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OutLoud goes one step above my hopes and dreams. It’s a free iOS app that allows anyone nearby to join your custom created social music playlist. You can link your Spotify Premium and SoundCloud accounts to give people a wide variety of music to choose from, then contributors choose the songs to add to the playlist and they automatically get sent to the queue. The app includes tons of features like up-voting and music filters, so let’s run through it....

We are talking about three options — silent, do not disturb (DND), and the airplane mode. While the silent and do not disturb mode are accessible under the sound settings, the airplane mode is available under the network and internet settings. That’s not the only way how these three differ. There are many differences between them and here we shall try to understand them better. So let’s begin. What Do They Do The silent mode is the basic form among the three....

EagleGet and it can actually help you grab files off the internet up to 6 times quicker. Although Firefox and Chrome have their very own download managers available for grabs, EagleGet has add-ons for both these browsers as well as Opera and Internet Explorer. In addition to increasing speed across all these browsers, the ability to automatically grab download links is a must-have. Organization is also a must-have when downloading many media files....

Out of sync audio can be one of the most irritating things when it comes to watching movies, music, and other interesting videos. And if you are facing a similar situation, today I am going to talk about two simple ways using which you can quickly fix the out of sync audio/video issues without breaking a sweat. Temporary Fix using VLC Player If you are looking to repair the audio/video out of sync issue only while watching the video on your computer, you can do it with many 3rd party media players like VLC, Pot Player or even the KM Player....

The problem with these Live Tiles is that they show the updated information instantly but they don’t let go of the older notifications even if they are not updated in days. Sometimes, these old notifications can cause problems. Take stale Calendar or weather information for example. While scheduling a meeting, it could create a confusion. Today we will see how to automatically clear all these stale Windows 8 Live Tiles notifications as it’s safe to have no information at all than having the wrong information....

syncing via iTunes to doing it via iCloud , then you might be experiencing this issue. This is also a very known problem among those who store their contacts in online services such as Google, Exchange or such. Let’s take a look at some of the possible reasons for duplicate contacts on your iPhone and how to solve it. If You Have iCloud Enabled If you started to see contacts duplicated on your iPhone right after enabling iCloud sync, first verify if the duplicate contacts on your iPhone are also duplicated on iCloud’s website....

For me, my widgets should not only work well, but also look good. They should match my wallpaper, my icon set and themes. At times, one might find a direct downloadable widget that goes with the theme and looks trendy at the same time. But most of the times, I am sure there’s a bit of a compromise as not every day is green and shiny. However, Zooper is an amazing widget app for Android that can change the definition of widget customization for you....

The giveaway is open only to the residents of India. Participating in it is simple, just log into the widget below and then complete the steps. The giveaway will run till this Sunday so make sure to garner more points till then. The winners will be announced on Sunday night / Monday morning. All the best! Important Note: Make sure that you ‘actually’ complete the actions and not just click through and leave, to get the points....

Fill Up Your Shelves with Books Goodreads gives you a visual bookshelf to keep a record of all books you have read, are currently reading, or want to read. You can search for books using the site’s search engine or add those recommended by friends. You can even add books that Goodreads might not have cataloged, though they are few and far between. You can create a variety of bookshelves to house all your books....

Google Forms is a veteran and is often considered to be one of the best ways to create forms and collect data on the Internet. Visit Google Forms JotForm, on the other hand, is often recommended by its users who claim it to be the best Google Forms alternative. Visit JotForm Let’s see whether the claims are true and if yes, just how better JotForm really is when compared to Google Forms....

Many might assume otherwise, but Google FortuneTelling isn’t an official Google product. It’s owned by a Netherlands-based communications company called BrainMedia who came up with this Google-imitation for a social cause. “So we used a fake Google site to get your attention because apparently, you were interested in your own future. Please take a moment to think of their future,” the website reads. A clever initiative by the site’s owners who support donations to the United Nations Refugee Agency — UNHCR — the google-based design helps the website’s cause and the search engine giant hasn’t reported the site for using its logo....

Don’t believe me? Try Google’s Timelapse on either your PC or smartphone — you might end up being a bit convinced that nature is surely changing and not in a positive manner. Google’s Timelapse, released in 2013, is an interactive feature which creates imagery of our world over a period of time and lets you scroll through the gallery — captured between 1984 and 2016. Using 5 million satellite images from five different satellites acquired over a period of 32 years and then converted to 33 cloud-free annual mosaic shots, this tool will help you see how the world has changed in the past 32 years....

Well, Google believes that Internet users should expect that the web is safe by default. Hold on, hold on. You must be wondering what does HTTP or HTTPS have to do with safety? Well, the additional S at the end of HTTP makes a world of difference. In this guide, you will learn what these two terms mean, how they differ from each other and most importantly, why you should care about it....

What Does Hound Do? Hound is supposed to answer voice queries for both simple and complex information. During the walkthrough they give a few examples: What’s the temperature?How about tomorrow morning in Austin, Texas?How about two months from now? Each question builds on the last. Hound knows you meant the temperature in the second query. In the third query, Hound knows you meant Austin and temperature and gives the average temperature....

Hyperlinking an image in a signature can come in handy to link your website to your company logo or to link your social media profiles to their logos. For instance, you can add Facebook, Instagram, etc., logo and link them to your own profiles. Whenever someone clicks on the hyperlinked image, they will be redirected to that specific website or email. Let’s check how to add or remove links from images in the Gmail signature....

Whether you want to claim the exclusivity on a document or trying to make it look a little prettier, there are many reasons to add something authoritative or eye-catching in Google Docs. Unlike Microsoft Word, there is no official solution to add a watermark in Google Docs. But there is a workaround you can try instead. In this post, we will showcase how to add a watermark to a document in Google Docs....

One such handy feature in the software allows you to batch convert photos to a different file format with the help of Photoshop. You can use this feature to convert your RAW image files to JPEG, PSD or TIFF and even use it to run Photoshop actions on all your files. Read on to find out how you can batch convert photos with Adobe Bridge, along with a quick overview of how you can use the software to batch process images before converting them....

The place where you handle all of your formal emails to offices, informal emails to friends, family and also subscription emails from your favourite football club, magazine and so on — connecting you to the internet. Sometimes things can go south. It can be a relationship gone wrong or a pesky stranger, spamming you with emails that you want nothing to do with. But don’t worry. You don’t have to be bothered by things you don’t want to be bothered by, and unlike life, the internet provides you with tools to be able to do so — Gmail does too....

The best part about using Google Drawings is that it allows multiple users to open and edit drawings simultaneously in real-time. However, the only possible downside right now is that its interface isn’t all that intuitive, especially for new users. That makes simple things like changing the background a bit confusing, but don’t worry, we’re here to help. Read on to find out how you can change the background color in Google Drawings or set an image as the background....

Sometimes, you wish to change your payment methods in Google Play for various reasons. You have to do this, especially when the payment for a subscription fee does not get processed on time. This post will show you how to change payment methods in Google Play on desktop and mobile. Add New Google Play Payment Method on Desktop If you wish to make any changes in the payment methods of your Google Play account on your desktop, here are the steps....