Microsoft’s overtly proactive approach to Windows 10 updates has often landed several folks in a soup. Cumulative updates are installed automatically when Windows decides to do it. This can be extremely frustrating for Windows 10 users as they are often forced to stop work and restart their machines at an inopportune time. I know that we always recommend you guys to install the latest software update for security reasons. However, it just isn’t practical to let it happen any point of time or it can cause problems for other software on your PC....

Using OneDrive on Mac, you get to enjoy the same integration level as Windows users with the cloud storage. First, you need to download OneDrive from the Mac App Store. Go through the usual install process, and you will see a small OneDrive icon in the Mac menu bar. Download OneDrive for Mac Customize OneDrive for Mac After installing the OneDrive, you will notice a separate OneDrive space in the Finder menu....

Windows has an in-built backup & restore tool that helps you create partial or complete PC backups. In the event of a serious system issue or data loss, you can restore your entire PC environment, including the operating system, installed programs, user settings, and data files, using the same tool. Which versions of Windows have backup & restore This feature is not available in the Home and Basic versions of Windows Vista and Windows 7....

SkyDrive for Android by Microsoft So let’s begin by heading over to the Play Store and installing the official SkyDrive app for Android on our devices. The app can be installed on all the devices running Gingerbread and above. On launching the app for the first time, it asks for your Microsoft Account user credentials and configures the app for the particular account. After the app logs you in, you will see all the files and folders that are in your account on the main screen....

So what is it exactly? And why is it so cheap? Are we looking at another case of too cheap to be any good? Read on to find out. I’ve said this many times at Guiding Tech: “The cloud is a mystery”. It’s kind of becoming my catch phrase. What it Can Do Unlimited photo backup for just a dollar a month is an awesome deal – I’ll give you that....

iCloud can be used to store backups of your data including images, music files, mail, documents and more. iCloud users get 5GB of free storage upon registration but in order to expand that, they need to sign up from either one fo the (now three) available monthly subscription plans. Alongside slashing the price of its costliest iCloud subscription, Apple has also removed the 1TB cloud storage plan from the list....

One tool that came to my attention is BDlot DVD Clone (referred to BDlot from this point on). I know the name isn’t exactly the most original or entertaining, but it’s actually a very decent piece of software. For one thing, it makes ripping DVDs a very simple process, and has a bunch of unique capabilities. The primary function of BDlot is to rip movies from DVDs. There’s a very simple tool that allows you to extract only the film part of the DVD, and leave out the chapter information and DVD menus in order to save storage space....

10 brilliant Command Prompt tricks and 15 awesome Windows Run commands . Knowing these commands and tricks definitely gives you an edge over others when you require working on Windows Command Prompt (a lot of those Run commands actually work in Command Prompt too) . Besides, if you can master the relevant keyboard shortcuts , you will find that you can execute commands almost effortlessly. Today we will talk about the actions associated to Function keys (F1 through F9) while you are on the ‘cmd’ window....

Well, if you and I are going to cry freedom and hold up the placard of privacy rights, we might take a look at Ultrasurf – a lightweight but efficient software that allows us to bypass internet restrictions. There are a few lines on the homepage which gives the software the grand introduction: Ultrasurf is a free proxy-browsing software. It is not the only one of course; some of which we talked about in our hiding IP and anonymous browsing post....

Chrome Remote Desktop for Android is easy to set up and works great after that (an iOS version is also promised on the Google Chrome Blog). Here are the easy steps you need to take in order to make it work. Cool Tip: Windows 8 users should check out our guides to enable the remote desktop app in Windows 8 and using it. Setting Up and Using Chrome Remote Desktop Step 1: Install the Chrome Remote Desktop Chrome app from the Web Store....

Take a look at the images above once again. Can you believe that they were created using MS Excel? You must, because we are going to show you how to use MS Excel charts to create such designs. Note: We have used MS Excel 2013 to illustrate the steps. If your version of the software is different, the navigation options will vary a little. However, the process remains the same....

The app is a must-have for any iOS power user. If you get any kind of work done on iOS, this app will make your life much better. Today we’ll talk about using the app to create shortcuts for calling your most frequent or favorite contacts. These shortcuts will live in your iPhone’s home screen. And you can do this for emails and messages as well. What’s more, the app supports multiple inputs, so by one click you can launch a group email or group message thread for predefined contacts....

maintenance tasks that our Macs require depend entirely on us, the owners: Keeping the space in your Macs’ hard drives organized and in perfect state . This usually entails organizing files, purging applications that we don’t use any more and pruning our media library to get rid of what we no longer need. For anyone who performs these tasks regularly, the benefits are known and noticeable: Spotlight becomes much faster, your Mac gains speed and working with it feels way better overall, not to mention we all can use additional hard drive space every now and then....

having me digitize his entire movie collection , my dad recently brought a new digital photo frame to view all the photos in the living room from time to time. However, soon after unboxing the frame, he handed me the memory card and asked me to download all the great photos he had on his email. My dad knew zilch about the concepts of social media photo sharing, cloud storage and all when he used to receive family photos years back on his email, and now he wanted me to download all of those for him....

A normal end user who just started playing with the Android ecosystem might not be comfortable enough with these commands to get the work done. But thanks to Labo, a recognized developer from XDA who developed a Windows-based GUI tool, users can easily take advantage of ADB commands and use them like never before. What are you waiting for? Download the ABD GUI Tool to configure your computer and manage your Android phone using ADB commands....

Today I am going to share an interesting ADB script that can help you easily record screencasts from your Android device directly to the computer without installing any app. Also the trick is completely free and leaves no watermark on the video. Note: Using ADB tools, you can record your Android screen as a video, but that requires a massive installation of the ADB platform. This script just includes the necessary files for video capture, which is enough for our purposesface....

Citrify is one such tool that comes as both a web app and desktop tool. It lets you edit images and add some cool effects, which include halftone, flashback, watercolor, hulkify, obamify, sepia etc. To start the service, click on Launch Citrify button on their home page. It will open an application in a new browser window. You can load your own images and start editing. User interface is very simple and easy to use....

This seems to be a universal problem and pretty much everyone I know is looking for a system to record expenses. While there is a need to record every expense we incur, there is also a need to make the process easy and quick. The more cumbersome it is to record expenses, the more the chances are that you are going to avoid doing it. This is why we are going to take a look at two of the most popular expense tracking and manager apps available in the market....

Everything was fine unless we were using the internet connection in the kitchen or the balcony. The connection strength was almost nil at these places and that’s when I thought to use my old router as a repeater. I was able to extend the range of my Wi-Fi by turning an old router into a repeater and I documented all the steps involved in it. So if you need a helping hand in setting up your home wireless connection, read on....

With Facebook’s ever-changing meta and models, the social media giant has just shown that they are ready to take on the likes of eBay, Quickr and OLX. And their weapon of choice is the new venture called Marketplace. Now, as Facebook defines it, Marketplace is a service which has an easy, convenient interface and allows you to buy and sell in your area. You can browse through the listings near you to find great things to buy or even search for items that you require....