Smart home gadgets and appliances include light bulbs, home monitoring systems, locks, motion sensors and more. They tend to work with your smartphone and can automate and integrate all together to make your home life easy and effortless. As 2016 comes to an end, the trend of smart homes is only just beginning. I started my smart home earlier this year with my first purchase: Philips Hue lights. I contemplated for a while because they’re pricey, but have no regrets....

So in this post I will talk about some of the possible reasons behind the delayed app notifications on Android and discuss some fixes to remove the time barrier between you and your notifications. Keep a Check on Power Saver Apps and Built-in Stamina Mode Many ROMs like Sony, Motorola, MIUI and other different builds now come with battery saver features. If you don’t have the mentioned feature in your ROM, you might be using third party apps like Juice Defender to get more juice out of your battery....

It should only seem natural that this logic applies to resumes as well. Most of us reading have probably never created a resume online. The usual process is to create the resume on an offline tool like Word and then email it. Nothing wrong with the method but there’s a better way. With the several excellent online resume makers out there today, you do not have to go through the hassle of creating and formatting your CV from scratch....

These Blue Light filters block blue color rays generated by a PC screen. At the same time, they are simple to apply and are quite affordable. If you are up for the investment, here are our recommendations for the best blue light filters for computer monitors. But first, Save precious space on your desk with these monitor arms Take a look at these cool wire management accessories 1. Mosiso Blue Light Blocking Screen Protector It’s made of acrylic and is easy to install....

Though CrashPlan home subscription won’t discontinue immediately, it seems only natural that we seek out the best CrashPlan alternatives for your cloud backup needs before the time runs out (which is about 14 months from now). So, without further ado, let’s get started. 1. Backblaze Backblaze is one of the best alternatives for CrashPlan. At almost the same price, it offers the same features that CrashPlan offered — including backing up videos and large files....

These tips may vary in their output depending on the type of device you are running and since Windows 10 is now available on a variety of different ones, let’s not get confused with what works for what. I’ve taken broad strokes and will only speak of options that work on almost any system. Laptop, Desktop, Convertible, you name it. 1. Animations The one major change in Windows 10 is all the animation introduced by Microsoft....

Dedicated Storage Plus, since the device is dedicated solely to reading, you don’t need to share your storage with anything else. On a phone or tablet, you have to share book storage with boatloads of music, photos, videos, documents, apps and more. All of those add up quickly compared to books. By the time you’re done loading all of that other media on, it’s doubtful you’d be able to store even hundreds of books, let alone thousands....

So let me talk about 5 of those tricks it’s easy to miss on the Windows 10. 1. Directly Print to PDF Even though PDF is one of the best file formats to go for when you have to digitally transfer a document, people used to have a hard time converting documents to PDF. Microsoft introduced Save As PDF from Microsoft Office 2007 onwards, but still it was limited to only Office....

When it comes to juicing devices like DSLR cameras, coffee machines, or hairdryers during camping or road trips, devices like power inverters come into the picture. Car power inverters provide you with continuous power by converting DC to AC power. And the best thing is that they are small, portable and can easily be carried around. Plus, some power inverters are as powerful enough to power a washing machine or a microwave on low power....

Let’s take a quick look at these five best free battery app offerings. Cool Tip: Before you read on, we wanted to let you know that we’ve already covered a variety of tips to extend battery life in laptops and in Android phones. Click through the links (they open in new tabs) to read those posts. 1. Battery Doctor We’ve already written thoroughly about Battery Doctor. This free battery management iPhone application is easily the one that offers the most thorough information set and the best array of tools for the iPhone user who really wants to know everything that goes on with their iOS device’s battery....

It wasn’t until Windows 10 when Microsoft finally updated Sticky Notes with an option to sync it across devices using OneNote. A case of too little too late. Let’s see what the competition has to offer and which one you should use. 1. Stickies Stickies comes with many features that you would love and have been missing in the original Sticky Notes. You can add links and images to notes....

So just in case you are looking to replace the existing screen capture tool on your Windows 10 system, you have come to the right place. In this post, we have listed a few of the best screen capture tools available for Windows 10 users. Most of these tools have a combination of free and paid plans, and you can pick one as per your requirement. Without further ado, let’s get started, shall we?...

Apart from that, a few standing desks also come with built-in wire management trays to give your desk a clean look. In this post, we have compiled a list of the best standing desks with storage. So without further ado, let’s check them out. But first, Manage your cords and cables better with these cool cord organizers and racksHere are the best under-desk cable orga­niz­er trays & solutions 1. SHW Electric Height Adjustable Mobile Standing Desk Width: 40-inches | Maximum Weight: N/AMaximum Height: 28 to 46-inches...

However, these are USB 3.0 devices meaning that you will get a speed of around 5 Gbps. While this speed is great for powering your accessories, most ports cannot charge your smartphone at its optimum speed. So, if you are here looking for the best USB 3.0 hubs for your Windows PC, we have compiled a list of the best ones out there. Let’s have a look. But before that,...

Now, with all the progress being made on the gaming side of smartphones, some of the most popular franchises in gaming are making an appearance on mobile as well, and in most cases bring novel experiences that perfectly suit gaming on the go. Let’s take a look at some of the best examples of games that made a transition from consoles to the iPhone and the iPad, without altering the essence of their console entries....

To check if your ISP is providing you the broadband speed it promised you can take the help of certain online tools. There are services which not only check the speed but also the overall quality of your connection by testing it on different parameters. Here we have compiled a list of 5 such effective tools which help in determining the actual internet speed and quality by testing servers at different locations across the world....

Being effective at what you are doing, both as a teacher and a mentor, needs feedback. How do you know that your way of teaching is effective? That they understood the point or grasped the concept? Maybe there is a generation gap and they don’t connect with your methods of teaching? Are you using difficult to understand phrases? Need to explain certain points twice or in a different light? So the real question that I am trying to get at is how do you collect feedback from students, possibly in real time, to understand and rectify gaps in the teaching process?...

This article talks about five tips to speed things up with iCal. If you have been using iCal long enough to know a thing or two more about it than most of the other users, don’t forget to share your 2 cents in the comments. 1. Open Scheduled Files Opening scheduled files is a great way of building new habits. For example, if you have always wanted to start using iCal more in order to keep better track of your time, but never remember to do so, you can set iCal to open itself....

However, just because iPhoto is so handy already doesn’t mean the way you use it can’t be improved. Which is why in this entry we’ll show you a list of five very useful keyboard shortcuts you can use to be more productive with iPhoto. Let’s get to them. 1. Zoom In & Out One of the most intuitive gestures that every Mac owner knows about is to pinch and reverse-pinch on either their trackpad or magic mouse in order to zoom in and out on an image displayed by almost any app....

Though it has its fair share of Corning Gorilla Glass on both the front and back, a shattered screen is something you wouldn’t want to see on a $900+ phone. Here, we have lined up some of the best cases for the Samsung Galaxy Note8, meant to provide maximum protection. Let’s check them out. 1. Supcase Full-body Rugged Holster Case The Supcase rugged holster case for the Galaxy Note8 promises a 360-degree protection for your Note8....