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What Are Drivers Before we get started, it’s important to understand what drivers are. The hardware (physical components) present in your system requires specialized software to run, operate, and perform all its functions optimally. This specialized software is essentially the ‘driver’ for that specific hardware. Microsoft defines drivers as a ‘software component that lets the operating system and a device communicate with each other. An example can be when you connect a hardware device like a keyboard....

Create or Save Playlists on YouTube Music Let’s start with creating a playlist from the scratch. While I will be using YouTube Music Android app, you can follow the same steps on iOS too. There may be some minor UI changes but other than that, nothing major. 1. Creating a Playlist from Library Let’s begin with the Create a new Playlist option which is located in the Library section where you will also find all the created playlists....

Let’s check four methods to download YouTube Shorts on Android, iPhone, and PC. How to Download Videos From YouTube Shorts 1. Download Own YouTube Shorts To download your own YouTube Shorts video, you will need to open the YouTube Studio on PC. Log in with the YouTube account where your video is posted. Click on the Content tab from the left side. All your videos (regular and Shorts) will show up....

1. Using Drag and Drop One of the easier ways to keep two pictures side by side in Word is by using the drag and drop functionality. Drag and Drop on PC and Web Note: The screenshots are taken on the PC version of Microsoft Word but they are the same on the web as well with a minor difference in the user interface. Insert the first image in your Word document by going to Insert > Pictures....

All-in-One Desktop Messenger and Productivity Apps These all-in-one desktop apps let you manage multiple services/platforms from a single window. When you launch them, you also launch multiple apps like Messenger, WhatsApp, Telegram, Asana, and Slack in one go. The benefit is obvious. There are easy keyboard shortcuts to quickly switch between services, create workspaces to group apps by category like personal and professional, manage notifications globally or individually, and more. We have updated this article to be in line with recent changes and new launches....

Also Read: 7 Best Laptop Stands for Bed and Couch 1. MOFT Invisible Slim Laptop Stand MOFT Invisible Slim stays true to its name boasting a thickness of merely 0.3 inches, making it hardly noticeable when folded flat. It uses a removable adhesive to conveniently attach and detach it to your laptop without leaving a single mark or scratch. Weighing less than 4 ounces, MOFT is even lighter than your average laptop sleeve....

Also Read: 7 Best Facebook Alternative Apps for Android The problem with Messenger Messenger (like its parent app Facebook) is both RAM and CPU hungry app. It continuously runs in the background, affecting your phone’s performance and eating all the battery juice. They are also known to cause persistent wake locks. Sure, people with the OnePlus 3T aren’t complaining about RAM, but for the average user with a decent smartphone, RAM matters....

FTP Clients for Windows and Mac FTP software is a must-have for anyone who frequently deals with websites, file servers, IT administration, and more. A capable FTP client makes sure to upload and transfer media files without any hassle. It would also work perfectly fine with third-party cloud storage services such as OneDrive, Google Drive, and Dropbox. 1. Cyberduck (Windows and macOS) If you are just starting out with an FTP client and don’t want to shell put money on it then look no further and go with Cyberduck....

While Times Internet may decide to leave the app as it is, I believe they will be merging its tech and team with their own to ramp up their OTT (Over the Top) video streaming service. This leaves millions of users in the dark as to which video player should they use when MX Player is gone. MX Player Alternatives – Free Here are some of the best and free alternatives to MX Player app that will help you stream and watch videos on your Android phone....

That said, with a smartphone in hand, anyone has access to unlimited resources and unrestricted content available online from all parts of the world. It’s not just porn you should be concerned about. There is a lot more violent and explicit content available online. Here comes in the parental control apps, but they can be complex and confusing to use, especially on iOS. We have gathered some of them for you here....

Read: Use These Apps To Make Android Easier for Senior Citizens With several personal security apps available on Play Store, we have compiled here a comprehensive list that will be helpful for Women, college students, and a household. These personal security apps can let your guardians or dear ones know where you are by tracking your location and inform them that you are in danger with just a tap of a button....

While traveling in cruise ships, flights While camping in forests Natural disaster Inside schools or campuses where Internet is prohibited Internal events or closed group parties Civil protest Here is a really good article on mesh networks, one of the primary tech deployed while developing offline messaging apps. 1. FireChat FireChat is the most popular app when it comes to sending messages without the Internet or cellular data. In fact, it became widely popular in September 2014, in civil protestors in Hong Kong....

But, what if you want to remotely access files on your computer? Like browsing files on your home computer from your office laptop or even from your smartphone? We’ve made a list of all the possible ways to remotely access your computer files. Although all the following methods are free, works on almost every platform, and has no bandwidth restrictions, some methods do require the host computer be turned on and connected to the Internet all the time....

1. From the Android Settings One obvious alternative is to change the volume from the Android Settings app. Just open the Settings app and select the Sound and vibration option. Here You should find all the volume controls you needed right at the top. You can change the Media Volume, Ring and notification Volume, and also the Alarm Volume. This may not be a fast option to change the volume, but it’s an option that you can always rely on any Android device without any prior setup....

If the built-in call blocker in your Android phone isn’t cutting it, then we know a handful of great call blocking apps. Below are the eight best call blocker apps that should give you full control over how and who you would like to block. Also Read: Top 10 Call Recording apps for Android Call Blockers for Android 1. Mr. Number Mr. Number is definitely the most comprehensive call blocking app with regular auto blocking features....

Until I decided to take the help of a dedicated app. Turns out, the apps are pretty helpful and I even joined a running community and ran a 5k virtual marathon. So, on that note here are some incredible apps to find the perfect running trail. Read: My Experience with Fitvate – Best Workout Trainer App? Best Running Trails Near Me App 1. RunGo RunGo is the simplest app in this list....

Thanks to the machine learning, now computers (in this case Google’s Voice to text feature) can auto-generate subtitles from any video or audio. By default, it listens to your voice from the device’s microphone. And with some fine adjustment, we use this to convert any video/audio to text. ( Or watch the video tutorial at the end of this article). This workaround is free, works on both Windows and Mac (don’t support mobile devices yet)....

8-bit Music Maker Apps 1. RetroBoy Plugin For Audacity While you can use Audacity and other advanced software to recreate 8-bit music, it is still very intimidating for new users who don’t have much experience with music-making, that’s why I’ll focus on apps that are easy to use and require minimum prior knowledge about music software. However, if you’re familiar with Audacity, you can install this plugin and easily create 8bit music on your existing setup....

Best Apps For Google Pixel 4A 1. Now Playing History Your Google Pixel 4A can not only detect songs playing around you but also maintains a history of those songs it has caught. You can access it by going to Settings> Sound > Now Playing > Now Playing History. However, it doesn’t let you group those songs into favorites or see the location where you heard the song. To fill those void, here’s an app called “Now Playing History”....

Now, you can always buy a hardware colorimeter like X-Rite ColorMunki Display or Datacolor SpyderX Pro to better calibrate your monitor but, if you have zero dollars to spend, here is some free software that will get the job done. Read: Best Color Picker for Windows Before we begin It’s important to understand the term Color Calibration. Color Calibration makes sure your monitor’s color, brightness, and contrast are true. For example, let us consider the color Blue which has hex code as #0000ff....