One can always assign the picture to a contact manually using the built-in tools on the phone. However, doing the job manually kills the fun, especially when you have hundreds of contacts you wish to assign respective display pictures to. So today we are going to look at making this process hassle-free. We need the pictures from somewhere and what better than pulling them from social networks like Facebook, WhatsApp et al?...
If you want web content filter in your Windows 7 PC then you need to install Windows Live Family Safety. This guide tells you how to do that. Setup Windows Live Family Safety Windows Live Family Safety is a free tool by Microsoft that lets you setup web filter and monitor your kids activity on the internet with the help of a few settings. Here are the steps. First of all download and install Windows Live Family Safety on your computer....
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But have you wondered how a thermal printer works? We will explore that in this post to tell you all you need to know about thermal printers. However, check out the following first, Here are the best compact printers for Mac Print photos like a pro with these affordable photo printers What Are Thermal Printers A thermal printer uses heat to transfer text and images to paper. Sometimes, the printer heats selective parts of the paper to turn it black....
The added syncing function is useless if you can’t access or create Sticky Notes on Android, iOS, or web. To counter the problem, Microsoft has making Sticky Notes available on iOS and Android via other apps and on Mac using the Outlook platform. The company is also leveraging the Microsoft Launcher app on Android for deep integration of Stick Notes. In this post, we are going to talk about how to access Sticky Notes on Mac, iOS, and Android....
Anyway, the point is that these background photos give a personalized feeling to the services, like they are designed exclusively for us. Gmail themes also did a decent job by providing many great themes one could apply to get rid of the monotonous black and white background, but with the latest integration of the ability to apply custom background as themes it has taken it up a notch and you can now put any picture you want as your Gmail background....
I noticed that while I was forgetful of a lot of things, I never forgot to pick my phone up (time to time, and especially when I’m leaving some place) and causally check it for the time and to see if I had any new notifications. At this point, this is almost muscle memory for most of us. So I decided to merge these two practices and convert the lockscreen into a sticky notes of sorts....
The ability to strike through text can be incredibly useful when you want the original text related to any revisions to stick around before finalizing any edits. Strikethrough formatting comes in handy when collaborating on documents with others, especially if you don’t like the Suggesting mode in Google Docs. Despite the lack of a visible option, Google Docs does support the functionality of the strikethrough text. Let’s start by checking out what you must do to add or remove strikethrough text in the Google Docs web app on the desktop....
Apple didn’t replace Do Not Disturb with the Focus mode and call it a day. The function is thoughtfully designed to create custom Focus profiles and automate them based on certain situations. 1. Use Time-Based Focus Automation The first option is time-based automation in the Focus mode. This is most useful for those enabling/disabling Focus mode at a specific time. Let’s say you want to enable Focus mode at a set time in the morning and turn it off at a specific time in the evening....
The steps necessary to automatically unzip ZIP files is to run a batch file that uses 7-Zip against a download location so it extracts the contents and then discards the original ZIP file. This is done with a folder monitoring software. While these steps may seem daunting at first, they are simply using versatile utilities that must be adapted for this project, and therefore must be precise. Walk through these step by step and you’ll have no problem setting it up....
When it comes to executing backups, it’s usual to think of backing up to an external hard drive or maybe even to the cloud. A regular Blu-ray disc can hold 25GB, and these discs are quite sturdy. While they may not be as suitable as hard drives for data which you access frequently, they are ideal for storing the most precious of memories. Things like older family photos and important completed project documents are examples of the type of data which you absolutely don’t want to lose but that you might not access regularly and are hence better suited for storage on a Blu-ray disc....
Maybe you are downloading the latest thanksgiving wallpapers, and obviously, you won’t want to mix it up with software and other content downloaded from Google Chrome. Let’s start with Google Chrome on Windows, and then we will move to another OS. Google Chrome for Windows By default, Google Chrome saves files to the Downloads folder on PC. However, you can change the folder location from the Settings menu. Here’s how....
In this post, we will walk you through the steps needed to get a new username on Instagram, and we’ll also highlight the differences between your Instagram name and username. Username vs. Name Before getting down to the nitty-gritty, you should note one thing. Your Instagram account has a username and a name is different. The username is unique to your account. When used with a @ symbol, other users can tag you in posts and comments....
Method 1: Using Alexa App After properly setting up Echo, follow these steps to connect it with your phone. Step 1: Move with your phone in a searchable range near Echo. Step 2: Open the Alexa app on your device and tap on Devices at the bottom. Step 3: Tap on Echo & Alexa followed by your device name. Step 4: Tap on Bluetooth Devices and hit Pair a new device on the next screen....
We have covered the steps for both the procedures in this post. That is, create a WhatsApp group with yourself and how to message yourself on WhatsApp. The benefit of creating a group instead of using the normal chat thread is that you customize it. That is, you can change its name and picture easily like any other group. After all, the choice is yours. Here are the steps to start with creating a group with yourself only....
Wordle is described as a “toy” for generating word clouds. For me it is a powerful information visualization aid. Let’s start with what Wordle does. It allows you to create a graphical display of words and format it with different colors schemes, fonts, and layouts. More frequently occurring words are more prominently displayed on the word cloud. Here’s a ‘Wordle translation’ of Kipling’s famous poem, ‘If’. Creating a Wordle word cloud involves pasting a bunch of text or importing it via an URL or RSS feed from a website....
However, the above process to create encrypted volumes using TrueCrypt is a little time taking and at the same time it is limited to users having admin rights on the computer. If you are not an admin or want to cut short the time taken to create a TrueCrypt volume, I suggest you give TruPax a try. TruPax is a small and nifty tool that makes the creation of encrypted TrueCrypt volumes a cakewalk for the user....
The Rasterbator service does precisely that. It takes an image that you select, and enlarges it. It then creates a PDF file that you can print out, and assemble on your wall. It is a web application, although you can download a standalone application that has no size or resolution limits (for those of you with obscenely high-resolution pictures). You can select an image from your hard drive or from a location online....
What if you were to enter the same tasks to your lists daily? That would be quite a tedious chore. Thankfully, Wunderlist lets you create recurring tasks for your daily jobs, and on top of it, sync the same across all your connected devices. In this post today, we will see how to create recurring tasks in Wunderlist in Windows 10, iOS and Android. How to Create Repetitive Tasks in Wunderlist for Windows The good thing about Wunderlist is that you can add a new task to repeat every day (or week) or you can choose to tweak an older task to accommodate this change....
If you plan to switch to a third-party password manager and no longer need iCloud Keychain, you can delete the saved passwords from the service. Also, it’s always advisable to delete the unwanted passwords from the Mac as it crowds the list. In this post, we will discuss how to delete saved passwords from the Safari browser and iCloud Keychain on Mac. Let’s get started. Delete Saved Passwords From Safari Browser Whenever you sign up for a new web service, the Safari browser on Mac will ask to save the login details....
