There are a lot of factors that could cause Google Maps voice navigation not to work, and a lot of ways to get the issue fixed. If you use an Android device or an iPhone, one of the troubleshooting tips should help get your Google Maps back to normal. Let’s get right into it. 1. Check Volume and Sound Profile If you notice your Google Maps app isn’t giving voice directions as it typically should, you should check and confirm that your phone’s volume isn’t muted....

Network Your Computers & Devices Step By Step is a book that explains the various aspects of home networking in Windows 7 in a step by step format, with proper screenshots. It also touches upon sharing between Windows 7 and other operating systems like Mac OS X, Ubuntu, and other Windows versions. The book is written by my good friend Ciprian Rusen who runs the 7Tutorials blog. When he informed me that O’Reilly has decided to publish his book, I was pleasantly surprised....

Earlier, I covered why I moved from Dropbox to Google Drive. Today, we will take a look at CamScanner and see how it fares against Google Drive’s scanning feature. CamScanner was built from the ground up to be used for scanning documents and receipts. Download CamScanner Google Drive, on the other hand, is primarily a cloud storage platform that also offers several office apps including document scanning. Download Google Drive...

Most of the console games don’t work with keyboard and mouse because primarily the developers chose to leave these options out. Per se, the precision that mouse offers in FPS games like Call of Duty is hard to match using controllers, giving those playing using a mouse and keyboard an edge. First, we’re going to talk about how to connect the keyboard and then move to how to play games using a keyboard and mouse on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One and Xbox 360 consoles....

Journey wants to help you track your life and everything that’s happening in it using maps, notes, moods, and calendars. Get Journey Daylio wants to simplify the process by making it easier and faster with emojis to track moods and activities. Get Daylio Let’s begin. User Interface Journey has a clean layout and when you launch the app for the first time, it will ask you to create a passcode....

Recently Microsoft released Bing theme pack 2 which is called Bing’s Best 2 for Windows 7 users. It has a collection of the best 21 wallpapers taken from the Bing’s gallery. According to Microsoft, this is a sequel of Bing theme pack which released last year. From the jagged peaks of the Andes in South America to Arizona’s Vermilion Cliffs, these wallpapers feature some great locations. To use them on your computer, download the theme and execute the BingsBest2....

Interestingly, both Zoom and Facebook have been in the news for their poor security and data handling. And yet, they are used by millions of users across the world. In this post, we will compare these two video calling apps and find out everything there is to know about them. 1. User Interface Messenger Rooms is part of the Facebook Messenger app. You need a Facebook account to create rooms which most of us already have....

many common issues that may require lot of troubleshooting . On the other hand, if you are planning to sell your phone, restoring it to factory condition will make sure that you don’t handover your personal data to the buyer. So let’s see how you can quickly factory reset an Android phone. Factory Resetting an Android Make sure you have backed up all the important data of the phone along with important files on the phone’s storage....

So what really is Firefox Focus? In short, it lets you stay anonymous and does a terrific job at thwarting site trackers, but better yet, it sticks to its name and really helps you stay ‘focused.’ But does it have everything necessary to make you completely ditch Firefox for good? Well, you are about to find out! Limited Availability Firefox Focus is available on just Android and iOS, so if you are a desktop user, then you are outta luck....

The biggest change in Android L is a visual one. Google is calling its new design language Material Design and is using many fancy and complex terms to describe something simple. Elements in Android L will have a sense of space. You’ll know where they came from and where they’ll go. There will be layers, one element on top of other. Floating elements will be clearly marked by drop shadows....

Somewhere between “I’m not sure how to get there” and “You have arrived at your destination”, you may have realized there’s been a change in Google Maps. Besides the improved search results and ability to save maps offline, which you can read about in this article, Google Maps has honed its public transportation expertise and integrated Uber, the private driver app. However, the most visible upgrade to Google’s navigation is the lane guidance, now available to select areas....

Microsoft has officially rebranded the Office 365 plans as the Microsoft 365. The transformation isn’t just about the rename of the popular bundle. The software giant is adding much-awaited features such as Microsoft Editor, Plaid integration in the Excel, premium templates, Microsoft family safety app, and more. One of the new features is Microsoft Editor add-on in Microsoft Word and Word Online. So far, Grammarly has been the go-to choice for the majority to correct typos and improve the writing practice with better word suggestions....

RAM, also called the main memory of a computer, is used for running applications, multitasking, and aiding the CPU with processing data. For example, when you open up dozens of tabs in your internet browser at a time, like me, it’s your RAM that’s cursing the day you were born. Why Is DDR4 Better? So consumer grade DDR4 was released in September 2014. Before that, DDR3, used since 2007, had been going strong for seven entire years....

in this entry before, and this time we have a couple of tile puzzles that are both original and challenging. Let’s take a look at how these two puzzles play and why they are so engaging. Harmony Described by its developers as an addictive puzzler, Harmony for iOS quickly proves them right by its mix of simple, yet challenging gameplay and relaxing music. The mechanics behind Harmony are pretty simple: You play on boards filled with colored tiles and move them until they match the pattern outlined by the color bars at the top and bottom of the screen....

The product reviews are used by users to ascertain the quality of a product but they are more often flooded with fake reviews. And not only that, it isn’t even easy to make out which reviews are authentic from that are not. Reviews on e-commerce websites were meant to be the yardstick for measuring the quality of a product, but with growing competition, brand marketers have switched to malpractices such as leaving fake reviews....

I was a vivid user of the same for almost a couple of months before unboxing the new Honor 9 that arrived at our office a few weeks ago. From the moment I laid my hands on it, it was love at first sight. If you ask me, Honor 9 is truly a work of art and it’s tough not to fall for it. Also, when you look at the comparison between the prices and the specifications, the Honor 9 can very well contend the OnePlus 5....

Today games pack the lifelike visual quality and the experience. Cutting-edge tech such as Ray-Tracing are employed for creating realistic looking shadows. Further, the game developing companies are leveraging AI to make in-game characters feel more real. With the addition of all the new technologies, not to mention the 4K resolution standard, size of games have also increased. A few years ago, 15GB to 20GB was the sweet spot for many popular titles....

The problem is that Chrome bookmarks only sync with other devices that are running the Chrome browser. So if you’re like me who prefers to use Safari for reading on the iPad (because it’s much better), you’re out of luck when it comes to bookmarks syncing. Yes, you can do that thing where you export Chrome bookmarks and add them to Safari on OS X which will in turn sync to your iPad if iCloud sync is enabled....

Today I am going to address a very common question desktop email app related question: “ How to add my Gmail account? ” …most of us search for an answer to that question when switch from Gmail’s web interface to a desktop email client, isn’t it? So let’s see how you can configure Windows 8 Mail app and add your Gmail and Google Apps account easily. No need of POP or IMAP settings, all you’ll be needing is your login credentials....

This post will cover some quick steps to add and remove holidays in the Apple Calendar app. We will show you the steps for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Remove Holidays in Calendar App on iPhone and iPad The most common reason for removing the default holiday list is instead using the holiday calendar followed at your workplace. But if you don’t have a specific regional or work place calendar not syncing on iPhone, that’s the first thing you should fix....