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This might just be the easiest ways to record walk-through, lessons or bug reports. But before you get too excited, you should know that this tool is not for pros. Or even power users. There are no individual controls for sound and video, you can’t even specify the basic settings for capturing video. If you want control, you’ll be better off with apps like Camtasia. All this is, is a built-in tool to use when you don’t really want to/can’t use a third-party software....

Whatever your reasons for wanting to record your screen with Zoom on your computer, the tool is much better than its competitors. For example, unlike Skype, where recordings disappear after 30 days, Zoom video recordings don’t go anywhere. Yes, you can record your screen with Zoom on Windows 10 and macOS. Of course, with the other person’s permission. You can use the Zoom screen recording feature to create video guides, tutorials, and more....

GIMP, the free photo-editing tool, is one of the best alternatives to Photoshop. It offers several ways to remove the image background by making it transparent. However, one of the easiest and useful methods (you will know why) involves using layer masks. Before we dive into the steps of using layer masks to clear the background, let’s briefly understand layer masks. What are Layer Masks Layer masks are used in image-editing to control the visibility of the layers present below a layer....

The Preview app on your Mac is a suitable enough option to get things done and it comes pre-loaded in macOS. We will show you how to remove image background on Mac using Preview. What Is the Preview App Whenever you open an image on your Mac, you’ll need a photo viewer to check the images. Unlike Windows, which has a straightforward Photos app name, the macOS tries to keep it a bit different....

Google, arguably the world’s biggest tech company, introduced the first Google Home device – the Google Home Mini – to the world on October 4, 2017. Fifteen days later, Google released the original Google Home and the bigger variant, Google Home Max, on December 11. If you have already got your hands on one of these devices, it’s best to know the nitty-gritty of Google Home. Among other things, you should always have an idea of your exit route if you are ever bored or unsatisfied with your Google Home device, which would probably be a rare occasion but then why take a chance?...

When you save a contact in a Gmail account, the email provider saves it with the email address for autofill. It is helpful when you try to compose an email. You no longer need to find the email address from the contacts list. Gmail will automatically pull the email address based on the first or last name. If it’s getting irritating, you can easily remove those remembered emails from Gmail....

Most web browsers such as Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari, etc. offer a built-in password manager to store, manage, and auto-fill login details hassle-free. While the users mostly invest in a full-fledged password manager, it’s common to see the same users saving passwords on a preferred web browser such as Google Chrome. When users switch from their daily Google Chrome browser to a new Firefox or Microsoft Edge, they only import Bookmarks and History....

Although restarting the Chrome browser isn’t necessary most of the times, but in case the tabs stop responding and you need to give your browser a quick restart without losing the open tabs, then we’ve got an easy way for you. This will just make the manual process of restarting the browser, and reopening all the tabs if the ‘restore tabs’ button doesn’t show up, a little less tedious as it will enable you to do all of this with a single click....

Till I was on my old display driver everything worked smooth. None of the games crashed, no blue screens, no problem with the FPS et al. But last week when I updated the driver to its latest build, I was gifted each of the abovementioned problems on a platter. Cool tip: Backing up the default software drivers in Windows is a prudent thing to do so make sure you check our drivers backup article too....

In this post, we will show you how to schedule your emails in the Mail app on your iPhone. We tested this feature on an iPhone 13 running on the iOS 16 Public Beta and it will eventually come with the stable iOS 16 release. The steps mentioned in this post will also apply to iPadOS 16 and macOS Ventura users. What Are the Benefits of This Feature This feature is helpful to manage both your personal and professional email conversations....

Is this track on Instagram filters playing in your mind too? Right from stories to reels, filters on Instagram are ubiquitous. Want a shabby mustache? You have it. Want to see how you’d look all aged like a fine wine? Or do you just want a simple black-and-white filter? There you go. Basically, Instagram provides its users with a host of filters. But with so many filters floating around, it can be a task to find the exact one you’re looking for....

Medical ID is the new feature to store your medical details and emergency contacts on your iPhone. These details are quickly accessible to the first responders and medical personnel during emergencies. Easy access to these important details can help someone save your life. So, here’s a guide on how to set up and access Medical ID on your iPhone. How to Set Up Medical ID on iPhone Apple includes the Medical ID feature in the Health app and you’ll need to use it to add your medical details....

Also, using the Hide My Email feature helps keep your inbox clutter-free as you can delete the address. Here’s how to set up Hide My Email on your Apple device. Setting up Hide My Email To set up Hide My Email on your device, you must ensure you have three things: iOS 15 installed on iPhone, signed in with your Apple ID and an iCloud email. Here’s how to set up Hide My Email....

More often than not, the minuscule battery icon on the Windows 10 taskbar doesn’t convey the exact amount of battery life remaining at a quick glance. And that means having to place the cursor over the icon whenever I want to check out the actual percentage and time remaining. Even worse, it’s a major pain when I’m close to empty but really can’t determine whether I’ve got sufficient charge left to continue on without having to plug in....

This comes at a price of course, and if you want to keep your data costs down, then you have to be careful and take the necessary measures to reduce your data consumption as much as possible. Read along to learn a few ways in which to conserve data on your iPhone. Manage How You Watch Videos Easily the biggest culprit of taking up entire chunks of your data is streaming video on your iPhone....

With Android P, Google added the screenshot option in the Power button itself. Truth be told, I miss the palm swipe gesture of taking screenshots that’s present in Samsung devices. Several other brands have similar gestures or a quick setting to take screenshots. These shortcuts and features are quite helpful. But unfortunately, not all devices have them. And it becomes an issue when the Power button is broken, or the Volume down button is broken in case of devices that require pressing both the Volume down and Power button....

As a Google Keep user, I have to warn you that the process is not straightforward since there is no direct import or export option available. The note-taking app doesn’t come with an API, and hopefully the Google Keep devs will finally provide it soon. Continuing with our problem, let’s take a look at how to transfer all iPhone notes to Google Keep. Whether you are moving from iPhone to Android-based smartphone or you want to use both platforms on a daily basis — the notes should be in sync....

Few days back, I had to format my computer due to a technical glitch and I was unaware of the fact that iTunes library files must have been on my backup list (right, the ‘I’ll do it tomorrow’ list). The damage was done and my iTunes was now a clean slate. All I wanted was my iTunes library the way it was including all the playlists that I had created, without erasing the content of my iPhone, as it was my only hope in getting back the music....

While Instagram’s main motive behind blocking people is to keep a check on bots and reduce spam, many innocent people have also come under its wrath. If you are one of them, we are here to help. What Does Action Blocked Mean on Instagram When Instagram detects that a particular profile is indulging in spam activities, it blocks them for some time and shows you the ‘Action Blocked’ error. It is Instagram’s algorithm punishing spammers for conducting nefarious activities like spamming inboxes, posting spam comments, liking too many posts quickly, using automation for likes in posts or reels, etc....

For example, I was not able to sync files and folders between my Android phone and my computer and 20 mins later, I found that the real reason was the 10 mins time difference between the phone and PC. You can only imagine the level of frustration I was in. But I won’t let that happen to you. Here is a detailed guide on how to sync files and photos between your PC and phone using the BitTorrent Sync and for the sake of simplicity, I have covered three different scenarios you can use the app in....