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By Amit Agarwal | Software tutorials, #tech, Google Apps and productivity tips curated by @labnol
Useful FFmpeg Commands
FFmpeg is an extremely powerful and versatile command line tool for converting audio and video files. It is free and available for Windows, Mac and …
FFmpegBuild a Wireless Home Network without a Router
Let’s say you have one internet connection at home that you want to share across all your desktop and laptop computers, your Wi-Fi enabled mobile …
Wi-FiInstall Apps That Aren’t Available in your Country’s iTunes Store
There are quite a few good apps in the iTunes Apps store that aren’t available to international users. For instance, if you are located outside the …
A Better Method for Embedding YouTube Videos on your Website
It is easy to embed a YouTube video but you’ll be surprised to know how much extra weight that embedded YouTube video can add to your web pages. The …
YouTubeThe 10 Things you can do with the Documents App for iOS
Readdle’s Documents 5 is one of my favorite iOS apps. It is completely free, without any ads or in-app purchases, and app is universal meaning it is …
iPhoneHow to Create File Upload Forms with Google Scripts
Google Forms are probably the best service for creating online forms but they miss a few key features found in commercial web form builders. Google …
GoogleHow to Edit PDF Files without Adobe Acrobat
The PDF file format was originally created by Adobe in the early ’90s and it now the most popular format for exchanging all sorts of documents …
AdobeLearning CSS with Cats and a Dinner Table
CSS, short for Cascading Style Sheets, are rules (or “styles”) that define how content should look on a web page. To give you an example, if your web …
CSSThe Best Google Font Combinations That Look Good Together
Whether you are creating a website, writing your resume or designing a presentation, the fonts or typeface you choose can make a notable difference. …
GoogleHow to Set Expiration Dates for Shared Google Drive Files
When you share any file or folder in Google Drive with another user, the shared links will work forever unless you manually change the sharing …
GoogleAdd the Same File to Multiple Folders in Google Drive without Copying
Gmail works around the concept of tags (or labels) and any email message can belong to one or more tags. Google Drive has folders instead of tags and …
Google DriveHow to Remove Password from PDF Files with Google Chrome
The bank sends me monthly credit card statements as password-protected PDF files mostly because they contain personal information. I archive these …
GoogleCreate an Apple ID without using a Credit Card
Some apps, Google Earth for example, are available as free downloads in the iTunes Apps store but you need a UK or US based Apple ID to install them …
Personal Finance (India)What’s the IP Address of my Router?
Whether you are looking to upgrade the firmware of your existing router or need to secure your Wireless network with an even stronger password, you …
RoutersHow to Verify an Email Address?
How do you verify if a given email address is real or fake? The obvious solution is that you send a test mail to that email address and if your …
EmailThings You Should Do After Installing WordPress
You can install WordPress in 2 easy steps but it is recommended that you tweak some of the default settings to optimize the performance and also …
WordPressUse Google as a Proxy Server to Bypass Paywalls, Download Files
If you have trouble accessing a web page either because the website is blocked at your workplace, or because that page happens to be behind a …
Twitter Guide: How To Do Everything With Twitter
The first tweet was published almost 8 years ago and Twitter has come a long way since then. There’s a whole ecosystem of apps and services available …
Web 2.0Learning Vim for Beginners
Vim, or <i>Vi Improved</i>, is an extremely powerful text editor that lets you do almost everything using keyboard shortcuts. You can replace text in a …
Text EditorsHow to Record Screencast Videos on Android
Similar Articles Added Earlier<p>Last week's Practical Ed Tech Tip of the Week was about how to create a video of your Android phone or tablet's screen. …
The 10 Important URLs That Every Google User Should Know
What does Google know about the places you’ve visited recently? What are your interests as determined by Google? Where does Google keep a list of …
GoogleHow to Embed a YouTube Video with Sound Muted
It is easy to embed YouTube videos in your website. You just have to copy the IFRAME embed code and paste it anywhere on your web page. YouTube does …
YouTubeA Price Tracker Made for Online Shopping in India
The festival season has kicked off in India and it is probably the best time to indulge yourself in online shopping. The biggest online retailers in …
IndiaHow to Write a Twitter Bot in 5 Minutes
Twitter Bots can do interesting things. You can tweet questions like “how many calories are in diet coke” to @DearAssistant and the Twitter bot, like</i> …
How-To'sHow to Update Files in Google Drive without Changing the Link
John uploaded a PDF file in Google Drive and shared it with Peter. A week later, John updated the PDF file and uploaded the new version to Google …
GoogleFind Who has Access to your Google Drive Files and Folders
The files and folders in your Google Drive are private by default until you decide to share them. You can share your documents with specific people …
GoogleHow to Extract Email Addresses from your Gmail Messages
Acme Widgets Inc. has been in business for over 10 years and they have exchanged emails with thousands of customers and suppliers. The email messages …
GmailEmail Address Extractor - Google Sheets add-on
Extract email addresses and names from Gmail. It finds emails in the message body, subject, TO, CC, BCC, FROM and ReplyTo fields.
EmailIncredible Art Made Entirely In Google Drawings
Google Drawings is a simple Microsoft Paint like diagramming application that is commonly used for creating flowcharts and diagrams inside documents …
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