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From wireless file transfers between Androids, file transfers using browsers and app transfers between two Android devices – you name it, we have a tutorial to get that done. Adding to the list, today I am going to show you how to map your Android device as a hard drive on Windows and transfer files wirelessly. I believe that it’s much easier to use CTRL+C/X and CTRL+V when it comes to transferring files than to use third party tools or a web browser....

Blu-ray playback performance and give you the best Blu-ray experience on it? Here is what you need to do: Video Settings Step 1: From your PS3 home screen, on the XMB, head to the Settings menu, scroll down to Video Settings and select it. We will work with several of the options in this menu. Step 2: Scroll down to BD – Internet Connection, select it and choose Allow. This will allow your PS3 to connect to the internet every time a Blu-ray plays in order to get the latest firmware updates for the player....

You’ll immediately forget how you lived life without calendar sets once you set them up. Luckily, it’s pretty easy to get started organizing your calendar into sets. Once you have Fantastical 2 installed on your Mac, dive in and give it a go. Note: While Fantastical 2 is also available for iPhone and iPad, the calendar sets feature has yet to make it over to iOS. The developers have stated that this is coming in the future....

Sizer is the perfect solution to this dilemma since it allows for the setting of windows to a predefined size for your convenience. How it Works Sizer is a well thought out utility that makes it easy for users to precisely resize program windows as they wish. Your first step while using this app should be to configure the window sizes you wish to work with. The above screenshot is pretty self-explanatory but you should note the following points....

These logs are saved on the account of both the users and they prove useful when you want to review your chat records. But, for certain chats, you might want to disable this archiving feature for added privacy. So lets see how we can easily disable the feature while chatting with a contact. Cool Tip: While we are talking about Gmail chat, we covered a nice article on how to know if a contact blocked you on Google Talk....

Layering in Docs can add words to a picture, add a logo or watermarks to an image, or merge two images. There are two ways to layer images in Google Docs. Firstly, with the help of Google Drawings and secondly, using the wrap text feature. Let’s check both the methods to layer images or text on another picture in Google Docs. Method 1: Overlap Images in Google Docs With Google Drawings In this method, you need to add your image as a drawing first....

We’ve already told you: There are apps that help you delete photos and ones that do the same for screenshots. But even when you use the apps we’ve talked about above, the photos aren’t deleted immediately. It’s the same as how files from PCs aren’t really deleted when you click that Delete button. So if the image you just deleted isn’t really gone, how do you get it back? Alternatively, how do you make sure the image is really deleted?...

Permanently removing purchased books (even freebies count as purchases) is not possible. Thankfully, the Books app still lets you get rid of books (both downloads and book covers) from your iOS device pretty easily. And if you prefer alternate eBook reader apps, you can also choose to remove the Books app itself. Remove Downloaded Books Removing downloaded books from the Books app helps free up space, and is a pretty good idea when you are really crunched for storage....

When texting you can easily forget to a text or send a text at an appropriate time. You can avoid this situation in future cases if you start scheduling your text messages. Here’s how you can schedule a text message on your iPhone. How to Schedule a Text Message Using the Shortcuts App Currently, the Messages app on iPhone does not have a feature to schedule messages. However, if you have the latest iOS update on your iPhone, you can create an automated feature on the Shortcuts app to help with this....

That’s right. Like Facebook, Instagram too stores a history of all your liked posts, a nifty feature that lets you look back at the photos and videos you liked. Here’s how to see liked posts on Instagram using your mobile and computer. Note: As per Instagram, one can only see the most recent 300 posts they have liked. How to View Liked Posts on Instagram on iPhone or Android Instagram has made it easy for you to revive some nostalgia....

But what has remained unchanged, so far is how WhatsApp transfers these image files. For effective transfer of pictures, WhatsApp reduces the image resolution to roughly a third of its original resolution. Though nothing changes much on a phone screen, the image loses much of its finer details when you view it on a computer. That’s quite a bummer, right? But worry not, we at Guiding Tech have found out two nifty ways to send a full resolution picture in WhatsApp....

Now, sending and receiving money is as simple as sending a message on WhatsApp. However, you’ll first need to get this feature and set it up. WhatsApp started rolling out this feature sometime last week using the beta app, though the chatter for this feature is quite old now. It will make way for more and more users on both Android as well as iOS in the coming days. However, as with any new and exciting feature, WhatsApp has not made anything easy this time as well....

You can share up to 30 photos at a time. The limit should be enough for the most users out there. And if you want to share more, you can always perform the steps again and send more photos. Follow the steps below and share your vacation photos or marriage library on WhatsApp. Send Multiple Photos on WhatsApp for iPhone There are two ways to send multiple photos on WhatsApp for iPhone....

Home desks are seldom clutter-free and organized. On bad days, it looks like a mini-tornado has ripped through it. And it gets worse when you receive an invitation for a Zoom video call in the middle of it. The perfect recipe for a panic attack, I’d say. But before you let that set in, how about you handle it calmly and put on a virtual background for your Zoom meeting?...

Most users rely on a stable internet connection to transfer data using various mediums such as cloud services, email, chat apps, etc. But what if there is no internet connectivity? Suppose you are traveling and you need to transfer files from your phone to PC or vice versa. And you’re not carrying a USB cable and mobile data isn’t exactly reliable. What do you do in such a situation? How do you move files?...

Before you know it, you might end up downloading ‘Good Morning,’ ‘Happy Birthday,’ and other irrelevant media files from WhatsApp groups. Using the steps below, you can save internet data and storage space on your iPhone or Android phone. Disable Media Auto-Download on WhatsApp By default, WhatsApp automatically downloads all photos, videos, and other files shared in a WhatsApp group. So if you haven’t tinkered with the settings to disable media auto-download on WhatsApp for iOS and Android, follow the steps below....

For instance, I have a tab and a phone. I sometimes watch movies on my tab in my garden and simultaneously like to charge my phone inside the house. Of course, that’s when I get the lion’s share of my daily calls and texts (life is weird). I am jealous of you iOS users! So I started looking for an app that could push notifications from one Android device to another, and could also dismiss notifications across all devices....

That said, Microsoft has partnered with Laplink to make the PC transfer tool free for users to make the upgrade hassle free. As most of the users will be upgrading to Windows 10, Microsoft has made the tool free for at least a year to make the ride easier for its users. So let’s see how we can use the tool to get most of the files and settings transferred from an old PC to a new one....

That makes a lot of sense but what about Play Store Music? It will soon be discontinued which means this is probably a good time to transfer your playlists from Google Play Music to YouTube Music. Exporting playlists from Google Play Music is a little tricky when compared to other music streaming apps, and only two of the several music data movers I tested works. Let’s begin. 1. Soundiiz Soundiiz is a web app that works with many music streaming services including Google Play Music and YouTube Music....

Here’s how you can disable both promotions and/or help tips from showing on the Skype interface next time. Step 1: Launch Skype and log in to your account. Step 2: Navigate to Tools -> Options. Step 4: Click on Save and exit the interface. I do not like such messages and hence have them disabled. I guess many others will want them turned off too. And by any chance if you like to have them and do not see them, do the reverse of Step 3....