DD-WRT is an open source firmware for routers, developed and designed to give many of those 150n devices more software features and stability. In the past, we have already covered how to install DDWRT on your router, so that will not be covered again. Instead, we will be talking about many of the advanced features that are offered in DD-WRT, what they are and how to use them. Cool Tip: Feel your router’s WiFi range is lacking?...

bookworms who swear by text and images. And then there are audiophiles who want every form of content converted to audio to grasp it better. If you are one of the latter and wished for an easy way to convert blog posts into MP3 audio then today we’ve got something that’ll please you. SoundGecko is an amazing web service that can get it done for you. It’s a text-to-audio transcribing service that converts any web-based article to MP3 audio so that you can just sit back, relax and listen to it....

1. Upgrade Your iCloud Storage Storing nearly all of your computer files in iCloud is going to require a lot more than the free 5GB of storage Apple gives you for iCloud. To upgrade your iCloud storage, open System Preferences on your Mac and choose iCloud. At the bottom, click Manage… Now click Buy More Storage… or if you’ve already purchased a plan and need more, click Change Storage Plan… Choose from the available pricing and storage options....

But what if you want to play those audio files on a standard CD player, like the one in your car? (I know, I know, CDs are hardly in vogue these days, and will soon be extinct, but there’s no escaping them just yet) While some players will allow you to listen to MP3 or WMA files, you rarely find a standalone CD player that works with FLAC. However, you can pretty easily create an audio CD from FLAC files, using the popular (and free) software ImgBurn....

organizing to-do lists and reminder for tasks? Well, I do a lot more with mine. I use it as an automatic email replier, as a tool to organize my emails and much more. One among my favorites are to use MS Outlook to conduct surveys. The client can beautifully and automatically sort out email survey stats. Actually, the trick needed to get this done can be applied in many other cases....

At the time of creating password, Windows provides an option of password hint. In the case you forget your password, you can enter see the hint to get the clue of your password. But imagine worst case scenario when you try to login to your computer after many days (months may be) and you forget your password. Even the password hint doesn’t seem to help. Now what? Oh, and yours was the only admin account....

organizing your media , but every now and then one pops up that really goes the extra mile to provide a better experience. This is the case with Plex, which allows you to create your own ‘server’ using your Mac or iOS device to stream your media to other devices connected via apps. Here’s a better look at Plex and how it all works together. Setting Up Your Content Server Step 1: The first thing you have to do is head to the Plex website on your Mac or other computer that you will use as a server and download the Plex server client there and on any other computer that you’ll like to serve media from....

You don’t enjoy social networking any more and you want to get rid of it.You don’t feel secure on Facebook and having privacy issues.You spend (or waste) too much time on Facebook.You’ve migrated to a different network. Twitter, may be? See, there could be so many reasons. Hence, this article is for those who think they’ve had enough with this Facebook thingy and wanna quit. As always, Guiding Tech is here to help....

As I certainly wouldn’t want to fall in the purview of this rule, I always make sure I keep my browser and search history clean. While trying out the Windows 8 search features, I realized that it was keeping track of all the searches I performed on the Windows 8 apps, and it made me concerned about my privacy. I dug into Windows 8 settings and disabled the history tracker instantly....

For someone just getting started, all of this can be annoying. If a dedicated torrent client is too complicated for you or someone you know, check out this Firefox add-on. It’s a simple torrent download manager written exclusively in JavaScript. What that means is that it will run inside the Firefox window and it will run fast. How To Use Torrent Tornado Go to the add-ons page and download it....

However, one missing feature is the ability to download a track. And that’s what we’ll discuss here. GrabThatFile is a nifty tool which lets you download songs in MP3 format from MySpace. Only thing you need is the MySpace URL of the song. It allows you to download 4 songs a day. You can download unlimited songs also but you’ll have to donate 2 Euros to the developers of this tool, which isn’t much for the service....

For example, if Google.com is explicitly defined in the hosts file to point to 205.186.146.186, the resulting page will be GuidingTech.com instead of Google.com. The same principle is applied not only for redirecting websites but also for blocking them. You can define a zero as an IP address so when a particular website is trying to load, the result will be an error. This is a basic method of blocking or redirecting sites....

While Microsoft Word has many features that aid in word processing, some may find these features overstimulating. In light of this, Microsoft introduced a feature called Focus Mode to reduce the distractions caused by Word’s several features. Here’s all you need to know about Focus Mode and how to enable and disable it on your Microsoft Word app. What Is Focus Mode in Microsoft Word Focus Mode is a feature in Microsoft Word that hides the Ribbon and Taskbar on your document....

Nearby Sharing is a sharing platform for Android phones, and the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 and Galaxy Note 20 Ultra and the Google Pixel are the first phones to get this feature. If you have been a smartphone user for a long time, you must already know that it was high time that the Android ecosystem had a ubiquitous sharing system of its own, irrespective of the make of the phone or the OS....

When screen sharing is disabled for participants in Zoom, they will get a notification that says ‘Host has disabled participant screen sharing.’ To fix it and let others share the screen, the host needs to grant permission to share the screen. So if you are the host of a Zoom meeting, the following steps will help you enable screen sharing for participants. Let’s check how to enable screen sharing on Android, iOS, and desktop....

So, today I am going to talk about two ways to polish your Android’s GPS to get a lock on your position in considerably less time. Use Assisted GPS (AGPS) Assisted GPS, as the name indicates, is the feature to assist your GPS to get a lock on your position quickly. Assisted GPS uses the nearby Wi-Fi hot-spots and cell towers to triangulate your location and thus gives your GPS a boost....

That is, there is no internet access. The phone will not load pages in the browser and the apps such as Instagram, Facebook, etc. won’t be able to show the new data. So what to do in such a tragic situation? Don’t worry. Things will get fine soon. Just follow the fixes given in the post to resolve the Wi-Fi connectivity issues on iOS devices. Restart Phone and Modem If you haven’t tried this yet, stop whatever you are doing and restart your iOS device (iPhone and iPad)....

Sadly, for some users, the DCIM folder doesn’t show up on PC when connected to the iPhone or iPad. For others, while the DCIM folder is visible, it’s empty and doesn’t show any photo. For a few users, the folder shows only some of the pictures. If you are also facing the issue, it’s time to say it goodbye to it. Here you will find several ways to fix the DCIM empty folder issue on Windows 10....

A native Chrome dark mode was a much-requested feature for a very long time. And with the release of version 74, everyone was finally supposed to have it. However, it’s not a full-fledged dark mode yet, but it impacts the Chrome theme. A bit of a downer, yet a move in the right direction nonetheless. However, the dark mode is tied to the default Windows color scheme. Also, Google is rolling it out in phases....

I would appreciate if my droid would just notify me without disturbing me in the middle of what I am doing. Lately I kind of started missing the good ol’ ticker notification. But the good thing about Android is, there’s always an alternative and today we are going to see two of them. But before we dive into the topic, first let’s discuss what Heads Up notifications are and how are they different from the Ticker notifications....