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Irfanview, the free photo editing tool, might just be the alternative you’re looking for. This small, lightweight yet full-featured image editor combines the tools of MS Paint and the quick access of Picture and Fax viewer along with lightning-fast speed and tremendous versatility to position itself as one of the best image editing apps out there. And best of all? It’s free for commercial use, without any pop-ups, warnings, time restrictions or advertisements....

Mavericks brought support for tabbed browsing but to be honest, I never really used the feature. It was just not intuitive. XtraFinder’s implementation is very much so. If you find yourself juggling with multiple Finder windows, trying to arrange them all in one screen and dragging and dropping stuff all over the place, XtraFinder will bring some much deserved sanity in your life. Read on to find out how to get the most out of the app....

An Offer You Can’t Refuse Google Drive offers 5 GB of free storage space and paid plans which start at $2.49 / month that gets you 25 GB more (also 100 GB for $4.99/month or even 1TB for $49.99/month). Paid subscribers of Google’s storage plan for Gmail or Picasa, automatically get 25 GB on Google Drive instead of 5 GB. Vice-versa, if you upgrade to 25 GB on Google Drive, your Gmail space also expands to 25 GB....

Google is betting on years of expertise to deliver accurate and quick translation. Apple is taking a different route with close integration with Siri’s assistant and on-device translation. That is a huge privacy boost and would make many users wonder if they should stick with the Apple Translate app or download the Google Translate app from the App Store. While we understand that Apple Translate is still at a nascent stage and shall only present our observations based on our experience with iOS 14 so far....

While identifying the user with simply his phone number made contacting and chatting effortless, this made things a bit out of control as well. Now all a person needs is your cellphone number and he or she can continue to send you messages and see your online status and profile pictures if the privacy options are not set correctly. So let’s see how we can block some of these annoying contacts on WhatsApp and Hike....

Initially, I settled for Castbox. After that, I got curious and also installed (and used) Podbean months later. They’ve both been fantastic so far, with each offering unique features. Of course, we have covered several podcasts apps and comparisons to help you pick one for the appropriate platform. Along with that, this post would focus on comparing Castbox and Podbean to figure out the better app. Design and Interface Both Castbox and Podbean have well-designed app interfaces....

Unified Remote I’ve done my research on this. I’ve looked over half-baked remote apps. I’ve used application-specific remote apps hoping to have a better experience. I’ve deleted remote apps sorely because they were too ugly or a pain to navigate. Once I scuffed off all the scum, what I was left with was Unified Remote. And today I’ll tell you why you need to start using this app and how it can make your life easier, especially if you work from home or are always around your computer but not necessarily within arm’s reach....

Sadly, these Jump lists are only available in limited number of programs we use. Previously we have talked about a program that that lets you add programs launchers to a single app Jump list, but today we are going to talk about something very different. Today we will see how we can add a custom Jump list to any pinned application on the taskbar and get work done more effectively....

If you answered, “a lot”, read on. We are going to help you reduce that three-step process to one. Three steps, right? You either click on the buttons B, I, U or use the keyboard shortcuts Ctrl + B, Ctrl + I, Ctrl + U. Not anymore. You will have a button by the end of this tutorial that does all three in a single click. And this is just an example, you can use this method to create several such buttons for repetitive formatting....

How to Share a Google Docs Spreadsheet Because most Google Docs users will first share a document and then use the notification rules to email them on changes made, we’ll first list at how to share a document on Google Docs. Look to the upper right of a document for the button called Share. If you hover your mouse over it, it specifies the sharing status, which is Private to only me by default, meaning it isn’t shared with anyone....

Evernote is known all throughout the web for being an app where you can store literally all kinds of information, providing a really all-in-one solution for those who like to record everything for later reference of simply for fun. It is just because of this breadth though, that the main apps of Evernote can be too much for some specific tasks, including recording all your food memories. This is where Evernote Food for iOS comes in....

Android OEMs such as Samsung, OnePlus, Xiaomi have improved their offerings by a mile. Even then, there is a section of power users who want to control every aspect of the home screen experience. While the likes of Nova, Action, and Microsoft launcher are dominating Android launcher space, the newbies ask Evie, Lawnchair, and Smart Launcher 5 are offering a minimalist and unique take on Android skin. Lawnchair recently got a massive upgrade, which provides a capable Pixel UI to all the Android devices....

Why is it necessary? Well, for starters, tweaking some of the settings will not only help you have a superior phone experience but will also add a personal touch to your phone. So, without further ado, let’s see what they are. 1. Customize Always On Display You wouldn’t want to carry the boring design of the default Always On Display on your gorgeous Samsung Galaxy S9, would you? Thankfully, the new Samsung Experience comes with an array of cool Always On Display screens....

The C7 Pro is seen as an upgrade to the older Galaxy C7, however, let not the name deceive you — the C7 Pro overtakes its older self in terms of its premium looks and design. So, without further delay, let’s get started on the initial impressions for the Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro. Design The C7 Pro sports a super slim metal body at just 7mm thickness, rather thinness, gives a premium look to the device....

However, at times you will notice that they have disappeared all of a sudden. The reason could be that you have manually (intentionally or accidently) or automatically (when the browser closes) cleared the browser history and/or cache. Note: Thumbnails never get rendered for websites beginning with https in order to prevent secure information from being traced. Here’s how to get them back. Step 1: Open Firefox and hit on the + button on the tab strip....

Of course, this site is a blog too. May be a bit sophisticated because it runs like a publishing business with a team of writers but that’s not to say that you people out there cannot readily create a blog of your own. Previously, we have discussed how you can quickly create a blog with Tumblr, with Posterous and creating personal sites with Flavors.me. So, there are many ways to quickly get started with blogging but if you want to enjoy a little more flexibility and customization then I’d suggest WordPress....

However, this was not always the case. In the past, devices called vacuum tubes, or valves were used in electronic devices. Transistors vs. vacuum tubes/valves A transistor is a binary device which acts as a switch, either preventing or allowing a current to flow. Transistors can also be used to amplify signals. They are made from semiconductor material. A vacuum tube is also capable of controlling current flow but achieves this using a different mechanism to the transistor....

Hashtags are clickable wherever supported, and that’s what makes it different from the rest of the text. It’s like a link embedded in a word. When you click or tap on it, you see similar content from other people using the same hashtag. Hashtags are relatively new to Pinterest, which is a paradise for finding beautiful, harmless content. If you are confused about how to use hashtags on Pinterest, you are in the right place....

Microsoft seems more aggressive here. It has class-leading app support on iOS, and at the same time, you can use some of its services like Outlook Mail, contacts, and tasks within Apple apps as well. In this post, we are going to talk about how to add Outlook Tasks in the Apple Reminders app. You can always use the Microsoft To-Do app for that, but the Outlook integration with Apple Reminders offers more features such as Siri support, iOS widgets, and more....

You can get RSS feed headlines of a site on your windows sidebar through this gadget. This gadget is connected with internet explorer which should be there on your PC unless you have manually uninstalled it. This article will give you the instructions to add site feeds to this gadget using internet explorer. But before that we recommend you get the latest version of IE if you don’t have it....