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It will let you create three different types of lists which include, Favorites, Starred Places, and Want to Go (places you want to visit). The goal is to provide a more social feel to Google Maps. Google Maps Product Manager, Zach Maier writes: The app is required to create a list of places, however, people can still search for lists from the desktop. You can also download lists for offline viewing in case there isn’t a data connection nearby....

Prices for the Nexus 4 are as follows: $299 – 8 GB version$349 – 16 GB version Interest has been very high for the Nexus line due to its lack of Android update problems as well as the fact that it comes unlocked and contract free. The price is also hard to beat considering what you get for the money — a quad-core CPU, the Photo Sphere camera packing an 8 megapixel sensor and a 4....

Using Picnik you can now easily edit, retouch, add funny effects and stickers, change the exposure, shadows, highlights, etc., etc., etc. Picnik is one of the best out there when it comes to online photo editors – and now with the simple-to-use integration with Picasa Web Albums it’s a definite Wow! Very groovy indeed! Here’s a shot of what it looks like when editing a photo: From a cost standpoint, Picasa Web will continue to be free....

Here’s an amusing look at how the glasses could actually work via Tom Scott. Here’s the official video Google is presenting on the concept behind the high tech glasses. Find out more about the project here. What is your opinion on these futuristic glasses? Comment Name * Email * Δ Save my name and email and send me emails as new comments are made to this post.

Well, first of all, the app does have a new face, and it’s a cleaner one (or so it looks to me) which is the first thing I noticed after applying the update. The next thing I noticed was the drop-down boxes showing the languages have been improved, and the same can be said about the input box. Still, the most interesting feature (even if it’s still in alpha stage) is Conversation Mode....

We’ve mentioned the free texting in Google Voice, but that is just the beginning. One thing to note is that HTML5 is only available in OS 3.0 or later iPhones/iPods, so you will need to upgrade if you want to use this web app. Other supported devices include Android phones, BlackBerry, Palm WebOS, Nokia S6, some Windows phones, and others. The new Google Web App features a full-screen dialer and also gives you a more functional inbox....

For a more technical understanding of port forwarding, it helps to understand how your home network communicates with the Internet. If you don’t care about all that, feel free to skip to How to Forward Ports on your Router. IP Addresses and Network Address Translation (NAT) Every device connected to the Internet has its own IP address. This IP address is used so a server knows which device to send information (“packets”) to....

Thankfully, Google has introduced a new tool in the toolbox for students and researchers. It’s called Google Docs Explore, and it’s an amazing tool for streamlining the researching and writing process. The way it works is Explore will scan the text in your article — either the entire document or your highlighted text. It’ll then help you locate sources for your research, and even assist with properly citing those sources....

You can add an external audio file or record your own audio in PowerPoint itself. Here’s how to do it. Recording Audio in PowerPoint If you want to add audio to your PowerPoint presentation but don’t have an external file to insert, you can record it yourself. This requires a microphone connected to your PC to allow you to record your voice or any other sounds. To record your own audio, open your PowerPoint presentation and select a slide....

Portrait Blur Also known as a bokeh effect, portrait blur makes the person in the image stand out rather than the background. As smartphones can take great pictures, this effect can be a great way of enhancing yours. On devices other than Google Pixel, you can do this only while capturing the respective image. On Pixel devices, though, the effect can be added afterward, as well. There is no word on when or if this will be available on other devices....

Add Week Numbers Outlook Calendar Launch Outlook 2016 and then click the File tab on the Ribbon. Then scroll down and select Options from the right pane. Then select the Calendar tab in the right pane. Now, under Display Options header at the right, check Show week numbers in the month view and in the Date Navigator. That’s it! The Week Numbers will be displayed on the Calendar Navigation pane and horizontally on the Main calendar....

Once you add the league and team, you can see their schedule, so you’re always in the loop with the next game. And you can view their games and matches in the Google Calendar mobile app as well. So, you get schedules on the go. Add a Team to Google Calendar Head to the Google Calendar website and sign in if necessary. Then, follow these steps to add a sports schedule....

Even though a Cloud server is a lot more reliable than your home or office computer, even Google has it’s outages from time to time. Just yesterday Google was struggling to repair a major crash that happened over the weekend. Google plays it safe and makes backup copies of everything, but people experiencing the crash lost all past emails until the backups were restored. How can you avoid this? By backing up your email!...

Calibrate a Windows 10 Touch Screen To get started, open the Control Panel and select Tablet PC Settings. Or, hit the Windows key and type: calibrate and select the “Calibrate the screen for pen or touch input” result at the top. It will have two tabs if you only have a touch screen, but you will have three tabs if you have configured a pen device. So in the following example, I only have a touch screen – select the Calibrate button under the Display tab....

Panoramic Photos iPhone Open your iPhone’s camera and enable panoramic mode. Do this by swiping the photo options on the bottom of the screen near the shutter button. Now you are in panoramic mode. This is normally set to pan left to right. Simply tap the arrow. Now you can pan right to left. That’s all there is to it! This allows you to take creative and interesting panoramic pictures on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch that’s running iOS 7....

In this line of work, I end up downloading many files (large files) during the day. Windows ISO images, complex programs like Photoshop, large PDF files, multimedia files, and more. The default download location on my local drive on my main production box would be okay if I had a large traditional 1 or 2 TB hard drive. However, my main production PC has a smaller SSD, and space is at a premium....

Configure Xbox One DNS Settings Fire up your Xbox One console and press the Xbox button on your control and go to System > Settings on the menu. On the following screen, head to Network > Network Settings > Advanced Settings. Now, you will see your device’s current network information like IP, MAC address, and DNS addresses on this screen. You might want to note the DNS on a piece of paper if you want to change them back later....

In a few of our previous tutorials, we’ve shown you how to easily change the start menu orb in Windows 7 and also how you can enable Dream Scene on Windows 7 . Today we’ll show you yet another cool and easy customization trick – changing the logon screen in Windows 7. Although we’ve already covered this How-To using the Registry method, in today’s groovyPost we will use a simple tool to do the same thing....

Monitor Gmail Logins You can monitor recent activity on your account. Log into your Gmail account and scroll down to the bottom of your inbox. Then click the Details link at the bottom of the page. That will bring up a log that displays the number of places you have logged in from — including your current session. The information includes the browser type, Location/Country, IP address, and date and time....

While you can simply drag and drop worksheets into different workbooks without any problems, which is fine for basic Excel work. But if you’re working between enormous workbooks at the office, or at home for that matter, this can help keep things a bit more neat and organized. Copy or Move Worksheets to a Different Excel Workbook Open the workbook with the sheet you want to copy and right-click on the Sheet’s tab at the bottom....