Add Computer Icon To Windows 8 Start Menu Desktop Explorer

Now with Windows 8, Microsoft rolled the dice keeping in mind the new touch screen devices and thus both, the Start Menu and Computer aren’t there by default. I know it’s tough to let go. Every Windows 8 user seems to be whining about losing the Start Menu. Keeping that in mind, we took up how you can bring back the default Start Menu on Windows 8. Today we are going to see how we can add the Computer shortcut to the Start Screen, Desktop and Explorer shortcut at the taskbar....

November 20, 2022 · 2 min · 389 words · Frank Stannard

Add Power Features To Finder In Mac Using Xtrafinder

Mavericks brought support for tabbed browsing but to be honest, I never really used the feature. It was just not intuitive. XtraFinder’s implementation is very much so. If you find yourself juggling with multiple Finder windows, trying to arrange them all in one screen and dragging and dropping stuff all over the place, XtraFinder will bring some much deserved sanity in your life. Read on to find out how to get the most out of the app....

November 20, 2022 · 3 min · 560 words · Karisa Whittemore

Android Working With Subtitles On Mx Player

When it comes to desktop, working with subtitles is fairly easy, of course with the exception of Windows Media Player. Players like GOM, KM Player, and VLC let you do pretty much anything and everything with subtitles. But when you’re taking your videos mobile and still want to watch them with subtitles, MX Player is your best bet. It gives total control over the video subtitles and offers nothing less than the desktop players....

November 20, 2022 · 3 min · 557 words · Charles Penland

Black Friday 2017 7 Best Wireless Bluetooth Earbuds Under 50

Also, let’s just agree that the struggle of untangling the headphone cord is extremely irritating! To spare you the horror, we have handpicked some of the best Black Friday 2017 deals for wireless earbuds that you can buy under $50. So, let’s begin. 1. Yoozon Wireless Earbuds The Yoozon Wireless earbuds feature the CVC 6.0 noise canceling technology. Thanks to the IPX7 certification, they are water and sweat proof. With the built-in magnets, you can attach the earbuds together when not in use....

November 20, 2022 · 3 min · 586 words · Heidi Navarro

Black Friday 2017 Best Deals On Instant Cameras And Portable Photo Printers

We are sure that you will come across several such special moments this upcoming holiday season. Won’t it be awesome if they can be captured instantly and transformed into photographs with the help of instant cameras and portable photo printers? It would be great, right? Giving this a thought, we have listed some of the best deals on few instant cameras and portable photo printers that you can buy during the Black Friday 2017 sale....

November 20, 2022 · 3 min · 607 words · Melinda Conway

Cobook Is Simpler Better Replacement For Iphone Contacts App

Mail , Photos and Safari, which have changed and improved to some degree, but overall, most of the core Apple set of native apps have remained the same. One of the most glaring examples of this is Apple’s Contacts app, which besides some basic changes in its looks, has basically remained unaltered through the entire existence of Apple’s smartphone since it debuted in the market on 2007. Because of that, there has been a flood of contact applications that have showed up on the App Store, but due to the vast amount of these available, it is not easy to choose the best one....

November 20, 2022 · 3 min · 590 words · Elena Stankiewicz

Comparemydocs Lets You Compare Word Documents Online

To get started with the service, click on “Choose file” button given in the black shaded area. After browsing and selecting the file, it uploads the file on its server and processes it. After uploading, click on Compare button. It will redirect you to the secure page. Now, on the left pane, click on the name of document to open it on the right. Click on the white arrow given beside other documents to compare the opened document with other....

November 20, 2022 · 1 min · 199 words · Eugene Berube

Create Keyboard Shortcuts On Iphone For Faster Touch Typing

Now, when we run across a phone that still has some kind of plastic keyboard, most of us can’t help but to think that it is outdated. However, despite the convenience and speed of software keyboards with features like auto-complete and on-the-fly corrections, they are not perfect. But there are ways to make it better though. Like, using keyboard shortcuts for typing commonly used phrases faster. If you would like to know how to create keyboard shortcuts to make your typing on your iPhone or other iOS device, follow the steps below: Step 1: On your iPhone or iOS device main screen go to Settings > General > Keyboard....

November 20, 2022 · 2 min · 278 words · Mattie Wang

Crop Domestication May Have Been Occurring For Longer Than You Think

One of the most common techniques used in agriculture is the selective breeding of crops based on desired characteristics. While it is quite reasonable to assume that humans have been manipulating and cultivating crops for food for a long time, researchers at University College London (UCL) in the United Kingdom have recently been able to give us an idea of just how long we’ve been at this. Dorian Fuller and Charlene Murphy of UCL have recently conducted a study which indicates that the domestication of the legume horsegram (Macrotyloma uniflorum), may have occurred from as early as 1200 BC....

November 20, 2022 · 3 min · 474 words · Maura Murray

Did You Know About Chrome S Hidden Experimental Features

Some of the commands available are useful – for example, if you want to check your browser’s history [chrome://history], all the extensions that are installed [chrome://extensions], or a detailed examination of the memory usage [chrome://memory]. An interesting feature is chrome://flags. It takes you to a page full of experimental Chrome features. But heed the warning which says – “Careful, these experiments may bite.” These experimental features are unofficial, so go through them and use them at your own risk....

