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The complications arise when there are over 2 screenshots that I need to take while scrolling through the conversation. Also making sure that it’s sent in the exact order was a pain and one miss made the entire conversation utter nonsense. To help in such situations, Samsung launched scrolling screenshots with the Note5 and they continued the feature in Samsung Galaxy S7 where one can take scrolling screenshot of the screen and then send it as one big image file that the person can read in one go....

And if you’re using CM, you’re probably on a nightly. It’s really rare for non-Nexus devices to see stable releases frequently. So if you want to stay away from bugs and get the latest features, nightlies are the best options. It’s true for me on my OnePlus One. When CM finally fixed OnePlus One’s touchscreen issue, it was in form of a nightly. But if you’re new to CM, you might not be familiar with this OTA update process....

With the iOS apps mentioned in this post, you can extract still photos from conventional videos and Live Photos. The only downside is that you might have to sacrifice the quality a bit. On the upside, these FHD photos are easier to extract. Besides the app, we also have nifty workarounds that don’t need the aid of third-party apps. So if you are up for it, here are some apps that let you extract still photos from videos on your iPhone....

Today we plan to discuss a cool trick to help us give an image a complete round shape easily using Paint and Word. It may not seem like an exact crop activity, but the result is good enough. And then you may save the resulting creation as an independent image or place it over some background. Here’s how to do that. Steps to Crop a Round Shape Using Word and MS Paint We are going to take help of MS Word here....

An average user has about 90 apps installed on his device at any given time. Surprisingly, most people don’t use half of them for long periods of time, but still find it difficult to uninstall them. What if I need it in the future? It’s not really troubling me anyway. Let it be. The problem? Installing that many apps one-by-one can be cumbersome, time consuming, boring, and frustrating. Solution? Let’s find out....

However, all previous progress in this regard has been restricted to the PSP emulator that all Vitas come packed with. This means that all possible homebrew until now was limited by the PSP emulator’s power. This time though, native homebrew and emulators are now possible on the PS Vita thanks to some vulnerabilities found in the PSM (PlayStation Mobile) app, making it possible for far more powerful homebrew to be created in the near future....

PDFBinder is a no frills simple solution for Windows that answers your need to join two or more PDF files into one. Joining a few PDF files into one is very useful if you are finicky about document management. For instance, you might have a bunch of receipts that you would like to combine into one. There could be a few separate recipe files that you would like to turn into a consolidated ‘cook book’…the needs could go on....

And the fact that it can second-guess the songs that you’d want to hear is the cherry on top. Yeah, YouTube as a music platform is too good. However, there’s one feature that stops it from being the perfect music player on Android. YouTube still doesn’t let you loop videos. That new song you have been crushing on? Well, you’ll have to replay it manually every time. Argh … annoying....

Everything was going smooth until the last few updates of the player rolled out. Suddenly, after the update, users weren’t lost audio on some of their video files. This was because DTS & DOLBY audio codec supports are now removed from the official MX Player due to licensing issues. That’s the reason users are not able to hear any audio while playing videos that have DTS/DTSHD/AC3/EAC3/MLP audio tracks. Instead they will get a popup message saying that only the video will be played, sans the audio....

Because of that, it is extremely important for most of us to take care of our data usage as much as possible (don’t forget to take a look at our review of DataWiz, a great app to monitor your data consumption). So with that in mind, here’s a pretty effective guide that will help you slash some MB out of your monthly data consumption on your iPhone. Ready? Great. To start, on your iPhone head to Settings and tap on Cellular....

Many people aren’t aware of this, but it is possible to password-protect individual documents and larger groups of files on your Mac (as well as on other platforms.) Individual documents can be password-protected using a hidden feature in Pages, while a bunch of files can live in a password-protected drive stored right on your Mac. That’s right, these features are available without any software or purchases. Protect Individual Documents with Pages If you don’t care to password-protect large groups of files or anything outside of standard documents, you can use Apple’s Pages app to get the job done for individual files....

With this feature you can keep the phone number that you and your contacts have memorized or at least saved, and in the process simplify your life a little. After all, that’s what technology is for…. to make our lives easier. How Do I Do It? I am not going to lie to you. Porting your mobile number to Google Voice is probably going to lighten your wallet a bit, and personally, I would recommend just handing out the randomly generated number that Google gives you and forwarding it to all your other phones....

Backup Your Current iCloud Contacts or Calendars This step isn’t required, but it’s a smart idea to back up any information before you make a change. The best way to do this is from your Mac. In your Contacts App go to File-> Export-> Contacts Archive. It’s the same for Calendar. Back up that information by going to File-> Export-> Calendar Archive. If you back up up from the Web, it’s a little more complex....

Instagram enriched the Explore page to make sense of all the content by delivering/showing it to relevant or suited users. This strode users from the overwhelming nature of the platform and catered to its enormous user base. But how does the Explore tab work, and how can you reset it? Let’s find out. How Does the Instagram Explore Page Work Launched in 2012 as ‘Popular,’ Instagram Explore was a tab displaying the most popular content on the platform....

Macs and MacBooks have plenty of screensaver customization options, and the process is pretty straightforward. However, adding a new one is a bit tricky. This article will show you how to set, customize, and delete a Mac screensaver. How to Set a Screensaver on Mac Adding a screensaver to your Mac will only take you a few minutes at most unless you spend a bit more time picking the right one for you....

The good thing about this process is that it’s easy and simple. Just ensure that the Wi-Fi network is strong in the vicinity of the digital photo frame. For now, Aura gives us two options. You can either set the Aura Carver as your own or for family & friends. As noted earlier, both setup process is straightforward and is aided by the companion app—Aura Frames. Download Aura Frames from Google Play Download Aura Frames from App Store Now that’s settled, here’s how to set up the Aura Carver digital photo frame....

Rhythmbox on Ubuntu, by default, doesn’t let you post what’s playing on your computer to social networks. The Microblogger Plugin for Rhythmbox adds just that feature – once you install it, you can immediately publish what’s playing on Rhythmbox to Twitter or Identica. This tutorial will show you how you can install the plugin for Rhythmbox on Ubuntu. Using the terminal for the purpose would take less time, but it could be intimidating for some of us – so we’ll do it the GUI way....

Haven’t we all gone through the experience where you sat down to show your recent vacation pictures to your friends, and just as you click on the folder the thumbnails take ages to load on your Windows PC. That can turn out to be quite an exasperating affair, especially if you have to locate a few important photos quickly. That issue is more rampant in systems carrying plenty of media files inside folders....

Sure, it’s merely a matter of pressing a button to reactivate the screen to refocus. But why should you have to do that so often, when you fix that problem forever. Let’s see how we can stop iPhone from turning off, sleeping, or locking automatically. Let’s begin. 1. Raise to Wake Your Phone You don’t have to press a button to turn on the screen in the first place. iPhone comes with Raise to Wake feature, which uses a motion sensor to detect movement....

Your Gmail and Outlook inboxes come with limited storage. Unnecessary emails from LinkedIn can fill up the inbox space in no time. Besides, most of the emails from LinkedIn might be irrelevant and avoidable. Read along to learn to unsubscribe and stop emails from LinkedIn. Use LinkedIn Mobile Apps You can use LinkedIn mobile apps to turn off email notifications. We will use the LinkedIn Android app in the screenshots below....