Say, you have a presentation due next week, or your blog is in desperate need of revamping. These days we are blessed with numerous software that have the adroitness to spice up our web design. After all, first impressions are of the utmost importance! How else are you going to grab your audience’s attention besides a great…
Yesterday I received an email from Mr Delhi, man in his fifties who claimed to be a surgeon from Bangladesh. In his lengthy email, he mentioned about winning the lottery and how he came up with the decision to split his prize money with a total stranger, namely me. Good riddance, another scam… I’ve gotten so used…
It’s unfortunate, but if the power supply in your PC breaks, you can’t repair it; it needs to be replaced. Luckily for you, replacing the power supply is not too terribly difficult and can save you a trip to Best Buy! Before you even think of beginning, you’ll need to make sure you have 1)…
I worked for some time in technical support, remotely accessing computers and resolving issues, or at least attempting to resolve them. Antivirus suites have come a long way in recent years, and there are various excellent free programs available. Furthermore, for the most part, viruses, Trojans and pieces of malware tend to be pretty similar…
With the holiday season approaching and many photo ops popping up, it’s more important than ever to back up your pictures and other files from your main computer. Transferring files to an external hard drive is the best way to ensure your files are safe, and easily accessible. Follow along for an easy way to…
Google Sync enables you to access your Gmail, Contacts, Calendar, and Chrome browser on your iOS device, allowing you to update your Google services and carry them with you wherever you go. This is especially convenient for frequent Gmail users, as you can see and use your email on a mobile device even while offline….
First things first, a little back-story for you: after several years saddled with a series of frustratingly-outdated Blackberry smart-phones, I’ve finally taken my first steps into the modern era – I’ve finally upgraded to Android. I’m rather enjoying the platform so far, and I particularly love the amount of freedom it affords its users. Unfortunately,…
Cheers fellow summoners, geeks, and insiders. We’re going to pick up from my last article on League of Legends and examine the CC at play in our example match. League of Legends Tutorial: How to Win #2 What’s CC? Misleading to say the least, and often referred to simply by it’s initials, it is Crowd Control. Upon hearing those words…
The first commercial Android handset, the HTC Dream (also known as the T-Mobile G1) paved the way for what came after it, yet by current standards it seems comically non-functional despite only being a little over 5 years old. The smartphone and tablet industry advances so rapidly that a flagship becomes a mid-range option after…
You can boot into Windows, or you can boot into Linux. Or, you can boot into Android too! While running Android apps on your computer is easy – you need emuators like BlueStacks, running Android itself on your PC is a different case. Using some virtualization tools, you could be rocking a legal version of…
In a previous tutorial, we at Geek Insider provided tricks for fixing a very specific battery drain/overheating problem with the iPhone 5. This time we’re showing you ways to combat excessive battery drain in general with iPhone devices. How To Boost iPhone Battery Life If you find yourself regularly struggling to keep your iPhone…
How do you record Skype calls? So you want to record your conversations on Skype. Perhaps you are trying to start up your very own podcast, or maybe you just have a weird Nixon thing going on. No matter the reason, recording conversations on Skype is made extremely easy these days thanks to some awesome…
Has your phone’s screen ever locked-up permanently? Here are a few tricks to try when your iPhone has iFroze…. Resetting A Crashed iPhone Everything has frozen. There’s nothing you can do! Or is there? 01. Hard Reboot From the iPhone 3 line on, Apple has included a simple feature to manually reboot their smart…
The excitement of a new iPhone is a unique one. Now that mobile phones have become an essential part of everyday life that most people cannot live without (And if people claim they can, they’re either lying or a hermit), switching, upgrading or changing phones in general is a big deal – on a par…
Not buying into the buzz surrounding iOS 7 yet? Here are a few features bound to get you excited about Apple’s latest mobile operating system. Though new killer features have been somewhat lacking in recent builds of Apple’s mobile platform, iOS 7 is already proving to be much more than just a pretty new paint…