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Dropbox and Google Drive . Each of these services not only offers a series of common options and features, but also differentiates from each other in some crucial aspects, with Google Drive focusing more on creation and collaboration and Dropbox putting most of its attention on storage and accessibility. Yet, even though both Google Drive and Dropbox are available through any web browser, both have released iOS apps that make each of their services far better suited to users with iOS devices....

Post Snowden-era has been filled with questions of surveillance on the netizens worldwide and that has led users to increasingly turn to services which protect their identity and don’t track their internet activity. Now that Donald Trump has assumed office at White House, privacy concerns among netizens are at an all-time high, presumably due to his stand in favour of surveillance. “Our vision is to raise the standard of trust online, and in service of that vision, our mission is to be the world’s most trusted search engine....

For those you want to get rid of desktop notifications on Windows 7 as well, we have discussed the process recently. But for those who would like to set up the notification behavior on Windows 8, we are set to do that today. Some people have the settings to allow Windows to check and apply updates automatically. In such cases notifications make no sense. It plays a role when you like to keep control of things manually....

If that tidbit has caught your attention then maybe I will be able to draw you in a little closer with this next piece of news. At Facebook’s April 12-13 F8 conference for developers, their initiative for chatbots on Messenger was announced. Your next question might now be what is a chatbot? Well, a chatbot is a piece of interactive artificial intelligence software. The basic idea behind chatbots is that users are able to interact with the bot like they would normally do with a human being in order to get information or to carry out a task....

In this post, we have compiled a list of the first 7 things that you should do on your new Samsung phone, to get the most out of it. As it’s going to be a slightly long list, let’s get started, shall we? 1. Set up Navigation Gestures You might already know that most Samsung devices ship with the conventional navigation bar at the bottom. If you’re looking for a more intuitive navigation system, you should enable the gestures straightaway....

However, there are some shortcut keys that work on Sticky Notes and it’s just that people are unaware. Interestingly, we have been using these shortcuts on all common text editors like MS Word. And now we will use them on Sticky Notes as well. Here’s the list, try them all. Henceforth, you will be able to make the important notes and points stand out. You all know how formatting can help in grabbing attention....

However, at times you will notice that they have disappeared all of a sudden. The reason could be that you have manually (intentionally or accidently) or automatically (when the browser closes) cleared the browser history and/or cache. Note: Thumbnails never get rendered for websites beginning with https in order to prevent secure information from being traced. Here’s how to get them back. Step 1: Open Firefox and hit on the + button on the tab strip....

A lot of developers are aware of this and have tried their hands at cracking this market. We’ve highlighted those apps here before. But every one of them had some problem or another. Either the data wasn’t great (most apps use proprietary data) or the app was laden with ads. Some even required a premium subscription to enable navigation. Now, it looks like there’s finally a true Google Maps substitute for offline users....

So without further ado, let’s dive straight in. The Common Features 1. Collaboration Collaboration — the central feature of any online file sharing system. Both the tools ace in the art of collaboration, however, it’s the question of how much they ace in it. Paper’s features are decent — it has the option to edit, comment and share or comment and share. The plain and simple view isn’t available, sadly....

But what are they all about? How have they changed from the Nexuses? Let’s dig in. The Nexus Wasn’t a Google Phone The entire idea behind launching Nexus was to give the users an experience of what an Android experience on a phone would be like, as imagined by Google. The Android OS has (and probably will always) been an open source OS which phone makers can modify to their liking....

Though I have my sheets named according to relevance, I get confused at times among similar kinds of sheets. So, I attach background pictures (in the context of data) to such sheets which in turn help me recognize them easily. Here’s how to do that. Step 1: On the selected Excel sheet navigate to Page Layout and click on Background. That’s all you need to do. And thenceforth your work sheet will have a beautiful background picture to match the theme of your data or to help to easily recognize different sheets....

That way, it’s much easier to never miss an important email and answer it the second it comes in. Configuring Outlook 2013 to work with your Google Apps email account isn’t too difficult, as long as you follow the steps below exactly. We use Google Apps here at Guiding Tech, so I’ll use my GT email account to show you how to do it. Google Apps Email in Outlook 2013 Step 1: Start Outlook 2013 and click File in the top menu of Microsoft’s email client....

DuckDuckGo is one of the most popular names when it comes to non-intrusive searching, and while only time will tell whether those claims stay true, it’s the best you’ve got compared to its bigger peer (read Google). On Android, however, Google likes to maintain dominance with no direct way to add new search engines directly. So, can you do anything about it? Fortunately, yes. DuckDuckGo has a nifty option that makes adding the privacy-oriented search engine to Chrome a breeze....

After some digging, I found out there is a way to adjust the sensitivity of your touch on the Siri remote so scrolling and flicking works more with your own pace. Not only that, but Apple is apparently planning to release an update soon to improve scrolling on the Apple TV. It will come in tvOS 9.1, so keep an eye out. For now, here’s how to adjust your Siri remote’s touch sensitivity using the on-screen settings....

Smart Settings for Android is an all new app using which you can not only change your Android profiles manually, but can also create event based triggers and time based schedules to change them automatically. So let’s see how to use this app to create profiles and switch them automatically. Configuring Smart Settings Download and install the Smart Settings app from the Play Store to get started. When you launch the app for the first time, you will see some pre-configured profiles like Normal, Airplane Mode, Battery Saver mode, etc....

Today we will see how you can create the same task of automated disk cleaning using CCleaner. If you have not yet installed or tried CCleaner on your Windows PC, you must do it right away. The application already made its way to our top 10 list of the must install freeware on a new computer. Creating the Automated CCleaner Clean up Task Step 1: Run CCleaner and configure the kind of clean up you require when the scheduler automatically runs the program for you....

But if you don’t feel like going through all the options in parental controls, and only intend to block certain websites, then you could do it in internet explorer. Here’s a step by step guide to block any website internet explorer. Open Internet Explorer. Go to Tools-> Internet Options. In Internet Options dialog box, go to “Content” tab. Under “Content Advisor”, click “Enable” button. Go to “Approved Sites” tab. Type the website you want to block in the box given and hit the “Never” button....

Preventing those less-friendly text messages is relatively quick and painless, irrespective of which smartphone you use. This post will cover how to block or unblock someone’s text messages on Android, Samsung, and iOS devices. So, let’s get right to it. How to Block Someone’s Text Messages on Android Most Android phones will have Google Messages as the default messaging app. And if that’s the case, here’s how to block someone from texting you....

You may not want to use your Google or Microsoft profile picture as the default one on Zoom. However, Zoom is flexible. You can change it to something else using Zoom web, Zoom desktop apps, and mobile apps. Read along to learn how. 1. Zoom Windows App Zoom Windows app is feature-rich with all the customizable options, including the dark mode. Follow the steps below to change the profile picture on the Zoom Windows app....

While there’s a way to check your ride history from within the Uber app itself, it only lets you see all your rides individually with no option to get an overview of all the rides that you’ve taken so far. But there’s a simple solution, and that’s exactly what I’m going to talk about in this article. However, before we get there, let’s first take a look at how you can check your Uber ride history using just the app....