There is, however, a bit of a twist this month as instead of 4 free games right at the beginning of the month, all Xbox Live Gold members will get 3 free games in the first week and 2 more from December 16 onward. So, if you have already purchased the Xbox Live Gold membership, dive in! Others can register themselves and join the party. In December 2017, Xbox One users will get all 5 games while Xbox 360 users will only get 2 games....

Chime is an extension for Chrome that supports a number of social networks for which you’d want the notifications. Usual suspects like Twitter and Facebook are, of course, there but apart from these it also supports specialty networks like Quora. This is the definitely one of the easiest ways to stay connected while literally connecting to all the services at once. Let’s see how it works. 1. Install Chime Install Chime from the Chrome Web Store....

The free iPhone app Remindify capitalizes on this idea. Instead of setting reminders for yourself using text, all you do in Remindify is pick a time, date, and one symbol to remind you of exactly what you need to do. As a result, it’s quick to add reminders and even quicker to get them and grasp the concepts – short, sweet and to the point. Set Your Visual Reminders First, if you haven’t already, you should probably download Remindify free for iPhone and iPod touch....

We have covered the differences between the Samsung Contacts app and Google Contacts app in terms of availability, user interface, and features expected from a Contacts app. Let’s start the comparison. Availability One of the primary factors that differentiate both apps is availability. The Samsung Contacts app is limited to the Samsung Galaxy phones only. You cannot install it on other Android phones. Fortunately, you can install Google Contacts on any Android phone....

Microsoft has officially rebranded the Office 365 plans as the Microsoft 365. The transformation isn’t just about the rename of the popular bundle. The software giant is adding much-awaited features such as Microsoft Editor, Plaid integration in the Excel, premium templates, Microsoft family safety app, and more. One of the new features is Microsoft Editor add-on in Microsoft Word and Word Online. So far, Grammarly has been the go-to choice for the majority to correct typos and improve the writing practice with better word suggestions....

Of course, this site is a blog too. May be a bit sophisticated because it runs like a publishing business with a team of writers but that’s not to say that you people out there cannot readily create a blog of your own. Previously, we have discussed how you can quickly create a blog with Tumblr, with Posterous and creating personal sites with Flavors.me. So, there are many ways to quickly get started with blogging but if you want to enjoy a little more flexibility and customization then I’d suggest WordPress....

The Age of Empires franchise is receiving an update 12 years after its last edition and two decades after the first Age of Empires game was released by Microsoft. The Age of Empires IV will be released on October 19, 2017. Age of Empires: Rise of Rome Update Yes! If you’re thinking what I’m thinking, you’re thinking right! The Age of Empires: Rise of Rome is getting an update and it’ll be bundled alongwith the purchase of Age of Empires IV: Definitive Edition....

Any which ways, most of us don’t care what Google’s servers have on us — because let’s face it, we aren’t a threat to any government organisation that ‘could’ be using that information. But by force of nature, I’m a bit sceptic about Google or anyone else for that matter of fact tracking and storing information about my whereabouts or saving my voice searches. I’m not paranoid, absolutely not. It’s just that I love my privacy and don’t feel the need to share my life with Google — we all have friends for that....

Anyway, the point is that these background photos give a personalized feeling to the services, like they are designed exclusively for us. Gmail themes also did a decent job by providing many great themes one could apply to get rid of the monotonous black and white background, but with the latest integration of the ability to apply custom background as themes it has taken it up a notch and you can now put any picture you want as your Gmail background....

Scratch that, even influencers, athletes and other celebrities are constantly divulging information on Twitter and many of you might be interested in not missing out on their tweets. And for those of you who are in a habit of maintaining an RSS reader to consume information from worldwide publications, authors and people you’re interested in hearing from, here is a tool to help you do so on Twitter. Almost half a decade back, Twitter used to serve RSS feeds, which was a useful tool but the micro-blogging platform stopped the RSS feeds in 2013....

When installed, these add-ons behave like pretty much any other add-on and lets you explore the various icons and illustrations without leaving the window. Like any other add-on, these work online, and you’ll need access to the Internet to get them working. Now that’s settled, let’s explore a few of these add-ons that let you add icons to Google Slides to enhance the overall look. 1. Flaticon The Flaticon website is perhaps one of the popular destinations for icons, and the Google Slides Add-on is no less....

The ability to strike through text can be incredibly useful when you want the original text related to any revisions to stick around before finalizing any edits. Strikethrough formatting comes in handy when collaborating on documents with others, especially if you don’t like the Suggesting mode in Google Docs. Despite the lack of a visible option, Google Docs does support the functionality of the strikethrough text. Let’s start by checking out what you must do to add or remove strikethrough text in the Google Docs web app on the desktop....

In Windows, you’ll find that by default most of the programs run in the standard mode (even if you are using the admin user profile). But there are programs (like the Windows 7 DreamScene Activator we talked about) that need to be started in the administrator mode for them to function properly. Also, at times, even common applications like the Notepad need to be run as administrator, like you saw yesterday in our edit HOSTS file post....

Here’s how you can appear offline in Discord. Appear Offline on Discord Desktop App Let us show you how to appear offline on the Discord desktop app and then we will do the same from Discord mobile apps. Step 1: Open Discord on Windows or Mac. Step 2: Find your profile icon at the bottom and click on it. Step 3: Select Invisible and you will see the green indicator changing to a grey one....

As you may expect, the process of translating IP addresses to website names will consume some time, which could cause access delay. Particularly, if the DNS servers are down, you will not be able to visit most websites through their URL, which isn’t uncommon. Hence, it is necessary to make a list for mapping hostnames to IP addresses. That is what Windows HOSTS file does. On most Windows systems, the HOSTS file content is used preferentially over other methods, such as the DNS....

Fortunately, the process isn’t that difficult, and you don’t even need Photoshop for it. If you have Windows 10 (Creators update), you can use the pre-installed Paint 3D app, which is an upgraded version of MS Paint to change the background or background color of any image. To do so, first, you need to cut out the area whose background color you want to change. Then change the background and finally, save the image....

A great way to learn how to play this song, learn your new language and finish your audiobook within your lifetime is available to those of us with android devices. The apps I will cover today allow you to slow down or speed up audio tracks. 1. Music Speed Changer By Single Minded Productions, LLC The user interface of Music Speed Changer is quite nice to look at and has a crisp appearance....

But this feature also had its share of drawbacks. For one, Instagram automatically crops an image to a square, irrespective the of the original resolution. Why the New Album Update Matters However, with the August update, Instagram has addressed this issue. Now you can upload pictures both in portrait mode and landscape mode to an album. The main benefit of this new feature is that edges of your pictures won’t be shaved away, thus letting your followers view a picture in all its glory....

But does it convert DOCX files to PDF? That’s a pressing problem for anyone looking to share their work in a more compatible format. Although not readily apparent, both the iPhone and iPad versions of Word do provide the functionality required to save files in PDF. But what if you don’t have Word installed. Not to worry — there’s a nifty workaround for that as well. Exporting to PDF Word’s ability to perform conversions from DOCX to PDF isn’t as seamless as you would like, but it still gets the job done fast....

According to Facebook, content from Pages that do have meaningful interaction will show up under the new timeline meta. And the term meaningful interaction here means comments and shares that shows people want others to know about these posts. Before we get into the intricacies of how a Facebook group is made, let’s take a look at why this is a good idea in the current scenario. First off, Facebook has mentioned that groups and posts from groups will have a higher priority on the Newsfeed in the new meta that has been introduced....