In the past, you might have heard that Photoshop is a bitmap tool and that Illustrator is an app that works with vector files. Both of these applications are mostly targeted towards graphic design. In fact, if you don’t know much about graphic arts, then you might find yourself asking about the purpose of two apps that are so similar. Well, both of these file types are what make Photoshop and Illustrator entirely different entities....
If, like me from the past, you’re not sure what this brouhaha surrounding fake chargers is about, let me walk you through it. More from GT Explains: Learn more about encryption on iOS and Android, Bitcoin, and Markdown in our GT Explains series. Cheap Chargers Cut Corners When an official iPhone charger costs $20 and a fake one costs $1-3, there’s clearly something wrong going on here. Sure, Apple is known to charge a ridiculous premium on their products, and no it didn’t take them nearly as much to produce it....
I feel design, or maybe the ‘design’ perspective changes from person to person. And that’s what brings me to the all-new Windows 10 Start Menu. Addressing user concerns from the previous versions of Windows, Microsoft has made the Windows 10 Start Menu a lot more customizable. Apart from the defacto Start Menu that Windows 10 comes with, you can transform it easily to get a Windows 7 type Start Menu or a fullscreen Windows 8 Start Screen, whatever fits you right....
So, it seems only fair that we pit both the devices against each other and see which one has better worth for your money. Both the Redmi 4 and 4A pack a 5-inche display and run MIUI8 on top of Android Marshmallow. Plus, both the devices support VoLTE and have the same camera specs as well. So what’s the difference? Well, there are quite a handful of them when you look under the hood (and above, as well)....
The add-on isn’t complicated. Once installed, it shows up as a small icon in the Chrome extensions bar. If you click on it, it pops up a small Google search box that helps you search YouTube. If you look carefully at the above screenshot, you’ll see that there is a link to upload your video. That means, you can upload a video to YouTube directly by following that link. The search results page, that comes up when you search for a video using some keywords, isn’t the traditional page with video titles and descriptions....
The scenario took a complete turn this year. With iOS 13 debut, Apple delivered a brand new Reminders app with a fresh coat of paint and new features such as Siri integration, location-based reminders, and more. Now the Apple Reminders app is right up there with established third-party alternatives. It enjoys a tight integration among Apple services to get things done. In this post, we are going to talk about the top eight Apple Reminders tips and tricks to use it like a pro....
The list of the Pixel 2 features is quite long. So, let’s jump straight in. 1. Auto HDR+ Mode The Google Pixel 2 camera is easily one of the best Android cameras ever produced. One of its most highlighted features is the auto HDR+ mode. It’s particularly helpful if you aren’t proficient with manual camera modes. If you have the OnePlus 3/3T or the OnePlus 5 or the Samsung Galaxy S8, the auto HDR+ mode can be easily ported to these Android flagships....
Some banking and streaming apps, consider you a pirate or a hacker if you have root access on your phone and asks you to lose the root access before you can access them. Take HBO Now, for example, which is giving out a month of free subscription to watch videos on your Android doesn’t work on rooted phone. Same goes with Barclay’s mobile banking app. There are many apps that don’t work on the device the moment they detect that it is rooted and today we will try to fix that....
By locking your Facebook account, you are effectively eliminating any misuse of your uploaded photos and personal information. Without further ado, let us show you how to lock your Facebook profile on the web and mobile apps. When Should You Lock Facebook Profile When you think others misuse your uploaded pictures on Facebook, you can lock your Facebook profile. The function is also useful when you don’t want anyone sneaking through your profile to check your education, interests, cell number, and even birthdate....
Log out or sign out means you want to end the session for the account you are using on a device. You will need to enter your credentials again to use the account on the same device again. Is it even possible to log out from the Gmail app, and how does one do that? Let’s start our journey to know the answers. Can You Log Out From the Gmail App Without sugarcoating my words, let me put it directly....
In this entry, you will learn how to easily create a silhouette picture from any of your existing photos or images using Photoshop. Let’s get started with the steps needed for this. Step 1: First, get the image or photo you want to use and open it in Photoshop. If you look at the bottom right of the Photoshop window, you will notice the Layers panel. Here the image we just opened is named ‘Layer 0’....
Today, we will see how to make Safari or Opera as your default browser. The scenario remains the same – you had been using Safari or Opera as default and some changes to the system caused another browser (like Chrome or IE) to set itself as the default. So now you need to change it back to the way it was. Make Safari Your Default Browser To set Safari as default, you would first need to visit its Preferences....
But now you can. Merging is Easy As soon as you load the shapes onto your PowerPoint presentation, you can club them together the way you want. So, if you want to three spheres to show the growth of three different sections of your company, plus the place where they intersect, you can do that. Earlier, you could only edit these spheres individually. But now, using the Merge Shapes option in the FORMAT sub-menu, you can do just that....
HTML 5 for example), many still rely on Flash exclusively, especially for movies . Naturally, if you own an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch and you are used to watching Flash movies online, you surely have noticed the lack of Flash support on iOS devices and are probably looking for ways to implement it on your own. That is why here we’ll show you one simple, yet effective way to watch Flash videos for free on your iOS devices....
Cool Tip: I use Hola Unblocker Chrome extension to mask my real location in Spotify’s web player. That’s also how I made the Spotify account. The reason I don’t use Spotify’s stellar Mac app is because every week or so I get kicked off for “not being in a supported country”. I need to reinstall the app and wait for the game of cat and mouse to begin again. So eventually I just gave up and settled on the web player....
Whether you are in another continent or just a few kilometers away, you can print files or documents from another device using your local printer. I’ll show you how to set up and use remote printing in Windows 10. You will also learn how to troubleshoot local and remote printing issues on TeamViewer. How to Set up Remote Printing on TeamViewer Remote printing allows you to access and print files stored on remote devices using local printers....
The tools we will be exploring today illustrate how to make the process of browsing the world wide web friendly for children. This involves both keeping them safe as well as making the process easier for them especially in the case of younger kids. Zoodles Kid Zone Zoodles Kid Zone offers both a fun and educational experience to children while still remaining safe. Parental controls are available and the content provided is carefully selected by the Zoodles team....
Most web browsers such as Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari, etc. offer a built-in password manager to store, manage, and auto-fill login details hassle-free. While the users mostly invest in a full-fledged password manager, it’s common to see the same users saving passwords on a preferred web browser such as Google Chrome. When users switch from their daily Google Chrome browser to a new Firefox or Microsoft Edge, they only import Bookmarks and History....
On top of that, it does not understand the significance of the red colored close button on the program. Any other normal program would close or minimize to system tray, but Skype loves the taskbar and won’t leave it easily. So lets see how you can dump the annoying taskbar icon and minimize it to system tray using Skype options. Removing Skype Icon from Taskbar Step 1: Launch Skype and click on Tools—>Options to open Skype options....
The real-time collaborative feature is a boon, but it could also be a bane if team members start ‘trespassing’ on data cells and sheets all at the same time. For instance, there can be complex formulas that shouldn’t be touched by everyone. It could lead to data-chaos. Google Docs recently solved this problem by introducing restrictions on editing cells (and also another layer of protection where you can also protect entire sheets)....
