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1. Shrook Shrook is a powerful RSS readers that provides you with the capability of accessing and synchronizing your RSS feeds among all your Macs, iPhone, or PCs. This is done by registering an account with shrook.com. When you first open up the Shrook application, you will see six listing under Source – Subscriptions, Feed Guide, Attachments, Flagged Items, New Items, and Scrapbook. Subscriptions shows all your RSS feeds that you are currently subscribed to....

Here is some of the best free virtual machine software for Windows 10 that can help you create virtual machines in just a few clicks. VirtualBox VirtualBox is one of the most popular, free, and open-source virtualization software that makes creating and running virtual machines a breeze. The good thing about VirtualBox is that it is cross-platform compatible, which simply means that you can use it on Windows, Linux, and MacOS....

That being said, in this article we cover the top ten skills across a wide variety of categories that most users will get a use out of – including connected car devices, mindfullness, traffic updates, kitchen, and more. 1. 7-Minute Workout 7-Minute Workout is just that – a seven minute workout to help you increase metabolism, improve your energy, lower day-to-day stress, and remove excess fat. Whether you work out in the morning or just before your evening shower, 7-Minute Workout is sure to help you improve your health....

Certain applications that exist both on iOS devices as well as Macs, such as Pages, Keynote, and Numbers, work with file sharing. While the files can be shared wirelessly through programs such as Dropbox, they can also be shared with File Sharing via iTunes. If you have just finished a document in an app such as Pages on the iPhone or iPad, click on the Tools menu (looks like a wrench), then click on “Share and Print....

This is a sponsored article and was made possible by Tribit Audio. The actual contents and opinions are the sole views of the author who maintains editorial independence, even when a post is sponsored. The rugged style of the speaker ensures that it’s built to last and will hold up in all types of environments. The body is silicone along with the strap that comes attached to it. Additionally, because of the X-Boom’s 360° cylinder design, you’ll get rich sound from all angles....

Editing video is something that almost everyone has to do from time to time. There was a time not so long ago that video editing was only done by tech heads and professionals and normal people never had to deal with it. But the omnipresence of smartphones and social media means that very few people in 2018 never have to cut a bit of video in some small way. Everyone has to do it....

There are dozen of solutions for you to convert videos on your Mac, and most of them involve using external third-party apps. Fortunately, Mac OS X comes preloaded with the functionality to convert videos without any hassle. Here’s how you can convert your videos without using third-party apps. 1. Using QuickTime to Convert Videos on a Mac The first way is to use the built-in QuickTime app to do the conversion....

Most phones, tablets, and other electronics today are powered by lithium ion batteries, but scientists and engineers believe that we are approaching the limits of how much we can store in them. Until the next better battery is developed, we will just have to make do with the batteries we have. Here are some important tips for how to care for your cellphone and laptop batteries so as to extend their lifespan, as well as how to know when they are running dry....

Outlines The best way to begin a longer project is with an outline. For Google Docs, this means starting to define your structure with Heading styles, the first three of which are available on the Toolbar, where by default it says Paragraph. Access additional layers using “Format -> Paragraph styles.” The outline is available to the left of your page. To see it, select “View -> Show document outline.” Within the Outline pane, your headings automatically become links, allowing you to jump around the document without endless scrolling....

We asked some of our writers this week, “What are the best apps and tools you have used in 2016?” Our Opinion Derrik’s vote is for any.do. He explains that it’s “an app that you can use as a task list, and it basically nags you to get things done.” It helps him because he feels like he doesn’t always stay consistent. Jeffrey’s favorite desktop app is Franz. It’s a “free multi-chat app and Polymail email client (before it goes freemium)....

For everyone else, Chrome has seen an impressive amount of growth that continues through 2017 without showing many signs of plateauing anytime soon. Why is this happening? And what lessons does it teach us about how browsers should cater to the average user? The Phenomenon There is a running joke on the Internet that goes somewhere along the lines of “Internet Explorer [now Microsoft Edge] is a great browser… for downloading Chrome....

But what is a time-of-flight camera, and how does it work? What Is a Time-of-flight Camera? A Time-of-flight (ToF) camera is a standard feature appearing on several recently released smartphones. ToF cameras use the speed of light instead of sound to detect things and measure distances, ultimately creating sharper photos. They also measure the depth in a scene and help navigate around obstacles while mapping the surroundings and creating basic 3D representations of the objects or anything else in front of them....

What Is Abandonware? Have you ever wondered what happens to software when the company who made it no longer cares about it? Perhaps the software is really old, and the company makes no effort to re-release or remaster it. Maybe the company that made it has long since gone under and no longer works on the software. This is what abandonware is. Abandonware is when the original owner no longer cares for a piece of software....

Bluetooth 5.1 does have improvements you can be happy about, but it may be a while before you see it on the majority of the devices out there. While you wait, you can imagine all the things you can do with the new features. What Is Bluetooth 5.1? Bluetooth 5.1 is the latest version of the Bluetooth technology that allows you to exchange data between devices that are a short distance from one another....

What Is GameFi? The term GameFi comes from joining two words: games and decentralized finance (DeFi). It was first coined in a 2020 tweet by Andre Cronje, the CEO of Yearn Finance. Since then, the phrase has been actively used to refer to video games with decentralized financial components that are backed by blockchain technology. But the roots actually go back to 2013. Some early initiatives in this field included bitcoin integrations in Minecraft servers and other games like Bombermine that rewarded players with real Bitcoins....

What Is Pagefile.sys Pagefile acts as a virtual memory on your hard drive where Windows allocates passive and active processes. In most cases your built-in RAM isn’t ready to handle all of the application load. What Windows does is allocate some of the passive processes (minimized applications) – and even active ones if the RAM is full – to the pagefile to keep the processes running and also not to put pressure on the actual RAM....

Similar to Arch Linux, Void Linux follows a “rolling release” model and a “user-centric” approach to operating system usage. This means Void Linux is constantly updated but is also bare-bones when installed. It makes Void Linux appealing for power users who want to have a flexible operating system that they can fully understand and tinker with. Why Use Void Linux? Void Linux aims to keep the operating system simple. Its use of runit as an init system means that all service scripts currently running are just files that can be seen in the “/var/service/” directory, and those can easily be added, modified or removed from “/etc/sv/”....

The Wi-Fi Alliance has started to certify products that can use WPA3 along with major manufacturers like Qualcomm and Cisco, who are ready for the switch with new chips and support for existing products. Overview WPA stands for Wireless Protected Access. It is essentially to the security standard that governs the protocol a router and device use to communicate. As complicated as that sounds, it is the method by which they “handshake” to securely connect....

Why Are People Moving Towards USB-C? To understand the problem, we have to understand what USB-C is a solution for. The standard USB cable comes with one head that connects to the host (the fat end) and one that connects to the client. Its communication happens only in one direction, and its design specification allows it to be plugged in only in one particular way. USB-C undoes all of this by using a design specification that lets either end of it be plugged into any of the devices being connected....

Some could argue that Cortana’s collection of information is reasonable. After all, it’s a personal assistant; of course it needs a lot of information. But even with these apparent rationalizations, Windows 10 has a lot of shady data collection going on that you should be aware of. This is all from Microsoft’s own Privacy Statement, by the way. 1. Input Personalization Is Essentially a Keylogger A “keylogger” is software that records keystrokes you make on your keyboard....