YouTube Captions A lot of YouTube videos feature captions. These can be useful in a lot of situations. For example, you might want to watch a news video at work without disturbing your colleagues and you don’t have headphones. Or, you need to better understand content from a video where an accent that’s harder to understand. You can even auto-translate captions for videos. Do remember, though, that this uses Google Translate and, while it may give you an idea regarding the content, the translation might not be perfect....

With that out, of the way, Call Recorder is a free app for recording calls on your Android device. It even works if you’re using Google Voice on your computer. There’s a paid version, too, which allows you to easily share recordings. Once the app is installed, enable recording from its main interface, by clicking the button on the top left side. While recording, you’ll see a notification on the screen....

You might have noticed that even over a fast Internet connection, Dropbox takes ages to sync files. You just need to tweak the upload and download speeds. The setting isn’t hidden, but you may not be aware of it. To access the speed limits, right click the Dropbox icon in the Taskbar and select Preferences. In the Dropbox Preferences window click on Bandwidth. Then switch to Don’t Limit on both Download and Upload Rate and click Apply....

Save a Web Page as a PDF in Google Chrome First, launch the Google Chrome browser and navigate to the web page you want to save as a PDF. Then click the Options (ellipsis) button in the upper-right corner of the screen. Scroll down and click Print from the menu. Next, a screen will open up. From the dropdown menu under the Destination header in the right column select Save as PDF....

You can schedule a meeting for a later date and time or start a meeting immediately. Here, we’ll walk you through both options for getting your group together in Microsoft Teams. Schedule a Meeting in Microsoft Teams You can schedule a meeting from the Meetings section in Teams. Click either of the Schedule meeting buttons, choose a date and time, and click Schedule. You’ll receive a confirmation that your meeting has been scheduled with options to copy the invitation or share the meeting on Google Calendar....

If you’re using Gmail, the answer is simple. There are a number of useful search features in Gmail that will let you sort your emails by their sender. This makes it easy to find the emails you’re looking for, saving you time—especially if your inbox is overflowing. Want to get started? Learn how to sort by sender in Gmail by following the steps below. Using the Find Emails From Tool If you’re trying to look for all of the emails from a single sender, the easiest method (if you’re using the Gmail website) is to use the Find Emails From tool....

But you know what makes it really hard? Personalized Ads. You know how you might spend your entire lunch break idly reading reviews for a photography backdrop or a pedal that makes your guitar sound like an animated Japanese pop star? And then out of sheer will-power, you tell yourself, “No!” and close the browser, thus winning the battle against unnecessary expenditures on random gear. All is well. Until there you are, browsing a completely unrelated website and in the corner, you see an ad for that precise thing you had just talked yourself out of buying....

You can install or set up Windows 8.1 with a local account only, but it’s not something that’s obvious for first time users. Switching over is actually easier than you’d think too. Make Windows 8.1 a Local Account Time to make the switch: Go to Settings > Change PC Settings > Accounts > Your Account. Under your name and email address click Disconnect. Next, for security, you’ll be prompted to enter in your Microsoft account password....

Transfer Photos from iCloud to Google Photos To get started, launch a web browser on your computer and head to privacy.apple.com, and log in with your Apple ID credentials. Once you’re logged in, scroll down the Data and Privacy page to the Transfer a copy of your data section and click the “Request to transfer a copy of your data” link. Next, you will see the information about the content available to transfer....

What You Miss Out On The disadvantage when you stray from Apple’s offerings is the lack of seamless integration. iCloud, for all its faults, works, especially when it comes to syncing. Until Apple increases its cloud storage defaults, I think it’s best to consider another service to supplement it. One viable option is Microsoft’s OneDrive. I am already invested in the service for storing all my Office documents; why not take the leap where other personal media is concerned?...

Setting Up Family Sharing With Apple Family Sharing, you can allow up to six family members to share App Store purchases and Apple subscriptions. To get started, one adult in the Family must be an organizer and have an Apple ID. Once you create a family on an Apple device, you can ask other members to join your group. You can set up a new group as the organizer on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac....

Bing Smart Lookup for Office 2016 Smart Lookup utilizes Microsoft’s Bing to find relevant data about information within your documents. So users will have to agree to this before you can start using it. The feature is built-in and to use it, highlight some text, right-click it then select Smart Lookup. This will open the Insights task pane that will display information found through sources such as Wikipedia, Bing images, and more....

The Dynamic Lock feature was actually included a few years ago with the Windows 10 Creators Update. It’s a way to automatically lock your system when you (technically your phone) is out of range. It works with any phone that includes Bluetooth. It locks the PC after 30 seconds when you walk away with your phone. Set Up Dynamic Lock on Windows 10 The first thing you need to do is pair your phone to Windows 10....

Open a received or sent email in it’s own window. Most often this is done by double-clicking the email from the Inbox. Click the File menu and select Info » Properties. At the bottom of the Properties window you’ll see the full internet headers. You may need to take advantage of the built-in scroll bar to see the entire header. If you need to access the headers on a regular basis, add a shortcut to the Ribbon or Quick Access Toolbar via the Outlook Options menu....

Watch Disney Plus While Traveling Abroad The best method in making sure you can watch your favorite Disney Plus content is to download the content for offline viewing before you leave. To get started launch the Disney Plus app on your phone or tablet and head to the movie or show you want to download. Then tap the download button next to the Play button. If you’re downloading a TV show (The Mandalorian, for example) you can download individual episodes or a full season at a time....

Enable Windows 10 Exploit Protection So, until we have the complete security system implemented, starting with Insider Build 16232, you’ll be able to turn on Exploit Protection inside Windows Defender Security Center by selecting App & browser control. Scroll down to the next page and click Exploit protection settings. On the following page, you’ll have access to two categories. One is for System settings and one for Program settings. Under System settings, you’ll find different security settings that you can turn on or off....

Still, there are some compelling reasons to buy the same electronic gizmos in-store that you can get online. Say, for instance, holy crap, you just remembered it’s your wife’s birthday tomorrow, and Prime 2-day shipping isn’t going to cut it. As someone who has faced this situation multiple times and is still married to this day, I can attest that buying expensive electronics in a brick-and-mortar store is a viable option....

We’ve played around with and talked about the preview platform of Internet Explorer 9, but now it is time to take it a step further. Last Wednesday (9/15) Microsoft Released Internet Explorer version 9.0.7930.16406 beta. Now you can officially take it for a real test-drive and be one step closer to flushing IE8 down the toilet! Internet Explorer 9 Highlights Since it’s still a very early beta version, we aren’t going to go through and nitpick IE9, but let’s take a look at some of the things that stand-out....

Make iOS 7 Easier to Read On your iPad or iPhone, go to Settings > General > Accessibility. Scroll down to the second section under Vision and there you’ll see settings for Larger Type and Bold Text. In Accessibility you can increase the dynamic type (text size) and provides a sample of the text as you adjust the slider. If you turn on Bold text throughout the OS, a restart of your device is required....

For me, clearing your browser cache from time to time is just good hygiene especially when you consider how easy it is to track people who visit your website. Recently when I cleared the cache on my iPhone, I realized I’ve never explained the process here on my blog. Being that I’ve described the process recently for Chrome for iOS, I figured now was a good time to walk you all through the steps on the iPhone and iPad (they are identical btw…)....