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Gmail of course has conquered user attention to quite a great extent but older services like Hotmail (or Windows Live Hotmail as it is known now) have also matured in the background. This article is a simple guide on why and how you should migrate from Gmail to Hotmail. Why Migrate from Gmail to Hotmail? The first and foremost reason to catalyze your navigation towards Hotmail could be the changes in Google’s recent privacy privacy policies....

The problem? While a little bit of room is naturally lost to formatting and system files, bloatware can also take up extra space on your device. What is bloatware exactly? In short it is any pre-bundled software that comes with your Android device that isn’t necessary to enjoy your handset or tablet. If you buy a subsidized handset or tablet, bloat comes in two forms: carrier-included bloat and manufacturer-included bloat....

Back Tap is an accessibility-related functionality, and Apple has designed it in a way for anyone to take advantage of. Once enabled, Back Tap allows you to bind various iPhone features such as Siri, the Control Center, and even shortcuts. As its name implies, you can then enable it by tapping the back of the device. Back Tap also relies on the built-in accelerometer, so you can set it up on any iPhone that’s capable of running iOS 14....

Most of the recently released higher-end Android devices running Android Lollipop or higher come with encryption enabled out-of-the-box, while in the others users have to manually turn it on. Since encryption hampers the performance of the phone, Android presents encryption as an option for devices with low hardware specs. Why Should I Encrypt My Phone? Android uses dm-crypt, a standard disk encryption system in Linux kernel, to store the data in your phone in a scrambled manner, making it unreadable....

Sharing One Contact at a Time iOS, unlike Android, does not have a built-in export/import feature for contacts. You can, however, share contacts one at a time. This is a painful affair but if you only have a handful of contacts and for some reason can’t download the app we’re going to talk about below, try this out. Go to the Contacts app, tap on the contact name and scroll down till you find Share contact....

Sadly, sometimes, the apps only work on Wi-Fi. That is, when you switch to mobile data, they do not work as intended. Of course, nobody would like to be in such a situation. Fortunately, you don’t have to be. Here you will find some fixes to resolve the issue of apps working on Wi-Fi only and not on mobile data. Let’s check them out. Restart Phone Before we start diving into other solutions, restart your phone....

Whenever the audio stops working, there can be many factors behind it, right from an interfering third-party program to the audio drivers and services running on your PC. Luckily, the solutions are simple and quick to apply. In this guide, we’ll start with the most basic solutions progressively moving on to slightly advanced ones to troubleshoot audio problems on Windows PC. 1. Check Volume If there’s no sound at all, then you can start with your PC’s volume settings....

I waited for a while. But nothing happened as my update was still stuck at posting. I wanted to delete it and post again, but there was no delete button either. It was starting to get annoying when I thought of switching accounts thinking that will help. Guess what? One cannot even switch accounts while the story is stuck on posting. Luckily, I fixed the issue using one of the solutions mentioned below....

The Realtek HD Audio Manager helps to detect the audio devices like headphones, speakers, and microphones on Windows 10 or Windows 11. With that software, you can configure, tweak, and customize the sound output as per your preference. The Realtek HD Audio Manager gets installed with the driver and rests in your PC’s system tray, taskbar, or general notification panel. When you can’t find the Audio Manager, or it goes missing, it’s most like a software issue and not a hardware problem....

Windows Sandbox is a phenomenal addition to Windows 10, with a host of uses ranging from checking files for malware to messing around with operating system settings in general. However, it’s also susceptible to a range of issues. A while back, I talked about the various solutions to the internet connectivity problems that could plague the Windows Sandbox. And today, I’m going to discuss actions that you can take if you get a ‘No hypervisor was found’ error message when attempting to launch it....

But if you want to try it out on your phone, there are a couple of things you’ll need to do first. And that’s what we’re going to talk about in this post. Without further ado, let’s take a look at how you can get Live View on Google Maps, along with a couple of other cool tips for the app. How to Get Live View on Google Maps To get the Live View feature on your device, you’ll first need to switch to the beta version of Google Maps app....

Tools like file downloaders, cloud storage apps and program updaters generally gobble a lot of bandwidth and speed down our browsing activity. In the same context, it could be a good idea to manually limit the allocated bandwidth and gain some for general purpose tasks. Here’s how to do it on Dropbox. Navigate to Dropbox’s system tray icon, right-click on it and open the Preferences. Similarly, the limits can be updated and changed on most downloading tools....

For this, Numbers sports filtering and sorting features that have taken a simpler, more straightforward approach in the latest versions of the app, mainly because of Apple’s idea of unifying their productivity apps across all devices and platforms. Let’s take a closer look at these essential features of Numbers. Note: While you are at it, you might also want to check out our entries on the basics of Numbers and a few tips on how to make it more productive for you....

Firefox 13 has added another feature to your bookmarks toolbar which gives you additional control if you think you have deleted a bookmark by mistake. Now, you can easily recover your bookmarks by date. Firefox now automatically backs up and keeps a copy of your bookmarks going back in time to the tenth day from the current date. Click on Bookmarks – Show All Bookmarks. The Library window gives you the Import and Backup menu....

Now with Windows 8, one will not have to format the computer any more. With options like Refresh and Reset, a person can easily get the computer fixed, or I must say, as good as new without formatting it. Let’s start with a quick look as to what are Windows 8 Refresh and Reset options. Difference between Windows 8 Refresh and Reset Refresh: This option refreshes your Windows 8 operating system settings to factory default but retains your files, photos, music and applications (Desktop and Metro)....

That’s why you must seriously look into restricting usage of cellular data on your iPhone or iPad. That holds true if you hand your device over to others regularly. Kids, for example. So without any further ado, let’s check out how you can do just that on any iPhone or iPad running iOS 12, iOS 13, or iPadOS. Block Cellular Data From Control Center With cellular data turned off, the Screen Time restrictions on your iPhone or iPad provide the ability to disable the Cellular icon on the Control Center easily....

With Task Scheduler, you can automate almost any task on your computer. You can start programs, execute commands, send an email and do a lot more by setting up and scheduling a basic or an advanced task on Windows. Today, we’ll learn how to schedule, run, and modify a task on Windows 10. Let’s get started. How to Create a Basic Task in Windows 10 If you’re only looking to schedule a task to launch programs or send e-mails, a basic task will do....

However, it lacks the subscribe feature that Windows Calendar had, and I see no direct way of synchronizing other calendars like Google Calendar with it. But, if you have a registration with Live/Hotmail ID then you will be glad to know that there is a way to do the same. Steps to Sync Google Calendar With Windows Live Mail Calendar Before moving on you should ensure that you have a Live/Hotmail account, have installed WLM and associated connectivity between them....

Part of what makes Android great is that there is no lack of options. Of course, not all Android phones are created equal. If you have a budget or aging phone, you can’t expect it to perform blazingly fast. That said, you don’t have to settle for snail-speeds, either. While most budget phones will run at least somewhat decently right out of the box, it doesn’t take too many months before you notice a bit of slowdown....

WhatsApp Groups have a limit of 256 users, but even a smaller group that’s active can blow up your phone’s notifications. You might wake up to a barrage of messages tagging you, discussing all sorts of things under the sun that you didn’t want any part of. Fortunately, WhatsApp includes a mechanism that prevents people from adding you to unsolicited and random groups. That way, you get an option to make a choice – whether you want to be part of that group and prevent spam from reaching your phone’s screen or not....