I’ve already seen a few users facing an error message while deleting unwanted files on their systems. Files that insist that they are ‘In Use’ when clearly nothing is open on the users system. How can you get rid of such undeletable files? No need to google, we are here to make your life easier. Cool Tip for Windows 10 Users: The Digital Citizen blog has an interesting post that compares browsers to see which one saves battery on Windows 10...

These videos are just plain pointless for the most part. Not just that, but they also come with increased page loading times and consume tons of bandwidth in the process. Thankfully, Firefox now features the ability to block these pesky videos from playing automatically. Finally, you won’t have to rely on extensions (that may or may not work) to help you out in that regard. However, there’s a caveat. Mozilla’s web browser blocks only audible (unmuted) videos....

A backup could be vitally important to revive your profile. Facebook tells you how to keep your information safe by downloading all your messages, wall posts, photos, status updates and profile information. Here are the steps to download all your Facebook information using their built-in download tool. Log-in to your Facebook account. Click on the Home dropdown and then Account Settings. On the Account Settings page, right below you will see a link that says – Download a copy of your Facebook data....

Google Photos is more than just a gallery app. It’s an excellent photo backup service that also churns out neat edits from time to time. Plus, you can always go back in time to check your old memories. And the good thing is that you can search both by dates, place and as well as text. Over time, Google Photos accumulates thousands and thousands of these memories. So, how do you download all these photos to your computer (or phone) at once?...

Open a word document. Hold the Alt key and type in 0164. Release the Alt key and you would see ¤. Similarly there is a numeric code for each character. We will show you how to find them all. We are going to use MS Excel and its two built-in functions – row and char to find the code for all characters. function row: returns the row number of a referencefunction char: returns the character specified by the code number from the character set of your computer...

Portrait Mode is a great way to click photos of individuals with a background blur to simulate the look of a DSLR camera. However, since the bokeh is created by software, you may need to edit your photos to achieve the desired look. Here are a few ways to edit Portrait Mode photos on your iPhone to get the best look. What Is Portrait Mode on iPhone When you open the camera app on your iPhone (iPhone 7 Plus or later), multiple tabs appear at the bottom above the shutter button....

If you have experienced something like this, it’s time you ran a few tests to jump-start the syncing process on Windows 10. Without further ado, let’s see some of the best ways to fix Dropbox sync issues. 1. Shut Down and Restart Dropbox We know, you may have already tried this step, but it doesn’t hurt to try, right? Simply exit the app and re-launch it again. If it’s a simple one-off thing, the odds are that you will see the documents and files syncing after some time....

Whenever I asked it anything, it would show me the expected results on the screen, however, there was no voice output. Bummer for a voice-based smart assistant, right? Initially, I laughed it off as a one-off issue, as I was getting the results in the written form. However, when I noticed it happening almost every time I called for the Assistant, it piqued my curiosity. So the next thing was pretty obvious, to fish for the solution....

As the name suggests, it locks the “click”. That means one tap on the mouse button or the touchpad and you no longer need to keep it pressed. You can just normally select an item, tap or click the button once, then without holding it anymore just drag the item to the destination, and finally click the button again to release the item and drop it in that destination. So, open the Control Panel and launch the interface for mouse settings....

Windows Sandbox possibly is one of the unique and exciting features to debut on Windows 10 in quite a while. It’s kind of a virtual PC built right into the operating system and offers an isolated environment where you can try out suspicious looking apps or websites before actually using them on your desktop. But after updating to Windows 10 version 1903 (which is required to run Windows Sandbox in the first place), you will find this feature missing....

The battle to take over desktops began with Android phones getting a split screen mode followed by Picture-in-picture (PiP). The latter was introduced in Android 8.0 Oreo and lets a user check other apps while continuing to play the video in a small floating window. Our beloved YouTube app also supports the Picture-in-picture mode. However, many users are reporting that the PiP isn’t working for them. Fret not. Here we shall tell you how to fix it....

Before we get down to it, let us tell you that Windows 10 doesn’t have a native way to tweak the look of the Taskbar. You’ll have to play around with the system settings. The good thing is that it’s not rocket science. However, with this method, it’s not possible to replicate the entire look. For example, the Start button will still be on the left. And the icons for Wi-Fi, Volume, etc....

With over 700 million subscribers, Instagram is one of the most versatile social media platforms. Back in October 2010, gaining followers on Instagram would have been very easy. However, the game has changed today with so many users on Instagram. Most users are worried about how to make sure that they retain the most number of followers? Intrigued by this very question, we embarked on a quest to find out the best way to become an Instagram Pro....

However, for rooted users, now with the Xposed Module for Android called the Permission Master, you can control the permissions of all the apps installed on your device. This tool can revoke/grant a certain set of permissions, including those installed as system apps. So let’s see how Permission Master works and how it can be useful. Like any other Xposed module, download the Permission Master application from the repository and activate the module....

There are various ways to launch the Terminal application on Mac. We have discussed them in detail here. If you are trying out Terminal for the first time, check out the three useful Terminal commands every Mac user must know. That said, let’s begin. Quick Tip: If you are on this article only to find out how to add the Terminal app on the dock, jump to the 6th method....

You’ll immediately forget how you lived life without calendar sets once you set them up. Luckily, it’s pretty easy to get started organizing your calendar into sets. Once you have Fantastical 2 installed on your Mac, dive in and give it a go. Note: While Fantastical 2 is also available for iPhone and iPad, the calendar sets feature has yet to make it over to iOS. The developers have stated that this is coming in the future....

Cross-posting is useful when you want to post the same content on both the platforms regularly. Imagine the trouble of opening each app, searching the photo, and uploading it. Ugh! Fortunately, Facebook does let you post to Instagram directly, albeit with a few restrictions. What are they? And how to post from Facebook to Instagram? Let’s find the answers here. Can You Really Publish from Facebook to Instagram Yes. You can....

The app also allows you to print your photos and other features. This post will show you how you can print photos from Google Photos on Android and iPhone. Please ensure that you are using the latest version of the app. Print Photos From Google Photos on Android Google Photos is the default photo gallery and cloud storage app for many Android phones, especially if you are using a Google Pixel....

It doesn’t work on an Android phone though. On your Android phone, there are plenty of things that you might want to delete – your call history, browsing history, search history, Google Play search history, Youtube search history and a myriad other things. It’s more cumbersome to clear all this in Android because it involves a lot of screen tapping. Enter History Eraser. It’s a saviour. Click on this play store link and install the app on your phone right now....

While the new Groups has its own advantages, many of you might not want to automatically join Groups which your friends invite you to, and also you might not want those group chats and notifications popping up all the time. So today, we’ll tell you how you could quickly leave multiple Facebook Groups without getting stuck in Facebook’s maze of user controls. Here are the steps. On the left sidebar of your Facebook profile homepage you’ll find an option that says Groups....