David Nield, Author at Gizmodo

10 Tricks to Make Yourself an Apple Music Master

Sure, you’ve signed up for the three-month Apple Music trial, but are you really making the most of all it has to offer? Before you decide whether or not to stay on board with Apple’s new streaming service, try this collection of tips and tricks. Follow (and Unfollow) Artists and Curators Your Connect page is…

Gadgets David Nield Jul 14

Use the Ballloon Extension to Save Files Straight to the Cloud

If you’re a card carrying member of the cloud storage club then you might opt to save images, links, and other files straight to the cloud rather than your local drive. Ballloon is a simple extension for Chrome to save files directly to Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive, Box and so on. It uses a Google+…

Gadgets David Nield Jul 13

Streamline the System Preferences Dialog in Mac OS X

The System Preferences dialog controls just about everything on your Mac OS X machine, from trackpad behavior to screen timeout delay. If you’ve never really delved into the menus though, you might not realize you can hide the settings you don’t regularly use, making it easier to find the ones you do. Launch the System…

Gadgets David Nield Jul 9

How to Transform the Look of Your Gmail

Unless you’re the rare breed that uses Outlook, or have switched to Inbox, you’re no doubt familiar with the look of Gmail’s web interface. Now, through Gmail’s settings, themes and some selected add-ons, you can easily transform that look to better suit your tastes. Settings and Layout Click on the cog icon on the right…

Gadgets David Nield Jul 7

Lock and Unlock Your Android Device Automatically with Gravity Screen

Levels of smartphone addiction being what they are, locking and unlocking your mobile can take up a lot of precious time in the day: If only your phone knew when you were looking at it and when you’d set it down or put it in a pocket. That’s exactly that Gravity Screen offers, a free…

Gadgets David Nield Jul 6

Hunt Down and Remove Duplicate Files from Your PC

Duplicate files can cause all kinds of problems on your computer, taking up precious storage room, confusing your photo or media manager apps, and generally getting in the way of searches and other operations when you’d rather they didn’t. You don’t have to accept duplicate files as an inevitability of running a PC, though: Here’s…

Gadgets David Nield Jul 2

How to Get Back Closed Safari Tabs on iOS

Mobile apps have less space to lay out menus and buttons and as a result it’s not always obvious how to do certain tasks within an app. Case in point: Bringing back tabs you’ve recently closed on the mobile version of Safari. Here’s how to do it with just a few taps. By tapping the…

Gadgets David Nield Jul 1

The Quickest Way to Switch Wifi Networks on Android

Being able to quickly jump from one wifi network to another is an essential skill for modern life—especially if you’re out and about and trying to get the strongest signal possible. Here’s a tip you might not have picked up if you’ve just upgraded to the latest version of Android Lollipop, and the feature is…

Gadgets David Nield Jun 30

How to Choose a Digital Camera

Digital cameras are trying hard to push back against the growth of smartphone photography. But few decisions are more complex than picking out the right digital camera among hundreds. You could easily fill five articles of this length with the ins and outs of camera technology. With that in mind, this acts as a handy…

Gadgets David Nield Jun 29

How To Use SoundCloud to Start Your Own Podcast for Free

A couple months ago, SoundCloud opened its podcasting service up to everyone. There are limits to what you can do with a free account, but it’s a great way to dip a toe into the podcasting waters without spending any money, and you don’t necessarily need any in-depth technical knowledge. We’ll walk you through the…

Gadgets David Nield Jun 26

Use Filta to Search the People You Follow on Twitter

If you’re looking for people with a specific set of skills or in a particular location then the list of folks you’re following on Twitter is a good place to start. Filta makes it easy for you to scour this list with a couple of clicks. It’s the kind of useful feature Twitter should have…

