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5 Technology Hoaxes & Fake Ads that Successfully Fooled the World

Updated on December 22nd, 2023 by Quertime Team in Humor

The first rule of using Internet is ‘don’t believe everything you read on Internet’. This is especially true when you stumble upon some odd news on Facebook, Twitter and other social media. These days, more and more people are getting news through their social networks and blogs. But it’s always good to verify the authenticity of the content and consider the source before sharing any news with your friends.

In today’s post, we would like to share with you some famous fake technology stories that have gone viral on the web in the form of online news and ads. These hoaxes are intentionally crafted by some notorious pranksters, making it looked so real and difficult to tell truth from fiction. We hope you’re not a victim of these pranks. Read more…

Cool Comment Tweaks that Work Magic for WordPress Sites

Updated on December 4th, 2014 by Quertime Writer in WordPress

Blogging and commenting go hand in hand. Irrespective of how informative your blog is, if it hasn’t received any comments, it’s actually lagging behind. Most of you (here, I’m referring to bloggers and website owners) would agree that comments play a significant role in helping a blogging site grow. And that’s not all, greater the number of comments, the greater would be count of readers visiting your site. Having said a lot about the pros of commenting, it is worth noting that the concept has also witnessed some unimaginable consequences for websites.

There are online entrepreneurs who’ve faced some really bothering issues in relation to comments posted for their corporate blogs. It is under such situations that a little comment tweaking can work as a magic wand. Dedicated to all WordPress users, this blog throws light on some time-tested comment tweaks which have saved websites from the harsh after-maths of spam commenting/mismanaged commenting systems. Read more…

13 Google Search Techniques and Tricks You Must Know

Updated on March 3rd, 2025 by Quertime Team in Search Engines

When it comes to searching information on the web, the first thing we will think of is definitely Google. Without a doubt, Google is the best search engine giving Internet users, from students to professional researcher the most relevant results for every query. In most cases you’re happy with the results but sometimes you may not. This could be due to unclear search query you’ve typed in and the search engine don’t understand what exact online content you are looking for.

To help you become a more sophisticated Google searcher, below we’ve shared 13 very useful Google tricks and techniques to refine your search. We believe they will assist you to get more relevant and accurate search results in the shortest possible time. Hope you’ll find this article beneficial. Read more…

5 Ways To Fuel Your Website By Integrating Geometric Design Elements

Posted on October 1st, 2014 by Quertime Writer in Web Design

Today, an online presence has become highly essential for almost every business. There are numerous benefits of boasting a successful presence over the Internet. A well-designed website can help one to drive potential customers and generate greater returns and profits along with an enhanced business value.

Hence, it is highly essential to maintain a trendy and captivating website by keeping it updated with the ever fluctuating web trends. A unique and interesting site when integrated with up-to-the-minute web designing styles will help create a lasting impact on the viewers. Read more…

9 Online Tools to Prevent and Reduce Computer Eye Strain

Updated on November 21st, 2014 by Quertime Team in Web Tools

Computers, smartphones and tablets play an essential part in our daily lives. Due to the needs of multi-tasking, better gaming and movie watching experience, the screens of these electronic devices are tend to get bigger and sharper. If you are watching a screen for long hours, you might suffer some ill effects such as eye-strain, blur vision and headache. Over-staring at a screen can even cause you to experience sleep disorders.

Internet has always been a great source of solutions to any kinds of problems. In this case, there are many online tools specifically developed to avoid you from over-watching a monitor screen. Some of them automatically adjust the brightness level and colors of the screen so that it’s comfortable for your eyes. Without further ado, let’s check out below 9 free online apps that can help reduce your digital eye fatigue and strain. Read more…

20 Online Tools & Apps for Kids to Learn Basic Programming Skills

Updated on July 2nd, 2018 by Quertime Team in Web Tools

So you wish your kid to be the next Mark Zuckerberg or Bill Gates? Well, you should then let your little loved one start learning some basics of programming and make him get excited about it. Today we are living in the world of Internet and technology. Things we’re using the most in our daily lives are all electronic gadgets from smartphones, tablets to laptop computers. Don’t be surprised if you see kindergarten kids using their iPads for learning and playing.

Kids are getting more tech-savvy than ever before. If you happen to know your kids have high interests in Internet and computer, why not give them an early exposure to programming basics? Learning programming from the early age will not only develop your kids’ analytical skills but also give them an idea if they want to be professional programmers in the future. Read more…

How to Recover Corrupt DSLR MOV Files Through a Professional Repair Tool

Updated on July 2nd, 2018 by Quertime Writer in Tutorials

Digital cameras are one of the most commonly used handheld devices used by many people. There are many camera manufacturing companies like Nikon, Canon, etc., which have designed some high-resolution devices over the years. With the advancement in technology, digital single-lens reflex (digital SLR or DSLR) cameras have gained much popularity.

