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But what if you wanted to sign in to your Google account on a public PC or friend’s computer? More importantly, how do you protect your account from being signed into without your permission? While 2FA or two-factor authentication is a popular way to protect hackers from accessing your account, Google has gone ahead and made things simpler, faster, and more secure. You can now use your Android phone as a security key to sign in to a Google account on any computer....

In this post, we’ll show you how to set up this private folder so you can keep your private images and videos away from curious and prying eyes. What Is Locked Folder Locked Folder is a feature in Google Photos available for smartphones that run Android 6.0 Marshmallow and higher. You can move private media to a specific folder accessible only by typing in the phone’s screen lock. While Google Photos is available for Android and iOS users, the feature has only been available on Android for a while now....

These Magic Words let you trigger different functions and post types within Peach for iOS or Android. They get their name because specific words you type bring up new content. Magic Words let you do anything from posting a drawing, share a GIF, share the current weather and much more. And Peach supports dozens. How to Use Magic Words In Peach, just tap your name at the top to go to your profile....

One of the gesture apps we covered previously for Android revolved around app navigation rather than app launching. However the app we are going to cover today – Trigger – focuses on gesture based app launching, settings, configuration and other such controls. Trigger for Android is an app launcher which takes on-screen gestures as input from the user and then opens the corresponding app or settings based on the recognized gesture....

Another prevalent factor of human nature is that we usually think our argument is right and we want others to follow what we think is right too, but this website can help broaden perspectives and give a better insight into topics which spark controversy. Being educated about the pros and cons of an issue before landing a judgement on the same can be useful both individually and as a group....

Let’s take a look at a few tips that can help you get through the game a bit faster and spending a lot less money, if at all. 1. Go for the Daily Quests If you have been playing Angry Birds 2 for a while now, then you know that gems are extremely useful, be it for acquiring cards or lives. However, if you want a bunch of them, you will have to pay....

I was using the Lumia 532 as my default device for the last week; this article holds my personal opinion about the device. So let’s see how the phone stands out (if it does at all) and examine the aspects where it excels and lags. Design While many companies are trying to make their gadgets slim and thin, I feel like Microsoft doesn’t care much about it. The Lumia 532 is a bulky piece of hardware without any visual appeal....

announcement tags the latest version of Skype as 6.0 for Windows and Mac. Among few interface changes that came in, the major look out is towards its integration with Facebook and Microsoft Accounts (Live, Hotmail and Outlook). This looks like a promotional strategy to enhance user flexibility such that they can access the above mentioned profiles and contacts without navigating away from the Skype interface. But, if only it had included Yahoo messenger it would have then become the most esteemed desktop messenger (yes, a huge number of people still use it)....

Have you ever wanted to do that and fallen short because you found that clicking on the app does not help? It only works for a pinned application and that too opens only a single instance. To open another instance of an already open program you can try one of these methods:- Right-click on an open app and click on the program name from towards the bottom of the jumplist....

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In terms of raw performance, several games running on Windows 10 report higher frame rate than on previous versions. Today, we’re going to see one more feature of Windows 10, which, while not directly advertised for gaming, is equally useful for gamers. “Your Disk Space is Running Low” Digital storage space is becoming cheaper by the day. We’re hitting 12TB capacity per HDD (though the pricing is currently insane) and 1TB is now considered standard across PCs....

While it can be a useful feature, you should also think about the possible risks as with anything else. With that being said, let’s explore whether you should enable location on photos or not. Geolocation refers to the saving of GPS data to photos. This is quite common on smartphones. This allows for the pinpointing of where exactly the photo was taken. Geotagging refers to the embedding of geolocation data into photos....

Task Manager to get moving. I am mainly talking about forceful killing of applications/processes to resume work or to start a new instance of the same. However, during times of haste I have accidently killed system processes, as a result of which things get worse. This definitely is my carelessness, but more importantly what I am trying to convey is that the risk and danger is always there. Cool Tip: You can start the Task Manager by using Ctrl + Alt + Del option and choosing the right option....

Multiplayer games on iPhone and iPad have always been possible but are often traditionally hard to accomplish especially in local multiplayer modes. There isn’t enough screen for two people to comfortably share. That, however, is far from a problem on the Apple TV. Multiplayer games on Apple TV have so far been great. So check out the top five multiplayer games on Apple TV that are sure to get friends and family involved....

Mastering the keyboard shortcuts is one way to gain that proficiency. Today we shall take up the best keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft PowerPoint (Windows), the undoubted leader in the world of presentation tools. Note: These shortcuts are for PowerPoint 2013. However, most of them will work on lower versions as well. Slide Shortcuts These shortcuts will help you quickly navigate across slides when the presentation is on. Pen and Pointer Shortcuts You can use the mouse pointer and different presentation pointer tools....

You can open the App Store and search for apps. But either the download button is not working, or the download is not progressing. It’s stuck, and the little blue circle that indicates that the download is in progress is not moving. Let’s begin. 1. Reboot Your iPhone There are two ways to reboot your phone. One is by pressing the power button until you see the Slide to power off option....

While these types of crashes are common, they can leave you high and dry by putting your important unsaved data at risk. In such cases, there are several things you can do to get Chrome back to its glory and attain a seamless browsing experience. So without further ado, here are the 10 best solutions to fix Chrome crashes on Windows 10. 1. Close Unused Tabs If you’ve too many tabs open in Google Chrome, it may cause Chrome to run out of memory and crash or freeze....

Google Docs is the de facto leader when it comes to online docs, especially in the small business and education sector. And why not? The word processing software is free to use. It is web-based, so there is no issue of availability. The sharing and real-time collaboration are seamless too. While it’s full of functionalities, the real treasure is packed in templates. One needs to master them to become a more productive Google Docs user....

Well, truth be told, finding such games isn’t a walk in the park. Thus, we at Guiding Tech, have taken it upon ourselves to make a list of such incredible games. Here we are with a list of the best fresh and free Android games for April. So, without further ado, let’s check out these games. 1. PUBG Mobile Undoubtedly, Playerunknown’s BattleGrounds or PUBG is probably one of the most popular games in the PC and Xbox World....

The updated keyboard now gives a good competition to the third-party keyboard apps. It includes all the important things such as clipboard, themes, GIFs and much more. Are you aware about all the new features? Don’t worry. In this post, you will find top 13 Samsung Keyboard tips and tricks about its features. Let’s roll. 1. Customize Toolbar One of the feature that was introduced last year is the toolbar....