Technology Trick
1.Running low on battery? Put your phone on Airplane mode and it'll charge much faster!
2.Storing batteries in the freezer can up to double their life span.
3. You can use Google as a timer by typing \"Set timer (x) minutes\" into the search bar.
4. Go to youtube.com/disco and enter in an Artists name and YouTube will auto arrange a playlist based on uploads of that artist.
5. Spam texts bothering you? Forward them to 7726, your carrier will reply asking for the number it came from to help stop spam.
6. Locket is an Android app that displays ads on your lock screen, this means you get paid every time you unlock your phone.
7. Using your phone while it's charging can damage the battery. This is why the cords for chargers are so short.
8. Can't afford Microsoft Word? Get \"open office\", it's the same thing except it's free and has more features.
9. Drop a battery from 6 inches off the ground, if they give one small bounce and fall over they're good. If they bounce around anymore they're dead or almost dead.
10. If your phone battery is really low and you need it for later don't turn it off. Instead, put it on airplane mode. Turning it off and on will waste more battery life.
11. If you mess up a voicemail to someone, press \"#\" to erase and re-record.
12. If you have a computer that blocks sites such as YouTube, Google Chrome’s incognito mode will let you access them.
13. If you want to download a Youtube video, just add \"ss\" to the URL between www. and Youtube.
14. If a Duracell battery leaks, and destroys one of your devices, the company will replace the device if it's sent to them with the defective batteries still in place.
15. FutureMe.org lets you send letters to yourself in the future
16. Dial the French button when calling customer support. They always speak good English and you won't have to wait.
17. If you search \"do the harlem shake\" on YouTube the page itself will do the harlem shake.
18. Refreshing Pandora will change the song without using any of your skips.
19. Instead of \"Ctrl, Alt & Del\", press \"Ctrl, Shift and Escape\" to get straight to the task-manager in Windows.
20. If you download a \"PDF\" file and you see it ends in \"exe\" delete it. It's usually a virus.
21. On Nickreboot.com you can continuously stream 90's cartoons for free.
22. Tired of the tiny Youtube player when using a 20+ inch monitor? Simply hold ctrl and scroll out (or ctrl and minus key) to increase the player size.
23. A lot of automated answering systems are programmed to recognize swearing, and dropping an F-bomb or two can get you right to a human.
24. If you play YouTube videos through Safari you can still listen to them with your phone's screen turned off.
25. To get explicit tracks on iTunes Radio: play any station, click the \"I\" in the top center and turn explicit tracks on.
26. Stop using Google.com to search information for school essays, use scholar.google.com instead. You will find more relevant information right away!
27. On iOS 7, you can now block people from calling or texting you by going to settings>messages>blocked
28. The program DeTune will transfer all of the songs from an iPod/iPhone and put them on you computer.
29. On Televisor.com you can enter a show you like and it will recommend new shows to watch and where to find them online.
30. Putting your phone on airplane mode will stop ads while playing games.
31. Get a free Redbox movie: type in \"dvdonme\" when it asks for a promo code! At Walgreens, type in \"dvdatwag\" for a second one.
32. If you want to buy the cheapest airline tickets online, use your browser's incognito mode. Prices go up if you visit a site multiple times.
33. Download music legally: Copy a Youtube URL with the song you want. Go to youtube-mp3.org. Enter the URL and press \"Convert\". Download!
34. If you're at a hotel and run out of chargers, the tv usually has a USB plugin.
35. Wanna write essays and bibliographies like a PRO: Get the info from Wikipedia, and cite the sources listed at the bottom.
36. Forgot your computer password? Boot up in safe mode (F8 during startup), log in as administrator and then change your password.
37. An iPad charger will charge your iPhone much faster.
38. If you want to access Pandora, Hulu or Netflix outside the United States, download the Chrome/Firefox extension called Mediahint.
39. If you lost an Android phone in your house and it's on vibrate, you can find it by going to Google Play>Android device manager>'Ring'
40. If you're using ios7 and your battery is draining like hell, go to Settings > General > Background App Refresh > switch it to OFF.
41. Sign up for the free 30 minute trial of on-board WiFi while flying. Delete cookies when trial ends. Start new trial.
42. If you accidentally close a tab, ctrl+shift+t reopens it.
43. Open an incognito tab in your browser and sign into Pandora to get unlimited skips!
44. Replace the \"en\" in a Wikipedia link with \"simple\" to strip away the complex and mostly irrelevant information on the page.
45. To listen to a song on Youtube on repeat without having to keep pressing ‘replay’ at the end, add ‘repeat’ between ‘www.Youtube’ and ‘.com’.
46. To skip a YouTube ad, just change 'youtube' to 'youtubeskip' in the URL of any video.
47. Accidentally erase something you just typed on your iPhone? To undo that, just shake it!
48. To resize a photo for Instagram, tilt your phone sideways and take a screenshot of it. It'll fit perfectly without affecting the quality.
49Get the WiFi password to almost anywhere by checking the comments on Foursquare.