Gadgets David Nield Jun 25

How to Disable Notifications By App or Time in Windows 8.1

We’re a month away from Windows 10, but while you wait for Microsoft’s newest OS to come down the pipe there are still plenty of tricks to learn for Windows 8.1 (and they’ll stand you in good stead once the next version does appear). Here’s how to take more control over system notifications. As is…

Gadgets David Nield Jun 24

10 Tricks to Make Yourself a Google Photos Master

You’ve no doubt heard a lot about Google’s brand new photo service and you might have even played around with it for a few minutes—but have you explored it properly? We’ve hunted through every aspect of Google’s overhauled photo management platform to bring you the best features and tips that you might not have discovered…

Gadgets David Nield Jun 23

Manage Chrome Tabs As a Single App in Android Lollipop

One of the new features in Lollipop treats each Chrome browser tab as a separate app on the Overview screen—the idea is you can flick between (or close) tabs as easily as apps. If you don’t like that behavior and want to leave the tab management to the browser itself, here’s how to revert back…

Gadgets David Nield Jun 22

How to See Public Instagram Photos From Any Part of the World

Interested in seeing what Instagrammers are sharing in your local town or city? Or a famous landmark? With the help of a simple IFTTT recipe you can collect up snaps from a specific geographical region and have them delivered to your inbox. Here’s how to get it set up and tweak it where required. It’s…

Gadgets David Nield Jun 19

How to Make Money from Your Photos

If you’re wanting to earn some extra dollars and cents from your adventures in photography then there are many ways to go about it online: A growing number of sites can hawk your pictures around and give you a slice of the cut if your work gets picked up. Here are some of your options…

Gadgets David Nield Jun 18

Get This Cool S6 Edge Feature on Any Android Phone

You might have noticed the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, a rather distinctive handset with a curved screen. The extra display can be used to alert you to different notifications and give quick links to contacts and other parts of the TouchWiz OS. Thanks to a clever app, you can get one of these features on…

Gadgets David Nield Jun 17

4 Ways to Use Your Smartphone for a Good Cause

Most of us are spending an inordinate amount of time on our smartphones, those glowing devices that are always by our side, so why not use some of that time to help others and promote worthy causes? Here are four ideas you might want to consider—and you can always get back to your News Feed…

Gadgets David Nield Jun 16

Supercharge Your Email With Mixmax

We’re all looking for ways to boost productivity and make the sight of a crammed inbox a little less daunting, and free Chrome extension Mixmax is one of your options for Gmail. The extension lets you schedule meetings more easily, queue up emails to send later, check who’s viewed your messages, create straightforward email templates…

Gadgets David Nield Jun 15

How to Turn Your Phone Into a Dash Cam

There are all kinds of reasons why you might want to set up a dash cam in your car: Everything from settling insurance claims to capturing footage of passing meteorites. And if you’re taking your smartphone along for the ride anyway, then you may as well get it to take over dash cam duties too.…

Gadgets David Nield Jun 12

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10 Tricks to Make Yourself an Apple Music Master

Use the Ballloon Extension to Save Files Straight to the Cloud

Streamline the System Preferences Dialog in Mac OS X

How to Transform the Look of Your Gmail

Lock and Unlock Your Android Device Automatically with Gravity Screen

Hunt Down and Remove Duplicate Files from Your PC

How to Get Back Closed Safari Tabs on iOS

The Quickest Way to Switch Wifi Networks on Android

How to Choose a Digital Camera

How To Use SoundCloud to Start Your Own Podcast for Free

Use Filta to Search the People You Follow on Twitter

How to Disable Notifications By App or Time in Windows 8.1

10 Tricks to Make Yourself a Google Photos Master

Manage Chrome Tabs As a Single App in Android Lollipop

How to See Public Instagram Photos From Any Part of the World

How to Make Money from Your Photos

Get This Cool S6 Edge Feature on Any Android Phone

4 Ways to Use Your Smartphone for a Good Cause

Supercharge Your Email With Mixmax

How to Turn Your Phone Into a Dash Cam

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