Ask Your Android Questions Now

I am glad to inform you that we are now extending the services to Android. So if you have any Android related issue, send it to us now and our resident Android expert will answer your questions on a weekly column. Here’s what you need to do: Send your question(s) (please provide as many detail as possible) to android-help [at] maketecheasier.com or send us a tweet @maketecheasier. Alternatively, you can also fill up the form here....

December 27, 2022 · 1 min · 91 words · Corrina Love

Astell Kern Launches Pa10 Portable Headphone Amplifier With Class A Tech

The PA10 is the first portable Class-A amp from Korean brand Astell & Kern, which is says is able to extract “all the subtle nuances in high resolution music” when played back through headphones and in-ear monitors (IEMs) to produce a warm, detailed but refined performance. By integrating a Class-A amplifier into the PA10’s circuitry, its presence is said to reduce power consumption and increase output while removing noise, with 2-gain levels that Astell say “deliver crystal clear sounds”....

December 27, 2022 · 2 min · 238 words · Billy Detrolio

Bad Chrome Extensions What You Can Do About Them

What’s Happening? A report from Ars Technica has revealed that Chrome’s automatic updates also include extensions. By extension (pun intended), that will also update any code from developers that want to harm your system and use your data in ways that could cause you some harm. These aren’t the typical bad guys, either. Lots of very sterling-quality extensions have been taken over by developers that know how to “game” the automatic updating system to slowly and surely transform something that enhanced your browsing experience into something that makes it into a nightmare....

December 27, 2022 · 3 min · 436 words · Jeffrey Costello

Beginner S Guide To Fluxbox Configuration

Since we’re focusing on configuration, the remainder of the article will assume you’ve already got Fluxbox installed. All examples and screenshots were done using Fluxbox 1.1.1 on Ubuntu 9.10. Fluxconf Fluxconf is the basic configuration utility for Fluxbox. It doesn’t really have much beyond the most basic config options. It likely came with your Fluxbox package and so should already be installed, and can be launched with the command:...

December 27, 2022 · 3 min · 498 words · Norma Pratt

Beginner S Guide To Grep

How It Works In short, grep’s job is to search through a block of input. That’s pretty vague, so it’s best described by example. Let’s say you’ve got a text file called distros.txt that has a list of Linux distributions, such as the one below. Debian – Stable server distribution Ubuntu – Desktop distro originally based on Debian Kubuntu – Uses KDE desktop instead of Gnome Fedora – Continuation of the free Red Hat desktop system Gentoo – A fast, source-based Linux system for pro users SuSE – Commercial Linux owned by Novell Mint – Ubuntu-derived distro with additional restricted software Grep can be used to read through the text and filter it to show only the parts you want....

December 27, 2022 · 3 min · 527 words · John Barrett

Best Android Launchers For Senior And Visually Impaired Users

Fortunately, there are ways to combat these problems. Some may find that specially-designed smartphones are the way to go. Alternatively, if you already have a phone, you can tweak the appearance of your Android phone with apps called launchers. Launchers can change the entire look and feel of your Android device, making them easier to use. The following Android launchers are designed with seniors and the visually-impaired in mind....

December 27, 2022 · 5 min · 1004 words · Kathy Lee

Best Free Sites To Legally Stream Tv Shows During Lockdown

Here are the best free and legal sites and platforms where you can catch up on your favorite TV shows. Note:Before you go through this list, you should know that some of the following services are only available in the US. You can still access them by using a VPN and setting it to the US. If you need help finding a VPN, then check out our list of the best VPNs you can use in 2020....

December 27, 2022 · 4 min · 715 words · Jenny Meeks

Better Manage Your Bookmarks With Tidy Favorites

Just like speed dial, Tidy Favorites allows you to keep a thumbnail of your favorite sites on a custom page so that you can click and access the site easily. In addition, you can drag the thumbnail and place it in wherever you like and resize it to your preference. You might want to create a big thumbnail for the site that you frequent the most and a small one for the one that you seldom visit....

December 27, 2022 · 2 min · 385 words · Woodrow Miah

Big American Phone Providers Are Being Sued Over Your Location Data

The short story The Maryland-based ZLaw Firm filed a class action suit against the four big US mobile providers on May 2nd, 2019. They’re suing in the names of the company’s customers who were affected. Essentially, their lawsuit accuses these companies of providing access to real-time location data to companies that shouldn’t have had access. The suit covers a roughly four-year period from 2015 through 2019, though that doesn’t necessarily mean the activity was limited by these years....

December 27, 2022 · 4 min · 693 words · Anthony Mariani

Browse Your Gmail Messages By Icon With Philterit

PhilterIt is a visual Inbox and Chrome extension that lets you add icons to the Gmail sidebar, making it easy to access and prioritize email messages from people and brands. From the sidebar you’ll be able to see how many unread messages you have from each sender; the unread count is displayed at the top right corner of each icon. PhilterIt makes it very easy to browse Gmail messages by icon....

