However, at the same time, your friends might also want to join the party and play songs from their playlists. Given that sharing your primary Wi-Fi password isn’t such a bright idea, what can be done in such a situation? Worry not! This is where the Guest mode on Google Home Mini comes to your rescue. The best thing about this feature is that it lets users cast songs directly to the device without connecting to Wi-Fi....

This feature helps you optimize the system resources by putting inactive tabs to sleep, pretty much like the sleeping apps on your Android phone. So, quite naturally, it reduces the load on the CPU, and in the process, lets you have a distraction-free routine. So if you use Microsoft Edge, or plan to shift to it soon, here’s how you can enable Sleeping Tabs. How Do Sleeping Tabs Work Browsers tend to hogg up system resources, and this comes to the picture if you have opened dozens of tabs together....

One eye candy feature of iTunes I liked was the album flow, but even if a single one of them was missing it ruined the beauty of it and thus I was looking for a way to fill in the gaps and download album art for my entire music collection. Album Art Downloader is a useful freeware for Windows that helped me update my music collection’s album art using various online resources....

That can be frustrating seeing how the average Android users are not even aware of third-party app marketplaces, and most of them are riddled with malware and viruses. While the Google Play Store is not exactly free from these issues itself, it is still the safest option. How to fix it? Let’s begin. 1. Update and Reboot When it comes to Android updates, the adoption rate is not really spectacular....

A few apps like Instagram go awry while you try to log in, all thanks to the pro-active nature of the Google Smart Lock. Usually, the Google Smart Lock for Passwords feature is a blessing in disguise, especially if you don’t use password managers. The ease with which it remembers multiple passwords makes transitioning into new devices and systems a seamless affair. However, not all apps can handle the Smart Lock the way it should....

Having a home button helps us go back to the home screen quickly, easily close apps, and use Apple Pay. So, when it stops working, this can cause a lot of problems. If your iPhone home button isn’t working after a reset or something else is wrong with it, we’ve got you covered. This article will help you fix the issue. Why Might Your Home Screen Button Not Be Working Your iPhone home screen button not working could be one of several issues....

Well, there are a few ways to go about doing this. If you only have a few songs that need album artwork, you can probably get away with the one-by-one approach to adding album artwork. But if you have a large library of songs without artwork, a sweeping third-party application might be necessary. Let’s take a look at the different strategies. Use iTunes to Replace Each Song’s Album Artwork If you only have a few songs that you need to get album artwork for, you can do so right in iTunes without the help of any third-party software....

Do you have to read out the track’s album name just because the album art cover is missing? Well not anymore. Today I am going to talk about two amazing apps for Android using which you can easily download all the missing album art information of tracks. Just make sure all the music on your device is tagged properly. At least the album field. Cool Tip: Want to download album art for your music on Windows?...

Sometimes, the simple things are the best. Take the case of the tiny little program called Notepad on a Windows PC. It has been part of Microsoft Windows computers for more than two decades now. Sadly, the future looks unpredictable for Notepad. We are saying this because many Windows 10 users have reported that Notepad is missing from their PC. If you also cannot find Notepad on your Windows computer, here we shall tell you how to fix Notepad not visible in Windows 10....

But just like with File Explorer’s dark mode functionality that was introduced last year, the Light theme has its fair share of problems. At times, it either won’t show up at all or will only render partially. However, there are a handful of fixes that you can try out in cases where the Light theme doesn’t work. So without any further ado, let’s get started. Update Windows 10 The very first thing that you must do is to find out if your PC has the latest Windows 10 feature update installed....

I’ve had my fair share of issues with Windows Update over the years. Recently, I came across a rather peculiar ‘We Couldn’t Connect to the Update Service’ error. When I checked online, I discovered that many users encountering the same problem as well. Thankfully, this issue goes away for good with some minor troubleshooting. Let’s check out the fixes that worked for me — I’m sure that they will work for you as well....

Windows Sandbox is a phenomenal addition to Windows 10, with a host of uses ranging from checking files for malware to messing around with operating system settings in general. However, it’s also susceptible to a range of issues. A while back, I talked about the various solutions to the internet connectivity problems that could plague the Windows Sandbox. And today, I’m going to discuss actions that you can take if you get a ‘No hypervisor was found’ error message when attempting to launch it....

All is cool until the Windows Store stops working normally. What happens when you begin a new download and notice that download speed is slow? Recently, several users have been complaining that the Windows Store download speeds are either abysmally slow or is not working at all. Here are all the possible solutions that you can try to fix the Windows Store slow download speed issue. 1. Update Windows If there is a known bug associated with Windows Store, then Microsoft may already have released a patch to fix it....

However, the complaint can be battled with tools that help you customize a webpage before you actually print it. You can decide on exactly what you want and what to remove. In this post we are going to tell you about two such methods. On a different note, using this trick you could also contribute to the environment by reducing paper consumption too. Next time when someone asks you how have you gone green, you’d at least have a ready answer to thwart his attempts to throw more such difficult questions on you, no?...

For instance, your manager wants a copy of all correspondences between you and the client. You can also use this method to backup important emails elsewhere or migrate to a new email ID. Either way, forwarding all those emails, one at a time, is a sheer waste of time. Not to mention frustrating and annoying. I found a better way. Let’s begin. 1. Multi Forward for Gmail It’s a Chrome extension that will work on all Chromium-powered browsers like Chrome and Brave....

A Look at the New Emojis Here are some of the emojis that have been adopted from iOS 9.1. All the emojis are flat and thick whereas iOS emoji are glossy and are kind of realistic. Here are some more changes in the smileys. You can check out the full list of emoji changes in Android 6.0.1. Now, let’s see how you can install it on your Android smartphone. Read the below pre-requisites....

Things are compounding further when browsing in private or when clearing out cookies regularly. Since sites have no way to determine your past actions due to the absence of cookies from previous sessions, you are asked for acceptance over and over again. It’s annoying and gets old pretty fast. Thankfully, there’s a nifty browser extension that automatically stops cookie warning notifications from showing up. Sounds awesome, right? So without any further ado, let’s check it out....

So, it got me thinking about the ways to skip the start screen and land directly on a blank document, thereby saving some precious time. And it seems it doesn’t need much work since Microsoft includes an option to get Word to open a blank document directly by skipping the start screen. Let’s see how to get this done. Psst … this post also contains plenty of cool Word tricks to improve your productivity....

Although lock screen notifications are quite helpful, this also puts your privacy at risk if you leave your phone unattended. Anyone with physical access to your phone could easily read your private messages, OTP, and other sensitive information without verifying their identity. Thankfully, you can avoid all this by disabling lock screen notifications on Android. There are a couple of different ways you can go about this. You can either choose to hide lock screen notifications for a select few apps or disable lock screen notifications entirely on your Android phone....

However, ditching Google Chrome isn’t that easy, especially with all those bookmarks and other browsing data that it accumulates over time — all in the garb of providing a personalized search and browsing experience. Thankfully, the Samsung developers have provided a solution to address at least part of the migration issues with the Samsung Internet Chrome Extension. Preparations to Import If you already use Chrome Sync to access your bookmarks on a PC or Mac, then you are prepped and ready to go....