Change the Screen Lock Type Before we get into setting up customizations on your lock screen, let’s look at the different types of screen locks you can use on your Android device. These screen locks help prevent others from accessing your phone without your permission, and it’s an important security feature you will want to have in place. Most Android devices now offer four main types of screen locks: swipe, PIN, password, and pattern....
How to Delete Messages in Snapchat Snapchat has been nicknamed the “ephemeral messaging app” – and with good reason. By default, all messages you send to someone will be deleted after viewing. You can tweak that setting and keep your messages for 24 hours, but they will still eventually be erased. Follow the instructions below: Bottom line: you don’t have to do anything to have your Snapchat messages deleted. Just use the app as you normally would, and it will take care of erasing them for you automatically....
Here you’ll learn how to disable “Shake to Minimize.” You’ll do this using the Windows registry, and while the process is safe if you follow the instructions, it’s always a good idea to back up your Windows 10 registry first. First, open the Registry Editor by hitting Win + R and entering regedit in the box. In the registry editor, go to Here, right-click an empty space in the pane on the right, select “New -> DWORD (32-bit),” then call it “DisallowShaking....
This is quite useful if you have multiple Windows systems. But if you are not using this feature or don’t want to make your Windows 10 system discoverable by other devices on the same network, here is how you can disable the shared experience feature in Windows 10. Disable Shared Experiences from Settings App If you just want to disable shared experiences for only your user account, you can do that from the Settings....
Like Windows 8 Start Screen, Office 2013 Start Screen has also received a mixed response. Some people like it while others want the old layout because they are comfortable with the old one for years. For those who do not want the new start screen, here are several ways to disable the start screen in Microsoft Office 2013. Disable Start Screen using Office Customization Tool (OCT) Microsoft Office Customization Tool (OCT) is a great tool for customizing every aspect of Office through the Group Policy Editor....
This notorious reputation is also one of the reasons why iOS doesn’t support torrent. Jailbreaking used to be the only way for iOS users to download torrents directly to their devices. But that was then. Now you can download torrents to your iPhone or iPad without having to resort to jailbreaking. Besides, with the current state of iOS and all the features, there’s almost no reason to jailbreak your device anyway....
Google Maps makes this easier to do by allowing you to drop pins onto their maps in any location you want. It allows you to save a memorable spot, then ,quickly share it with family and friends so that you can all meet up there later. You can even drop pins then create navigation routes using those pins. The option is available in Google Maps for Android and iPhone, as well as your PC....
For those of you who have waited long for the beta release of Windows 7, Micosoft has finally released the link for you to download a copy to test. In case you have not downloaded, here is the link: Windows 7 beta 32-bit version Windows 7 beta 64-bit version (the download is no longer available) The file size is about 2.4GB in size, so make sure you are on a broadband connection and have several hours to spare....
Installation There’s two ways to get these two programs installed on a typical Ubuntu machine. Which way you choose depends on your preferences: First Method Ubuntu includes a version of q4wine (v0.121-4) in the Quantal repositories. This will have gone through the Ubuntu testing process prior to release, but this version appears to be a bit older. Installing this version is as simple as selecting it in the Software Centre, or running the following at the command line:...
A Technical Perspective Although different manufacturers use slightly different protocols, almost all audio casting uses peer-to-peer (P2P) networking. P2P has gathered quite the reputation for its use in torrenting, but the networking method is not so notorious. Essentially, P2P means that both your device and the device you’re connected to share data permissions – both can receive and send data as they wish. For the purposes of audio casting, the sender will convert audio data to binary, and the receiver converts it back to audio data....
Using Google Chrome Print Preview When you find a page you want to print, go to the menu in the top-right corner or use the Ctrl + P shortcut. By default, you’ll get to preview your page before it prints. This also gives you the opportunity to make a few changes if you want, such as choosing a different printer. Since web pages often have text you may not want, such as a header or footer, you can adjust how many pages print to save on paper or just make a PDF shorter....
If you are affected by the fact that your iPhone does not has the emoji function, don’t worry, here is a simple trick that you can use to activate the emoji iconset in your iPhone. Go to the AppStore in your iPhone. Tap on the Search and type in “spell number” Install the application From your Home screen, open the Spell Number application and key in 9876543.21 (including the decimal point)...
Points of note Most of us already have auto updates enabled on our smartphones. In rare cases apps may crash after updates, but usually they all work fine. However, it’s not exactly the same on a Mac. Most people will have several applications open at any time on their Mac and automatic background updates can sometimes disturb the proper functioning of these apps. Because of this you’ll mostly be required to close an app you may be using before an update can be installed....
How to Encrypt a New iOS Backup An encrypted iOS backup is much better than a non-encrypted backup. An encrypted backup will keep passwords, history from the Web, and fitness data that otherwise would not be carried over. Here is how to do it. On your Mac or PC in which you sync and back up your iOS device, launch iTunes. If you typically back up your iOS device to iCloud, your data is already encrypted on Apple’s servers....
However, there are times where you are writing your blog post, typing a comment, composing emails or moderating forums, and find yourself wanting to replace a couple of words that appear multiple times throughout. This is where a “Find and Replace Text” function is useful. Let’s take a look at how you can add the find and replace feature to Google Chrome and Firefox. Find and Replace for Google Chrome Find and Replace is one of the best find and replace extensions for Google Chrome....
This tutorial shows you three easy ways to find a saved Wi-Fi password in Linux. Note: if your Wi-Fi is not working in Linux, we have the fixes here! Showing Saved Wi-Fi Password Using the Linux Terminal For more tips on using the ls command, check out the most important ls commands you need to know. Files in this directory contain information on all the wireless networks that your computer has used....
What Is WSAPPX? Wsappx is a service in both Windows 8 and Windows 10. It’s part of the Universal Windows Platform and Microsoft Store. While it typically runs all the time, it usually uses minimal resources. As you can see, wsappx at the time of writing wasn’t using any CPU or disk resources. But this number can quickly change when you start using the Microsoft Store. The process runs most heavily while installing, updating, deleting, and running Microsoft Store apps....
Generally speaking, a Kindle book is just HTML and CSS. The part that can be difficult is figuring out which tags the Kindle actually supports. There are also a couple of unique tags that are not standard HTML but that you can use to add formatting to your Kindle book. Getting Started The first thing you should do is sign up for KDP, and after you have an account, click “Add a new title”....
Requirement Your printer must be running eprint and web services and be connected to your network by WiFi or ethernet connection. Printers connected to a computer using USB will not work. The app makes this connection through a secure, cloud-based service and allows the use of only one network printer for from a single local network. Set up voice-controlled printing on Alexa First, get the printer’s email address. If you don’t know the address, these steps should help you find it....
Once you know what a command does, you can be comfortable using it in the future. If you’re struggling with Linux commands, you can use the Kmdr tool to explain them. Installing Kmdr Kmdr is a third-party tool for the terminal that explains a wide range of Linux commands, from the most basic to the complex. A full list of supported commands can be found on the Kmdr GitHub page....
