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After exploring the market settings for a few minutes, I managed to cease it. So if you too are looking for a way to disable the auto-shortcut creation of newly installed Android apps, read on. Disabling Auto Shortcut Creation Open Android Play Store on your device and select Settings from the menu. On the Play Store settings, search for the option Auto-add widgets. If the option is checked and enabled, shortcut of every new app will be added to your home screen after they are installed, as long as there’s space for it....

Post Snowden-era has been filled with questions of surveillance on the netizens worldwide and that has led users to increasingly turn to services which protect their identity and don’t track their internet activity. Now that Donald Trump has assumed office at White House, privacy concerns among netizens are at an all-time high, presumably due to his stand in favour of surveillance. “Our vision is to raise the standard of trust online, and in service of that vision, our mission is to be the world’s most trusted search engine....

Copy Paste Character is an incredible web service that hosts almost all characters one can think of. Amazingly, you just need to click on any of those characters and it gets copied to your clipboard. You know what to do next, Ctrl + V anywhere you like. Let us check more of what comes along. The moment you visit their website you will be presented with a set of characters (they call it their favorite set)....

Below is a screenshot of a my right click menu option. There are lots of options available such as scan with antivirus, Snagit, Winrar applications. This list goes long and long if I install some more applications. The longer the list, the longer the time it’ll take to load. You can remove any unwanted application from right click menu with the help of small registry hack. Go to Start > Run > Type REGEDIT in run command...

This is how Automatic Downloads via iCloud work: Once you sign in with your Apple ID to all your iOS devices, downloading any app, book or song on one of them immediately notifies Apple’s servers (iCloud) of this. iCloud in turn will run a list of all the devices registered under your Apple ID that support that content but that don’t have it yet and will then “push” that content to them....

software updates . Since the release of iOS 6 and the iPhone 5 though, owners of Apple’s latest smartphone have experienced some Wi-Fi issues that, as expected, were mostly solved with subsequent iOS updates. However, despite now being on iOS 6.1, there is a quite strange issue that several iPhone 5 owners are still having trouble with: Wi-Fi performance seems to be OK for almost everything, EXCEPT when it comes to downloading apps from the App Store....

All I could conclude with the statement was that the guy has not yet updated the Adobe on his computer to the latest version. Starting from Adobe’s Flash Player 11.2 which was launched May 4, 2012, Adobe comes with the feature of auto-update which silently runs in the background and updates the flash player and all its ActiveX Plugins without bugging the user, providing him a smoother experience. Adobe uses the Windows Task Scheduler to run Adobe Flash Player Update Service which executes 24 hours a day and repeats every one hour....

Kickstarter doesn’t let the pledged amount go through unless it reaches the goal set by the campaign creators. So if a project you backed by you doesn’t meet its set goal, chances are you won’t see the product you funded. There are various ways to determine the success of a project. Read about the developers to verify their authenticity, about the previous projects that they’ve campaigned for; think for a moment if the project being talked about is a viable proposition or not and if it’s your money’s worth....

Researchers have found that the reason behind you ignoring the warnings and popups is that you might be weak at multitasking. BYU’s Information System Researchers have found that 90% of users ignore PC security warning if they pop up at the wrong time. In the new study, which was done in collaboration with Google Chrome’s security engineers, they’ve concluded that the reason is “dual-task interference” or multitasking. After conducting MRI tests, they found that an interruption during important tasks like typing, watching a video or uploading files can lower the neural activity....

We will tell you how to add images as standalone pictures, part of questions and answers, and upload images as answers. The post also covers how to edit images in Google Forms. Let’s get started. How to Allow Image Uploads as Answers in Google Forms Often, the creator of the form wants the user to upload images or any other file type as a response to an answer. Fortunately, that is possible in Google Forms....

The problem arises when you try to look up the lyrics of songs, you’ll find that the option is conveniently missing. Bummer. For someone like me, looking up lyrics of a song is as significant as listening to it. Firstly, I am notorious for singing messed-up lyrics. And secondly, how would I perfect my bathroom singing without them? So, the absence of online lyrics in BlackPlayer was a bit problematic for me....

But not to worry — you can always add your credit card info yourself directly. That way, you have complete control over what gets synced between your devices and what gets to stay locally. Additionally, you can also edit or remove outdated payment methods quite easily as well. So without any further ado, let’s check out how you can do all of this in more detail. Add Credit Cards to Chrome Chrome features two ways to save credit card information with....

When it comes to streaming music on YouTube, I don’t have many complaints. The tab just sits in the background and streams my playlists. But while watching interesting videos, I often face issues when I accidentally switch tabs. Whether it be a friend’s ping on Facebook or an colleague’s query on Slack, the video keeps on playing in the background. And when I return to the video, I have to navigate back to the place I left off....

In addition to blocking a LinkedIn member, we will also discuss what happens when you block someone and how to unblock them if you change your mind. Do note that deactivating or deleting the LinkedIn account is not the solution. So, with that context in mind, let’s begin with the article. What Happens When You Block a LinkedIn Member When you block someone on LinkedIn, you will no longer see their content in your feed or be able to interact with them....

I’m sure you might have received such a call at least once and that too at the most inappropriate time. Telemarketers are the unsolicited emails of the mobile world. Particularly in India, they are quite a nuisance. That’s because of the loose rules and regulations that govern them and the equally shoddy implementation of those rules. India is also the second major originator of spam calls and emails. And with increasing social media penetration, we Indians are sharing much more without giving any thought to the privacy of our data....

If you’re not familiar with how to do this, don’t worry. We’re here to help. This article will show you how to blur your background in Zoom for a more professional-looking video call. But before we show you how to do it, there are certain things you should know. Things to Know Before Enabling Blur Background on Zoom That said, below are the system requirements for enabling blur background on Zoom Supported Operating Systems and Mobile Devices Windows 7 or higher macOS 10....

If you want to change the look of your documents for a specific purpose, altering the background can also impact. Whether it’s a menu or a poster for an event, you can alter the background of a document. That’s why the Pages app is apt to give you the option to change the background color. We will show you how to do that on your iPhone and Mac. Change Background Color in Pages App on iPhone Nearly all features of Pages app are usable between the iPhone and Mac....

This makes it easier to access the inbox of different email addresses and switch the email sender’s name in Outlook. Note that you can add any email address in Outlook desktop apps like Gmail or ProtonMail. Let’s begin. Add Email Account to Outlook Web App I will show you how to add a new email ID on the Outlook web app or OWA first. Step 1: Open Outlook.com in your favorite browser and click on the gear icon to select ‘View all Outlook settings’ option....

Whether you want to navigate the Fire TV Stick, play a video, or change settings including Wi-Fi, everything is possible with the remote only. What if you lose the remote? How will you change Wi-Fi without it? Are you facing a similar situation? Don’t worry. We are here to help. We shall tell you a few ways to change Wi-Fi network on Fire TV Stick without its remote. Use the Fire TV App If your remote isn’t handy or you have lost it, you may think that it’s time to buy a new remote or even Fire TV Stick....

When you lose access to your email address or want to change it to a different one, Discord has a setting that allows these changes. For that, you’ll need the Discord account password handy. With a PC, Android, or iPhone, you can update the email address of your Discord account using the steps below. How to Change Your Discord Account’s Email Address on PC When changing your email address, Discord sends a verification code to your old email address....