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Let’s take a look at how you can export Google Reader feeds and data using Google Takeout. How to Export Google Reader Subscriptions Head over to the Google Takeout homepage and login with your credentials. After logging in, you will be redirected to the Google Takeout dashboard where it will show you all the Google services. First we want to make a backup of our Google Reader subscriptions, so go to the “Choose Services” tab and select Google Reader....

How to Tag Songs with Siri When Siri gained the capability to tag songs with the integration of Shazam, it was a game changer, and it made the process much easier than before. To tag songs, simply press and hold the home button on your device, or on iPhone 6s or newer, say “Hey, Siri.” Then ask, “What song is this?” Siri will now start listening for the song, even if it’s ambient background music....

Note: If you’re instead trying to fix the cellular/mobile data not working on your Android, we can help! 1. Restart Your iPhone or iPad The first thing you must do to fix the cellular data not working on your iPhone or iPad is to do a hard restart of your device. The steps to restart differ depending on device. Restart iPhone X, 11, 12 or 13 Press and hold the volume down and side buttons until you see the “Slide to Power Off” screen....

If you want to fix the “Home” and “End” buttons, here is a quick tip to get them working again the way they should. Open a terminal. You can access it from the Launchpad. Type the following commands (and press Enter after each line): What the above commands do is create a new “KeyBindings” folder in the “Library” folder and add a new “DefaultKeyBinding.dict” file. In the text editor that opens, copy and paste the following commands to it: Save (using shortcut “Ctrl + o”) and exit (“Ctrl + x”) the file....

Instead, WordPress displays the localhost IP address 127.0.0.1. Depending on the software you installed on your server and how it is configured, the client IP address may not be forwarded properly. Unfortunately, WordPress has no built-in option to forward the client IP address. Here’s how to fix an incorrect IP address in the WordPress comments. Fix an Incorrect IP Address in WordPress Note: before editing any file in WordPress, please create a good backup of that file....

Depending on the amount you store online, the 15GB can evaporate quickly. However, not everything you store on Google counts toward the storage limit. Every document you create with a Google product, like Docs or Slides, does not count against your total. You can have as many files as you want of any size without it using any space. The photos you back up from your phone only count toward your total if you save them as full resolution....

Sometimes, however, you’ll take every precaution to ensure the PC isn’t accidentally stirred from its sleep, only to find that it’s still waking up. Not only that, but it might be consistently waking itself on a specific day or every day at a specific time. If this occurs, it’s likely that a wake timer is the culprit. What Is a Wake Timer? Some services and software have maintenance or update tasks they want to perform regularly....

Browser If you view the YouTube site in your iOS browser, whether it’s Safari or similar, with some videos that are pulled up, it shows a message saying you need to download the latest version of Flash or saying that the video isn’t available for that device. Of course, downloading Flash isn’t a possibility on an iPad or iPhone. There are certain browsers you can use where it is an option, but they can be difficult to use....

While the traditional methods of hiding a file leave traces so that others know you have hidden something, a new method that we are going to show you in the following guide does not let anyone know you have actually hidden something. What the method described below does is hide your files inside another file, and users will only see that other file and not the content hidden in it....

For such users, there is a way to hide that banner from appearing in the Mac App Store. Not only will you not see the banner, you will also protect yourself from accidentally downloading the update to your Mac. Note: this should remove the banner from the updates section in the app store. Apple might still show the banner on the homescreen of the store where you see some random new apps every day....

At CES, Canonical announced its latest major project that it is calling Ubuntu TV “TV for human beings”. Much of the Ubuntu TV interface will be based on the groundwork that has already been established with the development of Unity, Canonical’s revolutionary, and sometimes polarizing, desktop environment. In keeping with tradition, Ubuntu TV is free and open source. Therefore, you can install it now, while keeping in mind that it is still under heavy development....

Note: The PPA will install a whole bunch of mono libraries in your system. If you are not comfortable with it, this is not for you. Install KeePass 2 in Ubuntu Open a terminal and type: That’s all you need to get KeePass 2 working in Ubuntu. Importing KeePassX database to KeePass 2 If you have been using KeePassX, your password database will be in .kdb form which is incompatible with KeePass2 ....

Thanks to DriveDroid, you can install Windows from Android. It only takes a few minutes to set it up. Requirements Before you proceed with this tutorial, ensure that you have the following things in place: A rooted Android device (Magisk and SuperSU work well for this – always back up your device before rooting)4.5GB or more free space on your Android deviceThe Windows ISO file Setup First, you need to install DriveDroid or DriveDroid Paid on your device....

Unfortunately, while very convenient, there are some elements not to love! When it comes to making a cloud-based copy of something simple (such as general photos), they can be very helpful. The more sensitive the data is, however, the more uncomfortable it becomes to upload it to a company’s cloud. Is it safe to upload personal and sensitive data to a cloud? Where is it stored? Can employees at the company peek into the files?...

Finding Plugins for Quick Look To expand Quick Look’s capabilities, you’ll first need to find some plugins you want to download. The QuickLook Plugins List is a great place to start, and it’s probably the single largest collection of Quick Look plugins online. You might notice that some of them are a little dated, but most still work with even the newest version of macOS Sierra. You can also check out GitHub user sindresorhus’s list of developer-specific Quick Look plugins....

How to Make an Entire Image Transparent in Word or PowerPoint Windows Sadly, neither Word nor PowerPoint will let you directly adjust the transparency of an image. However, the workaround is to add a shape and fill it with the required picture, then change the transparency of the image as shown below. macOS How to Make an Entire Image Transparent in Google Docs and Slides Google Docs and Slides make it easy to change the transparency of the image as shown below....

What Is the Console? Console is the application that collects log messages from your computer for user review. It collects errors, warnings and standard “here’s what I did” log messages from system and user applications. It’s a fantastic resource for troubleshooting. It should be your first stop after your computer experiences a random restart, kernel panic or application crash. You can find the Console application with “Applications -> Utilities -> Console....

Note: before we continue, please note that we don’t condone piracy in any form, and you are responsible for your own actions. Starting Up With Sonarr Sonarr is a multi-platform app to search, download, and manage TV shows. It uses the torrent network as the source and is available for Windows, Linux, and Mac. Go to the download page to get the version and installation instructions that you need. Installers are available only for Windows and Mac, and this article is based on the Mac version, but since Sonarr uses the browser to display the interface, the look will more or less be the same regardless of the version that you use....

Visual Subst is a small tool that allows you to link your favorite folders to virtual drives. It is only 78kb in size and doesn’t require any installation. Mounting a folder as a virtual drive with Visual Subst Download the zipped file from the Visual Subst website. It is only 78kb in size. Extract the archive and double click the “VSubst” application to run it. In the window that opens, first click the dropdown field to select the Drive letter you want to assign for the folder....

What Are Zombie Accounts? A zombie account is an online account that was created in the past but is no longer in use. It could be an old Reddit account you stopped using since college. It could be a past Hotmail account you abandoned after jumping ship to Gmail like everyone else. The bottom line is that these accounts which you stopped using a long time ago still exist online, and they are far from irrelevant relics of the past that no longer affect your life....