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But a recent article states that navigation apps are making us worse at navigating. Has the convenience of these apps made us forget the lifelong lessons we’ve attained and the natural abilities we were born with? Do navigation apps make people worse at navigating? Our Opinion Phil is “of the opinion that not ALL human experience needs to be mediated through technology all the time.” He thinks people should use old-fashioned pen and paper as often as Adobe Illustrator....

The advantages of using a PPA is that you can add new application package to your existing repository and install it the way you normally do (by terminal or Ubuntu Software Center). Additionally, when there is new update in the application, you will be automatically upgraded. With all that said, the only problem with PPA is that not all applications come with a PPA. And for those that have one, it can be difficult to find....

Colorstrokes is a simple-to-use image editing software (for Mac) that lets you play with colors in every possible way. You can recolor images, create unique color splash photos, bring color to black and white snaps and of course, carry out selective color effect. Installation The ColorStrokes app is available in the Mac App Store. All you have to do is to hit up the App Store, search for it and click to purchase and install....

Just like how you write an expression on a sheet of paper, the aforementioned app’s paper tape feature lets you view all the numbers that have been input on a sheet-like panel. You can then print or save this sheet for later use. It is also useful when you want to send it to someone via email. Here’s how you can enable that feature on your Mac: Enabling Paper Tape in the Calculator App for Mac Click on Launchpad in your dock, search for and click on “Calculator....

This is just one of many fantastic Black Friday deals this week, with multiple gadgets – including smartphones, laptops, TVs, headphones and more – seeing significant discounts. The Samsung 980 PRO 1TB SSD is confirmed to work with the PS5, and so is a great option if you fancy upgrading the console’s storage. Delivering read speeds of up to 7,000 MB/s, the Samsung 980 PRO 1TB SSD meets the performance requirements to function on a PS5....

The “.DS_Store” file is hidden by default, and most of the time it doesn’t cause any trouble – that is until you need to zip the folder and send it to your friends (using another operating system) or upload your development folder to the server. You will find that the folder contains many unsightly “DS_Store” files that you don’t want to share with you friends. If you are looking for a way to quickly remove all instances of “....

For those who are not aware, Budgie is a clean and lean desktop environment that could offer a real alternative to other desktops like Unity or Cinnamon. Mutter is currently in the process of being rewritten to become Wayland compositor. This means that Budgie should also support Wayland in the future. The distribution itself seems to be forward-looking, for example it uses systemd as the init system, something that Debian and Ubuntu will be using in the future....

Note: in the following screenshots, the gradient theme keyboard is Gboard, light is SwiftKey, and the dark theme is Samsung Keyboard. Also, some of the features mentioned may not be enabled by default. Kindly check the keyboard settings to enable them. Availability Both Gboard and SwiftKey can be used on any Android phone. They work on iOS as well. However, Samsung Keyboard is only available for Samsung Galaxy devices. It is not compatible with other Android phones....

The feature enables users to point their camera lens at buildings in order to surface information like the store name, star rating and an idea of busy it might be. You’ll see whether it’s open and, for an eatery, how expensive it’s likely to be. For buildings out of view, such as around the corner or within a shopping centre, you’ll see direction arrows and directions for how to get there....

So what is it exactly? According to Google: Intriguing, but not very specific. Suffice it to say, each “Wave” is like an email thread or message board post. The difference is that you’re not just posting a series of replies (though you certainly can use it that way), you’re making changes to a single document. Each change becomes a branch of the original message. You can roll a wave back in time to see how the conversation has evolved....

First, Let’s Look At How Progress Bars Work A progress bar is made by slapping on a dialog and putting a bar in it. That bar fills up according to the percentage of progress made in accomplishing a task, hence the name “progress bar.” Programmers make progress bars tick by attributing certain milestones during a task to a percentage. So, once a progress bar reaches the third part of a task containing 100 parts, it knows it has to fill itself only three percent....

The good thing is you can now add custom fonts to the Command Prompt. Before You Get Started One thing to note is that you can only add monospace fonts to the Command Prompt. If the font you are trying to add is not monospace, then the Command Prompt won’t recognize it and won’t show it in the list of available fonts. Also, if you don’t already have your favorite monospace fonts installed on your system, there are many web services like Google Fonts, Font Squirrel, DaFont, etc....

PhraseExpress is a software suite which makes it possible to integrate the features discussed above in Windows. The integration process is seamless. It is like “set it and forget it”. You just have to install and enable PhraseExpress and everything else will be taken care by the software itself. PhraseExpress sits in the system tray quietly and does its job when needed. PhraseExpress is free for personal use. You can download PhraseExpress and install it on any 32-/64-Bit Microsoft Windows XP, 2003/2008, Vista or Windows 7....

If you’re on Ubuntu Linux, it’d be reasonable to assume that you’d be using a version that ships with the Unity desktop. If that’s the case, then you must surely be launching apps by clicking the corresponding icons pinned to the Unity launcher bar. Now, some of these apps – like gedit, LibreOffice Writer, and more – deal with files. What if you could directly launch an app with one of the recently opened files?...

Bookmark Access Often, it’s faster to send your computer instructions with the keyboard rather than with the mouse. This includes accessing your favorite websites. On my computer, for example, I’ve got a few different bookmarks for MakeTechEasier.com to access different parts of the site. If I want to log in to create a new post, I’ve got to grab the mouse, go into the Bookmarks menu, find the MTE submenu, find the section I want, and click the icon....

Go Small and Save Apple’s “entry-level” iPad (the iPad 10.2-inch) lineup starts with 32GB sizing and, for most people, that’s probably more than good enough. First things first, do you have an iPad now? If so, you should check and see how much storage you’re currently using. Select Settings, click on General and then iPad Storage. This number shows you how much storage you’re utilizing. If you’re thinking about buying an iPad and only have an iPhone, the same method applies....

But are you aware that Windows has its own built-in antivirus software called Windows Defender? In fact, if you have no antivirus software installed, Windows will automatically turn on Windows Defender to protect you from viruses and malware. That is the reason Windows no longer bothers you with a warning message to install an antivirus software like in Windows 7. Simply put, Windows Defender is less intrusive, lightweight, and is not bloated with unnecessary features and crapware like add-ons, extensions, etc....

Some users have combated this in a few ways: the OpenSUSE build service or by using repositories like RPMFusion. For the most part, this helps close the gap. However, sometimes this just doesn’t cut it. Sometimes you still need a package, and you can’t find it anywhere. Sure, you can always find the source of the program you want to install and compile it on your own, but sometimes that’s just not going to happen, especially for proprietary programs....

It seems that a good video converter is already a necessity for every computer. And while I was out on the quest of finding one, I stumbled into this free application from The Little App Factory called Evom. (The name is the backward spelling for the word ‘move’, maybe they deliberately gave the app that name to make it memorable.) The small preparation Before downloading this app, please make sure that your system is Mac OS X – Leopard....

First, you should know there are dozens of “Coming Soon” and “Maintenance Mode” plugins, and quite naturally they offer different options. For the purposes of this tutorial, I chose the Easy Coming Soon plugin because of its straightforwardness and simplicity. There are other plugins, such as Coming Soon Page & Maintenance Mode by SeedProd with more features (and more installs), but I wanted something simple and easy. Nevertheless, the basic steps of creating a “Coming Soon” page should be more or less similar, no matter which plugin you pick....