What if you want to try Need for Speeds Rivals (really?) but don’t want to spend 60 bucks? Origin Mexico is the solution. Prices of games are different based on the region or country, and many times Origin’s Mexico store has lower prices than other regions. But buying is not as easy as heading to the site and choosing Mexico region. Follow this guide to learn how. Setting Up the Proxy Connection You can’t directly access the Mexican store, Origin servers will identify your country from your IP address and redirect you to your country’s store....

The best part about using Google Drawings is that it allows multiple users to open and edit drawings simultaneously in real-time. However, the only possible downside right now is that its interface isn’t all that intuitive, especially for new users. That makes simple things like changing the background a bit confusing, but don’t worry, we’re here to help. Read on to find out how you can change the background color in Google Drawings or set an image as the background....

The post will cover changing image backgrounds having a single solid color and multi-colored backgrounds as well. Without further ado, let’s get started on how to replace the background in GIMP. How to Replace Solid Background Color in GIMP If the background is simple and consists of only a single color, you can use the following method to replace it. In this method, first, we need to remove the background color, and then we will add the new background....

Apple allows you to change the default Apple account email ID. Here are a couple of reasons why you might want to change it. Why You Need to Change Apple Email ID You can use iCloud email ID and later, you may want to change it to your primary email ID from Gmail or Outlook. Also, have you ever checked the iCloud web portal? It looks outdated compared to the rivals out there....

You can quickly clear File Explorer search history using a few methods and keep that search box clean. In this guide, we’ll cover everything you need to know, from deleting specific search terms to disabling the search history function altogether in File Explorer. How to Delete Specific Search Term in File Explorer If you want to remove only a few search terms from the File Explorer, you can do this directly from the search bar in the File Explorer....

Yep, it has all smartness, but how difficult would be the initial setup? Well, that’s where we come in. In this post, we walk you through all the steps needed to set up the Mi Smart Bulb and to connect it to your phone. And the story doesn’t end there. We’ll also show you how to connect the smart bulb to Google Assistant. Let’s get started. How to Connect Xiaomi Mi Smart Bulb to Phone Connecting the new Mi Smart bulb to your phone requires some patience and attention....

You can increase the playback speed, one notch at a time slowly, but can also slow things down. For example, reduce YouTube playback speed to less than one if you are having trouble understanding the speaker’s accent. Other useful examples can be research, transcription, or looking for easter eggs in trailers. Let’s find out how you can control playback speed in YouTube apps on Android, iOS, and web apps....

We had previously shared on how to perform some advanced tasks with the text you copy. Text Aide, the app in the article, provided a kind of similar functionality but in a different way and didn’t work sometimes. The app I’ll talk about today works perfectly and easily does what it claims. Universal Copy The official Android apps of Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and other social networking service don’t let you copy the text....

Google News’ articles are broken down into categories, some that are created by Google employees and others that are provided by other users. You can use a built-in search function (duh, it’s Google after all) to look for specific news sections that interest you. If you do find a great section, you can preview before adding it to your News front page. But sometimes what appeals to us reflects an interest that is unique to only us....

you might require to use it from time to time to speed up certain tasks. However, I personally feel that the default window and settings of the command prompt are not very soothing to use. If you are a frequent user of the same you should consider customizing it as per your needs and comfort. That’s exactly what we are going to elaborate on in this post today. Getting Started There are multiple ways of bringing up the customization window and each one has its own significance....

Anyhow, there are still a few ways in which you can customize this tablet to your liking and make it more effective as a multimedia and reading device. Let’s see how. 1. Wallpapers The Tab S2 comes in 2 variants – a smaller 8-inch and a 9.7-inch one. Both have high resolution screens with 1536 x 2048 pixels forming a 4:3 aspect ratio. This is great for reading, but not ideal for multimedia....

While security updates are great, not all updates are made equal. Driver updates sometimes damage your work or are buggy. Plus, you might be using a limited internet connection and you just can’t afford to download a couple hundred MBs of updates every now and then. In times like these, there are ways to basically delay or block specific updates. But if you’re running the Home edition of Windows 10 you can’t disable Windows 10 updates forever (for Pro edition users, there’s a solution)....

Hence, merely disabling Incognito mode in Chrome won’t cut it, especially if you want to keep a tab on the browsing activity on your computer at all times. Thankfully, it’s relatively easy to turn off Guest mode in Chrome as well. So without any further ado, let’s check out how you can do that on both Windows and macOS. Disable Chrome Guest Mode Browsing in Windows — Command Prompt If you use Chrome on Windows, then you must create a registry entry from scratch to disable Guest mode....

Although UAC was introduced by Microsoft as an extra layer of security to the OS, most of the Vista users around the world seemed to be quite disappointed due to the frequent interruption. There are options to tone down this feature in Windows 7 but it is still very much there. There are some ways to disable user account control in Windows. This article will tell you an easy and effective method – disabling UAC using Msconfig....

With that said, OS X can become a bit boring – Aqua has been around for around eight years, after all! The theming community for Windows has been thriving, and the OS X theming community can be difficult to find. The release of Magnifique has made things much easier for Leopard users, but unfortunately the developers haven’t released a Snow Leopard variant. (Image courtesy – William Hook ) Not to worry!...

As for those of you who think creating a GIF file is a tedious task, you are wrong. Today I am going to talk about an app for Android, called the GIF Maker, which quickly creates GIF files with minimal effort involved. Using the app, you can directly shoot a GIF using the camera, edit an existing GIF, and also create a new one using any video that’s saved on your device or even by importing videos from YouTube....

Hackers are getting more sophisticated in their approach, and we have to match them with equal vigor if we are to safeguard our data and interests. We will show you how to enable Enhanced Safe Browsing in Android and how it works in the background to protect you from emerging threats. Let’s begin. How Enhanced Safe Browsing Works What Google will do is share ‘security data’ to assess threats in real-time....

Now with the support for tablets in Windows 8, Remote Desktop’s usage is likely to increase. Anyone who owns a Windows tablet can connect to his home or office computer from any location provided he has internet connectivity. So before we plunge into how we can create Remote Desktop connection on Windows 8, lets us first have a look on how we can enable the feature to allow an incoming connection....

Find Big Mail is one such Gmail management service you should try out if you are looking to create some space in your Gmail account. Even, if you are nowhere close to the limit it helps to create some space because we know that Gmail can be effectively used as an online ‘hard drive’ and cloud storage space. So, why waste the gigabytes that are ours for the taking....

Starting with iCloud for Windows 11.1 (that’s the app version, not Windows version), Apple has modified the inner workings of the app for better functionality (particularly with photos and videos) on Windows 10. But contrary to the error message, merely updating Windows 10 to its latest version would not suffice. You must also install a couple of essential codecs to make the error go away. Without any further delay, let’s check everything that you must do to stop this error from repeatedly showing up each time you start your computer....