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Because of this ease of access, it is very important to take full advantage of everything that the Finder sidebar has to offer, which is why here we offer you a few tips to get the most out of it. Let’s learn about them. Add Any Item to the Finder Sidebar One of the huge benefits of the Finder is that whenever you open a Finder window, it gives you immediate access to some of the system’s most important areas, like the folders for your photos, movies and even your user folder....

What Could Go Wrong? In an ideal world, backups should be “set it and forget it.” They just work. When something goes wrong, you go to the backup and restore stuff. If everything worked just the way it should, then you probably wouldn’t even need the backup. That’s one of the reasons you need to test it. A very common problem users have with backups is they’re backing up the wrong stuff....

We don’t mean for you to spy at your kids or elder ones all the time. Instead, you can track your family member’s location without intimating them, add geofencing, and do more with your iPhone. 1. Use Apple Find My App Before you go ahead and use the Find My service from Apple, you must set up Family Sharing from the Settings menu. Step 1: Open the iPhone Settings app....

Well, that’s exactly what I’ll show you today. All you’ll have to do is take a proper picture of the text you’d like to translate. And you’re good to go. Let’s see how you can do it. Translate Image Text on Your Android Smartphone So, you must be knowing that Microsoft has a Language Translator app on Android. Well, if you didn’t then you might not be even knowing this awesome suite of apps that Microsoft has on Play Store....

Chrome also plays an active role in protecting your system from malware. By default, it blocks files that it deems as unsafe from downloading onto your computer. Sadly, that also means that you won’t be able to download files from certain sites that you know are trustworthy but Chrome thinks otherwise. And then there’s also the whole deal with Chrome blocking automatic downloads that originate from the same source. That’s very annoying at times....

But for the longest time, Genius was web only. They had a basic iOS app. But now it’s on Android, along with a redesigned iPhone app. I love having access to lyrics offline using QuickLyric and I appreciate Musixmatch’s floating lyrics player and the widget support in iOS. But they don’t have what Genius does; annotations. Lyrics, Poetry, Prose Genius used to be only about song lyrics. But they’re expanding now....

However, sometimes due to certain reasons, the Play Store could stop working or doesn’t update automatically. It could also be that the apps won’t download due to an outdated version of the Play Store. In cases like these, one needs to either manually update Play Store or force it to look for an update. That’s exactly what we are gonna discuss today. Let’s see the three methods in which you can perform a manual Play Store update on Android....

YouTube brings a new feature called ‘Add To Queue’ to help you add videos to a queue for a continuous streaming experience. In this post, we will show how to use Add To Queue feature on YouTube on web and mobile. The YouTube’s new ‘Add to Queue’ feature is under testing phase till January 28, 2023. That means, Android and iPhone users will have to opt-in to test this feature....

This post will cover two dimensions. Firstly, how to use the Google Contacts service from inside the Samsung Contacts app. Secondly, ditch the Samsung Contacts app completely and fully use the Google Contacts app on Samsung phones. Let’s check both ways. Method 1: How to Use Google Contacts From Samsung Contacts App If you are satisfied with the Samsung Contacts app’s features, you can use the Google Contacts service from within the Samsung Contacts app....

The biggest challenge is to rearrange the elements after you make a small change in the timeline. The gap that the video created while you trimmed it needs to be filled, and manually selecting the media files and moving them on the editing timeline can be tough. Also, if there’s more than one edit you are trying to make, you can imagine the kind of mess it might create. Trying out Ripple Editing is your best bet in such scenarios, And before we see how you can carry it out in Sony Vegas Pro, let me quickly tell you what it is and how it can be useful....

However, it’s not just the text messages and emails that make notifications so important. They also notify you about flash sales and discounts if you have an appropriate shopping app installed. Remind you to drink water and even take a 7 min workout break if you have health apps installed. They even tell you when your ordered food or the cab is going to arrive. You see, they are one of the major elements driving your world....

Apart from Huawei, Coolpad had earlier launched its flagship device — the Cool 1 — in India, which also comes packed with a dual camera setup, at an event in late December last year. Since these are the latest dual camera sporting devices in the sub-Rs. 15000 category, we felt the need to compare what these two pack in order to form a clearer picture for you guys before you spend your bucks on any one of them....

release of OS X Mavericks . With it, Apple has provided even older Macs with a lot of new features, yet perhaps none is more apparent than the increased battery life that most Macs are gaining by just installing OS X Mavericks. However, on top of that, there are a couple of new tools in this new version of OS X that can help Mac users improve even more the battery life of their Macs....

Intellipedia is an encyclopaedia for US government secret services as well as other government organisations with similar clearance and the website has been active for a little more than a decade. The website has three levels of classification of the contained data — one consists sensitive but unclassified documents, the mid-level one contains secret information and another for top secret information. Since 2014, multiple applications have been filed under the Freedom of Information Act, which has allowed public access to several unclassified documents present in the secret service encyclopaedia....

Sparrow for iOS ($2.99) Apple’s own mail app has finally found a worthy contender. Both apps are great though, so it is only fair to compare both in some key aspects to fully understand where each one excels and what unique features each of them brings to the table. Note: This comparison was written based on Mail on iOS 6 and on the version 1.3.3 of Sparrow. Speed Both Mail and Sparrow proved to be speedy enough to not raise any concerns or present any usability problems....

has been received with a lot of enthusiasm and expectations. While some of you might be thinking of giving it a try, a few must have already decided to switch over . Others could be planning to make an addition to the existing list of email IDs. And then there could be many amongst you who already own a Hotmail or Windows Live ID, in which case there’s a choice to migrate to the new service....

In 2005, the original Android Inc company was acquired by Google and since then, Android has never looked back. Android is basically a free open-source operating system (OS). Designed particularly for mobiles, the Android OS is now available for tablets, TV, and cars. Since it is an open-source software, tech companies can use it for free. They can alter it as per their preference and build a new ROM based on Android....

Why do we say that? Well, because of the superior customizations and features offered by the app. You can customize anything with this launcher. Be it icon size, gestures, effects, dock, unread count, etc., the app has everything at your disposal. However, there is a small issue. You don’t get all the cool features in the free version. You will have to pay a few bucks to unlock all the features included in the Prime version of Nova Launcher....

Safari is a built-in choice for every iPhone user. And while it’s capable on its own, the App Store is packed with excellent options. Opera recently launched Opera Touch browser to address the growing pains of the modern user. Smartphones are getting taller, and the Opera Touch gears towards delivering the best one-handed browsing experience on a large screen. Also, the app is filled with usual Opera goodies that make it a worthy contender to Safari....

Now, this behavior can get really annoying at times. The reason is that you may actually want to perform a search on www.google.com instead of the country domain (as the results could vary). So, is there a way to prevent the redirection and force open www.google.com? Yes, there is. And when you want to do that simply hit the URL http://www.google.com/ncr, where ncr means no country redirection. You need to do this just once....