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But how do you sort your folders out like this? If you’ve found yourself asking that question, you’re in the right place. In this article, we’ll walk you through the steps for creating and renaming folders on your Mac. The steps in this article apply to all Mac devices, regardless of whether you have a laptop or desktop computer. How to Create Folders on Mac When you create a new folder on your Mac, you can either choose to do so on your desktop or within another existing folder....

By using custom vibration patterns to Ringtone, Text Tone, New Email, and specific contact, you can guess which contact is trying to reach you just by vibration pattern. Create Custom Vibration Pattern The ability to create custom vibration patterns on iPhone is hidden in the Settings menu. Here’s how you can access and create a custom vibration pattern on your iPhone. Step 1: Open Settings on iPhone. Step 2: Go to the Sounds & Haptics menu....

Defraggler is a free utility which offers you various options to defragment the hard disk. And it’s better than the Windows’ native defragmentation tool. Check out the snapshot of this program below. You can see that it gives all the details of drives on your computer. You can click on analyze button to know about the current condition of your drives. Go to Help > Drive map legend. You can check the meaning of each color....

Deleting all of your activity on Reddit might just be a good idea instead of deactivating or deleting your Reddit account because you might have to subscribe to all subreddits once again. While the process is easy, it isn’t as straightforward as using an in-built setting. Having said that, we’ve broken down this process so that you find it easy, so let’s begin. What Happens After you Delete Posts and Comments on Reddit Once you delete a post or a comment on Reddit, it won’t be visible to anyone else on Reddit....

But that’s just mobile web. Of course, the fact that developers are using HTML to code up responsive, mobile-first websites means the advantages have clearly transferred to the web at large. But still, a lot of stuff on desktop web pages does run on Flash. Recently, there’s been a movement online to kill Flash once and for all – Occupy Flash. I’m not joking. It’s an actual movement. They have a manifesto and a website and everything....

We have seen a Windows application that downloads the APK file to the computer, but the process was not user-friendly. Users had also complained about the difficulty they faced in finding the app. So today we are going to discuss two amazing ways in which you can download the install-file of your favorite app right from your browser. Download APK files using Chrome Extension To get started, download and install the APK downloader extension from the Chrome Web Store....

The one-day blackout of Wikipedia didn’t bother me, and since we at Guiding Tech do not support SOPA, PIPA or any such draconian laws, we have been spreading awareness against these laws too in our own way. Having said that, there’s no doubt that Wikipedia is an incredible resource and there could be many around the world (students for example) who’d feel crippled if they couldn’t access Wikipedia for a day....

But downloading through the tool means you can’t use your favorite download manager and obviously it will not work on other OSes. There is a workaround where some source code trickery enables you to download the ISO from the browser but that’s just too many steps. We always strive for simpler solutions and so we have got one for this too Let’s see what it is. The Easier Way When you do a Google search for Windows X ISO, the top result is generally from Microsoft followed by some how-tos and torrent links....

But what about Mac? What if you have a video file of a screen recording or of your niece making funny faces that you want to convert into a GIF file? Today I’ll tell you about Gifrocket. A beautiful no-nonsense GIF creation app that I personally use to make GIFs for my articles. Prepare the Video File The first thing you need to do is get the video file on your Mac....

Contrary to popular belief, image-editing doesn’t always mean Photoshop. For all the simple souls out there, Microsoft Word 2016 can come in handy if you want to give a makeover to your pictures on PC. Yes, you heard me right! The MS Word 2016 sports a wide array of image-editing tools that can truly make any image social-media ready. Here’s how it’s done. Step 1: Insert the Picture Start by clicking on Insert > Pictures and choose the image of your choice....

Also, scanned PDFs aren’t easily editable, unlike PDFs converted from other file types. Luckily, the Adobe Acrobat DC packs optical character recognition (OCR) to edit a scanned PDF and makes the task comfortable for you. Here’s how to use Adobe Acrobat DC to edit scanned PDFs. How to Edit Scanned PDFs in Adobe Acrobat DC When viewing a scanned PDF in Adobe Acrobat DC, you can enable the OCR to run automatically in the background....

But how do you enable it? If you were hunting around the app looking for that toggle or switch to turn on dark mode, then you won’t find any. There’s a reason as to why. OneDrive’s dark mode integrates with the native dark mode functionality present in iOS 13. So you must enable it on the system level to enjoy dark mode in OneDrive. Let’s see how you can do that, and then go through a few other additions and changes in OneDrive....

What is NSFW, though? Well, NSFW is a label for content that includes explicit or adult-oriented material and content that may be disturbing or offensive to some users. Once you enable the settings, be mindful of your surroundings and potential consequences. Enabling the NSFW (Not Safe For Work) setting on Reddit allows you to view and participate in communities that discuss or post content unsuitable for a work or school environment....

Although the problem persisted, I was sure that it wasn’t a hardware problem because I was able to capture screenshots using volume down and power button. So I did a little digging around and found out that the issue isn’t limited to Android P. It has been happening for a long time to Android Nougat and Oreo users too. Looks like a Google update can break the volume buttons. We all know nothing is perfect and all software are prone to bugs....

Sometimes, though, you may run into trouble getting the App Library to open or work properly. If that happens, then here are several tips and fixes that should help you get it up and running again. Upgrade/Update iOS 14 Do you find it impossible to access the App Library? The feature is only available starting iOS 14. If you’ve yet to upgrade your iPhone from iOS 13 or earlier, go to Settings > General > Software Update and install the latest system software upgrade for the iPhone....

Disabling your device’s cellular data or Wi-Fi and turning it back on could help. Closing and relaunching Apple Music is another way to restore the app to normalcy. And if nothing works, try restarting your device. Should the error persist when your device comes back on, proceed to the solutions below. Note: The troubleshooting tips in this guide are for iPhone and iPad users. 1. Disable VPN Say you’ve previously played a song on Apple Music, but suddenly, it doesn’t play anymore because, you know, it’s no ‘longer available in your country or region....

There can be a few reasons behind this issue. Some common problems are battery is dead, software issue, drivers out of date, and so on. I have compiled a list of all possible solutions to the problem, so please go through the entire list until battery is detected again. Let’s begin. 1. Update Windows OS You know the drill. Press on Windows key+I to open Settings and click on Update & Security....

The reason they are so popular is because you can copy and paste these links in plain text almost anywhere, like mails, text messages, and web. This makes it easier to share files in P2P environment. Also, there is no need to store bittorrent files on the server. Why Magnet Links Magnet links are more secure and remove the need to hash individual files in order to protect them against cyber threats....

There are a few ways to solve this problem which I will discuss in this guide. That should help resolve the problem when MIUI lock screen notifications are not working problem for most users. Let’s begin. 1. Update OS and Apps The first thing you should do is check for any pending update for your OS. If it is an OS-related issue, they may have released a patch. To check, open Settings, tap on About phone and then select System update....

But with Android Oreo, Google went a step ahead with the picture-in-picture (PIP) mode for the Android phones. PIP mode is an advanced alternative to the split-screen mode. Here, you get full freedom to move around a tiny app window on your screen. For instance, you can use the Google Maps in PIP mode and simultaneously search for good restaurants on Chrome. Last year, Netflix received the support for PIP mode on Android....