No doubt what Arthur C. Clarke said that any sufficiently advanced technology today is indistinguishable from simple magic. Think of this quote and it seems so true. Technology is more like magic.  Not only what it offers through itself but also what it offers through different shortcuts to gain quantum results in terms of return. Just you may have often seen that a hit of a hammer on a machine part can fix it rather than thinking that it has got a big problem. And you call the engineer and he just shows you that it was a long shot and charges you a hefty amount. If you know small tricks or hacks sometimes save you a fortune in terms of money and bigger than that is time and the hassle and the brain strain. To get an idea, let us see the 8 technology hacks that are useful;

Technology Knowhow

Different ideas work according to the requirement. It’s on your wisdom and knowledge how you bring them into use. You may at times need to buy devices for instance the WIFI device or a new smartphone when replacing it with the older one. Whatever the case, it is always good to save and go for options that are of quality and balanced in price. It is often a one-time buy for a period of time, so take advice and visit the best stores. Often these stores through their online facility offer better discounts like online discount codes and they encourage you to buy online so that you can save more.

REMOTE CONTROL          

If you want to ensure that your remote control is working? You can confirm by using any camera to check whether it emits light when you press a button.

  • What you need to do is to turn on your camera or the camera on your cellphone
  • Point the remote control IR emitter side to the camera or camcorder lens or cellphone screen
  • Press and hold one of the buttons on the remote control for a few seconds
  • See the viewfinder or LCD screen and the change
  • If the remote control sends a signal, you should be able to see a light in the viewfinder or cellphone screen

MIC OR HEADPHONE

Your headphones can work double as a mic. Yes no exaggeration, this is a good one of the useful technology hacks. If you need a microphone but don’t want to spend money on it? Grab any pair of headphones that you have around, then plug them into the microphone jack, and start talking. Not really a secret but if you don’t know about it, you will be surprised to know this.  Note that the quality isn’t that amazing, but you can’t have it all, you will get your objective achieved.

IMPROVE YOUR WIFI SIGNAL

Sometimes when you are getting interference from nearby Wi-Fi or maybe it is overlapping with yours. The Wi-Fi Analyzer app may be the answer to your worries. This app scans all frequencies available and makes recommendations on the optimal channels to use on your network and help avoid overlap. The result is faster Wi-Fi with far less disturbance.

NEVER HIT THE FULL STOP KEY AGAIN

Just make a simple note next time, if you want to put a full stop, don’t tap the full stop key on your smartphone? All you have to do is to hit the space bar twice for a full stop and it will appear, and the next letter will be automatically capitalized too, don’t’ believe it, So try it. If you’re using a custom keyboard e.g. Swiftkey, then program it to do other clever things like predicting your sentence too and check, yes it will work.

TURNING AN OLD PHONE INTO A SECURITY CAMERA

Thinking to change or get away with that older version of your Smartphone. Don’t do it. Turn your old phone into a Security Camera. Use this old phone as a smart home camera alternative. With a simple app known as “Manything”, you can put the old device to new use. A full tutorial on how to do this is available online.  Try this one definitely of the technology hacks that are useful to make your life securer.

REMOTE TEMPERATURE WATCHING

Smoking food is a delightful way to keep that takes ages and needs regular temperature measurement.

This clever hack helps to keep a remote eye on the temperature gauge so they don’t have to keep going outside to check on the BBQ. Really a great time saver.

  • Install Wi-Fi at the premises
  • You can also use a Mobile Hotspot with Wi-Fi
  • Get a Wi-Fi Temperature and Humidity Sensor and install the App and it will monitor on your phone

GOOGLE TO FIND YOUR ANDROID

Just like many excellent applications that Google offers, one of them is an Android device manager that lets you find a lost or stolen device. On Google and type “find my phone” to locate your Android device. Just remember that you must be logged into the Google account associated with your Android.

CHARGING YOUR LAPTOP BATTERY

Seems a little hack, thought to add this one also. Laptop batteries can last longer and work to their optimum with this little hack. Charge your laptop batter up to 80% instead of the full 100% and analyze for yourself the working.

SO WHICH IS THE BEST

Well, the hack that works for you is the best. You can try as per your requirement. Well, all are not a must-try. Please be alert when using these useful technology hacks. Why because each has its own SOP to be followed and very strongly, then only it works. It is not as simple as 1, 2, and 3…….So take care.