1. Opera One of the best known of the “mid-tier” Internet browsers, Opera has been in the browser game since 1996 and Windows 95. With a solid balance of speed and power, a number of built-in features help make Opera a standout choice. By including a free VPN, Opera effortlessly helps shield your browsing habits and blocks against cryptocurrency mining. Similarly, Opera includes built-in ad-blocking to remove ads that can slow down page load times....

1. Epic Privacy Browser Epic Privacy Browser truly places an emphasis on privacy – after all, it’s right there in the name. With Epic, Incognito mode isn’t an option, it is always on. This means that Epic does not retain any of your activity or history once you close out the application. Furthermore, Epic transmits do not track requests to websites, and cookie blocking is automatically enabled. Finally, to sweeten the deal, Epic boasts a one-click encrypted proxy....

1. PyCharm PyCharm by JetBrains is quite popular and works like a “charm” for Python developers at all levels of expertise. Intelligent features include a code-completing editor which gives context-aware suggestions as you type. You can indent automatically, detect duplicate text, and check highlights for errors. Also, there are smart search features to search for every single word in a jiffy. Apart from Go-To’s, there is a Lens mode to hover near text, and you can even bookmark it to go back later....

1. Frontback Frontback first came out for iOS users, and then it made its way to Android. With a number of features integrated into the app, you will never have to use your standard camera app to take a selfie. Just pick up your phone, launch the app, and you are all done. Some of the features of the app include the ability to utilize both the cameras of your device, insert captions in your pictures, add locations, and so on....

1. TuneIn Radio TuneIn Radio is one of the most popular radio apps out there with over 100,000 stations covering all the most common topics such as Music, Sports, News and Talk Shows along with a host of podcasts. If you upgrade to TuneIn Premium, you will get access to exclusive content around the NFL, Premier League, MLB, and audiobooks. Price: Free with in-app purchases 2. iHeartRadio iHeartRadio is a completely free way to catch up on your favorite news, sports and comedy shows from the most popular FM radio stations across North America live and on demand....

When you set up Windows on your computer, many of the telemetry gathering options are pre-configured to collect data from you. If you don’t want Microsoft having access to your calendar, emails, location, and other personal information, you may want to install a third-party tool that will give you easy access to all settings, so you can decide what you want to allow and what you don’t. These five tools give you easy access to your computer’s telemetry settings....

If you want to keep your social media profile credible, though, there are some steps you can take to double-check your news. What is fake news? “Fake news” has become a heavily politicized term, but the common-sense definition still applies: “any news that contains intentionally misleading information.” It often spreads quickly because it appears more interesting than real news, and it often provokes a quick reaction by appealing to our negative, defensive emotions, like fear and disgust....

There are numerous ways to spruce up the XFCE terminal. You can even choose each individual color yourself if you prefer. For those who’d rather spend less time on tweaking the terminal and more time getting actual work done, we’ve collected five great XFCE terminal themes to check out. 1. Solarized If you’ve spent any time at all tweaking colors, whether in your terminal or your favorite text editor, you’ve probably heard of Solarized....

Note: if you prefer command line tools, we have an extensive list of CLI tools to find large files in Linux. 1. Disk Usage Analyzer (Baobab) Disk Usage Analyzer or Baobab is a GUI tool that comes preinstalled with many popular Linux distributions. If you are using the Gnome desktop environment, then Baobab is already preinstalled on your system. In addition to local disk usage, Disk Usage Analyzer can also view remote disks mounted on your system....

1. FeedLab FeedLab is the perfect way to bring the power of Feedly to your Windows desktop. While you can access Feedly from a browser or iOS/Android device, so far there isn’t a dedicated Windows app. You can quickly take FeedLab for a test run before connecting to your account to see how the interface looks. Easily search for sources, organize everything the way you want, and customize your reading experience....

Whether you want to explore the root directory of your phone, encrypt apps, or just manually move, create and delete folders on your device, these file manager apps will see to your needs. 1. Files by Google Want to keep things super-simple? If you don’t want to download third-party apps to your phone, then you can just stick with Google’s Files app, which is built-in on most stock Android devices or can be downloaded from the Play Store for others....

80 Plus Certification Levels 80 Plus Standard: At least 80-percent efficiency at all power levels and a power factor of 0.9 at 50-percent output.80 Plus Bronze: 82% efficiency @ 20% load; 85% efficiency and power factor of 0.90 @ 50% load; 82% efficiency @ 100% load.80 Plus Silver: 85% efficiency @ 20% load; 88% efficiency and power factor of 0.90 @ 50% load; 87% efficiency @ 100% load.80 Plus Gold: 87% efficiency @ 20% load; 90% efficiency and power factor of 0....

Security and privacy extensions are quite popular for browser enthusiasts, and for good reason: ensuring security of personal information is becoming ever more important in a modern, connected world where that has become much harder to do. An unfortunate downside of some of the most popular extensions of this kind, however, is that they require too much user-end tweaking to work properly without breaking web pages and causing problems. Not everyone can figure out NoScript or Ghostery – though those are great extensions....

Most people use cloud storage as part of their backup or storage regime, accessing the files through apps and first-party clients. If you use multiple cloud storage accounts (maybe to get the free storage on all of them?), you’ll quickly get overwhelmed by the number of clients, apps, and accounts. CloudMounter solves this problem with old reliable macOS Finder. This is a sponsored article and was made possible by Eltima....

Since installing AppBrain and now Fast Web Installer I have completely stopped using the default Market application. I either browse through the apps directly through AppBrain or I select it to install from the AppBrain website. 1. Signing Up First, navigate to the AppBrain website and click on “Join AppBrain today!” AppBrain is linked to your Google account so the sign-up process requires you to input your Google username and password....

Best of Social Networking 1. Instagram Instagram brings creativity to any iPhone user and any iPhone photo. With just a pick of a filter, you can turn a mundane photo into something akin to artwork. The social media integration also allows other individuals to appreciate your photos. 2. Facebook Facebook for iPhone wasn’t the best application out there in its early days. However, the later part of 2011 was great for the application....

Sky is offering deals across its services, with Glass, TV, mobile, and broadband offerings available to buy. If you’re not a Sky customer then these reductions and bundles represent the lowest ever price for some of these products. We’ve created this guide to point you in the right direction of the best Sky Q and Sky Glass deals to be had. These deals aren’t expected to last for much longer, mind you, with the deals set to disappear on the 29th November....

The main idea behind using aliases in Gmail is to help you automate organizing incoming emails. Most people I know have separate folders for different people or projects. When an email is received, it eventually gets manually moved to the folder in which it belongs. Some who use desktop programs like Mail or Outlook may have rules set up. Few people however, take the time for this with their web based email accounts....

1. Truecaller One of the most popular options in the App Store, Truecaller has a long history of blocking spam calls or SMS messages. So how does it work? Truecaller’s backend system will automatically identify spam and fraud calls before you pick up. The app is free and even lets you find out who is behind the unknown numbers. Once a number comes in, you can copy and paste it into the search bar....

That’s where an alternate e-reader service like BookFusion can help. It imports most ebook formats so that you can collect all your ebooks in one place. While you can’t import a Kindle book into BookFusion, you can import your BookFusion content into Kindle, so that you can still have all your reading in one place, one that you prefer and that is more comfortable to you. Different Formats Perhaps one of the most appealing features of BookFusion is that you can access and read your content on every format, no matter your device....