If this sounds a bit familiar, it is. Bedtime is somewhat Apple’s take on Sleep Cycle, the first and still most popular app in the App Store that debuted to monitor sleep. I remember buying Sleep Cycle for my iPhone 3G, so we’re talking a rather archaic debut. So the question is, now that Apple has its own sleep-tracking feature, should you still rely on a third-party solution? Is Apple’s good enough?...
Make no mistake, Asana and Monday aren’t suitable for personal use. It will be overkill for a consumer to use such solutions for personal projects. Besides, you can pick Trello or Notion for your personal projects. In this post, we will compare Monday against Asana and conclude which one gives you the best features for project management. Let’s jump in. Cross-Platform Availability Monday app is natively available on iOS, Android, Mac, and Web....
While you’re waiting for Siri, a new bot has entered the Mac App Store. While it can’t do everything Siri can do, Awa covers most of the basic essentials, including understanding natural language. Siri will probably come eventually, but for only $0.99, let’s see if Awa can hold her own. Claimed Features First, let’s go through all of the commands the developer claims Awa is capable of acting on. You can apparently use Awa to open applications on your Mac, go to specific websites or search the web, perform calculations, take notes, set reminders in the Reminders app and find places in Maps....
Looking at this from the content creator’s perspective, that’s a lot of stuff. Stuff that fans are probably going to forget. Stuff that you’re probably going to recycle (as it is with anything on the internet). In times like these, keeping a log of all the things you posted to Facebook can come in handy. Now of course, you can do this the old fashioned way: manually copy the picture you uploaded to a folder on your local drive or Dropbox/Google Drive....
Since it’s a long list, let’s get going, shall we? But before that, Here are the best floodlight security cameras that you can buy Smarten your door with these battery-powered doorbell cameras Design The Blink Mini lives up to its name and sports a small form factor. It sports a round base and squarish face. The ‘face’ has invisible infrared LED that help in recording sharp night clips (more on that later)....
Well, that is until recently when I found out my favorite weather app for iPhone would launch on the Mac. Sure enough, there’s no competition: Carrot Weather is the best weather app you can get on your Mac. Let’s explore why. Carrot Weather is Jam-Packed with Features Carrot Weather reports on everything you could possibly want to know about the weather and then some. It includes a full 24-hour forecast and eight-day forecast to start....
Mail , Photos and Safari, which have changed and improved to some degree, but overall, most of the core Apple set of native apps have remained the same. One of the most glaring examples of this is Apple’s Contacts app, which besides some basic changes in its looks, has basically remained unaltered through the entire existence of Apple’s smartphone since it debuted in the market on 2007. Because of that, there has been a flood of contact applications that have showed up on the App Store, but due to the vast amount of these available, it is not easy to choose the best one....
Cool Tip: Yahoo has now collaborated with Dropbox and allows you to send email attachments via Dropbox over and above the said limit. Here’s how you may activate the facility. Today we will talk about one more such service which is unique in its own way. Copy puts a lot of focus on group accounts thereby giving a platform to corporate environments, data management and user/group management. The services seem to be fairly priced when it comes to usage on a large scale....
1. Import from SIM card This is the simplest option. If you still save your contacts on your SIM card (which you should not be doing), transferring them to Nokia X is very simple. Just pop in the SIM card and let’s get started. Step 1: Head to the People app and swipe up from the bottom of the screen to reveal the menu. Step 2: From here tap the Import/Export button....
Because of all this, encryption tools are gaining value every day, especially if they are fast, accessible and easy to use. Today we take a look at two of these tools: Encrypto and Hider 2. We’ll check their most important features, see how they compare to each other and how Mac users can benefit from them. Encrypto While not the most complete when it comes to advanced features, Encrypto (free on the Mac App Store) makes up for it with its simplicity, ease of use and convenience....
Of course, you can scan the document and then use a free online OCR tool to convert the picture to text but chances of finding a scanner nearby could well be bleak. Chances of having a smartphone near, may be an Android, are considerably higher and that’s enough to convert the document to digital format using OCR. We will see how you can use your Android phone’s camera to shoot photos of document and then convert it into plain text using OCR (Optical Character Recognition) technology....
SwiftKey and GBoard (Google Keyboard) are two highly popular keyboard apps and each possesses tremendous features. Above all, both the apps are free with zero in-app purchases (at the time of writing). So it’s only fair that we pitted both the keyboards against each other and see who wins at the end. 1. Google Search: The Upper Hand of GBoard? The integrated Google Search is one of the winning features of Gboard and needless to say, it makes searching and sharing seem like a piece of cake....
With Windows 8 Pro Microsoft would require you to purchase an additional license to get Media Center which means users need to shell out extra bucks. However, the good news is that if you have already installed Windows 8 Pro on your computer, you can get the Windows 8 Media Center now for free. This is a limited period offer and you should avail it if you’ve already purchased Windows 8 Pro....
The problem is, a scan only replicates your old photos, so if you want to really make them look like new you will have to restore them to some degree, a task that might seem daunting but is actually stress-free on a Mac, thanks to great tools like iPhoto. Let’s take a look at how you can get your old, vintage photos to great shape using iPhoto. Adjusting Tones and Colors First, scan and open your vintage photo in iPhoto on your Mac....
Though there are many free VPN services available you can opt for, most would likely flood your pages with ads (Hotspot is one such free VPN I know about) and you may have to compromise on the speed or a data cap restriction. If you are looking for a secure, risk-free and seamless VPN service, I’d advise you to go for a paid one. HideIPVPN is one such dedicated service we are going to talk about today....
If you are facing issues with Chrome not syncing your browsing data (passwords, bookmarks, open tabs, etc.) correctly on your iOS device, don’t be alarmed. Usually, you can easily fix such a trivial issue. Let’s see what you must do for getting Chrome back to function in top shape. 1. Check Sync Settings If you are using Chrome on your iPhone or iPad for the first time, the chances are that Chrome Sync is actually turned off for certain types of browsing data....
Typeform made a debut in 2012, and carries a modern interface that makes the process of filling out forms (and creating them) a joyful one. But if you place them side by side, which service is best suited for you? Is Typeform the tool that you were always looking for? Or, should Google Forms be always the ubiquitous choice for conducting digital surveys and quizzes? Well, that’s what we are going to find out today as we compare some of the best features of both Google Forms and Typeform....
And the latest sensation in this universe of life-like clarity are the HDR TVs. With more and more TVs in the mid-tier segment — leave alone the premium-tier — offering HDR, it’s all but natural that people will want to grab one. But then, as always, the same question presents itself before you make the ‘investment’ — is it worth the hype and money? In this article today, we present to you the very fact on how HDR TVs work and if its worth the hype....
Well, that’s what we are going to explore today as we pit HDMI 2.0 against DisplayPort 1.4 and see which technology should you opt for when you buy your next monitor. So, what are we waiting for? We don’t want to bombard you with the intricate technical details and shall try to keep it as lucid as possible. Let’s get started. Have a 4K UHD TV or an AV Reciever?...
Devices then had to be plugged into iTunes to try updating once more, but more problems ensued there. Some users report being unable to update from iTunes and unfortunately having to restore the iPhone or iPad, removing all content and settings. Twitter lit up with hundreds if not thousands of complaints, many of which Apple Support tried tackling as quickly as possible. Even some high-profile technology journalists suffered from the issue....
