Tricks and Hacks

In this day and age of Internet, the Wi-Fi router and data connection have become a fundamental amenity for every user. One of the first thing that a user does after waking up is switching on his/her Wi-Fi router while there are some users who never switch off their routers. The Internet plays such an important role that people use it for completing their day to day chores as well as for relaxation. Considering that Wi-Fi has become a central part of our life, it is quite easy to forget the Wifi password. So, here is a simple solution to find the connected Wi-Fi network passwords through command prompt. Here is a Trick to Find Passwords of All Connected Wi-Fi Networks Using CMD You may be using many WiFi connections through your desktop or laptop. Sometimes, a situation arises, where you may forget the connected Wifi network password. First of all, you should remember that whenever you connect to a WiFi network and enter the password to connect to that network, you are actually...

Nowadays, it is common to have more than one computer, like a personal/work computer and home computer that everyone uses in your house. When you have multiple computers, it is common that you find yourselves wanting to share or transfer files between those two computers. Thankfully, sharing files between two computers is way easier than you think and you can do it in multiple ways. 1. Windows HomeGroup If you have two Windows PCs that are Windows 7 and above then the easiest way to share files and folders between those computers is to use the Windows HomeGroup. Creating a HomeGroup in Windows is as easy as clicking a single button. However, one thing to keep in mind is the computers you want to access should be on the same network. To start off, search for “HomeGroup” in the start menu and open it. Once opened, click on the button “Create Homegroup.” The above action will open the HomeGroup creation wizard. Just follow the on-screen instructions. At the end of th...

There are times when you want to extract text from images. For instance — You found an interesting  image with a quote , and you want to copy its text; Extract mobile number and email form a business card; Modify a printed document but without writing it from the scratch; or You simply want to extract text from a write protected PDF file You want to search for text in a printed document. Extracting text from an image is done with an OCR software (short for optical character recognizer). The program takes an image file (like jpg) as input and returns text (that was present in it) as output. Now, most popular OCR readers are either paid (like CamScanner pro) or not very practical to use (like Onenote’s desktop app). But we want something that is free, works on every device, and off course, it should be highly accurate. And guess what,  Google Keep  is a perfect solution for this. If you not a...

Every device that connects to the Internet; whether it’s a Computer, Smartphone, Chromecast, or even a Smart TV; they all have unique identifier hardwired in their Network card. This unique ID is a 12 digit alphanumeric key called — MAC (Media Access Control) address. A typical MAC address looks something like this —  EB-52-02-F0-2E-06  and since it’s unique for each device, it’s often used to identify different devices on the network. Now, even though the MAC addresses are hardwired in your network card, You can still change it with the help the help of special tools or commands. But Why Change MAC Address? Well, there are several reasons to change MAC address. Some popular ones are — Privacy  — When you connects to the internet, the web server can not see your MAC address. But other devices on your Local Area Network can. So, if you want to be anonymous on a public WiFi then change your MAC address make sense. MAC filtering  — Most Airli...