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create custom vibration alerts . In the past, the ability to create custom vibration alerts was hidden deep in the Accessibility menu, but with iOS 6 it has taken a more prominent place, almost encouraging users to try it out. The great thing about vibration custom alerts is that they can be used in a variety of ways, allowing you, for example, to personalize from the way your calendar reminds you of events to even how your iPhone vibrates depending on the contact who calls....

task reminder tools and applications that one could use to keep a tab on his to-do list. So much so that one doesn’t care to look into the default Windows features or tools to see if there’s something like that available. At work I always prefer to use MS Outlook as it allows me to set up the task reminders too. But if you aren’t using it for emails, it probably won’t make a lot of sense to use this heavy tool just for task reminders....

While there a many tools that help you improve your typing speed, that’s only one way to being efficient with using a keyboard. Another way to get better with the board is to customize its settings such that you can make yourself comfortable with how the characters repeat. Let us learn what that means and how to change the settings on Windows 7. First and foremost, you will need to launch the Keyboard settings dialog....

We have seen quite a few apps like Snowball and C-Notice, which unify the notification updates from these apps. But to reply to the conversations, one had to open the individual app. Now with Disa, a unified messenger for Android, things are going to change. The app integrates different messaging services under a single roof enabling you to read and respond to them directly via Disa. For now, text messaging, Facebook and WhatsApp are supported, with more services like Hike and Line to be added soon....

Last month, Snapchat updated their app with new custom stories which allow users to collaborate and create stories on Snapchat and share with their followers. One of Snapchat’s long-standing unique features is that the Snaps get auto-deleted after a certain amount of time — but is it really true? Undoubtedly they get deleted from your device, but they might stay on the Snapchat servers for as long as 30 days before actually getting deleted from there too....

To fix the things we already covered an add-on called Switchy, a Firefox add-on that lets you create and switch between profiles quickly. Though the plugin did the task it claimed, there were some issues like there are weird symbols in the toolbar icon options, one can only create a profile and there is no option to remove or rename an existing one which sometimes made working on it difficult and annoying....

Chime is an extension for Chrome that supports a number of social networks for which you’d want the notifications. Usual suspects like Twitter and Facebook are, of course, there but apart from these it also supports specialty networks like Quora. This is the definitely one of the easiest ways to stay connected while literally connecting to all the services at once. Let’s see how it works. 1. Install Chime Install Chime from the Chrome Web Store....

The Pixel-maker has released a new app to help anyone trying to easily create 3D objects easily. Called Google Blocks, the new app is available for free on the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. Google touts that the app is intuitive enough to be easily used by early developers but also at the same time can create good models that are compelling. Using the app, anyone can create the 3D objects and export them to be viewed online....

Now, after more than a year of forcing Hangouts on users, Google has finally come out with a dedicated SMS app of their own called Messenger. Why would you want to have the Messenger app as your default? How is it better (or worse) than awesome third party SMS apps like GO SMS, Handcent, or Textra that we’ve talked about before? Read on to find out. Messenger Looks Great There are no two ways about it....

The Age of Empires franchise is receiving an update 12 years after its last edition and two decades after the first Age of Empires game was released by Microsoft. The Age of Empires IV will be released on October 19, 2017. Age of Empires: Rise of Rome Update Yes! If you’re thinking what I’m thinking, you’re thinking right! The Age of Empires: Rise of Rome is getting an update and it’ll be bundled alongwith the purchase of Age of Empires IV: Definitive Edition....

Thankfully, famous Cydia developer Filippo Bigarella has developed a small, simple app named StifleStand that helps iOS device owners who never use Newsstand to hide it within another folder. And there’s no need to jailbreak your iOS 6 for this. You can download StifleStand in both its Windows and Mac version from this website. Once you do, install it. Now, to hide the Newsstand app, open StifleStand and plug in your iOS device until the app recognizes it....

You might want to keep the notification tone different for your friends and groups – mostly to know which one is important. This guide will show you how to add custom notification sounds on Telegram. Unfortunately, this feature doesn’t work for Telegram app for the Web users. Add Custom Notifications Sounds to Telegram on iPhone The iPhones users can easily add custom notification sounds. Earlier, you’d need to add Private Chats, Group Chats, and Channels to the Exceptions list....

You can enable password protection for your Microsoft Word files to avoid compromising sensitive data. We will show you how to add a password to a Microsoft Word document on Mac and Windows. Add Password to a Word Document on Windows Let us begin with how to add a password to your Microsoft Word document(s) on Windows. We will use a Microsoft 365 account to show the steps. Do note that the Web version of Microsoft Word doesn’t support this feature....

The Apple Watch and other smartwatches have tried to remedy smartphone addiction across the globe, but it’s still too early to really tell if they’ve done anything. So in the meantime, try downloading just one more app: Moment for iOS. The tool analyzes how often you and your family use your smartphones, tracks your habits and provides ways to attempt to break the addictive usage patterns. Track Phone and App Usage Moment is a freemium app, so it’s free to download but you’ll have to pay to access additional features....

Changing notification sounds is one of many ways to personalize your Windows 11 experience. This guide will help you change and disable notification sounds on Windows 11. How to Change the Default Notification Sound in Windows 11 If you’re going to be hearing the notification sound all day, you might as well change it to something you like. The Settings app provides access to all the sound settings on Windows 11....

Sometimes, you wish to change your payment methods in Google Play for various reasons. You have to do this, especially when the payment for a subscription fee does not get processed on time. This post will show you how to change payment methods in Google Play on desktop and mobile. Add New Google Play Payment Method on Desktop If you wish to make any changes in the payment methods of your Google Play account on your desktop, here are the steps....

You can check how much cache Facebook has collected on Android and iOS. At times, Facebook power users gather cache in hundreds of MBs. Clearing app cache helps free up storage on your phone. It’s an effective way to free up your phone’s internal memory without deleting apps. Facebook’s Cache Explained To prevent high data usage and load the home feed quickly, Facebook stores cache files on the phone. The next time you launch Facebook, the app doesn’t need to connect to the company servers to get the latest data; it can load the content from the cache....

If Microsoft’s cloud storage starts to function abnormally, you don’t have to take drastic action such as removing and reinstalling the app to set things straight. Instead, all you need to do is to clear the OneDrive cache. So let’s see how and when you should go about doing that. Clearing the Cache On every platform, OneDrive caches a certain amount of data locally to speed things up — recently used files, placeholder icons, thumbnails, etc....

The best strategy would be to take a backup of your data, format the disk and change its file system.. but that isn’t why you are reading this article, is it? 🙂 So, we will tell you how to do the conversion (and why you may want to) without formatting your disk. Note: The process we are going to talk about is one way. If ever you wish to switch back FAT32 you will need to format your disk (though I have heard Partition Magic can do it, I am not quite sure of it)....