year. From the jagged peaks of the Andes in South America to Arizona’s Vermilion Cliffs, these wallpapers feature some great locations. To use them on your computer, download the theme and execute the BingsBest2....

The solution of course is to convert your m4a purchases to mp3 files, which are widely accepted by just about any application or device. Even better: A lot of users might not know about this, but you can actually perform this conversion quite easily using iTunes, which will save you time and money if you were thinking about purchasing specialized conversion software. Let’s get into the steps you need to take in order to perform this conversion....

usually three lines at a time . This scrolling behavior can be observed when you use one notch of the mouse wheel or a single key stroke on the keyboard. While it’s not a serious problem, there is always a chance that you could get irritated and lose concentration while reading a lengthy article. You want the scrolling to be smooth, don’t you? We have talked about smooth scrolling before when we showed you how to activate/deactivate it on Firefox....

Evernote is known all throughout the web for being an app where you can store literally all kinds of information, providing a really all-in-one solution for those who like to record everything for later reference of simply for fun. It is just because of this breadth though, that the main apps of Evernote can be too much for some specific tasks, including recording all your food memories. This is where Evernote Food for iOS comes in....

Why Will it Work It’s often hard to find like-minded people in your area of interest. Facebook Groups were launched with the aim to connect with such people and sharing ideas, knowledge, etc. Adit Vaidya, Facebook Product Manager for Groups, explained, And it’s no small number of people who are looking for advice and suggestions. Facebook has reported that India has 155 million Monthly Active Users (MAU) with more than 77 million reported as Daily Active Users (DAU)....

While Google Meet is a video calling app, Facebook Messenger is primarily a messaging app. Though there are a few overlaps, they differ considerably under the hood. Let’s understand what these differences are and how they affect the way you work. 1. User Interface Rooms is part of Messenger and not a separate app. It’s a feature that Facebook will later bring into Instagram, WhatsApp, and Portal too. Most of you should be familiar with Messenger layout, but here is the quick version....

The FIFA Ultimate Team (FUT) was started on March 19, 2009, with FIFA 09 but the company celebrates its anniversary usually a little later so as to not interfere with St. Patrick’s Day festivities. An event page by EA Sports on Facebook indicates that the FUT Birthday week will end on April 8, making it a little longer than usual. As expected, throughout the week, FUT players will be given new packs, special players, squad challengers and potentially a special tournament to participate in too — enabling players to win even more free prizes....

This is useful in certain cases where you find the desktop design of the site more compelling than its mobile version, and want to stick to the same design even while browsing it on your Android. Especially useful if you own a phone with a bigger screen or maybe a tablet. However, there is no built-in way to save the desktop view as your default view using which you can open the desktop version of the website all the time....

One place Google is unceremoniously absent is Windows Phone. Of course, we all know a bit about MS and Google’s rough past but if Microsoft could bring Office to the iPad why can’t Google bring its awesome suite of apps on Windows Phone? That’s something to ponder upon. But right now, we need a quick fix. If you have a Windows Phone for work or have been using Google services for so long that you just can’t let go (Gmail is the best), there are some official and unofficial ways of getting Google Mail, Maps, and Gtalk (Hangouts) to Windows Phone....

native Mail app for the iPhone and iPod Touch is that it supports different email services, including popular ones like Gmail and Yahoo. However, there are also native apps for these email services that offer a few interesting features. Let’s take a look at both the native Yahoo Mail and Gmail apps and see what benefits they bring to you, the user and if they make them worth installing on top of the native Apple Mail app....