November 20, 2022 · 1 min · 118 words · Vincent Thompson

Dvour A Food Website Designed For Sharing Recipes Quickly

One of the good things about Dvour is that you don’t need to register and create an account to browse through the recipes and share them as well. But you can also easily log in with Facebook and add recipes to your personal ‘cookbook’. Dvour is designed to be a website for easy sharing of recipes. The sharing feature drives the social discovery that should ultimately help it build up a community of food lovers....

November 20, 2022 · 2 min · 390 words · Donna Levinson

Easily Remove Unwanted Tweets Fb Updates With These Scripts

Well, it seems that one of our readers Shankar Ganesh found the answer, and was kind enough to send us the tip. He found 2 greasemonkey scripts, each for Twitter and Facebook, developed by the same person, that can help filter out unwanted tweets and Facebook updates easily. The Twitter script works only on the new Twitter version, which everyone will have sooner or later. It creates an option called “Filters” on your Twitter profile, as you can see in the screenshot below....

November 20, 2022 · 2 min · 271 words · Raymond Johnson

Everything You Wanted To Know About Bots Messaging Bots

Google is one of the most popular go-to tools when anyone are trying to figure something out on the web. However, bots and by extension messaging bots also have a part to play. What Exactly is a Bot? With the current state of the technology, the definition of which probably is best suited for a bot is as follows; an artificially intelligent piece of software which is able to provide useful information at the request of a person with as little human intervention as possible....

November 20, 2022 · 4 min · 699 words · Brian Holmes

Facebook Marketplace Guide What Is It And How To Use It

With Facebook’s ever-changing meta and models, the social media giant has just shown that they are ready to take on the likes of eBay, Quickr and OLX. And their weapon of choice is the new venture called Marketplace. Now, as Facebook defines it, Marketplace is a service which has an easy, convenient interface and allows you to buy and sell in your area. You can browse through the listings near you to find great things to buy or even search for items that you require....

November 20, 2022 · 3 min · 638 words · Deborah Bagdon

Firefox Vs Firefox Focus Should You Switch

So what really is Firefox Focus? In short, it lets you stay anonymous and does a terrific job at thwarting site trackers, but better yet, it sticks to its name and really helps you stay ‘focused.’ But does it have everything necessary to make you completely ditch Firefox for good? Well, you are about to find out! Limited Availability Firefox Focus is available on just Android and iOS, so if you are a desktop user, then you are outta luck....

November 20, 2022 · 6 min · 1199 words · Dara Willett

Forgot Samsung Pin Or Pattern Here Is How To Unlock The Device

In devices running Android 4.4 and earlier, inputting an incorrect pin, password or pattern five times will show an option to reset the unlocking method — Forgot PIN?, Forgot Password? or Forgot Pattern? Following which, irrespective of the locking method, the new window will require you to enter the google account credentials of the account associated with the device — but this wasn’t safe in case the attacker knows your google credentials too....

November 20, 2022 · 2 min · 370 words · Alfred Hutcherson

Get Notifications Of Social Networks At One Place In Chrome

Chime is an extension for Chrome that supports a number of social networks for which you’d want the notifications. Usual suspects like Twitter and Facebook are, of course, there but apart from these it also supports specialty networks like Quora. This is the definitely one of the easiest ways to stay connected while literally connecting to all the services at once. Let’s see how it works. 1. Install Chime Install Chime from the Chrome Web Store....

November 20, 2022 · 3 min · 432 words · Jonathan Stevens

Give Nero A Miss With The Free Cdburnerxp

CDBurnerXP (ver.4.3.8) made its mark in the days of Windows XP when users cried out for a simple no frills CD/DVD burning software. “No frills” is an understatement because, the software gives you all the features to handle your day-to-day burning tasks. Supported video files: CDBurnerXP supports burning on CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD. It can also handle dual layer recording in double layer DVDs, Blu-Ray and HD-DVDs....

November 20, 2022 · 2 min · 399 words · Jada Morris

Google Photos Vs Icloud Photos Which One To Use On Iphone

While Google Photos is a proper app on iPhone, you will find the iCloud functionality inside the Apple Photos app. There is no separate app known as iCloud Photos. The iCloud is an online storage service offered to Apple users, and iCloud Photos is part of it. Even though Google Photos also saves your images online in the cloud, it doesn’t use iCloud. The Google cloud saves the images. Let’s start the comparison between Google Photos and iCloud....

November 20, 2022 · 8 min · 1575 words · Theresa Zwagerman

Grammarly Vs Microsoft Editor Which Grammar Checking Tool Is Better

Microsoft has officially rebranded the Office 365 plans as the Microsoft 365. The transformation isn’t just about the rename of the popular bundle. The software giant is adding much-awaited features such as Microsoft Editor, Plaid integration in the Excel, premium templates, Microsoft family safety app, and more. One of the new features is Microsoft Editor add-on in Microsoft Word and Word Online. So far, Grammarly has been the go-to choice for the majority to correct typos and improve the writing practice with better word suggestions....

November 20, 2022 · 5 min · 921 words · Suzanne Opatz