This website helps erase the unwanted backgrounds from your pics. Key in https://remove.bg and upload your pic here. Within seconds, you can get the same pic without the background. The AI engine which drives the entire process is efficient and gives you the pic with a transparent background, almost instantly. You could use this for portraits, […]
Author: Yazdi Tantra
Yazdi Tantra’s column is crafted for those of you who enjoy a bit of technology and love finding quirky things to do in this web and mobile savvy world. This entrepreneur celebrates his interest in the field of web based technologies with his columns and other websites like on-lyne.blogspot.in and Community centric Zoroastrians.net. Of course, his Parsi Times column is our favourite!
TechKnow With Tantra: Two Dots
This is a simple game to pass time. Just join the dots in vertical or horizontal planes and traverse through the maze of this fun, free puzzle game. Adventure through 3800 fun and addicting levels at your own pace. Challenge your friends to a Two Dots match on Facebook, beat their scores and earn medals! […]
TechKnow With Tantra: Project Activate by Google
This is an interesting app initiated by the Research Project of Google for people unable to speak or use technology with their hands, eg. those with cerebral palsy. This App enables you to activate customized preset communications by making facial gestures, such as smiling or looking up. With your face, you can Play text-to-speech phrase; […]
TechKnow With Tantra: File-Converter – Zamzar.com
Zamzar.com is a popular option offering file conversions from one format to the other. All you need to do is upload your file to their servers and specify the format you wish to convert your file to. You then download the file back to your device. For those worried about privacy, simply download and install at […]
TechKnow With Tantra: Canva
Canva is a free, versatile tool to design anything – brochures, mailers, banners, greeting cards or Social Media material – on your phone directly with ease. To use, just log on to Canva.com, select what you want to design, define its size and you’re presented a blank canvas to which you can add text, images, […]
CommuniTech: TheParsiDirectory.com
It was the year 2005. There were requests from community members to connect with long-lost friends and relatives. There was no single resource to find someone in the community across the world. Facebook was an option with hit or miss possibilities. That is when www.TheParsiDirectory.com was born. The idea behind TheParsiDirectory.com was to have a […]
TechKnow With Tantra: Chalo
Chalo is a free app that tracks buses live across more than 20 cities across India, using GPS to streams their locations live on your mobile screen, providing you the exact location and arrival time of your bus. You also get to know in advance how crowded your bus is, to decide if you’d rather […]
TechKnow With Tantra: Tablenotes
Table Notes is a Mobile Database and Spreadsheet Application meant for business owners, freelancers and professionals to manage their business better. It is a quick way to setup a database without any code. You may record data anytime, anywhere even if you are not online and it will automatically sync to the cloud when you […]
TechKnow With Tantra: Awesome Screenshot & Screen Recorder
This is a useful Chrome extension which improves your productivity by helping you take screenshots and allowing you to record a video of your screen. With this extension, you can take screenshots instantly. After taking a screenshot, you could annotate, crop and download it for sending onwards. You can capture either full page, visible area […]
TechKnow With Tantra: eTrack – Package Tracking
This is a simple Chrome Extension to track, organize and manage all your orders in one place. You do not need to go to multiple sites to track your package. This extension allows you to monitor the progress of all your orders from one single interface. You can easily organize your ongoing shipments and save […]
TechKnow With Tantra: YouTube Music
YouTube Music offers over 70 million songs and music content including live performance, remixes, curated playlists, etc. You can create your personalized music, playlists and mixes, including activity mixes for your workout, relaxation and focus sessions. If you have a collection of music from the good old days, you can upload the same and stream […]