Method 1: Bypassing Via Browsers When everything else seems all right, the only thing you have to do is disable the proxies in your web browsers. In Firefox, go to “Options -> Advanced -> Connection Settings.” Enable no proxy access, refresh your browser and surf the websites. Chrome users should visit “Settings -> Advanced -> System.” Here, click on “Open Proxy Settings.” A new “Internet Properties” window will open. Click “LAN Settings” and uncheck everything in the second window....

Theoretically, you should also be able to cast YouTube from your phone to Google Chrome, Edge and even Firefox on your PC. This feature used to work on PCs but was removed a few years ago, leaving us happy casters at a loss. Luckily, with a few small tweaks, you can enable a special build of Chrome (or Edge) on your PC that will let you cast YouTube and other websites from your iOS or Android phone to your PC....

In Linux (this solution is tested in Ubuntu) and Mac: Open a new tab in your Firefox browser and type “about:config“. In the Search bar, type: Double click on the entry and change the value from 5 to 60. If 60 is too fast (or slow) for you, you can change to a value that is suitable for you. Generally, the higher the value, the faster the page will scroll....

In scenarios like these, a command like cv could be of great help, as it not only lets you know the progress of the operation, but is also capable of displaying the remaining time. In this article, we will discuss the command along with some useful examples. Introduction The cv command is a utility that looks specifically for coreutils basic commands, such as cp, mv, dd, tar, cat, and more, currently running on your system and displays their progress percentage....

How to Clear Your Browsing History in Google Chrome The Google Chrome mobile browser comes preinstalled on most Android devices these days, so chances are you are using it as your default browser. Here’s how you can clear your browsing history in Chrome for Android. Open the Chrome app on your Android device. Tap on the three dots in the top-right corner. From the menu that opens, select Settings. Tap on “Privacy & security” in the Basics section....

Although there are various PDF editing tools for Windows/Mac/Linux, there’s a lack of good PDF-editing apps for iOS. This brings some difficulties for those who are fond of using PDF files on their phones. Fortunately, Apple’s Shortcuts apps have a solution for this. If you’d like to merge multiple PDF files on your iOS device, you can download and add a shortcut to perform this function easily! This method requires you to have Apple’s Shortcuts app installed on your iPhone/iPad....

How to Install zstd on Various Linux distros Before you can use zstd, you need to install it – if you don’t have it already installed on your Linux distro. Fortunately, installing zstd is as simple as executing a couple of commands. Note: based on which Linux distro you’re running, you may have to install dependencies and various tools before compiling and installing zstd. That’s why the first thing you should do is update your system....

What Is DIG and What Does It Do? There are a ton of emulators available for Android devices that mimic the hardware of retro video game consoles. These emulators allow users to play ROMs of the games that were originally designed for these systems. Unfortunately, if you have a large video game collection, you’re stuck with launching different emulators for each system. This is where DIG steps in. It acts as a graphical user interface for all of your emulators and ROMs on Android....

The process is much the same for pairing your PS4 controller to Android as it is for your PS5 controller, but there are a few small differences we highlight here. Connect a PS4/PS5 Controller to Your Phone The actual process of connecting your PS4 and PS5 controllers to your device couldn’t be simpler: just do exactly what you’d do with any other Bluetooth device you want to connect. First, switch on Bluetooth on your device, then go to the Bluetooth menu (in the Quick Menu or the “Settings menu -> Connected devices”)....

Unfortunately, PDF documents are difficult to edit unless you pay for the Pro version of Adobe Acrobat. Wondering what you can do to make changes to a document when you only have access to a PDF version? You can use a conversion tool to convert the PDF to Word before editing. Convert a PDF to Word Using Adobe Online Converter As long as you have an Internet connection, the easiest way to convert PDFs to Word is to use Adobe’s free converter....

The problem with it is that it won’t open in a normal image viewer – for instance, Adobe Photoshop or the Windows 10 Photos app. The solution to this is converting this Webp image to JPG. This article will show you some of the best tools to convert and save Webp files to JPG. 1. Google’s WEBP Photoshop Plugin Before moving onto online solutions and third-party tools, wouldn’t it be great if you could open Webp files directly through Photoshop?...

We’ll also show you how to go the other way, converting Microsoft’s DOCX documents to the Docs format and opening them. Note: while you can convert documents from Google Docs to Word, there is no guarantee that the formatting in your document will be preserved during the conversion. Convert Microsoft Word (.docx) Files to Google Docs Convert Single Word Document to Google Docs Let’s start with converting Word to Google Docs files....

Here’s how to get your very own RSS feed for your Google+ stream. Getting Your RSS Feed First, go to the Googomi website and click on the green “your profile” button in the middle of the home page. Select the Google email address associated with the Google+ profile that you want an RSS feed for and click on “allow.” Next, select the Google account that you want to use, and on the next page click on “allow access....

On Linux, broadcasting a hotspot hasn’t always been easy. Until recently, users had to manually enter the command line, bridge adapters together, set up IPtables, etc. In newer versions of Ubuntu (and Network manager), however, making shareable connections via hotspots can be done as easily as it can be done on other operating systems. Creating the Hotspot The first step is to create a new wireless network. Go to the “Wireless Connection” menu, find “Edit connections” and select it....

When a friend has an Instagram Story to share, you’ll be able to find them as soon as you open the app. They will be the colored circles to the right of yours. One thing to keep in mind is that you can’t comment or like your friend’s story, but that doesn’t mean you can’t send them a message telling them you liked it. What Are Instagram Stories? If you know what Snapchat Stories are, then you know what Instagram Stories are....

Terminal Emulators One of the first and easiest things that you can do to change up your command line in Linux is to switch your terminal emulator. When you open the “terminal” on your distribution, you’re really opening a terminal emulator. A terminal emulator just emulates the old dumb terminals that were physically connected to Unix servers. They were just a screen and a keyboard that allowed you to interact with the server from a distance in the absence of networking....

Unfortunately, Mac OS doesn’t include any time of lazy loading feature for Login Items, but there is an app that can help. DelayedLauncher is a free Mac app that will delay the startup time of your Login Items, thus decreasing the time it takes to start using your Mac. Since DelayedLauncher doesn’t come with any instructions, here’s a quick tutorial to help you out. Download DelayedLauncher from this Web page, unzip the file, and drag the ....

If you plan on expanding your gaming resolution to multiple displays, then it’s safe to assume that you own either an AMD or Nvidia graphics card. Both GPU manufacturers have their own tools to help set you up for multi-monitor gaming. Here we show you how to do it using both AMD and Nvidia’s software packages. Note: you’ll ideally want three monitors for your gaming setup. If you just have two screens and are playing a first- or third-person game, your crosshair will effectively be in the bezel between the two screens, which isn’t great....

Some apps will automatically update, leaving you with no choice in the matter. Even if you’re unrooted, you can still get the older version back if you need to. It’s usually best to downgrade the app entirely, so here’s a guide showing the best method to get the job done, along with everything you need to know. Downgrading Android Apps Once you find an older version of the app online, you can download and transfer it to your device....

Why can’t you download Android apps? Android developers often restrict the availability of their applications to certain geographies or countries. There are several reasons why this might be done, including local laws and regulations. The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), for example, has a long list of compliance requirements for app and website developers. Smaller developers that cannot comply with these requirements often choose to exclude users from certain regions until they can devote their time to the issue....