December 27, 2022 · 3 min · 544 words · Sherry Soares

Cinnamon Desktop Review A Very User Friendly Desktop Environment

First Impressions of Cinnamon Cinnamon was initially a fork of GNOME, but with Cinnamon 2.0, it became an independent desktop environment that is no longer reliant on the GNOME library. Upon logging in, Cinnamon looks clean, modern, and focused. It follows a very traditional desktop paradigm from Windows, with an application menu in the bottom left, applications along the bottom panel, and a system tray in the bottom right. It also has desktop icons for all your disks/file systems with “Computer” and your home folder with “Home....

December 27, 2022 · 7 min · 1428 words · Susan Poissant

Compress Videos With Winx Hd Video Converter Deluxe Up To 70 Off

This is a sponsored article and was made possible by Digiarty. The actual contents and opinions are the sole views of the author who maintains editorial independence even when a post is sponsored. The software compresses the file size by helping you adjust the resolution, bit rate, and frame rate, and trimming unnecessary parts. Whether your input source is H.264/AVC MP4, GoPro, DJI, Camera HEVC/H.265 MP4, FLV, MKV, or any other previous format, the compression results are impressive....

December 27, 2022 · 5 min · 1014 words · Percy Sanchez

Delete The Enhanced Dictation Files And Free Up Storage Space On Mac

If you use the feature, that’s great. But if you do not and have enabled it along with the Enhanced Dictation feature, then you have ended up with some large files on your Mac that are of no use. It is better that you disable the feature and delete the large files it has downloaded to your Mac. Turning Off the Dictation Feature on a Mac All you are going to do is turn off the feature and delete the files it has downloaded to your Mac....

December 27, 2022 · 2 min · 362 words · Carolyn Cruz

Do You Need A Focus Boost

1. Installing Stay Focused It’s really as simple as downloading the plugin and giving it permission to access your browsing activity. Click “Install” and it will load to your Google Chrome browser. 2. Determine Your Distractions In order for you to really stay focused, you will first need to determine what sites actually distract you. There are some obvious ones, like Facebook and Twitter that you could knock off right away but I bet there are some others you aren’t even aware of....

December 27, 2022 · 4 min · 640 words · Luz Mcmurray

Do You Prefer To See Targeted Ads Online

Those are what are known as targeted ads. They use means to find out what you’re interested in to match the ads to you. We asked our writers, “Do you prefer to see targeted ads online?” Our Opinion Damien doesn’t think the “targeted” ads are really targeted. “You go to one website, and ads of similar products follow you wherever you surf, regardless of whether you are interested or not....

December 27, 2022 · 3 min · 608 words · Doris Davis

Don T Need The Keyboard Applet In Ubuntu 13 10 See How To Disable It

This new applet is enabled by default, but luckily you can easily disable it and remove it from your panel using these three easy steps. Open System Settings. Click on “Region and Language” Uncheck next to “Show Current Input Source in Menu Bar” It should now be hidden. Any time you feel like you do need it, just follow the first two steps above and check the box next to “Show Current Input Source in Menu Bar....

December 27, 2022 · 1 min · 83 words · Ada Burt

Don T Want Just Any Google Plus User Emailing You Stop Them Now

Fortunately, your email address will not be displayed, just your name. However, once that person emails you and you respond back, they will then be able to see your email address. If you don’t want this happening, there’s an easy way to fix it in Gmail’s settings. To go directly to the General Settings page, simply click this link. Scroll down until you see the “Email via Google+” section. You’ll notice that by default it’s set to “Anyone on Google+....

December 27, 2022 · 1 min · 158 words · Elisabeth Cruz

Download Any Video From The Web With Downie

There are thousands of videos on the Web, and you don’t always have the luxury of streaming them online. Sometimes you need to download those videos for offline viewing and need the help of a video downloader. Among the many such tools available, Downie (US$ 19.99) is one of the best. The Browser Extensions Downie is a Mac-only video downloader tool that is very easy to use. The first thing that you need to do after downloading and installing it is to add browser extensions....

December 27, 2022 · 3 min · 512 words · Paula Taylor

Dragontouch Classic 10 Wi Fi Picture Frame A Stylish Way To Modernise Your Photos

At the same time, it’s nice to have your photos decorating the home. Showing the family album by flicking through your phone’s album doesn’t have the same personal touch as an album! As such, if you want to show off your digital images in a stylish fashion and are looking for a great gift under $100, the DragonTouch New Wi-Fi Digital Picture Frame Classic 10 Review is a smart choice....

December 27, 2022 · 4 min · 733 words · Aileen Brown

Easeus Recexperts Review Screen Recording Made Easy

This is a sponsored article and was made possible by EaseUS. The actual contents and opinions are the sole views of the author who maintains editorial independence even when a post is sponsored. Overview of Features EaseUS RecExperts works on Windows 7 and higher and macOS 10.13 and later. It’s designed to make recording various things on your computer screen as easy as pressing a designated hotkey. Record online video meetings, streaming video, online presentations, and gameplay highlights....

December 27, 2022 · 5 min · 943 words · Richard Cooper