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Yes, you swore off on MS products right after Office 2007, but things have changed since then. MS has moved to “the cloud” strategy and (most) of their online products are pretty great to use. Including Office 365 Email, Calendar and even the Office 365 online productivity suite. Instead of fighting it, let’s start embracing the Office 365 way of life. It’s Simple, Just Download the Microsoft Outlook App Yes, you can add your Office 365 account directly to Android via Settings (we’ll see how to do that below), but it’s not as easy as merely logging in....

While there will likely always be a few times where an internet connection is just out of the question, there are various options for people who want to eliminate how often their iPad is without a Wi-Fi connection. It certainly helps to have an LTE-equipped iPad, but that costs $130 more than the Wi-Fi only counterparts. Instead, here are some tips and tricks for owners of the Wi-Fi only models....

Many Google searches and recommendations later, I landed on an app which goes by the name of CetusPlay. Its tagline of ‘No.1 Android TV box and Fire TV Cast and Remote‘ intrigued me into trying it to see whether it really lives up to its promise. Thanks to its easy interface, safety points, and features, CetusPlay is easily the best remote app for Android and Fire TV. The only prerequisite for this app is that both the TV and your Android smartphone must be connected to the same WiFi network....

That can be troublesome, mainly if there are many subfolders inside subfolders with files saved inside them. You can’t count them manually. Too cumbersome, and boring! To counter this issue, I will share with you some methods to find not only the total number of subfolders that lies inside a folder but also the total number of files inside them. Let’s begin. 1. View Properties This is probably one of the easiest methods to know what lies within that folder....

Just like Gmail and Outlook, you can create an email template in the default Apple Mail app, especially for managing your professional emails. We’ll share the method to create an email template in the Mail app on Mac. Before moving ahead with the steps, we recommend updating the Mail app to the latest version. This will ensure all the steps work without any issues or snags. You’ll need to check for any pending macOS updates with the steps below....

A watermark is an image placed in the background and is slightly faded to not interfere with the text and other elements in the slide. You can place a company logo to deter unauthorized sharing. Either way, there is a way to add a watermark in PowerPoint slides. Let’s begin. Create and Add Watermark to Slides You can add a watermark to individual slides or all slides in PowerPoint at once....

By inserting a signature into a Word document, you can authorize its content or show ownership to the document. To insert your signature in a Word document, here’s what you should do: Create a Handwritten Signature The first step in inserting a signature in Microsoft Word is to create a handwritten signature. This requires having a scanner, whether a physical scanner or one on your mobile device. Here’s what you need to do: Step 1: Get a piece of paper and scribble your signature on it....

Since the introduction of the iOS 14 update on iPhone, we have witnessed users going crazy over customizing the home screen with matching widgets and app icons. The ability to change an app icon in iOS 14 is a tricky process and comes with many limitations that take away the whole experience. However, the widget implementation is spot-on in iOS 14, and you will have a native experience creating and using them on the iPhone home screen....

QR codes, short for Quick Response codes, are machine-readable codes and you can use a digital device such as a smartphone to view the information embedded in the code. Instagram’s mobile app allows you to generate QR codes for a profile, post, Reels, and location. In this post, we’ll walk you through the steps involved. So, let’s get right to it. How to Create a QR Code for Instagram Profile First, let’s see how to create QR codes for Instagram profiles....

Finder lets you group and segregate your files in different ways like using color-coded tags. Besides that, you can change the file and folder icons to make it easier to find and identify them. That’ll also help you keep things organized if you deal with a lot of new files daily. Here’s how to customize file and folder icons on Mac using Finder. How to Customize the Color of File and Folder Icons on Mac By default, all the folder icons on Mac are blue....

Similar to other social networking sites and chats apps, even Pinterest supports GIF. Pinterest is an image discovery website where you find home décor ideas, recipes, style inspiration, DIY projects, and much more. Adding a GIF on Pinterest puts forward more information as opposed to a static image. You can create GIFs for your DIY projects or show all sides of a cushion using a GIF, which otherwise is achievable by adding multiple photos....

Indeed downloading and installing a theme is an easy process but didn’t you ever wonder if you can create one of your own easily? If you did, and want to try and create a Chrome theme without going through the theme manifests and documentations and all that geeky stuff, ChomeTheme.net can help you out. ChromeTheme.net is a free web service for wannabe Chrome theme developers and enthusiasts to create and share Google Chrome Themes online in the easiest way possible....

But what if there’s someone else in the middle listening to everything you’re sharing — loud and clear. No, I’m not talking about that sneaky friend who goes around spreading rumors, I’m pointing finger at messenger apps such as Facebook’s very own Messenger. There’s no doubt that Facebook can see what your best friend and you are talking about in a regular chat. The regular conversation is not encrypted and this gives hackers full access to the data going from your device to your friend’s....

Therefore, where High-Fidelity (Hi-Fi) audio was once a specialty for a minority of the tech audience out there (audiophiles), it is now becoming an asset that the general market is considering. The driver for this shift is from renowned audio manufacturers (Bose, JBL, Beats) popularizing pricier headphones. Consumers are realizing that higher quality audio is real and that they’ve been missing out. However, it isn’t that you buy a great pair of headphones and then you’re done....

Typically, photos and videos on Instagram stories have a maximum duration of 15 seconds, but videos from live sessions last longer. If you enjoy watching only the beginning of a video and skip to the end to see what happens, you can do that with Instagram story videos too. So many stories and so little time. Not too many people know that they can forward and rewind replays of Instagram Story videos....

Instagram is testing starred chats and message search filters. This feature is available to a few handpicked users for now but will be rolled out to everyone gradually. It’ll be available to both Android and iPhone users. Thankfully this feature is available to me and, trust me and trust me it’s extremely easy to filter messages using it. With just one tap, I can now segregate messages. Currently, Instagram offers two types of filters — Unread and Starred....

Of course, many of us carry a modern day smartphone right in our pockets that has navigation features in it but they are not always reliable. Your phone may run out of juice or you may not get data connectivity on the go which may make your smartphone look dumb. If you ask me I still prefer the god old paper map to navigate but I don’t buy one from the local stationary store....

Many users are puzzled when Google Play Store doesn’t open. It throws an error ‘Unfortunately, Google Play Store has stopped.’ For others, the system greets them with a 910 error. After a time, it would get quite annoying as you can’t even update apps, forget about downloading a new one. But don’t worry. That phase will be over soon as you will find many solutions here to help you fix the issue....

But what if Google stops predicting suddenly? Or what if Google doesn’t autocomplete your requests? Many Chrome users often complain facing the that issue. When they type something to search, they end up staring at the search bar blankly waiting for it to show any suggestions. The autocomplete saves time, and provides us with better search results, which we might struggle to find after a couple of tries. But don’t worry if you are also a victim of this bad luck....

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....