We are going to use a keyboard button remapping tool that’s free and open source. I am talking about PowerToys. It was developed in-house by Microsoft and carries a lot of interesting features. One of them is the ability to assign a custom function to any key by remapping it. Let’s begin. What Is PowerToys PowerToys made a debut with Windows 95 and always enjoyed being one of those background character actor....
If you have relatives or children who constantly turn on Airplane mode, which causes you to miss important calls and texts, or make your loved ones a little more inaccessible, then there are a couple of solutions to help you. Set Up an Automation For Airplane Mode Step 1: Open the Shortcuts app on your iPhone. If you’ve removed it, you can download it again. Shortcuts App Step 2: Open the “Shortcuts” App, and click on the “Automation” button in the bottom middle of the screen....
If that’s a concern, there are multiple ways to block YouTube on iOS, courtesy of Screen Time. These restrictions may not matter much if you lack the discipline to keep them enforced. However, the same limits work wonders in shared device scenarios or when it comes to remote device management. So without any further ado, let’s dive in and check out all possible methods that you can use to restrict or limit access to YouTube using Screen Time....
You won’t want to be in a situation where you are working at a new job or doing a new business, but your email signature talks about the previous job. You can’t just update your LinkedIn bio or Twitter profile and call it a day. You need to update the email signature in Gmail or Outlook as well. This post will cover both the Gmail web and mobile apps and teach you how to change email signatures....
Let’s get this out of the way first — iTunes doesn’t provide any built-in means or settings to change your default backup location. And judging from the recently released iTunes Windows Store app, that likely won’t happen anytime in the near future either. Not good news if you use a low capacity SSD for your operating system and a larger hard disk drive for other purposes. However, don’t give up hope just yet....
The steps to changing the Google maps navigation voice on iPhone and Android devices differ due to the operating systems. Here’s what you need to do. How to Change the Navigation Voice on Google Maps for Android There are two ways to change the navigation voice of the Map on Android. Both methods are explained below: Change the Navigation Voice on Google Maps for Android Through the App Google uses language settings and the voice engine to provide spoken directions, which require users to launch the map to change the voice....
Changing the time and region on your Mac might not be on the same list as sorting out your visa, opening a bank account, and finding a house when moving to a new country. But it’s a good idea to make it one of your lower priorities, at least. In this article, we’ll walk you through how to change the time zone and region on your Mac. How to Change Your Mac Region Like changing the language on your computer, switching up the time zone on your Mac doesn’t take much effort....
If Microsoft’s cloud storage starts to function abnormally, you don’t have to take drastic action such as removing and reinstalling the app to set things straight. Instead, all you need to do is to clear the OneDrive cache. So let’s see how and when you should go about doing that. Clearing the Cache On every platform, OneDrive caches a certain amount of data locally to speed things up — recently used files, placeholder icons, thumbnails, etc....
Google allows you to customize the Discover feed to your liking, but sometimes the topics Google Discover suggests may appear irrelevant and unhelpful to you. Luckily, you can disable the Google Discover on your Android phone. Disable Google Discover From the Home Screen on Android One of the quickest ways to disable Google Discover on your Android phone is to get rid of the built-in screen that appears when you swipe right from the home screen....
connect to remote data centers, VPNs have now become very popular among individuals mainly because they allow you to access content and websites that might not be available in your specific region, like Hulu for example. However, not every Mac user is familiar with VPNs, and since there is more than one way to connect to one, sometimes it can be a bit intimidating. So here’s a short tutorial on how to do this....
Now, if you’ve got a rooted Android phone and would like to disable the physical buttons on your device regardless of them being broken or active, just follow on. Disable Physical Buttons on Android So, in order to disable the physical/hardware buttons on Android, you’ll need to edit the root file that enables these buttons. To access these root files you’ll need a File manager that can explore root files....
The new Borderless Display Mode was designed by Microsoft to enable users to change tabs quickly, improve performance, and use Focus Assist easily, all the while playing their favorite games. It replaces the old Fullscreen Exclusive Mode. Instead of boosting gaming performance, it induces FPS lags for many users. Irony? A setting called Fullscreen Optimizations controls this new mode. When enabled, you will notice your games opening in a hybrid view where it is running in a borderless fullscreen mode....
iCloud isn’t the most stable of experiences on PC, but it’s something that you’ve got to deal with once you start integrating into the Apple ecosystem. And the fact that you get much less free space compared to alternate services such as Google Drive makes things even worse when your paltry 5GB of storage fills up in record time. If you are about to run out of space, iCloud pushes out banner notifications periodically....
Though it’s quite a useful feature, it may not appeal to everyone. For example, you may rarely use the feature, and Screen Recording just ends up wasting screen real-estate on your Control Center. Not just that, it may also pose issues in terms of both privacy and security. Especially if you shared iPhone and iPad with others or in a testing environment. And then there’s the whole matter with kids — do you want them to have access to such a feature?...
These tools show the current upload and download speed of your network. Thanks to them, you can quickly know when the speed drops. I have been using Internet Speed Meter on my Android phone for a while, and now I’m so used to it that working on a PC without monitoring internet speed seems odd. While Windows 10 comes with a native bandwidth monitoring tool, it doesn’t offer a tool to monitor internet speed....
For a potential stalker that’s the telltale clue to invading your privacy. Also, when you are tweeting about, I am sure you would like to exclude some people from coming to know your whereabouts. Thankfully, Twitter makes it easy to delete all your location information from your present and past tweets. Here’s how you do it: Click the dropdown next to the silhouette icon for your account in the top right....
You might need to trim it for unnecessary footage at the beginning or the end or remove background noise and replace it with some music that makes things more fun to watch. We have already talked about a few apps in the past using which one could mute the background, but those apps had a lot of ads and had no other editing features. However, last Friday I stumbled upon an app on Play Store which could not only mute and trim the video, but could also crop it, add stickers, custom texts and even a background....
You may want to use Voice access on your PC. In this guide, we shall explain everything about using Voice access on Windows 11. Let’s look at what voice access is, how it works, and few ways you can use it to improve your PC’s usability. What Is Voice Access on Windows 11 Voice Access is one of the new accessibility features rolled out along with the 22H2 build of Windows 11....
W3C specification every browser should send a do not track request header to websites its users visit. We have already seen how the feature can be activated on Google Chrome for all the websites. Today we will see how we can use tracking protection list to enable it for specific websites in Internet Explorer 10. If you opt for Express Settings while configuring Windows 8 after installing it, the Do Now Track feature will be enabled by default....
The tabs are optional and you can choose them to be or not to be a part of your interface. However, it is also important to know, whether you use the feature or not, all your messages are always and automatically categorized into one the following five categories: In this post we’ll learn about enabling or disabling this new feature in Gmail, and how to manage it efficiently. How to Enable or Disable Gmail Tabs The first and foremost thing is that your account should have the feature rolled out to you....
