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Convert macOS Installer .app to bootable .dmg or .iso image

By WINYTIPS December 24, 2018Apple14 Comments

Apple distributes the macOS and apps through the Mac App store ever since the platform’s launch on the Mac OS X Lion. They have a direct download link for newer and older macOS versions in PKG & DMG formats. But when you download from the App Store, the macOS installer has a .app extension. The app version of the macOS install package doesn’t have some properties of the DMG version. It is similar to DMG’s when you consider the ability to pack multiple files as an archive. However, we can’t mount the macOS app installer or use it for making bootable macOS USB on Windows or Linux. But if you want, you can make macOS DMG or ISO from the Install macOS app downloaded from the App Store. This article explains a simple method to convert the macOS installer to bootable .DMG and ISO in a Mac

IGST VPS CI DB @18 charges on credit card bill

What are IGST charges (VPS-RATE, DB, CI @18) on Credit card bill

By WINYTIPS July 4, 2018HDFC21 Comments

Credit card bills nowadays reference IGST charges if you closely check the transactions. Whether it is a credit card from ICICI, SBI or HDFC, or any bank, it is mandatory to include GST on specific transactions; that is why you see charges labelled like IGST-VPS RATE-18.0, IGST DB, IGST CI, all taxed at 18 percent as of 2023. Here, we mainly talk about IGST debits in HDFC credit card statements, but anyone going through their credit card bill for the first time or after a card renewal, taking an EMI plan, etc., would see it and wonder what this charge IGST is about. If you are a credit card user, read more about IGST charges on credit cards, how banks calculate this amount, and for what all transactions it is applicable.

Play old PC games on Windows 10 (DOS, CD & 16-bit)

By WINYTIPS June 24, 2018Windows4 Comments

Finding and playing the old childhood game titles is an occasional interest for many PC users. I’m a big fan of 16-bit DOS games that I remember playing on my first PC that ran Windows XP. Thanks to the Internet, most of those nostalgic games are now available online for download. However, the issue is that you cannot install or run some of those old games on Windows 10. While the compatibility mode in Windows 10 helps you open and play most of them natively on 32-bit edition, the 64-bit build can’t do that. This article explains the ways I currently use to play PC old games on Windows 10.

Download Skype Portable edition for Windows PC

By WINYTIPS June 6, 2018Skype23 Comments

Skype portable is a build of the popular instant messaging software designed for users accessing the service on public computers. The portable Skype is exclusively for Windows users on desktop PCs who do not have permission to install third-party software. As a portable software, one can easily carry Skype on a USB pen drive and click to run it anywhere without installation. Though Microsoft does not endorse portable Skype, the tool is widely used and considered safe. There is an active community building portable apps; they have a version for old and new versions of Skype.

Get full-screen caller ID photo iPhone (iOS)

Enable full screen contact photo or caller ID image for iPhone [iOS]

By WINYTIPS May 29, 2018Apple27 Comments

One of the features of the iPhone is the ability to display full-screen caller ID images for phone contacts, if the option is enabled in the settings. However, there are instances where, despite assigning a photo to a contact, the incoming or outgoing call from that contact shows the assigned photo as a small circle instead of the full-screen image. This appears as a thumbnail rather than the desired full-screen photo, as expected under these settings. In this post, we will explore methods to rectify this issue and ensure that contact photos are displayed in their full-screen size for incoming and outgoing calls when the same option is enabled.

Download Skype Classic (7.41.0.101 & 7.40.0.104)

By WINYTIPS March 27, 2018Skype216 Comments

In 2017, Microsoft stop the development of Skype version 7 at build number 7.40.0.104 and renamed it to Skype Classic. Today, Skype classic 7.40 is an old version of the messaging app, but many people consider it as the best release to date. The new Skype 8 has a fresh and flat design that comes in-line with the Windows 10 UI concepts. However, some unique features that people are enjoying in Skype Classic are not present in the latest Skype. If you are a person who still prefers the old version of the software, download Skype classic 7.40 or 7.41, below.