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Let’s shift that to the past tense now, because thanks to the new official Google Chrome extension – Offline Google Mail, you can now read, respond to, search and archive your emails without being connected to the internet. So those among you who grieved at the death of Google Gears primarily due to the loss in ability to use Gmail offline can now rejoice! This simple Gmail offline mode takes our favorite online email client closer to desktop ones like Outlook Express and Outlook....

Many users use a widget to get the power controls settings right on their homescreen and some unlock the bootloader to install custom recovery and get advanced configuration settings. However, I wanted an easier option that didn’t involve rooting and cluttering my homescreen’s wallpaper was not an option I was ready to settle down for. I needed custom shortcuts for apps and other settings right in the notification drawer....

But the cool kid that Instagram is, it’s being totally chill about the whole thing. Instagram’s like, whatever dude. For you, though, the social media marketer who was told “we need an Instagram presence”, everything is not totally chill. To manage more than one account, you have to log out and log in again. This can start to get painful really fast. If you’re on Android, we’ve got a solution to ease your pain a bit....

In my possession I have two bargain headphones: the SoundBuds NB10 and the SoundBuds Slim, both from Anker. They’re wireless Bluetooth earbuds, mostly geared toward athletes, but really anyone could benefit from having a pair of Bluetooth headphones. Best of all, both are under $40. It’s not easy these days to find a solid pair of wireless cans under that price point. If you’re stuck between the two, we’re going to break down the differences right here....

Before We Begin, Let’s Talk AI We now have digital assistants in our pockets, in our living rooms, in our cars and pretty much everywhere. And AI can make a more advanced version of AI. It all seems to resemble Skynet a lot. But Internet of Things (IoT) is already here, not in the distant future. We’ll see more proof of that when we get to the videos below. But, is AI really that worrisome?...

cloud storage desktop application is that we have to move files and folders (manually) to the application directory in order to synchronize them across computers or web services. Though our perception is correct to an extent but there are always ways to remove the manual effort. Previously we showed how one could configure his/her desktop or any folder location like My Documents to Dropbox for seamless synchronization. Today we will tell you how to set the default MS Office save location to SkyDrive cloud storage....

However, since yesterday when I found PickMeApp, all that changed. PickMeApp is a portable application for Windows using which you can take backup of software that are installed on your computer along with all its associated data and registry keys. It captures the program state on your computer which you can restore as a working copy of the application on any computer running PickMeApp. Installing and Using PickMeApp To download PickMeApp you will have to first register on the product website and then request for a download link on your email....

Firefox Sync stores all the above mentioned information securely on its servers and when you connect to it from some other computer, you can easily sync your Firefox data from there. You don’t have to move around with all that useful data in your head or in some other third-party service. Firefox Sync is the built-in browser syncing solution if you use multiple computers and devices like Androids and iPhones all the time....

Whether you’re new to Apple’s set-top box or just looking for a glamorous and modern shopping experience right from the comfort of your couch, check out these top five, free shopping apps on Apple TV. 1. QVC QVC was one of the first apps out of the gate to bring an interactive shopping experience to Apple TV and it’s still a fantastic app. It combines the best of both worlds: live television with the hands-on aspect of the Internet....

You can easily make the background of any image transparent. All you need is a working internet connection. While there are many software (for PC) and apps (Android/iOS) that do the job too, here we shall focus on online tools or websites that work on any platform. We have handpicked these free background remover tools for you. Let’s check them out. Why Remove Background from a Picture There could be multiple reasons....

While there are a plethora of free apps, premium or paid apps offer an edge and that is why they ask for money. Often, there are hidden sales that keep happening on the play store — be it a part of a giveaway or a seasonal offer. During the festive season, Google makes sure to promote and create some publicity around these offers. However, most of these sales go unnoticed....

I decided to activate the Guest account for all of them and protected the administrator’s account with a password. Though enabling guest account helped in drawing a line between browser preferences, history and bookmarks, all my files, especially the ones in a separate partition, were still accessible to everyone using the computer. The only option left for me was to limit the access to private folders from all the users logging in using the Guest account....

personal hotspot can be an extremely convenient feature to have, especially if you travel or visit cafes frequently, or if you don’t have a stable connection at home. Using it provides any of your devices (including Macs, Windows PCs and other devices from the iOS family) with an internet connection even on places where there is none, since your iPhone will in fact be sharing its own cellular connection (additional charges may apply)....

Radbox is one such service that helps you save online videos quickly and comfortably, for watching later. It makes the entire process easy by offering a bookmarklet, and hence works on all the browsers. It also works with all major video sites like YouTube, Vimeo, DailyMotion etc, and offers sharing options. So lets see how it works. You’ll need to sign up with them in order to start using it....

So we’ll be covering two such apps. Clockify is completely free to use and has all the essential features that you would want from a time tracking app. Get Clockify Toggl is a more advanced time tracking app with some bells and whistles along with a robust feature set and multiple pricing plans. Get Toggl Let’s begin. 1. Design and UI Both Clockify and Toggl have done an excellent job of keeping their web and mobile app UI clean, accessible, and easy to use....

The good news is that almost any regular speaker (non-Bluetooth) can quickly and easily be turned into a Bluetooth streaming device. The bad news is while you won’t have to buy an entirely new Bluetooth-ready speaker, you will have to spend money. But the options outlined below are pretty inexpensive solutions to bring your speakers into the wireless world. Buy a Bluetooth Audio Adapter The primary device you’ll need to turn your speakers into a Bluetooth-compatible audio system is an adapter....

To make sure that these memories don’t get destroyed, I decided to rip all my DVDs and make digital copies that I can safely keep on a portable hard disc and carry around. I went on a quest to find out the best DVD ripper available on the online market. To be really honest, I tried a number of free and paid options and found that WinX DVD Ripper Platinum is the best option available....

Facebook and Twitter . But what happens when you want to create something more personal and detailed, and share it with someone special? Before, you would have had to create a slideshow or publish your photos to your own blog in order to be able to do this. Now however, with iPhoto and an iPhone or any other iOS device you are able to create Journals, which are like colorful collages of photos, notes and more....

Besides I can customize almost everything by what I need and how I want the behavior to be. Things like creating email filter rules and configuring desktop alerts help me stay on top of my emails. Not to forget, it also allows me to customize the entire interface for better productivity. Counting from left (in the above image), I have the Navigation Pane, Messages Pane, Reading Pane and To-Do Bar activated....

But the major problem with the service was that as the DNS was just meant to watch videos on Hulu and Netflix, it slowed the regular web browsing. Moreover, the service is about to remove Netflix from its list anytime now due to increase in the number of users. Because of these problems it was becoming quite difficult to use Tunlr on a regular basis. To change that, today I will show you an extremely easy way (probably the easiest way) to watch Hulu, Netflix and listen to Pandora radio from any country....