Please keep in mind that this is not a definitive list. Chances are as the Internet evolves we may need to add to this list or create another one entirely! As usual, feel free to add any sort of additional privacy tips into the comments! 1. Don’t trust a website that doesn’t offer HTTPS As websites get more and more vulnerable to attack or snooping, it’s always important to try to avoid websites that do not offer any sort of HTTPS mode....

1. Audiotool – Music Creation Ever wish you could play around with all that amazing gear some electronic musicians have? Audiotool gives you digital representations of synthesizers, drum machines, and effects pedals that you can combine and tweak in any way you wish. Each component is isolated, and it’s up to you as the user to connect them however you see fit. Is it a full replacement for expensive hardware? Probably not, but it sure is a lot of fun....

1. Screen Going Dark? Here’s How To Fix It! A lot of laptop users complain that their screens keep darkening after booting into the operating system, regardless of whether they adjust the brightness settings or not. This can be a very annoying issue, and it’s usually caused by a feature in Windows 8 called “adaptive brightness.” Here’s how to turn it off: On the desktop, right-click this icon on your taskbar: Click “More power options....

With such a wealth of options buried under its glossy hood, Chrome has plenty of hidden features and tricks that can make your life easier. Here are six you might not have heard about. 1. Lock Chrome with a Password If Windows is the beating heart of our personal lives, then our web browsers are the soul, reflecting every topic, concern and interest that engages us, and showing the exact times and order in which we took interest in them....

Since a lot of web designers and web workers use Firefox, it makes sense there would be a multitude of extensions to test the SEO of a site. Even if you don’t actively do much to insert keywords into your site, it isn’t a bad idea to know how to do the basics. 1. KeywordSpy SEO / PPC Plug-in (Update: no longer exist) KeywordSpy works in conjunction with your favorite search engine....

Enabling Gadgets On a default Gmail account, Gadgets will be disabled. To enable it first select “Settings” from the Gmail home page after you have logged in. This opens up Gmail’s settings page, here select “Labs“. Finally, check the enable box alongside the “Add any gadget by URL” box and then select “Save Changes“. To add a gadget, head over to the “Gadgets” tab and paste the URL of the gadget into the box....

From cerebral sniping games to Wild West adventures, we’ve rounded up the best offline shooting games you can play on mobile. 1. Six-Guns: Gang Showdown There have been many great cowboy-themed games on consoles over the years, and Six-Guns: Gang Showdown (Android | iOS) channels the core of what makes those titles appealing. The graphics feel a little dated, but that means even midrange handsets should run the game without any issues....

Backtracking for a second, you might be wondering what exactly these “about pages” are that I keep speaking of. You may notice that when you open a new tab in chrome, the address bar contains the text “about:blank”. That code simply tells Google Chrome to display a blank page. Varying the text after “about:” allows you to access special pages. I outline some of the most interesting and useful of these below....

1. Scanning and detection methods The best type of antivirus software offers real-time scanners and on-demand discovery. The real-time scanner runs continuously in the background and checks every file that is accessed via your device, both offline and online. Meanwhile, an on-demand scanner periodically runs through every single file on your device to check for malware, whether it is accessed or not. Both combine to provide the best protection. 2. Payment terms The majority of antivirus software companies offer a yearly subscription for their services, with a variety of additional charges and caveats that you must keep a lookout for....

This might sound a little odd to start with, but think about it for a moment. If you consider how you use your phone throughout the day, you probably find that you end up using roughly the same selection of apps at pretty much the same time of day. You might check your emails and Facebook when you first get up, read the news over breakfast and then listen to music on the way to work....

On the desktop, click the clock in the notification area, followed by “Change date and time settings”. Click the “Additional Clocks” tab. You can now add up to 2 additional clocks to the notification area, each with a different timezone.

Download Everbot for Gmail add-on from the Firefox Add-on website. There is no need to restart after downloading it. You should get a new tab that will walk you through the rest of the process. Under Step 1, click on Connect to to authorize the add-on to access your Gmail account. On the pop up page, enter your Gmail credentials and click Sign In. Click on Allow access on the next page after signing in....

What Is AlmaLinux? AlmaLinux is a 1:1 binary fork of RHEL, just like CentOS. This means everything that is available for CentOS is available for AlmaLinux – all the same packages, all the same configurations, everything. There are 4,000 companies that use CloudLinux, the paid-support version of AlmaLinux, meaning there’s plenty of work that’s already gone into it. How Is AlmaLinux different from CentOS? It’s not owned by Red Hat. Otherwise, AlmaLinux is the same 1:1 binary equivalent to RHEL that CentOS is, so the only difference is where the money comes from....

I’m not going to go in depth into Appbrain here. Here is a post to reference if you want a more detailed explanation of how Appbrain works. I will talk about the key differences between the 2 though. Android Market key features The Android Market is the newest of the 2, so there is room for improvement. There ARE a couple features that reign superior over Appbrain. The first and most notable is the on click installation for apps....

The stand-out feature of the iPhone 14 Pro is its new lozenge-shaped notch, which facilitates the Dynamic Island UI. According to The Elec, however, Apple was concerned that these new OLED displays would be susceptible to moisture and oxygen thanks to the drilling process used in production, potentially reducing its longevity. This resulted in Apple intervening to insist that Samsung change its approach. Apparently, while Samsung initially favoured using laser-based technique, Apple asked its partner and rival to switch to a technique akin to inkjet printing in order to seal the edges of the drilled area....

Ubuntu After Install is a simple application that does just one thing: Automates the installation of useful extra software on your Ubuntu desktop. Here is how you can automate software installation after a fresh installation of Ubuntu. Installation To install Ubuntu after install, simply add the following PPA (only available from Ubuntu 12.04 to 14.04): Update your repository and install the application. In case you are not able to add the PPA, you can install from the deb file found here (scroll down to the bottom of the page to download the deb file)....

What Is Crypto Staking In simple words, you can think of crypto staking as a fixed deposit (FD) plan. The only difference between the two is that, unlike FDs, crypto-staking is not governed by a central authority that’s in charge of your earnings. The process of crypto staking is in some ways akin to locking up your money in a bank, where you earn interest for it. However, things are not that simple in the crypto world....

This is a sponsored article and was made possible by Piriform Software. The actual contents and opinions are the sole views of the author who maintains editorial independence even when a post is sponsored. Getting Super Clean with CCleaner CCleaner is the pinnacle of the system cleaner’s art. The default mode is a sort of wizard that scans your system for litter and cruft and reports what it finds, leaving you with the option of cleaning it up....

Poor application programming is usually the cause of these apps retaining system resources and the usual fix is to perform a soft reset of the device – although a Task Manager is included on Windows Mobile 5 and later, it usually only assists in closing difficult to exit programs. CleanRAM therefore is a vital tool in managing memory resources on Windows Mobile devices, and is available free from FreewarePocketPC.net. We’re going to look now at how to use CleanRAM in different ways to control allocated memory....

1. PC Gaming Has No Exclusives Now, when you think “exclusives,” you probably think of Mario, right? It’s true that PC gaming does not have the latest first party titles from console manufacturers, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t have its own great exclusives. Let’s name some of them: Dota 2, one of the most popular MOBAs in the world. It’s also a huge record-breaker in eSports, with an $11.4 million prize pot for The International in 2015....