Yes, you read that right. You can make calls to your friends and family via a Google Nest speaker simply by giving a voice command. Google Nest speaker will place the call via Google Duo over the internet. Here’s how you can make calls using Duo from your Google Nest speaker. How to Make Calls Using Google Duo via a Nest Speaker To make calls via Google Duo using your Google Nest speaker, you will have to go through an initial setup....
On the technology front I would recommend that you calibrate the display color, gamma, contrast, brightness, saturation levels and similar stuff to comfort your eyes. Besides you can always tweak the computer atmosphere and workspaces to match your level of ease. And to help you adjust to such an environment we are set to elaborate on how one may adjust the readability and sharpness of text on one’s screen. Let me ask you a couple of questions....
Instagram’s native method of tagging and untagging is a simple process. First, open the photo and tap on the photos to display the tags. Then tap on your handle’s name and hit the Remove Tag option (More options > Remove Me from Post, in the case of iOS users). However, doing this for all the tagged photos is an insanely difficult task, and that’s something I learned over a weekend while cleaning up the Photos of You tab....
We have already seen an app called DataWiz for the task which still stands good, but today we will be taking up another promising app called My Data Manager which not only helps you with postpaid billing cycles, but also works with prepaid data packs. Let’s see how we can configure the app so that we never exceed our data plans and hence never end up with a giant bill....
Adobe Acrobat lets you view a PDF file in full screen mode. That’s helpful whether you have a large external monitor or viewing it on your humble laptop. Here’s how to open a PDF in full screen mode using Adobe Acrobat on your Windows 11 computer. Note that these solutions work on Windows 10 as well. How to Manually Open a PDF in Full Screen Mode Using Adobe Acrobat To ensure the audience can view the contents of a presentation, most PPTs are displayed in full-screen mode....
Bookmarks help you quickly find your favorite pages on the internet when you need them. However, if you have too many bookmarks, you’ll spend a lot more time just searching for them. So organizing them is a good idea. Here’s how to organize Safari bookmarks on Mac and easily find your favorite websites. How to Add a Bookmark in Safari Let’s begin with the basics. The first step to organizing your bookmarks is adding certain pages to your bookmarks list....
Think of them as two dimensional barcodes that are cuter than those vertical bars we are so used to behind packaged goods and books. It’s not only the looks as QR Codes also hold much more information and can be read even if one is obscured. Originally a product of the car industry, QR codes now can be found everywhere; even as fashion accessories. Smartphones with QR code-reader apps have made their use more ubiquitous for information exchange....
But iCloud’s (and now iCloud Drive’s) problem is that it isn’t very good. It’s nowhere near as feature rich or stable as Dropbox. For instance, iCloud Drive doesn’t even show a visual indicator when it’s syncing files. Recently, there have been a barrage of users all reporting that iCloud Drive was accidentally deleting their files. Most of it was happening when trying to move files when it was still syncing....
Until now, Windows users had to rely on third-party software to remap keys or create custom shortcuts. But with Microsoft’s PowerToys, remapping keys has become a safe and no-frills experience. So, without further ado, let’s see how to remap keys and shortcuts on Windows 10 with PowerToys. Setting Up PowerToys To remap keys and shortcuts on Windows 10, you need to first download and install PowerToys on your PC. Read on to learn how....
So in such situations, the best way out is to remove password-protection or encryption from the PDF document. And AnyBizSoft PDF Password Remover does exactly that. AnyBizSoft PDF Password Remover is a free premium tool which removes encryption from PDF files. It removes all the basic restrictions on printing, copying and editing the content of PDF files. It also removes password protection, if any, from the file. Here are the steps to do it....
On top of that, it does not understand the significance of the red colored close button on the program. Any other normal program would close or minimize to system tray, but Skype loves the taskbar and won’t leave it easily. So lets see how you can dump the annoying taskbar icon and minimize it to system tray using Skype options. Removing Skype Icon from Taskbar Step 1: Launch Skype and click on Tools—>Options to open Skype options....
It works remarkably in the same fashion on a Windows 10 machine, where more junk tends to gather over a period of time. The good part about Windows 10 specifically, though, is the ability to clean these temporary files from each hard disk drive. Let’s see how we can do that effectively. It’s All in the Settings One of the great changes that Microsoft has made to Windows 10 is the way the GUI presents itself to the user....
While there are certain fixes for different errors, they may not always work or give you the desired results. In such cases, you may want to reset your Windows 11 PC. However, one disadvantage of resetting your PC is losing all your data. Except, that’s not the case. Here’s how you can reset your Windows 11 PC without losing your data. All your files, folders, photos, music, etc., will stay intact on your hard drive or SSD....
So if you want to run Android apps on your Windows 11 laptop, here’s how to go about it. What Will You Need to Run Android Apps Now, your Windows 11 PC must meet certain requirements before you can install and run Android apps. Windows Version: You must enroll on Windows Insider, and your PC must have Windows 11 Insider Beta. To do so, head over to Settings > Windows Update > Windows Insider Program to link your account....
If you’ve used an iPhone or an iPad for some time, you probably tried setting Chrome as the default browser and failed. Apple just didn’t allow that to protect its own native Safari browser. But with iOS 14 and iPadOS 14, the Cupertino-based tech giant has finally knocked that wall down. That means you can easily make Chrome (or any other supported web browser such as Firefox) the default browser on your iOS or iPadOS device....
You can make changes from the Android Settings menu or set custom notification sounds from app settings. For specific apps like WhatsApp or Telegram, you can set a different sound for individual chats or groups. Let’s set it for popular apps like Gmail, WhatsApp, Facebook, and Slack. Use Phone Settings Samsung uses a different Settings menu in One UI Android skin. The ability to change app sound is buried in Settings....
Well, if you are wondering how to set up your Windows 11 PC with an offline account, you’ve come to the right place. In this guide, we will show you how to easily bypass Windows 11’s request to log in with your Microsoft account and create an offline account. Let’s get to it. Windows 11 Will Require an Internet Connection and Microsoft Account at Setup Microsoft recently released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22557 for its testers....
But how do you work with others on a same note or several notes? In this guide, we will show you how you can share Notes on your iPhone and collaborate with others. Share Individual Notes on iPhone There are a few ways you can use to share individual notes on your iPhone. Sharing a single note is good idea when you are working a few folks on a small project or just brainstorming through ideas....
There are multiple ways to sort Contacts on your iPhone and iPad so that you can organize them the way you want. This makes scrolling through the list easier. As a bonus, we’ll also show you how to create contact lists on your iPhone as well. So let’s begin. Tip: If you scroll through to the end, you’ll learn how to find the newest contacts on iPhone. 2 Ways to Sort Contacts on Your iPhone and iPad There are two ways in which you can organize your contacts on iPhone and iPad....
It has more megapixels under its belt along with better aperture, and features like dual focus and dual cameras in premium smartphones. This makes your smartphone’s back camera a better candidate to take selfies but there is just one tiny problem: there is no screen on the back which means you are in the blind spot. Let’s try to solve this problem and explore some apps that will allow you to take amazing selfies from the back camera....
