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Akshata Shanbhag

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About Akshata Shanbhag

Akshata trained in manual testing, animation, and UX design before focusing on technology and writing. This brought together two of her favorite activities — making sense of systems and simplifying jargon.

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How to Declutter Gmail Even More by Hiding Unwanted Images

If you find email images to be distracting, or if you want to save on mobile data usage, here's how to hide them and only display when you need them.

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3 Quick Ways to Compress PDF Files for Free

Are your PDF files too large? Here's how to compress them as best as you can without paying a single cent.

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4 Extensions by Google That'll Speed Up Your Chrome Workflow

Google maintains several Chrome extensions that are actually quite useful. Here are the best ones to use if you want to save time and improve your productivity.

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Free Up More Time in Your Day With 4 Easy Tweaks to Gmail

Gmail can be a huge time sink. Fortunately, with these simple tweaks and changes, you'll be able to reclaim a lot of that lost time.

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Blank iOS App Store? Force a Refresh With This Quick Trick

Sometimes the App Store can decide to go blank on you for no obvious reason. If you have encountered this issue, let’s see how you can fix it.

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How to Get Gmail Features for Other Email Accounts on Android

Want the best of Gmail but stuck with a Yahoo, Hotmail, or Outlook account? No problem! Now you can have the best of both worlds on Android.

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9 Instant Ways to Turn Your Emails into Tasks

You can't stop to-do-type emails from ending up in your inbox, but you can turn them into tasks to manage them better. Here are some tips to turn emails into tasks.

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How to Use WhatsApp Web on Your iPad or iPod

WhatsApp Web is an easy way to use WhatsApp when you’re away from your phone. Here's how to access it on an iPad or iPod.

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4 Things to Keep in Mind When You Go Incognito Online

Incognito Mode (or private browsing in general) may not be as safe as you think it is. Here are some important things to keep in mind before the next time you do.

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2 Simple Ways to Type Emojis in Any Desktop App

Ever wanted an easy way to type emojis in a desktop app, such as an email client or instant messenger? Here are two ways to do it!

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How to Open Multiple Specific Tabs on Launch in Chrome

You can boost your productivity by configuring Chrome to launch a specific set of tabs when it's launched.

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3 Control Key Tips That Are Super Useful on Chrome

Here are three tips related to the Control key in Chrome that you probably didn't know existed. They'll boost your productivity for sure!

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How to Get Better Search Results in Firefox Using Modifiers

Here's a quick trick for improving search results in Firefox.

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15 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do with Dropbox

Cloud storage services have come and gone, but Dropbox is probably the one that's been here the longest. And now it has upped its game with a host of new features. Let's explore.

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3 Lesser-Known Tips for Reducing Mobile Data Usage

Want to reduce your mobile data usage even more? Here are a few tips that you may not have considered.

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4 Awesome Tricks for Making the Most of YouTube

Here are four YouTube tricks that everyone should know for a better overall experience when watching videos.

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10 Interesting Things You Might Not Know About the Mac

Your Mac hides many features and informational tidbits from you, often in plain sight.

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3 Ways to Link to a Specific Time in a YouTube Video

When you share a YouTube video, here are three easy ways to create a YouTube time link to start the video exactly where you want.

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How to Avoid Google.com Redirects When You're Outside the U.S.

If you live outside the US, when you visit google.com, you’re likely to be redirected to a localized version of Google. Here's how you can avoid that redirection.

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How to Auto-Configure Desktop Dropbox Accounts From Mobile

Never again will you have to login with your username and password every time you set up Dropbox on a different computer because the Dropbox mobile app can do it for you.

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