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Android Silent Time – Block Calls and Notifications

During working hours or a conference, you may want to turn off your phone’s notifications or block incoming calls to prevent distractions. Usually, configuring these settings requires additional apps. However, if you are using a Samsung device that comes with Android 4.1 and above, you can tweak the settings in just a few taps all in one place.

Why do my movies look like reality TV shows?

The motion functions on many of the newest high definition televisions make some HD content appear artificial. The textured film appearance is converted into something that looks more like a reality television show or a soap opera. These motion functions can be disabled to return your picture to normal.

PHP Syntax: Three Ways to Create Comments

example of block comments in php

PHP allows three different methods of formatting comments. All of these sytax examples will seem familiar to programmers of other languages.

Word: Find the Cursor Location of the Prior Save

Word saves the last few cursor positions. This is helpful so you can start retyping from exact location where you previously stopped.

Windows 8: Create Shutdown and Restart Tile for Your Start Screen

With all of the interface changes in Windows 8, many users are finding it difficult to quickly turn off or reboot their systems. This can be corrected by placing a tile shortcut on the Start screen that directly allows the user to power down, restart, or hibernate the computer in one single step.

Excel: Create a Drop Down List

Creating a drop down list in Excel is useful if you want to keep the amount of possible entry choices limited. This is also a good way to organize data and present it in list form.

Upgrade Your iCloud Storage Plan

Apple provides the first 5GB of iCloud storage for free. That may be enough if you are using your Apple ID on only one device. If you have more devices linked or if you just have a lot of data, you will need to consider increasing your amount of iCloud storage.

How to Create a Gallery with WordPress 3.5 Media Manager

Since version 3.5, WordPress features an exciting new Media Manager. This tutorial will walk through the steps required to build a gallery considering the latest changes.

Windows 8: Adding Another Email Address to the Mail App

Your Windows Live email address is automatically added to the Mail app as you set up your system. Some Windows users may not want to limit their email options to Windows Live and may want to add a different email address to the app.

iBooks: Switching between Page Flipping and Scrolling Animations on Your iDevice

The default view on the iBooks animation is known as Book and is intended to simulate turning through the pages of an actual book. However, some people have problems with it freezing and making the iBooks app frustrating. By following these instructions, you can change the animation to scrolling instead. This loads the entire book and makes the transition smoother.

Windows 8: Change Which Notifications Are Displayed

Your Start screen can get cluttered with all sorts of notifications from various apps. Some are more useful than others. In this tutorial, I will show you how you can hide those notifications that are less important to you so that the more essential ones stand out. 

YouTube: Self Feature a Video or a Channel across All Videos

If you have a YouTube channel and you want your channel to reach as many viewers as possible, promoting it is an important task. While you may not be able to pay for ads, you can feature a specific channel or video across all your videos. Like an advertisement, you can drive more views and possibly convert a regular viewer into a subscriber through this free service.

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