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Backup your Phone Apps with Titanium Backup Note: Titanium backup requires root access, if your phone is not rooted you will not be able to use this app. Step 1 Download Titanium Backup from the Android market. I’ve linked the free version but there is also a paid version with a few extra features. For all intended purposes, the free version is what most people use. The first time you launch Titanium Backup, it will likely request Superuser (root) permission....

If you want to watch your Roku TV (or your Roku streaming box) without disturbing others, you may be wondering if it’s possible to use your AirPods with your Roku TV. If so, read on to learn how to connect AirPods to Roku TV. Is it Possible to Connect AirPods Directly to a Roku TV or Roku Streaming Device? The short answer is no. It’s not possible to connect any type of Bluetooth headphones directly to a Roku TV, and that includes AirPods....

That is, of course, as long as PowerPoint is available to use. If you want to share your slides more widely without relying on a PowerPoint installation, you’ll need to look at converting your PowerPoint file to other formats. One way to do this is to convert a PowerPoint to a video. You can share a video file with your audience directly or upload it to sites like YouTube for wider access....

You can create two types of checklists in Word depending on your needs. First, is a list with empty boxes that you can print and mark off items as you go. Second, is a list with boxes that you can fill in Word itself as you complete your tasks. Both types of checklists have their purpose and show we’ll show you how to create each one. Create a Printable Checklist in Microsoft Word If you want to print your checklist you can pop empty boxes or circles next to your list items....

The process is very similar to previous versions of Outlook – follow the screenshots below to get started. How to Create an Outlook Data File (.PST) Archive File in Outlook 2016 Open Outlook 2016 and Click the Home tab > New Items > More Items > Outlook Data File. Give your PST Outlook data file a name and click OK. TIP: By default, Outlook 2016 stores PST files in the C:\Users\USER\Documents\Outlook Files folder....

Create a Quiz in Microsoft Forms To get started, head to Microsoft Forms and sign in. Then, select New Quiz on the main page. It’s important to select this option rather than New Form because the quiz has additional settings you’ll need. Give your quiz a title and optionally a description. You can then start adding your questions and answers. Let’s add a few so you can see how the quiz setup works....

Customize Twitter Email Notifications Log into your Twitter account and click the gear icon on the top right side of the page, and go to Settings. On the next page click Email notifications. The next page allows you to tweak the notification emails Twitter sends. The settings are divided into three sections — the first one is about you and your Tweets. The second section is where you can have a digest of tweets that is sent daily or weekly....

Unless you change the settings, your Windows 10 system will get the update automatically. Here is how to hold off the update until you’re confident it’s stable and are ready to install it. Delay Windows 10 Version 1809 To delay the feature update for up to a full year, head to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update and click Advanced options. On the following screen, under the “Choose when updates are installed” section, select the number of days you want to delay a feature update....

The author of this post Beyond Life is a regular groovy contributor in the groovyPost community forum and his knowledge of the Android platform is top-notch. This is the first in his series of Android tips and tutorials that will appear here on groovyPost’s front page so welcome to the crew Beyond Life! For this How To I’m using Quadrant on a Samsung Galaxy S i9000, but it should work and look the similar on other Android devices....

Disable Windows Defender: Double Click on the Windows Defender Icon in your Taskbar 2. Click Tools then Click Options 3. Scroll to the bottom of the Options and uncheck the box Use Windows Defender. Click Save to exit and save changes 4. Click Close Now for most users, this should be sufficient to disable Windows Defender. There is, however, another step you can take to remove Windows Defender from your system startup....

Unpairing your Apple Watch is fairly simple to do; you can do it from your iPhone, or even on the watch itself, although you’ll still need to turn off the Activation Lock elsewhere. If you’re ready to unpair your watch from your iPhone, then learn how to disconnect your Apple Watch below. How to Disconnect Apple Watch from an iPhone The easiest way to unpair your Apple Watch from your iPhone is through the Watch app on your phone....

SharpKeys 3.6 is another gem I found among many on the Github website, such as the HOSTS File editor, making it easier to edit your Windows Host file without all the hassle involved. Like the HOST file editor, SharpKeys takes functionality that exists in Windows 10—remapping your keyboard keys—but makes it easy enough for the everyday user to do it on the fly. With SharpKeys, you can quickly and easily reassign your keyboard key to another key or make it into a shortcut to launch an application or perform some other Windows function....

iOS 13 Video Editing: A Primer If you see a photo-editing tool available for images in the native Photos app on your iPhone, the odds are high the same tool is available for videos. The functionality extends to all video formats supported by Apple’s mobile devices, including 4K at 60 fps and slo-mo in 1080p at 240 fps. The video format supported is limited to the device you’re using. The iPhone XR, iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max support 4K video recording at 24 fps, 30 fps, or 60 fps, 1080p HD video recording at 30 fps or 60 fps, Slo-mo video support for 1080p at 120 fps or 240 fps....

Dark Theme for WhatsApp A dark theme helps you save battery energy, but also makes an app much easier on the eye, especially in the evenings. As WhatsApp is one of the most popular communication apps out there, any new feature is very welcome. Recently, the app has introduced the ability to control who can add you to groups, too. A dark theme had been very long overdue, though, and it’s great to finally have it available....

What a Factory Reset will do to your phone: Erase all of your apps and their data. (Yes, you’ll have to start over on Angry Birds)Erase all contacts, text messages, and emailsUnroot your phone and restore it to original settingsUninstall any updates and revert it back to the Android version your phone shipped with.Clear passwords and personal settings, including synced accounts. What a Factory Reset won’t do. It won’t erase your pictures, videos, music, or anything stored on your SD card....

For example, Shirley Temple starred with Carroll Baker in Hollywood Uncensored (1 degree). Carol Baker and Eli Wallach appeared in Baby Doll (2 degrees), and Eli Wallach starred with Kevin Bacon in Mystic River (3 degrees). This gives Shirley Temple a Kevin Bacon number of 3, Carol Baker a 2 and Eli Wallach a 1 since he starred directly with Kevin Bacon. To find it on Google, all you have to do is type in the actor’s name followed by Bacon number in the search box....

How To Setup A Loopback Adapter On Windows 7 Click the Start Menu Orb. In the search box Type hdwwiz and then Click the hdwwize.exe program link. Now the Add Hardware wizard should be open. Click Next through the first page, and then on the second Select Install the hardware that I manually select from a list (Advanced). Click Next to continue. Scroll down the list and select Network Adapters then Click Next....

Update: Windows 8.1 has reached the end of mainstream support. According to the company: Note: You’ll need to be running Windows 8 Pro to install the Media Center Pack. Earlier this year, we covered how to install Windows Media Center on the Release Preview, and while the steps are essentially the same, there are some differences to note. Get Windows Media Center Pack Product Key To get Windows Media Center (WMC) for free, head to Microsoft’s special offer site and enter your email address....

The problem is YouTube only allows a single account to upload and manage videos, and I need to allow the team to manage the channel when I’m not around. Rather than give them the password to my personal account (nice try, guys), I decided to create a general account in our Google Apps install and let them share that account. Fortunately, after a bit of tinkering, I figured out how to unlink my YouTube account from my personal account and link it to the new Google Apps account I created....

You’ll need to install App Lock from the Play Store. It’s free. When you first open the app, asks you for a PIN code right away. Enter at least four numbers and tap OK. On the next screen, you’re asked for a security question, answer and hint. Enter a question that you are sure to remember the answer to. This will be asked in case you forget your code....