Free ringtones for Android, iPhone, and other devices are easy to come by and sometimes beat making your own. But you need to know where to look. There are lots of ringtone websites on the web, but they’re not all created equal. Some are so full of ads that you can hardly find a real download button, others have so few options that they’re not even worth checking out, and some make you pay for the ringtones....
Although Google Chrome comes with an integrated Safe Browsing module to preserve your privacy, that’s simply not enough. The internet is a dangerous place filled with privacy-invasive trackers , misleading URLs, and malicious sites, which means you must always do more to ramp up the protection. If you use Google Chrome as your default browser on Windows or Mac, check out these ten best browser extensions from the Chrome Web Store that can enhance your online privacy....
These days people don’t like to pick up calls from unknown numbers. You could do an online search to identify the caller . However, this is time-consuming and in most cases, you won’t get the person’s name or address. That’s where a caller ID app is useful. Caller ID apps reveal the name of the caller even if they’re not saved in your contacts. Best Caller ID Apps for Android and iPhone Here are our favorite caller ID apps for Android and iPhone....
The easiest way to use Reddit is via the official site. Sure, it gets the job done — you can browse Reddit online. At the same time, the Reddit site looks pretty outdated and the UI isn’t the most user-friendly. Whether you’re looking for more functionality, extra features, or simply a better look, you can try using one of the Reddit clients instead. Here are some of the best Reddit apps for Windows and Mac that will improve your user experience on Reddit....
Action cameras have long changed their status from something associated exclusively with extreme sports to a device that you can use to record any kind of physical activity. Whether it’s hiking up in the mountains, or doing yoga at home, you can use a small and handy action camera to film quality videos of yourself and share them online. With a regular camera, however, you still need to fiddle with the settings and position your camera to make sure you’re filming at the right angle, have your subject in focus, and so on....
Does your Apple iPhone fail to ring for incoming calls? There are several reasons why that happens. Read on to learn about the best ways to unsilence calls on the iPhone. If your iPhone does not ring for incoming phone calls, the chances are it’s in Silent Mode. If that’s not the reason, it could be an iOS feature, setting, or software conflict preventing it from ringing. The methods below should help you unsilence calls on your iPhone....
These days people are moving over to touch interfaces at a rapid pace, but for certain types of work a keyboard is absolutely essential. If you are using Microsoft Excel to do some heavy number crunching, there’s no question that a good keyboard is not an optional extra. However, it’s not just the perfect device for data entry. Your keyboard can actually turn you into a master of Excel Kung Fu, making you faster and more efficient....
Virtual reality is cropping up in the technology world’s conversations more and more these days. While a lot of attention goes to the fancy VR gaming scene or VR experiences, there’s actually a pretty good case to be made for VR as a productivity tool. The best example of this is a VR desktop application. We set out to answer the question “can you actually work with a VR desktop?” using two popular apps....
Across the top of almost every keyboard lies a series of keys beginning with F. F1 through F12 and they are known as function keys. Can you believe that they’ve been around since 1965? They were introduced as keys that could be changed to do whatever you want. Keys that can be programmed are also known as soft keys. They’re still soft keys today. Operating systems (OS) and programs can tie into them so that the keys will initiate specific functions....
Video games are a hobby enjoyed by millions of people from all walks of life. There’s a game out there for everyone, but not everyone who wants to participate in the hobby can. People who live with disabilities that affect their vision, mobility or any other faculty you need to play video games as intended, don’t need to miss out on the fun. There are various options for gamers who deal with disabilities to help bridge the gap and get them back in the game....
Runtime errors in Windows are as old as the operating system itself. It’s a common error message to see when an app crashes, but what exactly is a runtime error, and what can you do about it? Software development is complex, and modern applications rely on sophisticated libraries and supporting data to work as expected. This guide will help you understand why runtime errors happen and how to minimize them....
A TED talk is a fascinating explanation of a Technology, Entertainment or Design (TED) topic by experts at the cutting edge of their fields. Well, that was the original idea, but the modern TED Talk has grown to encompass science, philosophy and just about any other area of human inquiry. TED Talks are therefore less defined by the subject matter it deals with and more by how it packages and shares that content....
Have you ever looked at a file extension and wondered exactly what in the world you were looking at? With hundreds of different file extensions, it’s impossible to keep track of them all. For example, what is an OGG file? Where did it come from, and what is it used for? Simply put, an OGG file is one of two file types: either an Ogg Vorbis Audio File or an Origin graph file....
A large part of tackling new viruses is figuring out how they work. To do that, you need to reverse-engineer it. The National Security Agency (NSA) obviously must do this sort of work a lot, so they created their own tool, called Ghidra to help them do this. By the way, it’s pronounced Ghee-dra. It was released to the public for free and as open source on March 5 th , 2019, at the RSA Conference in San Francisco....
Numerous system processes and applications run in the background the second you power on your Mac. These processes have their responsibilities, and they’re crucial to the proper functioning of your Mac. WindowServer , for example, manages important system graphical user interfaces (GUI) like the Dock and Menu Bar . kernel_task is another critical component that keeps your Mac running smoothly. In this guide, we’ll explain the responsibilities of kernel_task in macOS....
With the release of iOS 15, iPadOS 15.1, and macOS Monterey came a new feature to make images more useful. The feature is called Live Text and allows you to interact with the text in your pictures. Here’s how to use the Live Text feature. What Is Live Text? If you have a picture saved to the Photos app, open your mobile device camera, or have a photo in an app like Notes or Reminders, you can interact with the text ....
To keep your Mac secure, you should run the latest version of macOS. Apple continually issues software updates and security patches along with new features. Here’s how to ensure you have the latest version of the macOS operating system . The Latest Version of macOS is macOS Monterey The latest stable version of Apple’s Mac operating system is macOS 12 Monterey. At the time of writing, the latest version number for macOS Monterey is 12....
It’s easy to confuse Microsoft Office and Office 365 or Microsoft 365. Microsoft Office is the standard office suite you’ve used for years and can include the desktop app versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access, and Publisher depending on the edition you get. Office Home & Student has Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Office Home & Business adds Outlook. Office Professional adds Publisher and Access. All are available for Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac operating systems, and it’s a one-time purchase....
Game developers are innovators, but they can’t do it alone. A crucial component of any successful game is the technology that allows the game to be played on PCs and consoles. APIs like DirectX and VulkanRT allow your Windows PC to create the environments necessary for you to play the games you enjoy. VulkanRT (or the Vulkan Runtime Libraries, to give it its full name) is a cross-platform API that allows modern 3D-rendered games to function properly with your graphics card or internal chipset....
One of the best things about modern computers is how modular they are. Desktop computers in particular make it relatively simple to swap out just about any component for a better one. However, a computer is a complex system, so how should you know which components need upgrading? What should you upgrade on your PC? The Weakest Link The ideal computer is built from a mix of components that are well matched to each other....