DSLR cameras use a digital imaging sensor by combining the mechanism of optics and single-lens reflex camera. Such DSLR cameras are known for capturing some awesome pictures and videos. They generally use the MOV file format to store captured images. MOV is a very popular file format introduced for QuickTime player on Mac OS X. However, such file formats are open to various issues including corruption in DSLR cameras. Read more…

How to: Easy Way to Convert Wikipedia Articles to eBooks

Updated on December 4th, 2014 by Quertime Team in Tutorials

We all know what Wikipedia is all about. Yes, it’s a free and largest encyclopedia on the web that contains millions of articles on a wide array of topics. Whenever we search for a famous name of people, place, history, etc via Google, the search engine will always show Wikipedia page as their first or second search results. One of the main reasons is that the online encyclopedia offers huge amount of high-quality and reliable contents. It has been a credible source for various types of research projects.

Apart from its Wiki pages and contents, many users have actually neglected some useful tools and features offered by this educational and non-profit organization. Thus, today we would like to show you a quick tutorial on how you can turn Wikipedia pages into ebooks within the site. Read more…

24 Alibaba Infographics About Jack Ma & The Chinese Internet Giant

Updated on February 19th, 2025 by Quertime Team in People

Alibaba is China’s one of the largest e-commerce companies. With its three famous sites Alibaba.com, Taobao and Tmall, the tech giant handles hundreds of millions of active users and hosts millions of businesses. One of the impressive facts is that Alibaba’s total transactions last year has reached $248 billion which is more than both eBay and Amazon.com combined. The astronomical figures also made Alibaba dominating 80% of China’s online shopping market.

Following Alibaba’s debut on Wall Street raising an initial $21.8 billion from its IPO, the stock rocketed high in the first day of trade. The Chinese Internet giant successfully generated tremendous buzz among worldwide investors, both institutional and individual.

In today’s blog post, we would like to showcase 24 infographics that give you some interesting facts, figures and stories about Alibaba and its spiritual co-founder Jack Ma. Read more…

How Mobile-Optimized Sites Can Help Boost Conversion Rate

Updated on November 13th, 2014 by Quertime Writer in Web Design

The emergence of Smartphones has revolutionized the mobile industry. It has defined an advanced way of communication along with myriads of useful features that have bought immense comfort and luxury to the users.

Gone are the days, when mobile phones were only used for communicating with others via simple text messages or voice calls; however, today, it can be observed that over 1.2 billion users access the Internet through their Smartphones. Moreover, the surveys have also depicted that a quarter of the total searches are made through mobiles and more than 15 percent of the global Internet usage is accounted by the mobile traffic. Hence, it’s clear that how imperative it is to create a mobile-optimized website. Read more…

30 Really Funny Siri Responses to Weird Questions

Updated on December 13th, 2016 by Quertime Team in Humor

Siri is a famous virtual assistant for iPhone and iPad, assisting users to get information from the Web, make appointments, locate restaurants, etc. But sometimes the helpful assistant can give you hilarious responses if you didn’t specify your questions and commands clearly.

In today’s roundup, we would like to show you 30 absolutely hilarious and stupid conversations between Siri and the users. Get ready to laugh out loud with these Siri responses and its sassy attitude! Read more…

Using OCR Software to Convert JPEG File to MS Word Document Format

Updated on October 19th, 2014 by Quertime Writer in Software

It’s true that OCR technology is not a brand new technology. Many businesses as well as enterprises have been using this technology for years. But we are being known about this software just because of some useful and important accomplishments of the OCR technology.

Not many years ago, in order to use this technology to do conversions, a user had to manually write the text. And to complete this process, the user had to spend a lot of time. But the new OCR software represents some great features enabling users to do conversions within a minute. And the new software is far more accurate than the old ones. Read more…

Say Cheese! The Five Smartphones with the Best Camera Features and Apps

Updated on September 23rd, 2015 by Quertime Writer in Hardware

Every smartphone comes equipped with a built-in camera these days, and imaging technology for phones is becoming more and more advanced. Due to the widespread use of social media, and the ease of uploading, sharing, and editing photos right on your phone, developers are striving to have the best camera in the smartphone industry—for some users, it is the most important feature. As you know, not all smartphones are created equal, and this is especially true when it comes to camera features and apps.

If you are concerned about the camera capabilities on your phone, there is a lot to compare between smartphones. While many popular smartphone brands have the latest in camera technology, you also need to consider the apps and programs that will be specific to your phone or operating system. Read on to learn about the smartphones with the best camera, and see which one best fits your style. Read more…

How to Deal with the Depleting Life of Smartphone Battery the Right Way

Updated on August 1st, 2018 by Quertime Writer in Mobile

Of all the argh-worthy things in the world, the ‘Low battery power” notification on our phone’s screen certainly ranks among the very top. As more and more sophisticated smartphones are making their way into the market, their advanced features are sucking the life out the phone batteries faster than you can imagine. And this draining out of the battery life has led to the batteries not lasting beyond a few months.

However, if you are led to believe that your smartphone’s battery life is something you have no leverage over, you are misguided. While we, as users’ may not double or triple the battery lives up, but we can certainly make sure that we don’t let it drain out on tasks that don’t command many resources. Read more…

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