However, one difference between the third-party antivirus solutions and Windows Defender is that the latter’s automatic update is linked to Windows updates. Thus if a user has disabled Windows automatic update to save internet bandwidth, his Windows Defender will also remain outdated. And that’s not something that we recommend because an antivirus that is not up-to-date is as good as no antivirus at all. Today we will address this issue and have a look at how we can update Defender without enabling Windows automatic update....

Android as a touchpad mouse, keyboard and remote control for various applications that are installed on your computer. Today we’ll take up a similar app that has some different and interesting features: If your laptop’s touchpad hardware does not support multi-touch, the app can replace it for you and bring in all the features of multi touch like pinch-to-zoom and two finger scrolling.Using the app, you can use Google Voice to compose documents on your computer....

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....

capturing video , there are more apps on the App Store than any of us would care to count. Even worse, most of them do the same with just a few tweaks on their interfaces here and there. This is precisely why an app like Vine is such a welcome addition to the small ranks of video capturing apps that do things right. In short, Vine is an original and simple application for iPhone that makes shooting short videos as fun as it can be....

Use F.lux To Adjust Monitor Color & Brightness By Time of The Day If you have F.lux installed in your PC then you don’t need to worry about screen brightness. It adjusts monitor color and brightness according to the lighting conditions around you. Using Syncback To Sync Files & Folders On Your PC The complete guide to use Syncback (a well known tool for files and folders synchronization) to sync files across computer and external hard drive....

With that in mind, this post explains everything about MIDI files, and few ways to easily open them on your Windows 11 PC. What Are MIDI Files Typically used by music producers to record sound produced by electronic synthesizers, MIDI or Musical Instrument Digital Interface file’s packs details about what musical notes/keys are being played at a time. It also includes details like how long or loud each note will be so that any software that supports MIDI playback can reproduce the very sound sequence....

Sometimes, your unhappy employees or customers may abuse or harass you on the platform. While blocking an account solves the problem, we recommend reporting such abusers to Facebook. You may wonder what happens when you report someone on Facebook Messenger. Let’s discuss the implications of reporting someone on Messenger. How to Report Someone on Facebook Messenger If you frequently encounter nasty comments and abusive messages on Facebook Messenger, follow the steps below to report such accounts....

While iPhone cameras continue to improve yearly, Android phones also pack pretty compelling options. However, you’ll never get the same quality and imaging options using the camera option from social media platforms like Snapchat, Instagram, and TikTok. Several users, especially those who switch from iPhone to Android, find poor and low-resolution images and video quality while using the social media app’s camera on Android. Even if you use flagship phones from Google, OnePlus, or Xiaomi, the Instagram camera will continue to deliver pictures and videos like a low-end Android phone....

I’ve personally been waiting for it a while, right since I saw this heart-felt response from a Microsoft veteran about the state of affairs within the Redmond company. This really puts in perspective what Microsoft has gone through, as an organization, and now that Satya Nadella is at the helm, let’s hope that things can improve. After all, Windows OS is still the mostly widely sold and used OS for computing devices....

Sometimes, this process could be time consuming. And if you don’t have a zip file extractor already installed, you would first need to get that. A better workaround to this process is using Wobzip. (you might also want to take a look at a free winzip alternative we have published later. ) Wobzip is a web based tool to extract compressed zip files. You can upload a zip or rar file from your PC or directly extract online compressed archives by giving URL of the file....

The iPhone security flaw allows anyone with the proper skill to gain control of your device remotely without you ever knowing. That means they can activate your camera to spy on you, hear your phone calls, see what you type and who you type it to and more. The risks can not be overstated. To ensure you’re protected from any harmful intruders, go to the Settings app on your iOS device....

Charging devices is also pretty much synonymous with cables. These can honestly get in the way sometimes. Remembering to actually charge devices can also be a hassle. I’m sure you have experienced wanting to use a particular device before only to realize it isn’t charged. Well, one alternative is wireless charging. I mean we have all seen various versions of a wireless charging brick/mat right? They do work well and eliminate you having to connect your device to charge without a cable in the way....

Though both phones sport pretty good cameras, one thing that left me surprised was the exclusion of 4K video recording in the Redmi Note 5 Pro, the pricier one. That exclusion intrigued us — the GT team —a lot. It got us thinking that if the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 does have 4K, there must be some way to enable the same in the Redmi Note 5 Pro. After a little research, we learned that the camera hardware supports 4K, it was the software which was preventing us from recording in 4K....

In addition to giving an option to turn off comments, Instagram now lets you hide likes and view counts on your posts. This post will show you how to do exactly that. The best part is that this feature doesn’t require you to switch to a Professional account. Hide Instagram Likes and View Counts on iPhone and Android Though Instagram is a great tool of expression and communication, we have to agree that social media can sometimes take a toll on our mental health....

Spotify country restriction and started using it, but there were many restrictions imposed on a free account. Spotify can really nudge you or even irritate in some cases to buy the premium service. To be frank, I really wished to buy the premium service, but then my credit card was of an Indian bank. End of story! For these reasons, I switched back to Google Music. However, I was already hooked to Spotify and one of its features I missed the most in Google Music was integration of Last....

message compose and reply/forward interface . There was another one that integrated Google Drive more closely with Gmail . Well, the integration thing was a must because Outlook.com features a similar association with SkyDrive. With that in place, users have the capability to attach large files in email messages. However, there are many who prefer SkyDrive over Google Drive but use Gmail instead of Outlook.com. If you fall in this category, Google Drive integration with Gmail doesn’t help you....

Another such design is explaining an image through text. Not only can you choose what text to use for the picture, you can select where the text should reside, how big or small it should appear, and what color the overall design should consist of. The instructions below provide exactly how this is done. The steps are very precise and need to be followed perfectly to achieve the desired effect....

There are a few apps available which help you to back up data while switching phones. But the ones that are free requires a lot of manual work and the others that are hassle free always comes with a price tag. You might already be aware that Apple released an app called Move to iOS for anyone planning to switch from Android to iOS. The app focuses on transferring data from user’s Android device to a new iPhone running on iOS 9....

We have already seen an app called DataWiz for the task which still stands good, but today we will be taking up another promising app called My Data Manager which not only helps you with postpaid billing cycles, but also works with prepaid data packs. Let’s see how we can configure the app so that we never exceed our data plans and hence never end up with a giant bill....

Understanding User and Permission Passwords In the PDF spec, there are two kinds of passwords: User and Permission. A User password is just like a password for your PC. You need it to get in. If you don’t have it, tough luck big guy, you ain’t gettin in. Permission Passwords are more like admin passwords. With a user password, you can get in and maybe access a subset of the features, but you’re not allowed to move the furniture around....