If you’ve ever wanted to save a webpage, you’ve probably discovered how finicky it can be. Saving the page via the “Save As” dialogue makes it an HTML file, which can be hard to share with others. Saving the pages as PDF works, but it can take up a little too much room. What’s a good, reliable way of storing web pages as is for later use? This is the problem that WebSatchel hopes to solve....

What are browser cookies and how advertisers use them to track you Browser cookies are text files containing information of a particular website that are stored on a user’s computer by their web browser. The data contained in a cookie could include login details, shopping cart information, pages visited on the relevant site and so forth. Whenever the user navigates back to a website, the cookie is utilized by that relevant website to “personalize” a user’s experience....

EXT4 The “Fourth Extended Filesystem” is fully backward-compatible with EXT2 and EXT3 and is considered the standard for most Linux distributions, remaining as popular as its predecessors. It is one of the safest and most stable available options today since it supports journaling, preventing (as much as possible) the loss of data after a system crash or loss of power. Two of its most important features are “extents” and “delayed allocation,” which smartly manage how the data is written on the storage medium to improve performance and reduce fragmentation....

With that, why not try one of the most common uses for Grep, finding a file in a directory. Look through your “~/Downloads” folder for any “jpg” images. Grep will list them all out and highlight the “.jpg” part since it’s what you searched for. You pipe the output (with the command “|”) of just about any command into grep. If you have a plain text file laying around, cat it out and pipe the result into Grep to find a specific word....

What is modding? Modding is the act of modifying hardware or software to either perform differently or do something differently than it was originally intended to do. Modding isn’t exclusive to tech. Cars, for instance, can be modded to perform differently, such as new paint jobs or engine tuning. In this article, though, we’ll be talking about modding as it relates to tech. Hardware modding Hardware modding requires installing specialized hardware into a computer/console or simply making user-end modifications to something like a case....

1. Never Share Personal Information Posting someone’s personal information on a Reddit thread is frowned on in the community and is part of the website’s strict crackdown on vigilantism and witch hunts. You’ll want to steer clear of posting any links that lead to pages that show an individual’s personal info, as well as photos that show the same. This rule extends to social media profile links and screenshots. If you have to post photos of social media, you’ll have to block out the sensitive information by blurring it out or masking it using another color....

What VSync Does To start, let’s look at how graphics are processed in your computer. Your computer or laptop has a way of rendering graphics to a screen. This may either be integrated graphics within your processor or an independent graphics card. The graphics processor’s main job is to “paint” visuals onto the screen. The reason you can read this article is due to a graphics processor arranging the pixels on your screen....

For that reason, we asked some of our writers what mindless tasks they automate on their computers or mobiles to make things easier for them, whether it’s with IFTTT or through a different process. Our Opinion Trevor uses IFTTT to move tagged articles in Feedly to various Trello boards and columns. He also uses it with Craigslist to have it scan for items or freelance work. Outside of IFTTT, he uses DropSync for Android to sync his download folder and images with Dropbox....

And along with that learning curve, there was certainly someone along the way who helped you, guided you, or simply provided you tips if you were self-taught. What was the best tech tip that was shared with you? Our Opinion Ryan says simply, “Ditch Apple.” He explains that the company’s over-reliance on their ecosystem of products and services means they can rest on their laurels without having to innovate. Once someone buys into that ecosystem, it’s difficult for them to leave....

Their ability to recognize and respond to queries is improving steadily, and while most of the assistants are fairly limited in both what they can do and where they can live, it’s likely that future Internet of Things devices will emphasize voice controls and greatly expand the currently-limited palette of actions. What Makes an AI assistant “The Best?” AI assistants all have the same basic goal of listening to you and doing things for you, but each manufacturer has their own ideas about exactly how that should work....

If you are looking your very own drone, what should you look out for? What are some of the more popular drones that you can purchase? Here is a look at the more popular drone varieties and their different features. Parrot AR This drone can be controlled from a smartphone or a tablet running either iOS or Android. There are a variety of versions of this drone with the latest coming out in May 2014, the AR Drone 3....

Android Is Open Source The Android operating system is not the first open source mobile operating system, but it has found the most mainstream success. Google releases the Android source code under an Apache license, allowing the software to be freely manipulated by phone manufacturers, wireless carriers, and anyone else who can make use of it. Android has appeared in everything from refrigerators to watches. This is both a blessing and a curse....

If you have the patience for troubleshooting software bugs, building a Hackintosh is easier than ever. As a reward, you get a flexible, customizable, dual-booting gaming machine that costs vastly less than a high-end Mac – and might even run better to boot. Even with new Macs just around the corner, there are still great reasons to build a Hackintosh in 2018. 1. Flexibility The Mac has never really been about hardware flexibility....

Our Opinion Robert doesn’t see any evidence of email getting phased out. He sees “trendy media companies coming out occasionally and saying stuff like they’re a Twitter/Slack-only office and that email is on the way out,” but he thinks email has settled into being something you use for “really important stuff.” He never emails friends, using social media for that, but if it’s something work-related, “email is still the way to go....

We want to know if our technologically-minded readers feel the same as the study. Would you allow a robot to take charge of your house? Our Opinion Damien reports that he has a robot cleaner in his house, but it’s the only robotic product he would allow. However, he still has “privacy concerns over smart devices like Google Home/Echo and won’t be adding them” to his house now or in the future....

Of course, as with most things in 2020, WWDC was different because of the health crisis taking place across the world. Instead of packing developers and press into a venue, this was a virtual event. There was also only one bit of hardware mentioned, as shipping dates are still up in the air. But it’s clear that while Apple engineers have been sheltering in place, they decided they would start granting wishes....

What Makes XAMPP So Special Let’s say you’re installing Apache in Windows. You take the time to set everything up and you start running your website. The problem is that you can’t actually do anything lucrative on the site that doesn’t involve static pages unless you have an SQL server. You then install your favorite SQL server application and realize that you still haven’t installed PHP. The list goes on and on until you’re driven nuts by the complexity of an installation which may take hours....

Introduction Did you know that Xiaomi stands for “little rice”? It’s perhaps ironic, as Xiaomi is anything but little, with a worth of more than $45bn, selling all sorts of things, such as smartphones, backpacks, air purifiers, vacuum cleaners and security cameras. Xiaomi has also tried its hand at TVs, although we’ve not seen many of them in the UK. In fact, the F2 is the first as Xiaomi cracks its knuckles and eyes up the budget side of the market....

Often, we have to install several apps to keep our phone clean and stable. Apps such as App to SD, battery monitor, cache cleaner are examples of apps that we install. Rarely do you find an app that combines all these features into one and still does not take up much memory and resources. Ranging from battery monitoring, traffic bandwidth, task killing, cache cleaning to power control widgets, ZDbox has them all....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAm6pa9hPKA Image Credit: Szk7788