Here we have compiled ten of those terminal commands that – as a Mac user – you should know. 1. Restart Your Mac When It Is Frozen The above command helps you reboot your Mac when it is frozen. Just type it once in Terminal and it will reboot your machine whenever it freezes up. 2. Show Hidden Folders and Files The above command enables Finder to show hidden files and folders on your Mac....
Here is a selection of the best brain-training apps meant to improve your mental agility. Can Brain-Training Apps Really Help Boost Your Mental Capacity? While the scientific community has yet to come to a consensus regarding brain training apps, a recent analysis published by Scientific American in September 2020 cites evidence that short-term working memory training can provide benefits to relatively high-functioning individuals, such as college students. When it comes to vision training, it’s been suggested that even elite athletes can benefit....
If you’re an Edge user, consider enabling our following selection of flags which are among the best Microsoft Edge flags you can find among any browsers. How to Enable Edge Flags? To enable and access Edge flags, simply enter the following in the URL bar. You will have to restart Edge every time to ensure the flag is working properly. To find a specific flag, you can find them with the search bar or use Ctrl + F in the browser window....
1. ChatHub Similar to Omegle, ChatHub is a completely free anonymous chatting site where you can text or video chat with random people. It’s exceedingly easy to use and requires no registration to get started. There are two types of chatrooms. The Main room is geared toward just having a friendly talk with someone, while the Adult room is meant for flirting and the like. There are also some advanced settings that allow you to only match with people who appear on camera or speak to people using only voice....
1. Unresponsive Applications When a Windows application freezes, nothing moves on the screen, and even other programs feel unresponsive. Apps mostly behave like this because of overheating in the cabinet/laptop bottom and memory issues. To determine an external cause of overheating, verify there aren’t any power supply issues. Check your laptop’s battery and AC adapter for any signs of trouble: if they have swollen in size, it’s time to replace the hardware....
If you want to manage your wallpapers without any special effort, you have the option of using dedicated apps. These apps provides you greater flexibility in wallpaper handling with ease. You can use your favorite pictures individually, in a slideshow that changes picture in user defined time interval. I have sorted out three of such easy-to-use wallpaper apps that will the change the way your desktop looks. 1. Wallch Wallch lets you create a slideshow of wallpapers of your choice from a set of pictures....
If you’re a WiFi aficionado, you’ll probably want something a little more powerful than the default Android WiFi tool. Sure, it does its job of connecting to access points quite well, but if you want functionality that goes beyond just listing the WiFi channels around you, apps can fill whatever niche it is you want it to perform. Here are four manager apps to make WiFi management a little easier....
Here we’ve gathered the best shopping apps on Android, including one that’s baked right into the operating system! 1. Google Shopping List Before looking at third-party apps, you should try the shopping list option integrated into Android. You can open this by going through “Google Home app -> Account -> Settings -> Services -> Shopping list.” Or you can just go to Chrome on Android and type shoppinglist.google.com into the address bar....
Because of this, I was doing some looking around at different places for online storage the other day. I came to realize how many articles there are about Dropbox. I saw a few different sites talking about other options here and there, but Dropbox seemed to be everywhere. With a few Google searches, I came across several great alternatives. Even if you are using a service to back up certain files, there is nothing wrong with using an additional source to back up....
1. Nextdoor Nextdoor is one of the best known apps for connecting with your neighbors and your local community at large. The Nextdoor app allows you to meet the people that live around you and potentially make new friends in the process. However, it also acts as a kind of online neighborhood hub. Nextdoor can be used by members of your local community to post a wide variety of things. Neighbors can share crime and safety tips and buy and sell household goods....
1. Stick With Microsoft Security Essentials Gone are the days you have to shell out money for computer security just to get rid of a couple of viruses every year. For its customers, Microsoft already offers an application called “Microsoft Security Essentials“. It doesn’t come as part of your Windows installation, but it’s been around, and it’s been free for a very long time. You can download it if you run Windows Vista (32 or 64 bit) or later....
4MLinux doesn’t require very many system resources. The default desktop environment takes less than 64MB of RAM and less then 1GB of disk space when fully installed. To achieve such a small memory foot print, 4MLinux uses JVM (Joe’s Window Manager) rather than the more memory hungry desktop environments like GNOME or KDE. Download the “4MLinux Allinone Edition” .iso file from the 4MLinux download page. Burn it onto a disc and boot your PC from the disc....
1. Dragon Strike Imagine a swarm of dragons swooping through the sky, smashing through rocks and setting castle walls ablaze all on your home screen. This is the kind of action Dragon Strike brings to your Android device. The conflict on display here would not look out of place in a video game, and it’s so epic that the settings screen contains the option to enable background music. How often do you see that in a live wallpaper?...
Myth 1: Switch to 2G to Save Battery Life It’s true that 2G does use less power than 3G, but constantly changing between the two will consume a lot of your device’s battery. The best thing you can do is stick with one and take the necessary precautions to save battery. Myth 2: Android Is Too Complicated for Beginners Many users think that Android is just too complicated and that they will have a hard time getting the hang of things....
1. Mastodon If you are a Google+ user who doesn’t want to run the risk of losing your social media again, a decentralized program such as Mastodon may be right for you. It’s free and open source so that anyone can host their own server node in the network. Decentralization also means that there is much less regulation on the site, and you can set your own terms of service....
1. Evernote If you have ever looked up note-taking apps before, there is a strong chance you have already come across Evernote. Support for text, audio and video notes help make Evernote one of the most robust options. That it works across almost any platform you can think of including apps for Mac, Windows, Android and iOS makes it a fantastic choice for everyone. Linux users even have an option with a number of open-source choices that are even advertised by Evernote as supported....
1. Castbox Boasting a handful of awards, Castbox is one of the most popular podcast apps for Android. Featuring a clean, easy-to-use interface, Castbox allows users to subscribe, listen and create customized playlists. The app is also free to use with zero ads. There are in-app purchases; however, they are completely optional and don’t have an effect on the core experience. 2. Podcast Addict Do you wish you could manage your podcasts, Internet radio, audio books, YouTube, Twitch, SoundCloud and RSS news feeds from a single app?...
The distinction is a bit tricky because technically Web-based alternatives can be used from Linux, too. Some of the apps I’ve included have a Web version as well, but my main consideration was if they run on Linux or not. So, if an app has a Linux install, it’s included here. Of course, I can’t include all the project management apps for Linux, so I tried to narrow down my selection to the five I consider the best....
1. WiFi Analyzer First, let’s look at the app WiFi Analyzer. It shows you all the suitable network channels using heat maps to help you find the best place in your home to put your router and gives you information about your current network. You can check link speed and the signal level. It also shows information about any bad links or poor connections and finds networks that may be interfering with yours....
1. Audio Hijack Audio Hijack is a professional-grade application that allows you to apply effects to your Mac’s system audio. It can target the audio from a single application or from the entire system. You can easily pop on a ten- or thirty-band equalizer and sculpt the sound precisely. Unless you’re an audio pro, it may take a little bit to become familiar with the application’s full set of features. If you just want the basics, Boom makes it easy to just apply a simple equalization curve to your Mac....
