If you’re not a technical guy, and are not really with the terms listed above, you might feel the need to use a simpler tool, one that you can understand. For guys like you, Google has created a Chrome app called Chrome Connectivity Diagnostics. Chrome Connectivity Diagnostics contains various tools that run different networking tests to check your network connection. Once it’s finished, it displays the results in an easy-to-read format....

When it comes to creating documents for different systems and devices, you can almost always count on the universal PDF file to be compatible. Whether you’re using Windows, Mac, Linux, or a mobile device, you can quickly and easily view PDF files without any trouble. The same cannot be said about documents from office programs like Microsoft Office and iWork. This is why converting documents to PDF files is so useful and why CleverPDF, a one-stop-shop for all your PDF file needs, is a hero when it comes to doing so....

Another great thing about browser bookmarklets is that they don’t hog down your system’s memory because they are invoked only when you use them. Else, they sleep silently in your bookmarks toolbar. While it is easy to add multiple bookmarklets to your browser, managing them can be an painful task. You have to search the desired bookmarklet from the bookmarks toolbar and repetedly click the folder containing the bookmarklets. Not to mention the valuable screen real estate taken up by the bookmarklets....

Note: It should be noted that this app was advertised as working with iPad. It does, but it’s native to the iPhone 5, iPhone 6, and iPhone 6 Plus, and it only works in portrait mode. Many times iPads are used in a case or with a keyboard that keeps it in landscape mode. Because of this, the app was only reviewed on the iPhone. Introduction Live Sketchpad can be downloaded for free from the App Store....

This is where compressing files can come in handy. Whether you have a long list of photos that you want to share with a friend, a Powerpoint project with corresponding PDFs to send to business partners, or a couple of text files you’d like to take with you to work on, a quick compression of these file groups will help you save space. While the amount saved will vary by file type – graphic and text files generally have a higher compression ratio while executable files have lower – you’re likely to save some space no matter what....

Thanks to the community, there is an application – RemoteNote, that allows you to view, edit, create, sync and backup on your notes. The best thing is, you can do all the above tasks in your browser, rather than the small iPhone screen. You need a jailbroken iPhone/iPod Touch to install the app. In your iPhone/iPod Touch, go to installer.app. Install jiggy runtime first before you install RemoteNote. RemoteNote on iPod Touch RemoteNote on browser

Enter BlueGriffon. Built on top of Gecko (the rendering engine used by Firefox), BlueGriffon enables you to create web pages using HTML5, CSS3, and other widely-used web standards. Let’s take a look at how to build web pages with BlueGriffon. Installing BlueGriffon Head on over to the BlueGriffon download page. You can either grab an installer or an archive containing the program’s files. If you downloaded the installer, pop open a terminal window and navigate to the directory in which you downloaded the archive....

The Acer Vero laptop series deserves a mention, made up of 30% PCR materials and using ocean-bound plastic for the trackpad. It even comes in packaging that’s made of up to 90% recycled paper. It’s an incredible accomplishment from Acer, but a single laptop range isn’t going to make seismic changes to the entire laptop industry. This is why I was so intrigued by Dell’s Concept Luna. Earlier this month, Dell flew me out to New York in order to take a closer look at its newly refined sustainability project....

Using Dictionary The easiest way to access the information stored in Dictionary is through a right-click. Select a word, then right-click on it. You’ll see “Look up ‘word’” as a context menu option. Select that and a contextual popup will appear over the highlighted word, over a definition or even a preview of the associated Wikipedia page. You can also open the Dictionary app from “/Applications/Dictionary.app” or through Spotlight. From there you can search any dictionary specifically and access the thesaurus, perhaps the least-understood and most poorly used tool for writers of all skill levels....

But what about Android? The relatively new platform has had its share of scares over the years, but now, with years of security improvements under its belt, does Android really need all those “antivirus” apps promising round-the-clock protection? We’re here to tell you. What Kind of Android User Are You? Android is a vast ecosystem that’s built its reputation on its relative openness compared to something like iOS. You can download apps and APKs from anywhere, you can root your device and overhaul it with a different Android-based operating system....

Public WiFi networks are the easiest place for hackers to attack people because security is extremely limited and lacks encryption – even when the network is hosted by an established business. To ensure maximum cybersecurity as you travel, here are some dos and don’ts for using WiFi in a foreign country. DON’T: Connect to Suspicious Networks It’s not always easy to spot a potentially dangerous network, as hackers will often establish networks that appear similar to the legitimate ones provided by companies....

Using DragonDisk in Linux Linux users, download the tar version of the DragonDisk software. Extract the tar file to your Home folder. Open the DragonDisk folder and run the dragondisk script. When prompted, click “Run”. One good thing about DragonDisk is that you can encrypt your S3 account so others cannot access your account just by opening the application. The main user interface comes with two pane. You can decide which pane to use for local and remote files....

Whether you are a new DuckDuckGo user who is trying to learn what all this site can do or you have already been using the site for some time, learning some of the search tips for this famous search engine will not hurt. Here are some DuckDuckGo search tips and tricks you can use when searching for something. 1. Search the Social Media Information If you would like to search the social media information for something, you can simply use the sign for that social media site followed by your search term....

If you are also looking to up your Instagram game, then these five apps will help you create interesting content and get more views and likes on Instagram. 1. Captiona Captions (iOS only) on Instagram are very important to add that extra bit of flare to your posts. However, it can be very difficult to come up with the perfect caption that really delivers the message. To help with this process, you can try out Captiona....

If you are the type of person who uses the computer just for browsing the web, sending emails, connecting with social friends and other works related to the web – you don’t need an operating system installed locally in your computer. This is the basic idea behind Chrome OS, which attempts to remove the hassles of managing the local operating system, tweaking the OS settings again and again. Forget the files and program installations – it’s all up there, in the cloud....

Despite the generally positive reception from people who presumably would enjoy the prospect of making their payments more quickly than ever, one must ask whether fingerprints are necessarily more secure than old-fashioned PIN numbers. After all, it’s not a given that authentication methods that are more convenient and futuristic provide more effective security. Biometric Authentication Is a Strong Trend The method of using a password to gain access to privileged information has been around since back when ancient sentries would challenge trespassers to repeat a phrase to determine whether or not to allow them through....

1. Drugs Dictionary Parmaterra Drugs Dictionary Parmaterra is a nifty little app for educating yourself about specific medications. The app can tell you what each one is used for, how to take it, what side effects to look out for, and a wealth of other information, such as both the brand and generic names for a particular drug. 2. Do Not Forget Your Pills Do Not Forget Your Pills is an app that becomes increasingly useful the older you get....

No matter what you do, knowing some HTML (Hypertext Markup Language, the language used to format web pages) can’t hurt. It’s easy to learn and with HTML, you can write and format your documents in any text editor on any operating system. But you know what? HTML is often overkill for most people. Why? They might not use it very often, and will need to pore over a tutorial whenever they need a refresher....

What Graphene Does Graphene is a single-atom layer of carbon. Though it’s made of the same stuff as the graphite in pencil cores, because it is so thin as to occupy only around two dimensions of space, it also acts as a superconductor of electricity. This is very valuable because most of the materials we use to conduct electricity have a certain amount of resistance, forcing us to use larger volumes (e....

The Hide Fedora extension is available for both Google Chrome and Firefox. Usage Note: the usage instruction below is based on Google Chrome. Hide Fedora allows you to hide the comments or replace them with cat (yes, the one that meows), based on your specifications. It also allows you to block certain users who are posting those useless comments so that you never see their comments again on YouTube. You can even ban certain words or phrases as long as you want....