Luckily for us, the folks at BitNami have created an easy and quick solution to hosting our own local servers. I’ve been working on figuring out Drupal themes lately, so I’ll be working around a Drupal stack. There are a ton of other stacks to choose from though! Head on over to the BitNami website to download the stack you need installed. For example, if you want a Drupal installation to try out that new Drupal theme you just downloaded, you would download the Drupal stack....

Today, we will talk in detail about Prey and how it works. It comes in both free and pro versions, and luckily, the free version is decent enough (read “has essential features”) for everyone of us to install and use. If you own a laptop, I’d take a step further and say that this is a tool you must use. Lets see how it works. Installing and Setting Up Prey’s Anti-theft Solution Step 1....

Sometimes, you might get started jotting something down in Google Keep and find that it’s probably better suited in the format of a longer document. Perhaps for organizational or backup purposes you just want to keep extra copies of your Google Keep stuff in Docs. Either way, check out this quick trick for transferring notes from Google Keep over to Google Docs whether you’re on web or mobile. Note: While this feature will successfully transfer over your content, some of the formatting exclusive to Google Keep won’t make the cut in the transfer....

If you’ve registered your phone number with Truecaller, anyone can easily enter your phone number in the app and find out to who the number belongs. That’s clearly a breach of privacy for many. If you don’t want your phone number to be searchable so easily, the best option is to unlist your phone number from Truecaller. Here’s how you can do it. Why Unlist Your Phone Number From Truecaller If you prefer that your phone number remains private and you don’t want others to find out it belongs to you, unlisting your phone number from Truecaller is your best option....

When looking for browser updates, it is important to always go for official sources. Malware and lack of the latest security patches leave browsers vulnerable, making it even more important to keep the browser updated. So let us have a look at how to check the version of Firefox browser installed on your device, whether any update is available and what to do if an update fails to install....

Aesthetics play an important role in Instagram. You need to maintain it throughout your profile. Be it in the posts, stories, or even highlight covers. Your brand’s theme should reflect on your Instagram. And highlight covers are one way to do so. Let’s see how to use Canva to create Instagram highlights. We will tell you how to make a cover from scratch. Create Instagram Highlight Cover on Canva Android App Step 1: Launch the Canva app on your phone....

Instagram guides can be useful to set your profile apart from other accounts on the platform. In this post, you will learn how exactly Instagram guides can help you build a brand and how to use them effectively. What Are Instagram Guides Guides is Instagram’s take on creating short, sharable content in text style to share with followers. They are small blog posts to advertise upcoming product collections and showcase the entire portfolio in an easy-to-understand format....

Well, it’s certainly possible. There are several websites and apps that have combined all the best engines into a single search so you can get a side-by-side view of each results page. This is especially handy for gathering up all the top news articles across the Internet or a wide variety of images. Check out the best services for searching multiple engines below. TheInfo.com TheInfo.com is a website that lets you choose between a variety of services for performing your search....

Microsoft’s new Phone Companion app in Windows 10 aims to fill that void, somewhat. It syncs with an Android , iPhone or Windows phone. Let’s talk about it in detail. The App Itself To launch the app, click on Start menu button and search for Phone Companion. When launched, it will ask you to choose your phone platform. A little message at the the bottom also tells you that if you want to just copy some files to your phone, the old way of plugging and transferring files through My Computer is preferable....

The task manager is such that you can effortlessly tie your activities to your contacts, email and calendar. For example, you may assign tasks to people on your contact list, send them notifications or set up reminders and calendar events (one time or recurring). Let us check out the details and steps to get started. Using Task Manager Generally, the to-do-bar is placed on the right pane of the Outlook interface....

The job of syncing your photos, files and messages to your PC or tablet can now be handled wirelessly. How does it work? Well, it’s simple. The key here is a couple of Microsoft apps that make the sync possible. While Microsoft Launcher makes sharing from phone to PC a cakewalk, notifications and reminders are handled by Cortana. Quite obviously, you’d have to use Microsoft’s own tools to make the syncing process seamless....

In the past we covered an app using which you could mask your Android Market (before it became Play Store) and install country restricted apps easily. But now, that app (Market Unlocker) is no longer available. MarketEnabler is a similar app for Android using which you can fool Play Store to download and install any country restricted apps on your device. The only requirement of the app is a device with root access....

Incognito mode gets a bad rep. Some say it’s only used to hide “indecent” behavior. But there are legitimate uses for it. What is incognito mode? Just how “private” is it? Why even use it? And is there anything better to keep your affairs private on the internet? All of your questions will be answered below. 1. It’s Not Really Private Well, nothing really is private these days but if you’re thinking that switching to incognito mode is going to magically cloak your internet behavior, you’re wrong....

The Jaybird Run XT and the Samsung Galaxy Buds are two of the newest earbuds in the market that promises a ton of features. From a uber cool touch panel of the Samsung Galaxy Buds to the quirky companion app of the Jaybird Run XT, these two audio accessories pack a solid set of features, at least on paper. But is there any more to these features? Today, we will take a look at the Jaybird Run XT and the Samsung Galaxy Buds and see how these two earbuds differ from each other....

If you suspect that the battery on your Mac is displaying an inaccurate percentage of battery life remaining, try some of these at-home solutions to reset or recalibrate the battery. Otherwise, a Genius Bar appointment at your local Apple store might be necessary. iPhone users, listen up: We have written a detailed guide on charging your iPhone properly. Don’t forget to check it out. Reset the System Management Controller (SMC) The System Management Controller, or SMC, on your Mac is buried within the operating system and groups together various functions involving the display, battery power, booting, shutting down, sleeping, and more....

Blatant egotism aside, this move by Facebook has some pros and cons. The good thing is you don’t need to jump between two apps, wait for animations to load and press the back button twice to get back to Facebook. From a user experience perspective, this is a good move. But that’s the only good thing about it. The in-app browser is controlled by Facebook. This means you don’t know which web standards it uses, or the underlying technology....

has been received with a lot of enthusiasm and expectations. While some of you might be thinking of giving it a try, a few must have already decided to switch over . Others could be planning to make an addition to the existing list of email IDs. And then there could be many amongst you who already own a Hotmail or Windows Live ID, in which case there’s a choice to migrate to the new service....

Open Advanced Settings on Your Chromebook The easiest way to access these settings is typing in the Chrome browser chrome://settings. That takes you directly to settings. If you prefer the mouse, click on the hamburger menu in the upper right hand corner of your browser and pick Settings. Scroll down and click Show advanced settings… Insert Your External Media You’ll need to do this before you change the download settings. Your Chromebook can write to FAT, exFat and NTFS drives (check here for the full list)....

This free-for-use tool detects more than 153 languages automatically. It also recognizes fonts of the text. Go to OCRonline. Select the language of text and the output format. Click on Browse button to browse the image file containing text. Now click the “Upload” button. Your file will get uploaded on the server (It will remain on server for 24 hours after conversion). Note: Maximum file size upload limit is 10MB and it supports PNG and JPG formats....

OneDrive and Google Photos are two cloud storage services that provide top-notch sync capabilities when it comes to backing up multimedia content. Yet among certain aspects, they differ quite significantly in the functionality that they offer. So, how do they stack against each other on the major mobile platforms? Let’s find out. Availability OneDrive, while giving off the impression of being a cloud storage for all file types in general, also doubles up as a photo backup service....