How To Auto Start Torrents Download Remotely Using Dropbox

sharing those huge video files among them privately via torrents . However, there has to be a download time associated with everything and that’s what I can’t stand when I wish to watch the videos. So, I devised a mechanism to get rid of the waiting period. Sounds interesting? Read on if you are a torrent freak. You do not have to change the way you download things. What you can actually do is to manage them remotely....

December 15, 2022 · 4 min · 677 words · Jason Noble

How To Block Any Website On Android

Thankfully, the wonders of Android are many, and one such include blocking such offensive pop-ups or ads with just some minor tweaks in the phone. Today, we will be exploring two options for of blocking websites on Android phones — on rooted Android devices and unrooted ones. So, let’s begin. 1. Rooted Phones It’s no secret that rooted Android phones have certain advantages and one such advantage is that it lets you block a certain website easily....

December 15, 2022 · 3 min · 428 words · Cynthia Washer

How To Change Zoom App Ringtone And Notification Sound

While you can change the call and meeting ringtone on Android and iPhone both, changing the notification sound is possible on Android only. We have also covered troubleshooting tips if notifications aren’t working on Zoom apps for Android, iOS, and desktop. Let’s get started. How to Change Zoom Incoming Call Ringtone on Android, iPhone, and iPad You can change the incoming call ringtone on Zoom mobile apps from within the Zoom app....

December 15, 2022 · 5 min · 888 words · Thomas Harrison

How To Clean Install Os X Yosemite On Mac The Right Way

As usual, Yosemite is free for anyone with a Mac that supports it. You can check if your computer qualifies below: iMac (Mid-2007 or later)MacBook (13-inch Aluminum, Late 2008), (13-inch, Early 2009 or later)MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid-2009 or later), (15-inch, Mid/Late 2007 or later), (17-inch, Late 2007 or later)MacBook Air (Late 2008 or later)Mac Mini (Early 2009 or later)Mac Pro (Early 2008 or later)Xserve (Early 2009) Downloading and performing a quick install is fairly easy as well: simply get Yosemite from the Mac App Store and double-click on it once it is done downloading....

December 15, 2022 · 5 min · 934 words · Wesley Wetenkamp

How To Control Music Calls On Android Without Even Touching It

beats audio . Listening to music is such a wonderful experience on it. But the sad thing is that the factory-made earphones are below standards. Forget about sound quality, even the plugs don’t fit well in ears and tend to be uncomfortable. That led me to buy a Sony headphone to enjoy the music while traveling but there was another problem. As the headphone lacked the music control button, I had to unlock the phone every time I had an urge to skip the track....

December 15, 2022 · 3 min · 491 words · Frankie Redden

How To Create A Lightweight Web Page In Seconds Guiding Tech

If you just want to write something quickly and have it accessible to anyone in the world, your best bet is posting it on a blog or a website. But then you have to sign up for an account, deal with messy menus and extra features, do some editing, and finally upload it. There’s a much faster way to do this. If you just want to share some text, there’s a simple website called txti....

December 15, 2022 · 3 min · 460 words · Evelyn Bussen

How To Create System Restore Point Manually In Windows Pc

System Restore is a useful tool that comes handy in such situations. It can undo any system changes that were made during installation of a new application. System Restore has nothing to do with your data and important files. So all the data of your PC will be safe after system restore. Although most applications automatically create system restore point at the time of installation, you could also create it manually....

December 15, 2022 · 2 min · 279 words · Bernie Pittman

How To Customize Facebook App Permissions With Fprivacy Extension

Soon when I started getting spams of horoscopes, daily fortune cookies and mystery chips for poker invite, both on my wall and associated email account, I got a bit careful. I started reading all the permissions for a particular app before allowing it, but the problem does not stop here. Their was no way I can use an app without revealing my email address or my contact information (if they ask for it that is), and soon I stopped using apps once and for all....

December 15, 2022 · 2 min · 405 words · Ernesto Runions

How To Customize The New Tab Page On Firefox

tabbed interface on browsers and got used to it? I really don’t, but I understand one thing for certain, and it’s that it saves me a lot of time and effort. It makes my browsing easier on the whole. However, there is not much one can do with a blank new tab page. And this is the very reason most modern browsers have tried implementing the thumbnail interface . Previously we saw how to customize the new tab settings and enhance our experience on Google Chrome....

December 15, 2022 · 3 min · 565 words · Helen Cole

How To Customize Your Iphone 6S Sensitivity To 3D Touch

However, since we all do things a bit differently, 3D Touch might actually require too hard of a press for some and maybe too light of a press for others. Fortunately, Apple included options to customize the way its Force Touch successor responds to you personally, so you can adjust it to suit your preference. Adjusting 3D Touch Customizing the way 3D Touch reacts to your input can be done in just a few steps....

