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Think of Google Alerts as your own personal homing missile; or a Google Search robot on automatic mode. Your ‘missile’ is armed with a keyword (a search term you are looking for). When Google Alerts comes across the keyword in web pages, newspaper articles, or blogs, it sends you the results as an email. You can also subscribe to Google Alerts via Google Reader or any other feed reader. As you can see, it’s easy to set up your keyword search with Google Alert....

Subscribing to ‘strangers’ is easy – Hop over to their timeline and click on the Subscribe button. Once you subscribe, you can see their public posts in your news feed. You can go to the subscriptions suggestions page to discover people from all strata of society. The list includes famous names as well as not-so-well known ones. To control the types of updates you want see about someone you’re subscribed to, hover your mouse over the Subscribed or Friends button at the top of their profile (timeline) and click Settings....

Now, if you have a habit of doing something specific each time you log in to Facebook, why don’t you bookmark the URL that takes you there directly? Saves time, right? I have listed a few important ones. Hope you will find them useful. Just copy paste these on your browser’s address bar, and then bookmark them. Go to the home page: http://www.facebook.com/Your profile: http://www.facebook.com/yourprofileid.Check news feed on the go: http://www....

Panoramio also exists as a layer on Google Earth and Google Maps. You can switch it on to see the geo-tagged photos that are contributed by globetrotters around the world. As Panoramio is all about photos of destinations and places, you won’t find personal photos here. In fact, these types of photos are excluded from Panoramio as it focuses solely on places. The other key point is that all photos are geo-located on a Google Map, so you can explore a place by its photos alone....

You can now use the Apple Music web player, which is accessible via music.apple.com, to stream music from any device conveniently. But does it do anything differently from the native Music app on the iPhone and Mac or iTunes on PC? And when should you use it? Let’s find the answers to those questions below. What Does the Apple Music Web Player Do Differently Fire up the Apple Music web player, and you can immediately start playing 30-second previews of over 60 million songs....

Well, you can take help of the block option. One may be curious as to what happens when you block a user on Instagram? In simple words, the blocked profile won’t be able to see your posts and stories. But is that it? What happens to everything else such as comments, likes, messages, bio, and other things? Don’t worry. We shall answer all such queries in this post where we help you in understanding what happens after blocking someone on Instagram....

Say you’re experiencing unexplainable glitches using Firefox on your device. You’ve tried all the recommended solutions you found online, but nothing fixes the issue(s). What do you do? Well, that’s where refreshing your Firefox browser comes in. It’s a surefire troubleshooting solution to almost all errors and issues affecting Firefox. Now, let’s talk about some things that occur behind the scene when you hit that refresh button. What Does Refresh Firefox Do Almost everything created by man (hardware or software, in this context) has a refresh or reset button....

But you don’t need to take such a harsh decision. You can simply remove them from your followers list. Blocking someone is one way to remove that person as your follower. However, blocking doesn’t seem a sensible choice always as it comes with its drawbacks. Such as you won’t be able to see their profile too or message them. Fortunately, you can remove someone as your follower without going through the repercussion of blocking....

So, what is a magic link? Is it an alternate means to sign into your Tumblr dashboard? Is it even safe to use? You’re probably reeling with such questions. But don’t worry. You are going to find all the answers right here. So read on. What Is a Magic Link? Tumblr developers love going overboard when it comes to naming new features. And unsurprisingly, a magic link is just a link sent to the email address associated with your Tumblr account....

Earlier, phones were simple in a way that a non-tech savvy person could use them easily. The user interface was designed by keeping calling and messaging in mind. With the advent of smartphones, things became a tad complicated. Fortunately, manufacturers like Samsung make it easy to use smartphones with features like Easy mode. But what is the easy mode, and how does it benefit users? Find out all the answers in this post where you will also get to know how to enable or disable it....

