No, it’s not FBI or CIA that’s after you (well, not always I’ll add), it’s just that some secured sites like banking and corporate firms always monitor the user’s device IP address. For example, The current IP address of the device from which you are browsing this article is: (courtesy: what is my ip) Lets have a brief look at what is an IP address and what are its 2 main types....

We are taking about Paint. Ever since the shift towards Modern UI, almost all apps have been blessed with new looks or features, but Paint only had to make do with incremental visual updates. Finally, Microsoft has updated the Paint app and gave it a modern look. Let’s see the new app. What has Changed? The updated Paint is now an UMP app and has got a modern & flat design, in line with the looks of Windows 10....

As WhatsApp has grown in popularity, the social network tightened its grip on user security and privacy. Besides showing you a forwarded messages, WhatsApp distinguishes it by showing the word ‘Forwarded’ at the top of the message. WhatsApp Forwarding Limits Now that you know why WhatsApp doesn’t allow you to forward messages all the time, it’s time to learn about current WhatsApp forwarding limits. You can forward messages or media with up to five chats at one time....

In this article, we have provided detailed steps for iPhone, Android, Mac, and Windows. So, irrespective of the platform you use Spotify on, you can clear and free some storage space. Firstly, let us get started by understanding the reasons why it occupies a lot of storage. Why Does Spotify Use So Much Storage Ever wondered how Spotify enables you to listen to music offline? Well, this happens due to a mechanism called caching....

If you upgraded to Apple’s iOS 12 recently and using Bluetooth, you may notice that your device no longer displays the Bluetooth icon in the status bar anymore. Is that glitch? Is Bluetooth even working on your iPhone or iPad? Should you be concerned? Understandably, the questions are many. So read on for some much-needed answers. Well, It’s Intentional Before you start worrying, let’s get this out of the way first — the lack of a Bluetooth icon is an entirely intentional change by Apple....

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 entire thing is designed to view videos, not listen to music. But YouTube already has all the music you want to listen to (while SoundCloud only has a subset of it). And it’s free (unlike Apple Music or Spotify). What if you want to continue using YouTube as a music player but want a better experience? Enter UpNext. What Is UpNext and How Does It Work? UpNext is a Chrome extension that turns YouTube and SoundCloud into your own personal music player (much like the now diseased Streamus)....

Kodi to the Rescue Koḍi is an awesome open-source media player app, which also works as a media center for HTPCs. It has many useful features and offers detailed customization using add-ons and custom scripts. Turn both the ADB debugging and Apps from Unknown Sources settings to ON, just like we do on our smartphones. Step 2: Downloading Kodi and Apps2Fire Installing external apps on your Fire TV can be done in several ways but I found the method using the Apps2Fire app to be the easiest....

So what do you do? Delete them? That’s one way. But what if you could have your cake and eat it too? Let’s talk about an app that lets you safely hide photos from the dreadful WhatsApp Media folder. How To Hide Photos from WhatsApp We’ll be using an app called Hush Gallery to hide photos. The app lets you hide photos for free but if you want to hide videos then you need to make an in-app purchase....

Make Sure Your Device is Backing Up iPads and iPhones should warn you if they haven’t backed up to iCloud in a few weeks. It won’t do this if you don’t first configure your device for iCloud backup. Some people just assume it is there automatically, but you still need to configure it. Other times backups just messed up, so it’s worth a check. Head over to Settings->iCloud and make sure Backup is set to On....

It’s a common knowledge that a battery has certain lifecycles but what is not a common knowledge is that charging it carelessly — like trickle charging or overcharging– can do more harm than good. A new entry in the field of Android Battery optimization is an app called AccuBattery, which not only monitors the health of your Android’s battery but also focuses on how to prolong it. So, without any further delay, let’s have a quick summary on this app....

But as the old adage goes, the more things change, the more they stay the same. Even though Microsoft’s Office 365 is a great tool, I still can’t help but stick to older versions because I don’t see the need to invest to much for syncing some important documents. The day I feel it’ll become important to me, though, I’ll do it in a heartbeat. In the interim, let’s talk about MS Excel....

But we can do better than fine. And the surprising part is that Samsung itself will help you put a new coat over the overly saturated and nature-inspired TouchWiz UI. But of course, because this is Samsung, it’s not exactly obvious. If you read tech news or follow MKBHD, you must have heard how there’s a set of Material Design (Material and Material Dark) themes available that give a stock Android-like UI to your Samsung phone....

Citebite addresses a very basic need of ours. It has all the appearances of a webpage sharing and annotation service, but it does that with a slight twist. Have you ever wanted to send someone a link to a long webpage? Let’s say a research article. Great! But you want your friend to read only the relevant section, and not the entire article before his interest flags off. Citebite helps you out by letting you send a URL which opens on the intended section, and it’s also conveniently highlighted to grab your friend’s attention....

Microsoft’s game streaming service Mixer (formerly Beam) is trying hard to catch up with its arch-rival Twitch. Though Mixer offers the convenience to broadcast games from their Xbox or PC without an elaborate setup process, the service never really took off. Recently, the famous Fortnite streamer Ninja’s move to the Mixer is helping grease the platform’s wheels. One of the best things about using Mixer over Twitch is that it allows you to sign up with your Microsoft account....

Thankfully, things have changed for the better over the last decade. Now, not only can you pick your own superhero theme for your poster, but you can also design the other elements as well. So, what are we waiting for? Let’s see how we can make custom superhero posters. But before we get going, let’s have a quick check on what type of images you can and should download....

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....

These are OS specific shortcuts. If you want to learn about app specific shortcuts for Safari, Chrome, Evernote Mail etc, check out our dedicated guide to the most useful keyboard shortcuts for popular services. Just Switched to a Mac? Get our eBook – The Ultimate Guide to OS X Yosemite for a Mac Beginner. It is the perfect eBook for people who want to get a hang of a Mac and how to get the most out of it....

Before we move with the WhatsApp transfer process, you need to take WhatsApp backup on iCloud or iTunes to recover the data (if something goes south in the process). Take WhatsApp Backup on iPhone Follow the steps below to take WhatsApp backup to the iCloud platform. That way, you can always recover WhatsApp data if you run into any interruptions during the transfer process. Step 1: Open WhatsApp on iPhone....

follow a few simple instructions to install it without much hassle. However, some users actually prefer to do a clean install on these occasions due to the advantages that such procedures bring, like getting rid of system errors and unnecessary files that might get carried over to the new OS if we simply update it for example. If you are one of those Mac users, here is a simple guide to perform a clean install of OS X Mavericks....