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make our accounts more secure they are working harder to provide unique features too. For instance, the huge storage space that you get these days with web based email services like Gmail and Outlook.com. Impressive, right? That is exactly why I see no reason to delete any email. Rather one should practice the art of archiving as many as possible; you never know when you may require one. However, there are chances that you may delete a message accidently or even intentionally and later realize that you shouldn’t have....

using your PS3 , your PS Vita and your PSP . Sometime ago, Sony introduced an online store for users to buy digital games directly from it. However, it is just recently that it has allowed gamers to not only buy games and download them manually, but now it also lets them start remote downloads from it, although your PlayStation systems won’t turn themselves on automatically to do so. This is how it works....

Use Firefox for some time, and you’d be surprised at the amount of clutter that builds up within the New Tab page. Even with Pocket recommendations turned off, you still have Top Sites and Highlights occupying the entire screen! What They Do Both the Top Sites and Highlights sections on the New Tab page function very similarly. The former displays whatever sites that you visit frequently, while the latter shows a mix of both recently visited and bookmarked sites....

While the process is easy, it can be time-consuming. The ideal thing to do would be to take the aid of a laptop or a tablet since a bigger screen will help you maneuver through the watched episodes and shows better. At the same time, the Netflix app for Android and iOS doesn’t have extensive settings. Let’s see how to reset watched episodes and TV shows on Netflix. How To Reset Netflix’s Watched Episodes From Queue Step 1: Open the Netflix website in a browser on your computer and log in with your credentials....

It turns out, there is a pretty good solution already. That is to just convert your Live Photos into animated GIFs or videos before you want to send them out. Animated GIFs have become forms of expression in recent years on the web. Plus, this way friends can see the animation without technically viewing the actual Live Photo. Two apps in the App Store do this pretty well. How to Convert Live Photos to Animated GIFs with Lively Lively is an app you can download for free that can convert live photos to either animated GIFs or videos....

adding contacts from an email account to Windows Phone 8 . If you have already tried that then you must have understood that the process actually includes setting up of an email account on your phone . That by default makes your email messages sync with your device. Now, there could be a chance that you have set up multiple accounts but want updates from only one or two of those....

Well, if you are wondering how to set up your Windows 11 PC with an offline account, you’ve come to the right place. In this guide, we will show you how to easily bypass Windows 11’s request to log in with your Microsoft account and create an offline account. Let’s get to it. Windows 11 Will Require an Internet Connection and Microsoft Account at Setup Microsoft recently released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22557 for its testers....

Sharing screen is probably one of the most important features of Google Meet. During your work from home routine, you might require someone’s help to troubleshoot problems. You can fire up Google Meet, call your seniors, and share screen for guidance. You can also use the Whiteboard function for better understanding. In this post, we will explain how to use Screen Sharing on Google Meet and how you can use some extensions to level up Google Meet sharing capabilities....

That’s Not How You Say It When you hear Siri mispronounce a name, try to correct it immediately. Tell it “That’s not how you say it.” Siri will then ask “How do you pronounce the name?” Then it will listen for your pronunciation. After it hears the name, it will thank you for the correction. It then offers three samples based on what it heard. Listen to all three and select the correct pronunciation....

Switching from Android to Android phone can be painless as you are probably using the same Gmail ID to sync notes, tasks, contacts, and apps. When switching from Android to iPhone, you need to use relevant tools to make the transition as smooth as possible. In this post, we will talk about easy ways to transfer contacts from Android to iPhone. We will also mention adding Outlook contacts to iPhone....

The snag you often encounter here is that you are not able to recall where you kept your USB cable after using it the last time. As we all know, it takes ages to transfer files via Bluetooth and, hence, you end up frustrated, eventually postponing the process. Use AirDroid to Transfer Files between Android and PC AirDroid is one of the best apps that lets you manage and control your Android device from a web browser “over-the-air”, which means that you do not have to connect a USB cable to transfer data....

Turn Off Autofill on Chrome While there are several autofill tools available for Chrome, its integrated autofill feature is widely-used. Despite the fact that Chrome is developed by Google, it is still vulnerable and until a fix is released, it would be better to turn off the autofill feature. Here is how you can do that. Step 1: Click the Menu key located at the top-right corner of the browser window....

Microsoft answered Slack’s growing popularity with the introduction of the Microsoft Teams in 2016. And the software giant continues to add new features to meet consumer demand. Also, it has quickly adapted to a growing trend of video calling apps while many have to deal with messy backgrounds or inadequate lights during a call. In this post, we shall guide you on how to add background blur for video calls in Microsoft Teams....

Flipping an image means rotating it 180 degrees either horizontally or vertically. The final image is the mirror image of the original picture. Things slightly differ for flipping an image, layer, or selection in GIMP. If you have wanted to use the flip tool in GIMP, you will find everything about it in this post. Here is a guide on how to flip an image in GIMP. There are two methods to do it....

As we install more and more applications on the computer, the startup time increases and the PC becomes slower because many programs add themselves automatically to the startup list. So, the result is slow Windows startup and a slow computer overall. So how do we take care of the problem ? Well, Windows comes with a System configuration utility (MSCONFIG) which can help us resolve Windows startup problems. You can stop a few unnecessary programs from starting up while loading Windows....

The biggest challenge is to rearrange the elements after you make a small change in the timeline. The gap that the video created while you trimmed it needs to be filled, and manually selecting the media files and moving them on the editing timeline can be tough. Also, if there’s more than one edit you are trying to make, you can imagine the kind of mess it might create. Trying out Ripple Editing is your best bet in such scenarios, And before we see how you can carry it out in Sony Vegas Pro, let me quickly tell you what it is and how it can be useful....

While using the secret conversations in Messenger, the messages between you and the recipient stay secure with end-to-end encryption. Not even Facebook can see those messages. Here’s how to use the Secret Conversations in Facebook Mesenger. Use Secret Conversations in Facebook Messenger There are several reasons to opt for a secret conversation in Messenger like exchanging confidential or private information. For such activities, using the secret conversations is suitable. Note: The screenshots below are from the Messenger app for Android....

Among all the neat tricks Google Maps has up its sleeve, Timeline has to be the most useful one. It can help you retrace your steps easily. Whether it’s the name of the gift shop you visited last month or photos you took along your last trip, Timeline can help you relive all those memories. Let’s see how you can view, edit or delete your location history in Google Maps....

Now iOS 8 has made it much easier to view source, assets, and DOM resources of a page. And thanks to awesome third party apps with extension support, you can do it right in Safari (Chrome is not supported because extensions can access DOM only in Safari). Let’s talk about the two apps that will help you view and save source code for any website when you’re on the road....

Google is leading the pack with the default Google Photos app which comes built-in on every Android device. And Google keeps adding new Machine Learning-based features, its Photos app continues to be one of the top choices as a gallery app. That doesn’t mean other OEMs lack the mettle to compete with Google Photos. Samsung’s recently redesigned gallery app is excellent, even OnePlus integrated a capable photos app. However, Huawei’s latest Gallery app got my attention lately....