1. Add Favorites Collection Did you know that you can add toolbars with shortcuts to your favorite folders, apps, and files on the taskbar? This is one of the least known yet useful features of Taskbar. To create a toolbar, simply right-click on the taskbar and select “Toolbars -> Links.” This will create an empty toolbar named Links. To add files, folders, or app shortcuts, simply drag and drop them onto it....
1. Win + Tab (similar to Alt + Tab) Many of you know that you can press the “Alt + Tab” shortcut key to switch between windows, but perhaps a few of you don’t know that you can press the “Windows Logo + Tab” key (next to the “Alt” key) for a similar effect, only more aesthetically pleasing. Some may argue that this is slower than using the mouse, and while I still use my mouse, I’ve heard of people who have trained themselves to use this feature with much better timing than others would with a mouse....
Do note that Javascript is not the same as Java. Check out the differences here. 1. Shuffle Around Values in an Array Just like shuffling a deck of cards, you can also shuffle the values in an array as often as you like in JavaScript with this one-liner: Keeping with the deck of cards analogy, this is what it would look like if I’d like to shuffle 52 values: The code should reveal randomly jumbled values in your console output....
Getting Ubuntu onto your hard disk is only the first step. It is still in the raw and unpolished state. To get the best out of it, you really need to configure and customize it to suit your needs. In part 3 of the series, I am going to go through the important things that you need to do after you have got Jaunty up and running. 1) Enable the repositories Every time I do a fresh install of Ubuntu, the first thing that I do is to enable the universe, multiverse, backport and Canonical’s ‘partner’ repositories....
Good to know: if you want to speed up your workflow, try these keyboard shortcuts for Todoist. 1. Change Your Home View By default, Todoist shows the “Today” tab when you first open the app. You can change this by going to “Settings -> General -> Home view.” You can replace the Home view with any Project, Label, or Filter. If you’d prefer to know what’s coming up tomorrow, pick the Upcoming tab instead....
1. Take Advantage Of The New Task Manager In case you haven’t tried it out yet, check out the new task manager in Windows 8. You can easily access this task manager by pressing the “Ctrl+Shift+Esc” key combination on your keyboard. Once you click “More details” on the bottom of the little window that shows up, you see something like this: Compare that to the previous task manager that you had in Windows 7....
Hovering Controls is an Android app in the Play store that allows you to control certain aspects of your phone with gestures in the air. It is fairly basic and limited at the moment, but it will give you a glance of the future where you can command your phone at a distance away, by hovering your hands in the air. The version at Play Store comes at a price of $0....
Enter Apowersoft iPhone/iPad Recorder, a tool that lets you record the screen of your iPhone or iPad using your computer. You may need to record your iOS device’s screen for many reasons. Maybe you are creating video tutorials and you wish to record the screen, or maybe you just want to show your friend what your iPhone’s screen looks like. Regardless of the reason, getting the screen of your iPhone or iPad recorded using Apowersoft’s tool is as easy as using any other normal app....
One of the commonly used method to protect your phone is to set up a lockscreen passcode. In addition to this, it is also advisable to use an app locker to protect the individual app. In case you are not sure, an app locker protects your app and require you to enter a password before you can access the app. Out of all the app lockers in the Android market, the one that I like best is App Locker II....
Introduction The iPhone 14 Plus is the outlier in Apple’s 2022 smartphone line-up – but it might just be the easiest one to recommend. This is the only iPhone 14 model that offers something different from what I’ve had before. While the iPhone 14 and both the Pro models tweaked what was already there, the iPhone 14 Plus, for the first time, takes the regular model and ups the screen size....
Whereas an electric heater can cost upwards of 60p per hour to run, most electric blankets cost less than 4p per hour, and even the most powerful top out at about 11p per – and that’s on their maximum settings for when it’s really cold. In most cases, an electric blanket can be put on a lower setting, cutting running costs even further. Once your bed’s warm, a blanket should be turned off – although some are suitable for running all night on the lowest setting....
Now available mostly through the macOS App Store, these are the best extensions for Safari you can download in 2020. 1. DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials Designed to run on the rather restrictive Safari 13 and later, DuckDuckGo (the same company who gave us the excellent privacy-focused search engine) has released a package that will cut down on how often you are tracked online. It does this by blocking hidden third-party trackers, which in turn stops your browsing data from falling into the hands of companies you never expressly permitted to have that data....
I am sure many of you have used an instant messenger before. For the uninitiated, it is similar to a text message, but has fewer limitations. You can IM (instant message) from your data enabled phone (Android) or via the web. The messages are all in one thread so they are easy to re-read if you get confused. You have an IM username if you have a web-based email like Gmail, Yahoo or MSN Live....
Blank Space After opening a document by clicking the Plus button at the top right corner of the window, the first thing that you will notice about DeskPM is the blank space. There’s almost nothing there. Don’t try to find cute icons in the toolbar because there’s no toolbar here. DeskPM nudges you to focus on your writing by eliminating the distractions. There is document info if you need it. Wiggle your mouse a little bit over the text, and the title will appear at the top of the document....
Installation There are many tools you can use to create SVG files, but the relatively new Boxy SVG is one of the most straightforward and fluid. Boxy SVG is available for Windows, macOS and Linux. It is available to download for free in the Windows Store, Mac App Store and Snap store. Simply search for “boxy svg” in the respective app store to install it. Linux users can install it on any Ubuntu-based distribution....
The relatively new fad of “catfishing” is where the online crush you have your heart set on may not be telling the whole truth. Due to how easy it is to fetch an image of an attractive person off the Internet, people can use it as a profile picture to appear more desirable online. They then approach people of interest and try to establish a romantic relationship using their fake persona....
Introduced with the release of iOS 7, Activation Lock is kind of a “kill switch” by Apple which prevents theft and protects lost iOS devices by locking out users and making the device completely useless. When activated, the feature prevents nefarious users from disabling Find My iPhone, performing a data wipe or reactivating the device under a different name. To regain access, you need to enter the Apple ID and password associated with that specific device....
Whether you’re an app developer working on a project that requires displaying live cryptocurrency prices to your users or a web developer looking to do the same for your visitors, you need to hook up to a reliable API that provides lightning-quick responses and gives you enterprise-level integration. Because of the insane amount of volatility inherent in most coins, the price of a cryptocurrency won’t usually be valid from one day to the next....
What is Matroska? Matroska is an “extensible, open source, open standard Multimedia container. Matroska is usually found as .MKV files (Matroska video), .MKA files (Matroska audio), .MKS files (subtitles) and .MK3D files (stereoscopic/3D video). It is also the basis for .webm (WebM) files.” Matroska aims to become a single multimedia standard. Matroska files are not just video files (or compression formats or codecs) but containers that can store many different video and audio files and seven subtitle streams, so that a complete movie can live in one container....
In fact, if you open File Explorer and click on that little down arrow icon in the address bar, it will show you all the frequent folders that you’ve visited. Using that drop-down menu, you can easily navigate to your favorite folders. If you don’t like this or want to delete the File Explorer address bar history, here are a couple of ways to do it. Note: even though I’m showing this in Windows 10, the below discussed methods will also work in Windows 7 and 8....
