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I don’t think I am the only one who misses these nifty features on Windows and always longed for a way to do these tasks with minimal effort. Yesterday, I came across this amazing tool for Windows called eXtra Buttons and I felt like somewhere a fairy waved her wand to bring me exactly what I was looking for. eXtra Buttons is a Windows freeware that simply places some additional buttons near the caption area (the close, minimize and maximize buttons) of each individual program and makes working on them more flexible....

There were a lot of amazing things happening this week, and we’ll ensure you get served the best of it in a jiffy. Major News this Week Google Banning Torrents Won’t Make a Difference There have been reports suggesting that Google might soon ban Torrent sharing sites from surfacing on its search results and as a result, this might affect traffic on these sites. But will it really affect the popular torrent sites?...

Tech enthusiasts were elated over the idea as a potential look inside the future of mobile technology. Project Ara would have allowed users to insert their own modules into the back of the phone with different features like an upgraded camera, extra battery, another display and more. Clearly, though, the team just couldn’t feasibly bring the product to a realistic level of functionality. Either that, or they realized the business aspect of it was too challenging....

iPhoto , Safari, QuickTime, Disk Utility, GarageBand, iMovie, Messages, Reminders and more. Each of these apps could easily cost dozens of dollars if they were for sale, yet Apple puts all of them on every new Mac. Of all these and more though, Spotlight (Apple’s launcher and search assistant) is the one utility that is easily the most used by many, which makes it extremely important. However, for many Mac users (myself included) Spotlight doesn’t perform as reliably as it should....

One might think that aligning shapes on a slide is just a matter of dragging them to their correct position. This might be true for one blessed with an eagle eye but more often than not misaligned shapes have been magnified on the projection screens. Using Smart Guides to precisely align shapes is the easiest way to presentation design and success. Align on the Fly with Smart Guides Smart Guides is a new feature that was introduced in Microsoft PowerPoint 2010....

Reminders app for both iOS and the Mac . This time, we’ll talk about two free task managers for iPhone that stand out from the rest thanks to their unique approaches. Let’s get going. Time Planner From the moment you start Time Planner, the app makes two things obvious: It wants you to manage your tasks in both a) a more stylish and b) a more informed way. Tasks are created in the standard way that have you type the task itself....

For example, if you happen to not own a tablet or a smartphone, or don’t have one at hand, the PS Vita is quite a capable device that can help you take care of a few productivity tasks, including email, image editing and exporting, and much more. Let’s take a closer look at these features that most PS Vita users don’t know about. Basic Image Editing and Exporting With two cameras at its disposal, it is fairly easy to gather a lot of photos and images into your PS Vita....

Let’s take a look at them. 1. Park Finder If you like to spend your independence holidays outdoors enjoying nature, then Park Finder will suit you perfectly. As its name implies, this app will help you find out about the best places to have a picnic, play some sports and more. Once you start the app, it will prompt you to use your location to suggest nearby parks and recreational centers....

Right now, the two best-known smartwatches on the market are the Pebble and the Sony Smartwatch series, but this space is about to get a lot more crowded. Last week Samsung officially unveiled its first smartwatch, the Samsung Galaxy Gear. Around the same time, Qualcomm took the wraps off its own unique watch, the Toq. There are plenty more than four smartwatches out on the market today, but these 4 seem to stand out above the rest....

Today, most external webcams offer a healthy mix of features, including high-resolution videos and features like autofocus and zoom. And if you are in the mood to spend, you can also bring in features like HDR. So if you are looking to buy a webcam, here are our recommendations for the best webcams for the Apple Macbook Pro and the Macbook Air. But before that, Troubled by neck pain? Have a look at these portable laptop risersAdd more function to your Apple Macbook with these nifty USB-C hubs...

While using the device, here are some of the interesting tips and tricks I came across and I thought our readers with a Nexus 6P might find it useful. So here are top 5 tips and tricks to get the most out of your Nexus 6P. 1. Use Fingerprint Sensor to Make Play Store Purchases Downloading free apps is straightforward when it comes to Android and it doesn’t ask you to enter a password on every download....

With most cameras giving you an 8-10 second interval, all you need to do is point the camera towards yourself and click away. And it gets even better if the camera has a selfie mirror. If you are looking for instant cameras with a decent self-timer in 2020, here are the best ones. But before that, Here are the best instant cameras for kids.Looking for a great digital photo frame?...

Though I am already dual booting Windows 8 consumer preview with Windows 7 on my computer, Windows 8 to me right now is like some exotic dish of a restaurant that you have once in a while. Windows 7 on the other hand is like homemade food that you can’t live without and need for good health. Now the problem is, when you install Windows 8 over Windows 7 as a dual booting operating system, Windows 8 boot loader is given the first preference, meaning it’ll boot into Windows 8 by default unless you choose to use Windows 7 each time manually....

Some of them have a command (or alias) associated with them and it is the matter of knowing it. For example, if you have Adobe Reader installed on your computer, you can launch the same by hitting Win + R and then keying AcroRd32 (could vary depending on installation pack). Difficult command to remember though. Interestingly, Windows has the capability to allow you to modify these commands and replace them with an easy to remember alias....

Both apps are free with in-app purchase options and come with color adjustments, filters, and cropping among other things. Because of these similarities it’s hard to tell which app is superior. Let’s pit these photo editors head to head to find out. Darkroom is Easier to Use VSCO Cam has a pretty well-established reputation for its stunning design, but Darkroom manages to deliver even more in terms of intuitiveness. Just about every possible edit you can make to a photo in Darkroom is neatly placed into five different tools: crop, filter, adjustments, curves, and history....

But, there is a solution to this problem, and we will show you how you can disable Facebook’s automatic video playback feature on phone. Simple Solution to the Problem Facebook has offered the solution to this problem inside the official app itself, and its a straight forward fix. If someone is telling you to download additional software to make this happen, just ignore that. Let’s Find Out How? Here is a quick guide on how you can disable the automatic video playback feature of the new Facebook App....

OS X Mavericks arrived with a series of new, convenient features , the default behavior of some of these and of some new ones has been changed by Apple. While some of these changes might make sense sometimes, in some cases they can be in fact, quite inconvenient. With that in mind, here are a few of those annoying settings that come as default on your Mac and how you can fix them....

In Lollipop, Android introduced a battery saving feature which helped you to boost the last few drops of battery juice your device had. However, in Marshmallow, they have come up with a better feature called Doze that offers round the clock battery saving and in a silent way. So today, let me give you a brief insight on what the Doze mode is and how you can get a similar feature on your older versions of Android right away....

Though the method is still an excellent way to restrict websites, everything about it is so manual. Today, I will talk about a simple tool called FocalFilter which automates this process in the background while helping you do the trick through its nice user interface. Furthermore, you can create a time specific block and after the timer runs out you will be able to view the websites again. Note: According to the developer, FocalFilter has some known issues with Kaspersky Internet Security and Avira Antivirus, and if you are using anyone of them, I am afraid FocalFilter will not work for you....

Understanding Podcasts Podcast is a blend of two words—broadcast and iPod. Podcasts are basically programs which are broadcasted on the internet which you can download and watch on your computer. These podcasts may be audiovisual or just audio. For a better understanding, you can relate podcasts to RSS feeds. Just like in the RSS feeds of the website gets updated when the site gets new content, in the same way the podcasts get updated with new episodes from time to time....