Dark Mode inverts the colors but in a very Apple-like way. The Helvetica font is now white instead of black and the white translucent layers are replaced with black translucent layers. To find out how to enable and customize this mode, read on. How To Enable The Dark Mode In Yosemite Step 1: Open System Preferences. Step 2: Go to General. Step 3: Under the Appearance option you’ll see an option called Use dark menu bar and dock....

Among them is the Voice Control feature that’s designed for people who want to control the Mac instead of using the keyboard or mouse. If that is your situation, or you just want a new way of using your Mac without the hassles of typing on a keyboard or using your mouse, read on to find out what Voice Control is and what you can do with it. What Is Voice Control on Mac Voice Control is a macOS Catalina feature that allows you to control your Mac computer using simple voice commands that are propagated by the voice recognition technology....

And guess what? The Wyze Cam v3 is an affordable home security camera and is almost in the same price bracket. So which one should you choose for your home security? Should you go with the old Wyze Cam Pan, or should you pick up the snazzy new Wyze Cam? Well, that’s what we will find in this post as we compare the Wyze Cam Pan with the Wyze Cam v3 and find which is the better home security camera....

The majority of Chinese manufacturers (except OnePlus) are using a heavily modified version of Android on their smartphone offering. Huawei (EMUI), Vivo (FunTouch OS), Oppo/Realme (Color OS), and Xiaomi (MIUI) are some of the examples of the ongoing trend. From the above list, both Oppo and Xiaomi are expanding at a rapid pace in Asia and Europe. Both the companies have spun off individual brands (Realme for Oppo and Redmi for Xiaomi) to cover every possible price category....

The latest Wolverine movie is out and it has already created a mini-tsunami in the box-office. For fans — new and old — it’s a chance to re-live the Wolverine experience. And you never know, perhaps another movie marathon? In view of the immense fondness that we have for this character, we have handpicked some of the most outstanding Wolverine Wallpapers of all times. Hope you enjoy them. To set the image as the wallpaper, click on the image and save it or download it as per your screen resolution....

On any Windows-powered laptop (or tablet), clicking the battery icon in the taskbar menu or simply hovering your mouse on it should display a remaining usage estimate. That is, how long your laptop should last on battery power. If the battery section of your Windows laptop doesn’t display a ‘time remaining’ estimate, there’s a problem somewhere, and we’ll show you two ways to fix it. Although the battery estimate indicator isn’t always accurate and is really just an ‘estimate’, it is a pretty useful feature....

Thankfully someone in Mountain View listened and has made this process a lot simpler for Android phones running Lollipop. The best thing? You don’t even need to be rooted anymore. Now that things are easier, a lot of applications have propped up on the Play Store. Today we’ll take a look at two free applications. A simple one and a feature rich option. 1. Lollipop Screen Recorder Lollipop Screen Recorder is as easy as it gets....

I too got a chance to live amidst looming mountains and meandering rivers when I was studying engineering. Though the college is over, my love for lofty mountains and raging rivers still exists. Although I can’t go back to them as often as I’d like to, I can surely bring them to me (virtually). Here is a list of 25 beautiful wallpapers of mountains and rivers for your desktop, that will bring you or give you an illusion of being close to mother nature even when you are slogging in that corner cubicle of yours....

The high bandwidth of HDMI 2.1 enables you to stream content in higher resolution and frame rates. This means you will be able to stream in 8K when the resolution is more readily available. That said, you get the advantage of eARC and Dynamic HDR in these OLED TVs for a more immersive experience. So, if you are in the market looking for some cool OLED TVs with HDMI 2....

In 9 out of 10 times, the problem is from the disk/drive you’re trying to format. You could encounter the ‘Windows was unable to complete the format’ error if the drive in question is physically damaged (fully or partly) or write-protected. Some complex or advanced virus infection could also cause this error. Proceed to the section below to learn how to manoeuver this failure and get your drive formatted. But before then, you could also try formatting the drive on another computer to confirm if the problem stems from the drive or your PC....