50. On SnesFun.com you can play almost every single old Nintendo game!
51. If you pause a youtube video and type 1980 you will have to fight off missiles to protect your video!
52. When filming video at a concert using your phone, put a finger over your phone's microphone. It'll sound clearer when you play it back.
53. Swipe left or right on the iPhone calculator to delete the last digit. You won't have to start all over.
54. ProxTube allows you to watch regionally blocked YouTube videos
55. The \"Hola Unblocker\" extension on Google Chrome will allow you to access to UK version of Netflix; thus unlocking many more shows and movies.
56. You can watch an awesome visualizer by hitting command-T while a song is playing in iTunes.
57. 10minutemail.com gives you a fake email address so you don't have to use your own personal email address when signing up for things.
58. If you need to get a gift for a girl, check out her Pinterest account. You'll find ideas within seconds.
59. On AccountKiller.com you can instantly remove all of your personal data from websites you don't want having it.
60. If you type in any flight number into Google you can see exactly where the plane is.
61. If you have many different online accounts, NameChk.com you can see every website where your username has been used
62. If your phone freezes, plug it into a charger. This will free it up again.
63. When letting someone use your iPhone to call someone, use Siri from the lock screen. They can call, but not look at texts/photos etc.
64. To move frame by frame on Youtube, pause the video and then use J or L to go backward or forward respectively.
65. Using your phone while it's charging can damage the battery. This is why the cords are so short
66. Laughing for 15 minutes has the same Health & Fitness benefits as getting two extra hours of sleep.
67. If a website is blocked on your work/school internet, you can use Google translate as a proxy. Just copy/paste the URL into it.
68. Contrary to popular belief-thinking of the future is usually what keeps people up at night; thinking of the past can actually help you sleep.
69. If you ask Google Maps for walking directions from The Shire to Mordor, it tells you that \"One does not simply walk into Mordor.
70. Command+shift+3 takes a screenshot on MacBooks.
71. Starbucks offers a size smaller than Tall: Short! Cheaper, and a much Health & Fitnessier size. Just ask the barista.
72. If you type \"Google gravity\" and then hit \"I'm feeling lucky\" on Google the entire page will lose it's gravity and you can play with it.
73. The most humble way to accept a compliment is to say \"thank you\", not to tell the other person that they're wrong.
74. Want to download a YouTube video as an mp3? Put \"listento\" after the \"www.\" in the URL.
75. iOS 7 has a built in horizontal and verticle level. Open the compass and swipe to the left to access it.
76. If you want to take an Instagram photo and save it to your phone without posting it, switch your phone to airplane mode.
77. Always use the custom installation option when installing software. This will show you exactly what you're downloading and prevent you from installing unwanted toolbars, software, etc.
78. If your smart phone or tablet ever gets slow, clean the touch screen with an eye glass wipe to get the dirt and oils off.
79. Your headphones can be used as microphones if you plug them into the mic jack on your computer. This is helpful when recording lectures.
80. You can extend the length of a free trial by pushing back the date on your computer.
81. Remove negative people from your life. The people you spend time with influence your attitude, thoughts and success more than you think.
82. When you're on the phone with tech support, don't press any key when asked. The system will connect you with a human.
83. Hit alt and click on and any google image to have it automatically saved to your computer.
84. If you ask Siri to read a text for you and the text has Emojis she will give you a description of the Emoji for you.
85. White wine will take out a red wine stain.
86. Don't put your feet up on a car's dashboard. Airbags go off like small bombs and it can easily break both of your legs
87. On windows search \"size:gigantic\" and it will display all files on your computer >128mb. Use this to clean up space on your hard drive.
88. If you type \"do a barrel roll\" into your Google search, the whole page will spin. Try it!
89. The Easybib iPhone app will give you a bibliography on any book if you simply scan the bar code.
90. Save your PowerPoint presentation as a \"PowerPoint Show\" (.ppsx) and it will open directly to the slideshow.
91. You can search \"[month] [year]\" in Wikipedia to give you all the major world news for that month.
92. Need to focus on studying? Screen Time is an app that lets you limit the time you use on your iphone or ipad. Set the time, press start and when it expires it closes whatever you were doing.
93. Drinking helps fight against Radioactive Poisoning. The survivors of Chernobyl were drunk at the time!
94. You can learn Tamil, Spanish, French, Italian, German and Portuguese for free on Duolingo.com
95. GymPact is an app that will pay you for working out and punishes you for missing days.
96. Walking in a scary area at night? Download a police scanner app for your phone and listen to it on full volume
97. For the best sound in a movie theater, sit 2/3 of the way back and as close to the middle as possible; this is where the audio engineer sits when they do the final mix.
98. Getting your hair and nails done has been proven to significantly treat anxiety and depression while also relieving stress.
99. Cut your pack of bacon in half for easier baking, cleaner storage, and better size for sandwich filling.
100. TheAmazingJellyfish.com takes the bioluminescent bodies of creatures that have died of natural causes and encase them in resin, thus preserving not just their bodies, but also their incredible glow-in-the-dark properties.
101. Rubber band a sock over vaccum cleaners mouth to find small items.
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