Digital images are a thing of the present, they haven’t been around for much long. As far as millennials and the generations before that go, most of our memories are stored in form of printed photos, occupying dozens of photo albums and some space in our homes. You must have tried photographing your old printed photos with your phone’s camera, but more often than not, would’ve been hindered by that unflinching glare....

At GT, we have reviewed quite a few to-do apps like Microsoft To-Do which is a reincarnation of Wunderlist, and Google Keep, which is more of a note-taking app. So, what are we reviewing today? Google Tasks is a minimalist app which lets you create tasks and assign dates to them. While there is a lack of advanced features, the question is if we really need them? Sometimes, more features can bog us down....

The obvious benefits of a performance boost aside, what does Skylake really mean to you? Should you suddenly avoid buying technology still using Broadwell processors? Let’s take a look at some of the various improvements of Skylake over Broadwell and whether or not they’re worth upgrading for. Skylake Has Much Better Graphics Performance According to the press release directly from Intel, Skylake delivers a cool 2.5 times improvement on CPU performance, but it really shines in the graphics department....

Messenger has grown to a point now where it has around 900 million users. Over the years, several great features have been added. It may even be the case that there are many features that you are not aware of. For that reason, we will be exploring the various features which Messenger has to offer. What Messenger Has to Offer Did you know that Messenger has its own web client?...

It can be a note where you’re compiling recipes or just researching a topic. You’d usually just copy the text/link manually, go to Evernote, find the note, tap Edit, scroll and paste the text. After the 3rd try, this can get tedious. Also, when you have a new awesome idea, you need to write it down immediately. But going to Evernote, tapping a note and then writing it down might turn you off....

If the sound output of audio devices on your computer isn’t balanced, there is no need to throw them or reinstall Windows. You can correct or fix the imbalanced audio. This guide will enlighten you on how to get it done and ultimately optimize your listening experience. What Messes up Your PC’s Audio Balance 1. OS Upgrade Upgrading your PC’s operating system to a new Windows version could disorient some default settings you had previously put in place....

That will allow you to access or activate it again should you need it. We will discuss how to do that in detail below. Let’s begin. How to Delete Microsoft 365 Teams Free Org There are two types of Teams account. One is the 365 Teams free org that we will discuss now and the other is the regular free Teams account that will discuss later below. We will begin with team members and remove them first and then take it from there....

But being such a massive platform comes with its own challenges and Twitter is trying to fight its battle against cyber bullies and trolls. If you’re facing a cyberbully or a troll on Twitter, or just want to block some user from appearing on your feed or trying to contact you then there is an easy fix for that. Before we begin, it’s important that you know what all happens when you block a user on Twitter....

You may activate the same by right-clicking on the player (when your video is running) and navigating to Playback. There is one more feature offered by KMPlayer, Bookmarks/Chapters, and it has more potential than just playback. Let us see more of it. We bookmark web pages so that we can get back to them later without much hassle. Similar is the bookmark feature here. While the video is playing we can bookmark any location and get back exactly there later....

keep changing your passwords regularly . The often you change your password, the more secured your account is. Yet, we rarely follow the practice. Changing passwords is boring and we’re lazy. What to do? Well, maybe we could automate this too on Android. Yes, there’s an Android app called TimePIN that can change your Android unlock pin every minute, and these will be the ones you’ll be aware of. Once you log in using a particular PIN, it will change the very next minute....

Unlike iPhone, you can check the detailed call history of a number on Android. You can see your number of calls, call time, date, and duration. In this post, we will show you how to check the call history of a number on the Google Phone app, Samsung’s default Phone app, and a popular third-party app like Truecaller. Without further ado, let’s get started. Use Phone App to Check on Samsung Galaxy Phones Unlike other Android phone makers, Samsung doesn’t bundle the Google Phone app on Galaxy devices....

Google Drive’s web app doesn’t let you check folder sizes. Don’t believe it? Check it yourself. Of course, you can either download or sync a folder to your PC or Mac and then check its size. But that’s quite a data-intensive hassle if the folder has a lot of data, and you’ll only end up downloading it just to check a small detail. Fortunately, there are a couple of workaround methods to check folder sizes in Google Drive without having to download your data locally....

Regardless of the software you choose to use, most of them use a layout similar to that of Powerpoint. However, you may wish to break away from this. If you are looking for a more expressive, artistic software, you should probably give Prezi a try. Prezi is a presentation web app which offers awesome visuals. How to Use Prezi When you are creating a presentation with Prezi, you can either design your presentation from scratch or you can start off from one of Prezi’s awesome looking templates....

SendShots using which a person could be easily record a private video message and send it to a contact via email. Guiding Tech reader Tony emailed us to let us know that SendShots seems to have shut down. Hence, a similar free tool was the need of the hour. We have found a great alternative which works on the same concept but provides amazing added functionalities over SendShots. MailVU is a useful online service that lets you record a video message and send it to your friend via email or broadcast it via a sharable link....

Outlook allows you to create Distribution Lists which are nothing but subsets of your contacts or customized groups as you may call. So, next time you have a group of people to send frequent mails to, create a distribution list like one explained below. Steps to Create a Distribution List Before you begin I recommend (and assume) that you have most contacts already added in your Contacts list. That just makes things easier for you....

attention to mobile pages as only few visitors visited my site using a smartphone. But today, a significant percentage of visitors comprise of smartphones and tablets, and hence it has become necessary to take care of looks and presentation there as well. If it was a page on computer, a one could have easily debugged using the option from Chrome’s right-click context menu but that’s not the option with the pages on mobile....

Hiberfil.sys is a system file that can be safely deleted to free up space. As you read this article, you will understand what this file is used for and how you can delete this file for some free space. What Is the hiberfil.sys File If you ever stumbled across the power modes on Windows, you must have come across the Hibernate mode. It is a power saver feature that saves the current session to the hard disk before shutting down the PC....

Last year Khamosh Pathak wrote on Guiding Tech about the fall of Grooveshark, a now defunct service that was once a breeding ground for underground music. The legality of the site was highly questionable since users also uploaded copyrighted music and that is what ultimately led to its downfall. But as a result, we were left without a decent source of new indie music for years. Times have changed though as they always do....

You will be able to download files to any specified folder of your choice based on the file type that you are downloading. So, let’s dig in and see how you can do it. And yes, this is specifically for Google Chrome. Organize Your Downloads Folder You can organize the downloads folder on your PC using one simple Chrome extension – Download Router. It lets you save your files in a specific folder inside the downloads folder....

Cool, huh! Infographics are nothing but visual representations of information, data or knowledge meant for normal folks like us who find it difficult to correlate complex information. I personally think it is one of the best communication tools we have seen in recent times. But how do you create one of your own? Go to Infogr.am Infogr.am is a free web application that makes the job of creating infographics easy for all of us who are not so graphically inclined....