In case you are still not aware, most, if not all, the blogs in the whole Internet provide a RSS feed that you can subscribe in a feed reader. Some of these blogs provide a partial feed that shows only the headline and a small excerpt. To read the full content, you will have to visit the actual site. From the reader’s point of view, this is a bad user experience and does not aid in productivity....
1: They’re Clumsy I’m the kind of person who wears a watch for a reason: I want to check what time it is without having to do anything fancy. Unfortunately, smart watches don’t really offer this experience. You have to “unlock” the watch as you would a smartphone. With that kind of impediment, you might as well carry a phone in your pocket and end the story right there. Smart watches are little more than oversimplified versions of smartphones anyway, and some of them even need to be paired to a phone in order to tell what time it is....
1. Trello Trello is a popular tool often praised as one of the best productivity solutions for both personal and professional use. It translates the concept of a notice board into an app, letting you manage “Cards” (tasks) and sort them into different “Boards” (projects). You can attach labels, photos, notes and files to each card and directly create new cards and projects by sending an email to Trello. It supports Markdown formatting, too....
What Is a URL Shortener, and Why Should I Use One? In Internet lingo, a URL, or Uniform Resource Locator, is basically a web address. As of March 2016 there is estimated to be at least 4.62 billion web pages. Since each one of those web pages needs to have a unique address, URLs can be incredibly long, consisting of seemingly random strings of numbers and letters. Long hyperlinks pose a problem for a variety of reasons....
Ring Ring is the one which replaces your default doorbell. You can talk to visitors without opening the door. It has smart motion detection, HD Video and cloud recording. Ring provides you with a good level of security when someone arrives (and you could be outside) by notifying you and allows you to speak with them. You can see the person you are talking to, but they cannot see you. You can pretend you are in the house even when you are outside....
1. System Monitor If you want a single tool that can tell you just about everything about your phone while integrating nicely with the general UI, the aptly named System Monitor app is all you need. It can gauge how hard your CPU is working, how much memory is being used, the strain you’re putting on your network, predict how long your phone’s battery will last, measure your device’s temperature, and much more....
Check out this handy list of anime websites or streaming services to catch up with your favorite series. 1. GoGoAnime (Free) A lot of free anime websites dish up more advertisements and pop-ups than you might like. There are very few good names to mention. Fortunately, GoGoAnime does not disappoint, thanks to its fast load times and minimal disruptions. However, those with phones and tablets still might not enjoy the experience....
A good YouTube thumbnail maker can go a long way in helping you grow your channel and increase the number of views and subscribers. If you’re looking for the best software tools to help you create killer thumbnail images, this article is for you. Listed here are the five best thumbnail makers to help you create stunning thumbnails. 1. Canva Canva is one of the best online graphic design tools on the market today and allows you to create incredible YouTube thumbnails....
What are “mods?” Mods, short for “modifications,” are user-created custom content for pre-existing games. Mods can be anything from a simple texture replacement (making a brown cube blue, for instance) to a full-blown standalone game based on the original title’s engine. The game mods we are highlighting here are either greatly influential on the industry as a whole or innovate so much upon the original game that the effort deserves to be recognized....
1. Use a VoIP network If you don’t like that your mobile provider sees who you’re calling and when, you can get around this by using VoIP clients instead. The number of options have exploded over the years. Skype may be owned by Microsoft, but the peer-to-peer nature of its infrastructure means it is still a relatively secure means of communicating. There are also popular alternatives like Tango and Fring, which both allow users to communicate between mobile phones and computers using custom screen names....
But while the Nintendo Switch is here and for the most part is a solid and innovative console (and it’s home to one of the best-rated games of all time in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild), it’s not without its problems. Before you commit to a purchase, read this list of reported issues with the Switch since launch, then decide whether you want to “make the switch” or hold out until its niggles get resolved....
No matter how well you take care of our devices, sooner or later you are going to start seeing dirt, spots, fingerprints and other grunge that no device can escape. Sure, you can keep saying that you will clean your device later, but eventually you are going to have to do it. If you keep putting off cleaning your device because you are not sure how to clean it, the following tips will show you how to clean it efficiently....
Below we have listed six Android and iOS apps by Google that are completely free and offer great features. 1. Google Duo This is one of the best video calling apps that you will ever find. There are literally no extra features or menus to go through that may make things even a little confusing. You simply need to press the big video call button, choose the contact and the video call connects....
1. USA Today The front of this app looks just like a newspaper. This paper is a non-local newspaper available all over the country, and one always filled with general news. The iPad version is no different. On the face of it is the headlines, sports scores, and weather that you can match to your own local weather. Clicking on a news article pulls up the full text along with the options to change the text size for easier readability and sharing options, including Facebook, Twitter, Email....
1. Making a Temporary Filesystem (Ramdisk) There are several reasons to make a temporary RAM-based filesystem such as fast read/write times or to guarantee that the files will not persist after reboot. Making such a “fake” filesystem is easy, and just requires one command. Where /mytemppartion is the location you wish to mount (it must already exist) and 1024m is the desired size of the ramdisk. 2. Quickly Scheduling Commands Linux pros almost certainly know the at command, it lets you set a specific time for a job to be run....
1. SwiftKey Price: Free Microsoft’s SwiftKey is a well-known Gboard competitor that comes packed with tons of useful features. Among its highlights are the rich theme section, the ability to translate text directly from the keyboard, keyboard undocking, gesture and voice typing, and many others. Users can also tap into the app’s large library of stickers, GIFs and emoji. For multiple language speakers, SwiftKey lets users add multiple languages (up to five) to their virtual keyboard....
Furthermore, adding text to your photos can lead to overlaying beautiful typefaces on your pictures that can take your graphic design skills up a notch without much effort. This can significantly increase your business’s exposure on social media platforms. 1. After Photo Those of you who are budget conscious (aren’t we all?) will definitely want to install After Photo. This easy-to-use app features tons of fonts that are available straight off the bat, no need to pay to unlock different styles....
1. Sell It Most people’s gut reaction would be to sell their old console. Fortunately, there are a variety of options available if you want to try and make some money from your old consoles. Selling it yourself via eBay or Craigslist will maximize potential earnings. That being said, you’ll have to have the patience and the will to deal with the pitfalls of private sales. If you can’t be bothered with the hassle, you can sell your old game console to various online resellers....
All three of these programs perform the same function, allowing you to grab a bunch of files on your computer and pack them tightly into an archive, shrinking their file size until someone decides to unpack them. They’re all easy to use, but which one does the best job? We put them to the test to find out. 7-Zip lands the first big punch by being FREE It’s worth prefacing this piece by saying the open-source 7-Zip already holds an edge by being free with no strings attached....
As much as we like to acknowledge that online purchases are safer than ever, we also must give heed to those who say that you’re still better off walking into a brick and mortar store. But for those who are hesitant to make an online purchase out of safety concerns, there are ways to minimize the risks involved in making transactions across the Web. What Makes Safety So Challenging In the 90s the Internet had a massively poor reputation for being a den full of scammers....
