1. Work Through the Basic Fixes If the Windows key is not working, the issue might be hardware-related. Let’s glance over the basic fixes first. Clean keyboard. Use compressed air and remove dust particles from the keyboard. If you have a mechanical keyboard with detachable keys, you can use the key puller, remove the Windows key, and clear dust.If you have another keyboard lying around, try connecting that one with your PC or laptop....
LG actually packed a surprising amount of functionality in UX 4.0. When diving into the settings, LG’s purpose for the UI surfaces: efficiency and user control. There are actually a multitude of valuable settings at the user’s disposal for UI customization and system management. Hence, we have compiled a rundown of 8 useful features in UX 4.0 that users may not know about. 1. Smart Settings LG’s Smart settings automatically set certain phone functions when a condition is detected....
While rooting an Android phone does open a lot of options, we can’t ignore the fact that it also makes it vulnerable to security attacks. Aforesaid, much progress has been made and there are many amazing things you can do on Android that doesn’t need root. In this post, we have compiled a list of 9 such amazing things. So without delaying any further, let’s get started. 1. Automate Tasks It’s true that shaking your phone won’t launch the flashlight or a simple SMS can’t override the Do not Disturb settings by default....
First, we will cover basic tricks to improve internet speeds on your computer and several tips to increase download speeds from the web. Without further ado, let’s get started. 1. Connect to 5GHz Wi-Fi Frequency Band When you work with a dual-band Wi-Fi router, it’s a good idea to choose a faster 5GHz Wi-Fi frequency band for better internet speeds. Here’s how you can confirm a 5GHz Wi-Fi network on your computer....
Windows 8 is most suited for and is best to operate on touch screen devices. Nevertheless, I am not having a bad experience of using it on my basic laptop. The thing is that one has to be on top of keyboard shortcuts and mouse controls or actions to become a pro at using it. Among the two you may have your own choice. For me it is keyboard shortcuts....
important tasks on the fly. A very apt example of this is performing conversions of currency and keeping up to date with the its fluctuations across time in just a few seconds. Naturally, there are quite a few iPhone apps that perform these tasks on the App Store, but this time, let’s take a look at Currency – Simple Converter and XE Currency, a couple of these considered among of the best ones....
The easiest and the best way to back up your iPhone’s data is via iCloud. However, iCloud only gives you 5GB of free storage. So, if you have a lot of data, you will have to buy more storage. If you don’t want to shell out, Google Drive is a good alternative. It offers 15GB of free storage which should suffice for most users. If you wish to switch from iCloud, read along to know how you can back up iPhone data to Google Drive....
make your Windows 7 a Windows 8 look alike we gave you a glimpse of Rainmeter and how it can widgetize your desktop. Personally speaking, whenever someone asks me the question, “ Ashish, how can I make by Windows desktop beautiful?”, my usual reply is “use Rainmeter.” I am a fan of Rainmeter because of two reasons. First of all, each and everything is customizable, and thus you can decorate your desktop in every way you like....
Let’s make sure you get off to the best start you can. Don’t randomly emulate exercises you see others doing. Make sure you start your year off right by setting aside some time to create an action plan and visualize your health and fitness goals. 1. Count your Calories with MyFitnessPal You are what you eat! Food is the fuel of the body. Your diet is essential to meeting your fitness goals....
Next time when I tried to play the song I got an error and I was not able to see any of my imported songs in the app library. I thought it might be a one-time issue, but no matter how many times I tried, the music information was never retained. The app also gave no clue regarding what the problem was, but after thinking for a while I knew what the reason could have been....
If you were to take a deeper look, you’d see that only a handful of launcher apps have made it to the best and popular list. Two of such Android apps are the Nova Launcher Prime and the Apex Launcher Pro. Touted as two of the best Android launchers, these two claim to have hundreds of customization options, tons of widgets and, above all, the latest Oreo and Nougat features....
So why couldn’t Apple sustain the legacy of Steve Jobs? Was it all about him, his ideas and his stubbornness for innovation that made Apple the most successful tech company in our age? Let’s explore. The End of Simplicity If you still haven’t seen the new MacBook Pro, here’s the lowdown. The Apple logo on the back is not backlit, there are 4 USB-C ports and absolutely no SC card slots or thunderbolt ports....
There are awesome email apps available for iOS like Mailbox, Google Inbox and even Microsoft’s Outlook (which might even be the best Gmail client for iOS) to help you manage the email workload. All those apps make it easy to organize emails and set up reminders so you can deal with the email later, without fail. But wouldn’t it be great if there was a really simple way where you could just read the email subject and decide if you want to let go of it or deal with it later?...
So until we see a breakthrough from the hardware industry, the software developers are putting their best efforts towards getting the most out of what’s available. We have already seen a couple of battery saving apps for Android in the past and today we are going to talk about an all new app on the Play Store called LeanDroid. LeanDroid for Android LeanDroid is a simple battery saving app that takes care of your Wi-Fi and mobile data while you are not using the phone....
battery life . The iPhone is no exception of course. We’ve already shown you how to preserve your iPhone battery life , and Apple on its part constantly brings hardware and software revisions that give users a series of improvements to the battery performance of their iOS devices. Even so, the battery information that you can get from the iPhone’s settings is extremely basic, so it is up to third party apps to provide iPhone users with better ways to manage their iOS device battery....
We have covered an app called QuickPic in the past and indeed, it’s an amazing app with outstanding features like Wi-Fi Transfer, cloud backup and security lock. However, it only lets you categorize photos based on folders and moments. Focus is another interesting Gallery app for Android which focuses on tag based photo management system. But first, let’s take a quick look at what it can do. Focus: What’s it About The app is free with optional pro features we will have a look at, later....
secure your most important files and folders so that no one can access them even if they have full access to your computer? Perhaps you share your Mac with someone else and don’t want to create a whole new account for that person or you want to have your most vital information covered against possible theft. For these and other similar scenarios, I’m going to show you how to create an encrypted folder on your Mac that you can actually lock with a password to secure it and take with you anywhere you want....
keep the favorite ones bookmarked .. or maybe you simply remember them. However, modern browsers like Firefox offer better ways. One among such methods is the ability to customize the home page or a new tab page to pin the favorite ones as thumbnails. Another trick is to save them as bookmarks and associate keyboard shortcuts with them. That way, a punch on the shortcut would launch your favorite website....
Today we are going to see how we can tweak the Android Notification Bar or the Status Bar and make it look prettier using custom themes. Omega StatusBar is a nifty app that makes it possible to add a personal touch to the Android notification bar without rooting the phone. So let’s see how to use the app. Customizing Android Notification Bar Step 1: Download and install Omega StatusBar on your device from the Play Store....
newly-released iOS 7 is AirDrop, which allows you to transfer files wirelessly across iOS devices. However, as is sadly the case with other Apple services, AirDrop is somewhat limited, and it doesn’t support Macs and devices running other versions of iOS, like iOS 6 for example and not even iPhone 4’s running iOS 7. Thankfully, if you had hoped for AirDrop to come to all these devices, you will be happy to learn that there is a solution that is even better: DeskConnect, which provides an easy and efficient way to transfer different kinds of files across your Apple devices....
