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When you use these products with your Google Account, Google saves some of your activity in a My Activity repository. The activities saved include the sites you visit, the searches you conduct, and the videos you watch. You can manage the type of activity saved using a feature on your Google Account called Activity Controls. Types of Activity Saved to My Activity Google only saves the activity you perform on a Google product or service only if it falls into any of the following categories:...

New Google+ features do just that. And, the cover profile/cover photo thing is another booster. Today we intend to tell you about changing cover photo and customizing profile in the new interface. Let us see how to go about doing it. As you log on to Google+ you will be able to spot the tool icon towards the left pane. Select Profile and hit the button saying Edit Profile (refer image below and sections marked in red)....

When installed, these add-ons behave like pretty much any other add-on and lets you explore the various icons and illustrations without leaving the window. Like any other add-on, these work online, and you’ll need access to the Internet to get them working. Now that’s settled, let’s explore a few of these add-ons that let you add icons to Google Slides to enhance the overall look. 1. Flaticon The Flaticon website is perhaps one of the popular destinations for icons, and the Google Slides Add-on is no less....

The only problem was that doing that involved 3 steps in both Firefox and Chrome. In Firefox, you had to go to the bookmarks library and then search for the bookmark, and then add the keyword. Whereas, in Chrome you had to edit search engine, then add a new search engine and the corresponding keyword for that site. Frencheso, one of our readers, came up with a neat solution in the comments that takes care of the issue in Firefox....

has got better and better with some nice algorithm tweaks. But when it comes to real-time search , Google still lags behind in the field where Twitter is the uncrowned king. Google did have a spell with it, but by July 2011 it lapsed as a deal with Twitter fell through. Bing has taken a lead there with its social search, and with the addition of Quora, I think it has managed to add another star to it....

However, most sites take tracking to a whole new level with fingerprinting scripts, which use various device-specific information to identify and keep tabs on you. And to make matters even worse, there’s a prominent increase in cryptocurrency mining scripts deployed by sketchy sites, and that can cause all sorts of performance issues to crop up on your browser and desktop. Put all of that in perspective, and you can really call the entire internet a minefield of scripts out to get you....

You have leeching neighbors and YouTube addicted roommates to handle as well. Imagine, you wake up one day to find that the internet pack has been drained dry. Man, that would be a nightmare. Not to worry, we at Guiding Tech, have a neat and easy solution on how to block devices from your home WiFi network. We will be exploring two methods to control the home WiFi system. The first is through MAC address filtering and the latter is through a third-party app on your Android phone....

Google Chat is accessible in Gmail web or the official app for Android and iOS. Like on Google Hangouts, users can block contacts on Google Chat in different ways. We’ll explain some of the methods in detail below. How to Block Someone via Chat in Gmail Web Once you block one of your contacts on Google Chat, it also takes effect on other Google apps such as Photos, Google +, and Google Maps....

If you are using a Mac with macOS Catalina installed, then you can use the built-in Screen Time controls to put the breaks on any website that you deem as unnecessary. To a lesser degree, you can also impose time limits on any site to gradually curtail an addiction. So without any further ado, here’s how to block or impose time limits on websites using Screen Time. Blocking Websites Using Screen Time Screen Time in macOS Catalina works quite similarly to Screen Time on the iPhone and iPad....

So today, I will demonstrate how you can whitelist websites (like ours) which are reasonable about putting ads and at the same time show you a simple trick using which you can bypass the ad blocker check imposed by many websites. Whitelisting Websites on Ad Blocker It’s a wise thing to do by whitelisting a useful website on ad blocker, one which gives sensible ads that don’t obstruct your work....

I’m fine with healthy competition between search engines. But let’s admit. Bing sucks when it comes to generating proper search results. I find Google to be much more adept at that. Or DuckDuckGo when it comes to preserving my privacy. But regardless of your preferred search engine, Microsoft Edge Chromium doesn’t make it easier to switch away from Bing. For starters, the option to change the default search engine on the address bar is tucked away, well out of view....

If you run a blog, you might want to clean up the status bar for screenshots you feature in posts as well. Previously, we could do that using complicated scripts, or Mac apps. Now it’s possible to do so right on your iPhone/iPad. And it’s as simple as flicking some toggle switches. All things screenshots: If you’re a heavy iPhone user, you should check out Screenshotter, the app that will help you make sense of all your screenshots....

The good thing about these buds is their passive noise isolation. So even if you do not switch on ANC, you can peacefully carry on your work without any distractions while listening to your favorite songs. And the same applies to calls and online meetings. So, if you have been looking at ways to connect your Jabra Elite 85t to your Windows laptop, Apple iPhone, or your MacBook, here’s how to do it....

Also, the process of creating a channel on Discord is relatively straightforward. However, before a user can create a channel, they must have administrator privileges. Here are the steps to create a Discord channel on your PC and mobile devices. How to Create a Discord Channel on Desktop You can separate Discord channels by topics for better organization. However, the channels must either be text or voice-based. Here’s how to create a new channel on Discord via your desktop: Step 1: On your PC, click on the Start menu and search for Discord....

There are many tools, both desktop and web based, that let you create photo collages effortlessly. However, Google’s Picasa 3 stands out among them. It has some excellent options when it comes to creating a photo collage. In this article, we’ll see how, with the help of Picasa, you can create and gift wonderful picture mosaics to your loved ones without breaking a sweat Creating a Photo Collage or a Picture Mosaic With Picasa 3 Step 1: Download and Install the latest version of Picasa from their official home page....

A great way to organize your thoughts and ideas is by creating bullet points. This post will show you how to create and customize bullet points in Google Docs. Create Bullet Points in Google Docs on Desktop Using Google Docs in a web browser on a desktop is the most convenient way to work on a document. For example, content writers can easily write and share their drafts via Google Docs....

Step 2: Click on the title that you want to watch with others. Step 3: Click on the Watch Party icon. Step 4: Here, click on ‘Create Watch Party’. How to Start a Watch Party on the Prime Video Mobile App Step 1: Open the Prime Video app on your phone. Step 2: Tap on the title you want to watch with others. Step 3: Now, tap on More. Note: On some devices, you will see the Watch Party icon next to Watchlist....

You can share guides with friends and family, collaborate with others when planning a vacation, or even to create a list of places you like to visit. While there are many apps that help you plan your travels, and the convenience of built-in Apple Maps on iPhone is unbeatable. The Apple Maps Guides feature is very helpful if you like to see where destinations are related to each other. You can find the most convenient route, whereas creating a list of places to see lacks that extra layer of visibility....

New artists and song recommendations are welcome, but sometimes Spotify goes way off with them. So it’s a good idea to clear the plate and start afresh. Unfortunately, Spotify doesn’t offer that one-click refresh button. So you’ll have to follow a bunch of things. Here’s how to get started. 1. Remove Liked Songs When a new song on Spotify catches your attention, liking it is understandable. After all, nobody likes forgetting the name of a song they loved – only never to hear it again....

using iCloud to store their purchases, app data, music (using iTunes Match), device settings and more. Yet there are times when we download a useless app or we realize we have many apps on our purchase history that we don’t need anymore and would like to completely erase them from iCloud. So, is this possible? Well, yes and no. But in order to better understand the answer, let’s take a closer look at how iCloud manages our purchased apps....