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Because of this, it is essential that you know how to protect your privacy by learning how to adjust your favorite browser’s privacy settings. So let’s take a look at how to tweak the privacy settings and enable private browsing on some of the most popular browsers out there. Safari Since the introduction of Safari 6, the privacy settings of Apple’s native browser have increased substantially, allowing you to tweak many specific settings and also to browse privately....

The simplicity of the Apple Podcasts app is sufficient to get you started as a podcast beginner or newbie. But as you go deeper into your podcast journey, and your appetite for more content increases, you’d need an app that offers advanced features that help you search, discover, and customize playback. That’s why choosing a podcast app that offers the best features is important. If you’re caught between Apple Podcasts and Castbox, this comparison will help guide you to make the appropriate decision....

Not really. For the most part, those time stamps were ugly. While the data, especially the date was helpful, the presentation was so not good. So when we moved to digital, the time stamp, along with other EXIF data like GPS co-ordinates was embedded in the data file itself, not shown directly on the image. If you’re smart, you can easily find out stuff like this, but the problem is that it’s not easily viewable by say, your grandma....

On PCs, especially on Windows, this is pretty useful. On Android though, it’s a whole different story. I’ve been using Android for years now and for the most part I haven’t used an antivirus app. Why is that? If I don’t use antivirus, how do I protect myself from exploits? And just because I don’t use them, does that mean neither should you? Read on to find out. Antivirus Apps On Android Focus More On Defense Rather Than Offense When you look at the description of an Android antivirus app, you’ll see features listed like total backup to the cloud, remote wipe, kill tasks, monitor battery, etc....

We are going to use the well-known dism command here. What it will do is grab the drivers from your system drive and store it in your desired location. Thus creating a backup which can be used later to restore using the same command. If you don’t know anything about DISM then here’s a quick overview about it to lighten up your brain. Impart Thy Knowledge: What is DISM? As stated here on MSDN, the DISM command stands for Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM....

IFA 2022 is one of the biggest tech events that takes place annually, and we couldn’t be more excited. This expo brings an array of brands from around the world to showcase their products. This year, Bluetti is ready with its range of portable power stations, including the Bluetti EP600 portable power station. Bluetti is known for its range of clean energy products, such as portable solar generators and solar panels....

Another important aspect of any good batch application is the ability to be reused. Because you’re not just going to use the batch tool once, you’ll be using it everyday or even multiple times a day. You need a good way to save your configured image settings so you don’t have to customize them every time you want to resize an image or add a watermark for your site. No matter if you use Windows, Mac, or Linux, say hello to your new best friend, BorderMaker....

Note: Program Compatibility Mode will work with various releases of Windows, all the way back to Windows 95! I know there are a few games for Windows 2000 that I wish I could revisit. Alas, those ROMS are long gone, but if you are also still holding onto some precious software heirlooms then you just might be in luck. Running Software in Program Compatibility Mode I am going to walkthrough how to make older software run after an OS update, say Vista to 7 or XP to Vista....

OutLoud goes one step above my hopes and dreams. It’s a free iOS app that allows anyone nearby to join your custom created social music playlist. You can link your Spotify Premium and SoundCloud accounts to give people a wide variety of music to choose from, then contributors choose the songs to add to the playlist and they automatically get sent to the queue. The app includes tons of features like up-voting and music filters, so let’s run through it....

However I feel a bit annoyed when I have to use my other hand to pull down the notification drawer, which is nearly inaccessible with just one hand. It’s even more annoying when that second hand is occupied with other things like a coffee mug or a grocery bag. My point is, it would be nice to get a hold of the incoming notifications from a spot on the screen that I can reach with a single hand....

Google Chrome’s incognito mode provides a way for users to avoid websites tracking their activities, but because Google can not ensure that an extension is tracking you or not, they have been disabled in the incognito mode. However, even in the incognito mode, there are some extensions which might be useful to have. Per se, you might want to have adblocker installed and ready to use even in the incognito mode....

If that tidbit has caught your attention then maybe I will be able to draw you in a little closer with this next piece of news. At Facebook’s April 12-13 F8 conference for developers, their initiative for chatbots on Messenger was announced. Your next question might now be what is a chatbot? Well, a chatbot is a piece of interactive artificial intelligence software. The basic idea behind chatbots is that users are able to interact with the bot like they would normally do with a human being in order to get information or to carry out a task....

SHAREit is one of the oldest file transfer apps on the Play Store, and while it works well, it comes bloated with ads lately, forcing users to look for alternatives. Get SHAREit Feem is the new kid on the block and gaining some good traction. Claims to be the ‘best file transfer app on Earth.’ Get Feem Well, let’s find out. 1. Platform and Pricing Feem is available on all popular mobile and desktop operating systems like Android, iOS, Windows, Linux, and macOS....

FIFA 17 TOTW 30, which features players primarily from English Premier League, Bundesliga and La Liga can now be accessed via the web app on PC, PS4 and Xbox One. Players in the Team of the Week have boosted stats than usual depending on how well they performed in the past week on the pitch, in real life. FUT fans should keep a look out for the 23-player team of the week which features Hazard, Cavani and Morata leading the charge for the playing XI....

In a past entry, we already explored three very capable scanning apps for the iPhone. This time, we’ll take a look at a newcomer on the field: FineScanner for iPhone, and we’ll compare it to the other scanning apps we explored before. Let’s get going. Right from the start, FineScanner shows that it is a very user-friendly app, perhaps among the easiest to use from the ones reviewed in our past entry....

Download the zip file to your computer. Extract it and open the 7Plus.exe file. It will ask you to configure settings from the 7plus settings panel. On settings panel, you will get different tabs. Let’s take a look on them one by one. In first tab which is known as Explorer 1, you will find different check boxes. The functions are written beside each box. There is a keyboard shortcut for creating new file and folders, copy filenames, go backward and upward in the explorer window etc....

Contrary to what other dedicated messaging apps like WhatsApp and iMessage offer, Google Hangouts positions itself as more than just messaging. In fact, the app is intended to be a client to the Hangouts Google service, and Google has already declared that it is intended to replace GTalk (its popular chatting service) in Android devices. Of course, Gmail chat will remain around, but with this iOS app and the Hangouts Chrome browser extension that Google has released, it is clear that their intention is to have Hangouts be the end-all communications hub for Google users....

This brand new line of products from Google will pave the way for the year 2018 and its an early happy new year for people who love to be on the cutting edge of technology. Here are some of the key moments from Google’s global product launch that tell the story of what Google has done in 2017 to make a very exciting 2018. Machines Helping Machines with Automatic Machine Learning Google Assistant Has ‘Most’ of the Answers Now Honey, I Shrunk the Kids … err … Google Home Google Home Goes ‘Max’ for Audiophiles Better, Faster, Smarter and Sleeker Notebook, the Pixelbook (Still Chromebook!...

Paste creates a giant clipboard of items for you to browse or search through after you copy something, so you never have to limit yourself. It blends in beautifully with the Mac’s UI and most importantly, it works entirely behind the scenes. You barely have to change anything about your workflow. The Magic of Paste Paste works by automatically saving everything you copy into a clipboard of its own, and I mean everything — text (formatted or unformatted), photos, videos, links, documents, even color codes....

But it’s been 1 and a half years since then, and with iOS 8 you can send and receive files between Macs and iOS devices as well. Apple nerds have been waiting for this feature for ages and we’re so glad that it’s here. No need to connect iOS devices to send one file, no need to use workarounds or bloated apps. But for a lot of people, AirDrop is still a mystery....