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#448 Mimic Mobile in a Browser

In this post we will look at how you can mimic a mobile experience within a browser. In this example we will look at Instagram. If you’ve accessed Instagram via a web browser you may have noticed you would not normally be able to post and can only post from a mobile device. Here are… Continue reading #448 Mimic Mobile in a Browser

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#438 Vysor: To view your phone screen on a PC or Mac

Sometimes you want to demo something from your phone to a wider audience, maybe at a presentation or a demonstration. You may want to do it live or just to record something from your phone to put in a presentation. Vysor is a app in the chrome browser that allows you to do just that… Continue reading #438 Vysor: To view your phone screen on a PC or Mac

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#433 Recognising Fonts from Images

Ever been stuck wondering what a font is? Ever wanted to download a font that has been used in a design? Using your phone with Adobe Capture you can now snap a pic or load from your camera roll and Adobe analyses it and points you to Type Kit fonts that are the same or… Continue reading #433 Recognising Fonts from Images

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#428 Organise Apps (Android)

Sick of cycling through loads of screens to get at the app you want. You can organise them into folders and customise your launcher. Photo by Brandon Lopez on Unsplash   See more on the Nova Launcher below https://www.androidcentral.com/nova-launcher         (this is not an endorsement just for info. We are in no way affiliated to… Continue reading #428 Organise Apps (Android)

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#420 Google Photo: Backup and sync device Photos and Video

The Google Photo app, available on Android and iOS is one of my must have apps on both my iPad and iPhone. It back-ups all of my device photos and videos to my own Google Photo storage area which I can access through the app, or through my Google account. There’s unlimited storage and I’m… Continue reading #420 Google Photo: Backup and sync device Photos and Video

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#415 Layout App: Make a picture collage

The layout app from the people who develop Instagram, is a great app for creating layouts with 2 or more pictures. You can then share your picture on Instagram or just save it to your photostream and distribute it how ever you want. This 1minutecpd video will briefly demonstrate the app It’s available for free… Continue reading #415 Layout App: Make a picture collage

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#410 Snapseed: Photo editing and filter app

Snapseed is described as ‘a complete and professional photo editor’ and is developed by Google. Using your iOS or Android mobile device you can easily enhance photos and apply digital filters. It’s a free app and is well worth looking at – search your app store now. Picture by Pixabay is CC0

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#395 Boomerang: Mini video creation

Boomerang is a nifty little app produced by the same people as Instagram. With one simple press it takes 10 pictures and loops them together to create a mini video. This can be shared on popular social media networks or saved to the camera roll and used in other applications. It’s free and it’s available… Continue reading #395 Boomerang: Mini video creation