December 15, 2022 · 2 min · 372 words · Donna Pitts

How To Delete Deactivated Friends From Facebook

Well, a way exists that lets you remove the deactivated profiles. You will need the help of the Facebook website to perform the gruesome act as it’s not possible to delete such profiles from the mobile apps. However, before we jump to the real action, let’s step back a little and understand what happens when a person deactivates their account. What Happens with the Deactivated Facebook Account Deactivating a Facebook profile disables it for a temporary period....

December 15, 2022 · 5 min · 915 words · Norma Lyles

How To Delete Old Backup Files On Windows 10

It is essential to delete old files and maintain only recent backups for preventing the backup files from consuming memory space. However, if you would like to free up memory space on your PC, here’s what you can do to delete them: Note: On Windows 10 backup files are stored in the C: drive. Delete Old Backup Files in Backup and Restore Backup and Restore was an inbuilt-in feature on Windows 7....

December 15, 2022 · 4 min · 760 words · Philip Kountz

How To Disable Chrome Dark Mode In Windows And Macos

If that’s confusing, or if you simply want the browser to look the way it was before, then you may want to turn off the dark mode. Sadly, that’s easier said than done. Chrome’s dark mode is tied to the system color scheme in both Windows 10 and macOS Mojave. That means you need to switch the entire operating system to light mode just to disable Chrome’s dark mode. That isn’t feasible considering the dark mode functionality in other apps that you’d have to forego....

December 15, 2022 · 4 min · 704 words · Jasmine Ruff

How To Disable Google Smart Lock On Android And Chrome

Fast forward a few years, I couldn’t help noticing the gaps in this password implementation (I won’t call it a password manager, though). Due to lack of a master password, anybody who had access to my laptop could see my passwords. All they had to do was go to Settings > Manage Passwords and click on the little eye icon. On top of it, you can count the number of Android apps that support Smart Lock on your phone, on your fingers....

December 15, 2022 · 4 min · 717 words · Susan Toma

How To Disable Microsoft Teams In Windows 11

However, not everybody uses Teams. While the integration aims to let you use the app easily, removing it is confusing. Luckily, unlike other preinstalled apps, Teams can be deactivated or removed from your system. Continue reading to see the exact steps that will help you do this. How to Disable Microsoft Teams If you want to prevent Teams from starting up by itself and using your system’s resources or sending you notifications, the best option is to disable the app....

December 15, 2022 · 4 min · 683 words · David Higgins

How To Discover New Music And Underground Artists Online

Last year Khamosh Pathak wrote on Guiding Tech about the fall of Grooveshark, a now defunct service that was once a breeding ground for underground music. The legality of the site was highly questionable since users also uploaded copyrighted music and that is what ultimately led to its downfall. But as a result, we were left without a decent source of new indie music for years. Times have changed though as they always do....

December 15, 2022 · 4 min · 654 words · James Warner

How To Easily Batch Rename Files In Mac Os X Yosemite

The first step to organizing content is giving it a proper name, defining it. Then you figure out where it goes. That’s where batch renaming comes in, especially when you’re talking about photos, they become messy very fast. Till now, you needed to use a third party app to batch rename files but currently it’s built right into OS X Yosemite. Let’s take a look at how it works. Batch process all the things: I love batch processing....

December 15, 2022 · 3 min · 509 words · Peggy Steppe

How To Easily Create A Detailed Online Address Book With Postable

Well, sometimes, address books need to be more than just an email and phone number. You can’t send flowers or a birthday cake to someone if you don’t know their mailing address. But writing down the addresses is such a chore..how about letting your contacts do the work? If you would like to, then pay Postable a visit. What is Postable? Postable is an address book. But it is actually more than a simple address book because it is also an effortless system of quickly collecting addresses of everyone you know without breaking a sweat....

December 15, 2022 · 3 min · 455 words · Betty Garman

How To Easily Create A System Repair Recovery Disk In Windows 7

This disc will contain Windows system recovery tools and it can be used for multiple purposes. You can boot your computer using this disc and also restore your computer to a previous state when needed. How to create system repair disc in Windows 7 To create a system repair disc, click on start button. Type Create a system Repair Disc. Press Enter (even typing repair would do). Select the drive from the drop down menu....

December 15, 2022 · 2 min · 222 words · Aaron Anderson

How To Easily Create Gifs From Video Files On Mac

But what about Mac? What if you have a video file of a screen recording or of your niece making funny faces that you want to convert into a GIF file? Today I’ll tell you about Gifrocket. A beautiful no-nonsense GIF creation app that I personally use to make GIFs for my articles. Prepare the Video File The first thing you need to do is get the video file on your Mac....

December 15, 2022 · 3 min · 502 words · Elizabeth Siske