is a way to capture and preserve information that we know would expire sooner or later. And generally, we do it so that we can make it part of some documentation . However, there are just too many steps (print screen, crop, edit, save as image and then insert to a document) one has to carry out to make that happen. As a result we ignore it at times and repent later....

For the unaware, tiling an image means to make a repeating pattern from a picture. The picture that is to be tiled is smaller as compared to the bigger image. There are two ways to make a seamless pattern in GIMP. One is using the native Tile feature and the latter takes the help of the Offset and Tile for a more realistic approach. Let’s check them both to tile an image....

After you enable the track changes function in Microsoft Word, every edit you make will be highlighted in a different text and style to differentiate from the original text easily. It’s quite a handy add-on when you with multiple authors on the same document. Enable Track Changes in Microsoft Word Before you start making changes or sharing a document with someone else, you must enable the ‘Track Changes’ option for the document....

Though you could track your sleep patterns before, Apple hasn’t integrated these functions by default until watchOS7 and iOS 14. Although this feature does come in handy, it’s not impressive, at least for now. Hence, we thought of compiling two ways to track your sleep habits and patterns using the Apple Watch. The first one uses the native app, while in the second method, we explore a third-party app that gives a whole new meaning to sleep tracking....

Discounted TVs, laptops, smartphones, tablets, accessories, cameras and more — there’s quite a bit to keep an eye out for. So, let Guiding Tech do the work for you. We’ve rounded up the best ways to track the best Black Friday deals all around the web including various websites and even better, Twitter accounts, so you can follow along right on social media. Check out our picks below and hopefully save some cash along the way....

My only gripe with this phone is its built. Samsung is still new at using a metal body and it shows. The Note5 is just too big, too heavy and not ergonomic enough to be a joy to use. Ok, I lied. That’s not my only gripe. This is still a Samsung phone so it’s packed with the usual Samsung-ness that you’d imagine. TouchWiz, bloatware, and in-your-face Samsung app replacements for perfectly fine Google alternatives....

Windows Hello is another method of signing into your Windows 10 device and all it takes is a touch of your finger or a scan of your face — no need to type passwords anymore. For this feature to work, you’ll need two things: A Samsung device with a fingerprint scanner, running on Android Marshmallow or later and Samsung Flow app installed.A Windows 10 PC that is compatible with Windows Hello, is running the Creators Update and has Samsung Flow app installed from the Windows Store....

The live captions feature is only available on Windows 11 22H2 or later. So, make sure you’re running the most recent Windows build. Once you’ve done that, you can use the following guide to enable and use live captions in Windows 11. How to Enable Live Captions on Windows 11 By default, Windows offers you an option to enable Live Captions at a system level on your computer. Let’s check how you can enable live captions on your Windows 11 PC....

It is a highly efficient word processor, which allows you to create professional-quality documents, letters, reports, etc. Also, you can format and edit documents with multiple in-built features. But did you know, Microsoft Word can also be used as a whiteboard apart from creating simple text documents? We will show you how to use Microsoft Word as a whiteboard to write anywhere on the document. Using this feature, you can make any document and write text over it in freestyle....

Disabling the startup from each individual program’s option takes time. That’s when you turn to a tool like Quick Startup. Quick Startup (ver.2.8) is a ‘central management tool’ for monitoring all startup items and selectively adding, removing, editing, or disabling them to improve boot times. Quick Startup takes its monitoring role seriously by fetching product information for the startup items. This tells you immediately if that unknown item on the startup list is trustworthy or should be killed....

But now, if you are working on your computer with a Wi-Fi network, AirDroid can save you time – time once wasted when digging around for your Android each time you needed to read and respond to a WhatsApp message. Using AirDroid 3 you can mirror your Android’s screen directly to your computer and access your device with just your mouse and keyboard. So let’s have a look at how you can use the newly improved AirDroid 3 to access WhatsApp and other similar applications directly via your Windows or Mac computer....

Zoom software usage is at its peak. While working from home, Zoom packages enough features to host virtual meetings and webinars. From teachers conducting online teaching classes to small-medium offices exchanging ideas with their clients — all can make the best of it. And whenever such exchange in involved, users should utilize screen sharing and Whiteboard features in Zoom. But many wonder, how do they use a Whiteboard in Zoom?...

Earlier this week, Instagram added a new poll stickers feature to Stories alongside two new creative tools. Now, the Facebook-owned photo-sharing app is adding a new face filter to its fold, which lets users place a beam of light on their image. Even if there is no sunshine around, the new face filter on Instagram will enable users to place a beam of sunlight on their selfie. Once the filter is applied, tap on the screen to move it around or you can tap on the light to change its orientation from vertical to horizontal and vice-versa....

We know that LastPass and KeePass are the two biggest players in this field. But which is better? And more importantly, which is better suited for you? Let’s find out. The Fundamental Differences LastPass is a company with proprietary technology for saving passwords. The browser extensions allow you to generate unique passwords for sites and save them securely on their servers. LastPass will even autofill the username and password and log in to the sites automatically if you allow it....

If you’re a developer/designer, this is great news for you. Android Tool is a free and open source app hosted on Github. Just go to this page, download the latest release, install it like any other app, and we’re on our way. Record Your Android/iOS Screen and Turn it Into a GIF This is dead simple, almost too simple. I’ve had bad experiences when it comes to recording screens on either Android or iOS and then turning them to GIFs....

What you want to do is create an awesome video with transition effects, music in the background and maybe text on screen to narrate what’s going on. We’ve got these powerful mini-computers in our pockets, it would be great if we could just do it all on our iPhones. Of course, it’s not like there are no apps that do this. I’ve tried many. But there’s always something wrong with them....

Thanks to a new beta website called Slice you can document, manage, and track all your shopping sprees across the ether. Slice brings all your merchant notifications (receipts, alerts, shipping notifications, order confirmations etc.) to one place, thus saving you the hassle of rummaging inside your email accounts. From planning to purchase and follow-up Slice is your virtual shopping assistant. Slice follows a simple three step process to manage all your online shopping....

We have already compared Google Keep with Google Tasks. In this post, we decided to put Google Keep alongside Microsoft To-Do and see how the standalone tasks app weighs against the highly praised note-taking app, Google Keep. Fasten your seatbelts! App Size Keep is a product of Google and as such, it comes pre-installed on some Android devices. In case you want to download it from the Play Store, it weighs 13-14MB....

Is Nimbus Note a worthy competitor to Evernote? Does it have all the Evernote features? Oh, and what about the web clipper? Let’s dive into this detailed comparison of features offered by Nimbus Note and Evernote. Let’s get started. Cross-platform Availability One of the reasons for the success of Evernote is because of its availability across platforms. Whether you want to use it on an Android, iPhone or a Windows device, it has an app for everything....

In Chrome these pages open in a new tab which makes it easy to work with them. Besides, in Firefox if you want to access any of these, you have to navigate to the orange button on the top left. The user experience can be made better, don’t you think so? And that’s what they tried with Firefox 13. They introduced a Start Page (as shown in the image below)that had the options to open these pages....