Computer Tricks and Secrets

What do you do when your mobile phone has limited storage and there’s no option to add an external SD card? How do you carry all your videos and documents where there’s not an iota of space left on the device? Yes, you do have cloud-based services like Dropbox or Google Drive that add virtually unlimited storage to your phone but you’ve to be connected to the Internet to access your files. A Wireless USB Stick that Expands your Phone’s Storage This week I’ve been testing a wireless USB stick from Sandisk that adds storage to your phones and tablets much like a regular USB drive. To get started, you plug the USB device into your laptop or desktop computer and let it charge for about an hour or two. You can also transfer the files to the stick from the computer through Windows Explorer or Finder on Mac. Once the device is charged, you tap the little power button on the stick to turn it on. Now install the Sandisk Connect app on your mobile phone, go to WiFi settings on your phone and con...

Say dad bought you a digital camera from Japan but the problem is that the  PDF manual  that came with the camera is also written in Japanese. How do you quickly translate that PDF document into English? Well there are several ways by which you can translate your Microsoft Office documents, presentations or PDF files from one language to another using Google Translate. The only condition is that your documents should not be password protected  as Google Translate won’t be able to read such files. The easiest option is that you upload the document to the Google Translation website –  translate.google.com  – then select the language translation pair and hit the Translate button. The other good option is the  Translator Toolkit , also from Google, where you may not only translate documents but also edit the translated material. Microsoft also offers a  free utility  that brings translation capabilities right into all your existing Office programs (including Outlook emails). How to Transla...