Author: Ravi Shankar

  • Objective-C – What are Categories?

    Categories in Objective-C are used for adding extra functionality to a class without accessing the source code of the class and without subclassing it. Let us see this with an example by adding an additional method to NSNumber that just writes the value of the NSNumber argument to NSLog. Create Project Create a new Command…

  • Turn off Pop-up blocker on Google Nexus 7

    This is a short article on the steps required to turn off pop-up blocker in Google Chrome installed on Google Nexus 7. By default the pop up blocker is enabled in Google Chrome. But if you are frequently accessing websites that display popups that you need to have access to then you can turn off…

  • How to insert horizontal line in Word

    Listed below are the steps required for inserting horizontal line in Word 2013. Step 1: Open the document where you want to add horizontal line in Word 2013. Step 2: Position mouse cursor at the point of insertion. Step 3: Navigate to the Paragraph section in the Home menu. Step 4: Click the Border menu…

  • How to transfer contacts from Nokia 3310 to Android Phone

    This tutorial provides the step by step instruction for transferring all the contacts from old Nokia phones such as Nokia 3310 to any Android powered Smartphones. Step 1: Download Nokia PC Suite for older models from the below link http://www.nokia.com/in-en/support/product/nokia-pc-suite/ Step 2: Launch the PC suite after downloading and installing on your PC. Step 3:…

  • How to install latest updates of Office 2013

    In this tutorial we are going to see the steps required for installing the latest updates of Office 2013. Step 1: Launch any one of the Office 2013 applications like Outlook 2013 or Word 2013 etc.. Step 2: Click the File menu then navigate to Office Account option. Step 3: In the Office Account screen,…

  • How to launch Word 2013 with blank document

    Word 2013 by default displays the start screen during the launch. But if you find this feature not useful and want to always open blank document when launching the application then you can use the settings available part Word 2013 options. Step 1: Launch Word 2013 and click the File menu. Step 2: From the…

  • How to only enable portrait orientation for iPhone App

    When developing an iPhone app in Xcode, if you have any requirement that only portrait orientation allowed then you can do the following. Step 1: Open the implementation file for editing. Step 2. Navigate to shouldAutorotateToInterfaceOrientation method. This methods is auto generated by Xcode while creating the project. Step 3: replace the return statement with return (interfaceOrientation == UIInterfaceOrientationPortrait);.…

  • How to rename default view controllers in XCode

    Xcode by default provides default name for the view controllers depending upon on the selected projects templates. For example, while creating Tabbed Application, you will find FirstViewController and SecondViewController as the name for default view controllers. Now if you want to provide a proper name to the FirstViewControllers and SecondViewControllers you can use the Rename…