What hackers and other bad actors are doing is using these URL shortening services to hide phishing links that are designed to steal user data like credit card information, banking details, calls, messages, media files, and other personal/professional data. You don’t want that which is why you need to learn how to unshorten links before clicking/tapping on them. Let’s begin. Also Read: How to Link All Your Social Media Profiles in One Place...

Since Windows is still the most popular desktop OS, most external HDD comes preformatted with NTFS. This means you can use them on Windows with no problem. But on MAC, NTFS volume becomes read only i.e. you can only copy data from external HDD to your MAC but not the other way around. Now you can always format your hard drive to FAT32/exFAT and make it compatible on both platforms or even use samba server to share file between MAC and Windows....

Also Read: How to Create Shortcut to Launch Apps in Split Screen View How to Use Split Screen Mode on Android By default, the split-screen mode is enabled on Android. So, you can go ahead and start using two apps at once by following the steps below. Open both the apps that you wish to use in split-screen mode. Now swipe up from the bottom of the screen and hold to bring up the app switcher....

Also Read: Top Instagram Feed Planner apps for Android and iOS So now if you are wondering “Why can’t I add music to my Instagram story?”. Well turns out, Instagram has only released this feature in few countries like – Australia, New Zealand, France, Germany, Sweden, the UK, and the U.S. If you live outside any of these countries, you can neither listen to other people’s Instagram music nor create one of your own....

How to Use Microsoft Teams I am going to try and help here by giving you a roadmap of sorts. You will find useful shortcuts, links to important articles and tutorials, and answers to some important how-tos that should get you started quickly. The idea is to get you up on your feet ASAP. Let’s begin. 1. Keyboard Shortcuts in Microsoft Teams You don’t actually have to remember the shortcuts but it helps if you do....

Similarly, if you are a beginner writer, you can use this technique to quickly proofread your work before publishing it. It’ll help you find tiny errors in your writing, which you would have missed otherwise. To make your device read out text, you need a text-to-speech engine or a TTS. And thankfully, this comes inbuilt in most devices, so no need to download extra software. TTS has also improved a lot in the past few years....

Among them, Notion and ClickUp are shaping up to be two of the most preferred workplace solutions out there. If you are getting confused between the two software, you have come to the right place. Let’s compare Notion to ClickUp and see which one fits your use case. Notion vs ClickUp The comparison will be based on cross-platform availability, UI, UX, templates, sharing, price, features, and more. Let’s get started....

PDF is an amazing format for various reasons. It can contain both images and rich text. Also, one can not alter a PDF, without leaving a digital footprint. And the best part is, password protecting PDF is platform independent, i.e. if you encrypt a PDF using a Windows program, the recipient can still decrypt it on a different platform like MAC, Android or even on email. You don’t need the same software on both sides....

Note: Most of these apps only work with the built-in WiFi adapter of your Mac and do not work with an external adapter. Also Read: 10 Best WiFi Analyzer for Windows 10/8/7 1. macOS WiFi Analyser macOS itself comes with a Wireless Diagnostics tool which you can use to scan all available wireless networks and get a summary of all the channels that your device can connect to. From the summary, it is able to suggest the best 2....

Scrcpy is a new kid on the block that mirrors your Android Screen to your computer in real time with just a USB cable. Not only it just projects the screen on a window console, it also translates your computer’s keyboard and mouse inputs to your phone inputs so that your emulated console can be used a functional device without even touching your phone, Sounds simple enough? Well, it is kind of simple but we have simplified the installation process in a few easy steps which you should follow to view phone screen on PC via USB....

The setting up of the utility is quite simple but it has following dependencies. python3 GSettings (comes preinstalled with GNOME) plasmashell (if you are using KDE or Kubuntu) feh (for other Linux distros) Most of these come pre-installed but just in case if you don’t have python, use the following command to install it. After you have installed Python, we would need another tool called pip. pip would be used later to download other Python libraries....

To those who are still unfamiliar with Airtable, let me refresh your memory. The San-Francisco-based startup is an easy-to-use online platform for creating and sharing relational databases. The user interface is simple, colorful, friendly, and allows anyone to spin up a database in minutes. Best Airtable Templates Similar to Notion templates, Airtable is best-served when used with built-in templates. Airtable offers a bunch of default templates, to begin with. You can also go to the template gallery, browse them via category, and choose one that’s suitable to your needs....

Though the adb command shell looks intimidating and complex, it is fairly simple. So, here is a list of adb commands to get you started and do some useful things in the process. Install ADB on Windows Unlike in previous versions, you don’t have to install a complete Android SDK to install ADB. Simply download the standalone ADB zip file, extract it to a folder of your choice, and you are done....

Read: Compress iPhone Video for Email & WhatsApp With These Apps Pro Tip: To send media file larger than 16 MB without trimming through WhatsApp, sent it as a document. The maximum allowed file size for the document is 100 MB. Best Video Compressor Without Losing Quality 1. Video Transcoder You wish to compress videos on your Android but are wary of ads? Video Transcoder is an app that is open-source and Ad-free but this is just a useless perk if it doesn’t get the job done....

— CamScanner (@CamScanner) August 28, 2019 In an era where privacy concerns are higher than ever, we’re not so sure users should revert back to CamScanner. Here is a list of OCR Apps we covered before, and in light of the recent scandal, here are some immediate CamScanner alternatives. Best CamScanner Alternatives 1. Google Drive You probably don’t even know it, but there is a document scanning app that came pre-installed on your Android smartphone....

Fix Google Calendar Not Syncing with iPhone Thanks to its flawless integration with Google Meet and other neat tricks, you may prefer Google Calendar over Outlook or iCloud on iPhone. If the service is not syncing on iPhone, it may leave you in a spot. 1. Enable Gmail Calendar from iPhone Settings When you add your Gmail account on your iPhone, you need to enable calendar, contacts, and notes for it....

Gmail is a necessary evil; Anyone more than 15-year-old, have to use Gmail nowadays. But Wouldn’t it be great if you can save some time while using Gmail? Well Good news for you, there are many workarounds that you can use. Therefore I have compiled a list of some useful GTD, a workaround for Gmail. Create many email address from a single one This is an old trick but still, works like a charm....

Facebook Messenger Homescreen Icons Meaning Profile Picture At the top-left corner of the screen, you will find your profile picture icon. Tap on it to open the menu that houses settings and other account options. Touch and hold the profile icon to switch between multiple Messenger accounts. Camera Icon You will find the Camera icon at the top-right corner of the Messenger app. This lets you post stories or send images/videos to your Messenger contacts....

How to Exit and Report WhatsApp Group It may be your neighbor watch group or that local gym group you want nothing to do with. Either way, you can now exit the group and if the content is questionable, you can report it too. Here’s how: Open the WhatsApp group that you want to leave and tap on the group name at the top of the screen. Now scroll down towards the bottom to find the Exit Group and Report Group options....

Setup Back Tap on iPhone The feature is only available on all the iPhones released after iPhone X with an exception of iPhone SE 2020. You’d also want to be running iOS 14 on your iPhone which you can do by following this guide. Once you have the iPhone up to date, navigate to the Settings app on your iPhone. Scroll down to find Accessibility and tap to enter the menu....