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The Launchpad on macOS is strictly for apps. There isn’t much you can do about this. Apple is not known for its flexibility so there’s no trick way to add a file to it. If you want to be able to open an app from Launchpad, you will have to …

The PDF format is one of the most widely used document formats of all time. Many people use it for work, school, and other purposes. As a result, people are looking for ways to edit and annotate these types of documents. On Windows and Mac, PDF annotation is done with …

Windows 10 supports multiple input languages. You can add as many languages as you like, and cycle through them with the Alt+Left Shift keyboard shortcut. This shortcut may not be the best. It’s easy to execute it by accident, or it could very well be part of other keyboard shortcut …

macOS has two different types of notifications that it can show you; banners and alerts. Alerts stay on your screen until you dismiss them and banners dismiss themselves after five seconds. This might be too long, or not long enough. It’s something that may differ from one user to another. …

Windows 10 has a built-in clipboard history feature but it’s tied to your Microsoft account. If you enable it, it will sync your clipboard history to your other devices via Microsoft’s servers and for some users, that’s too invasive. The feature is great but for users who don’t like sharing …

The default configuration of the Touch bar on a MacBook has the ‘Control Strip’. This strip has controls for managing the volume, brightness, and media playback on your Mac. It also has a button for Siri and you may, or may not find it useful. Siri coming to macOS was …

PowerToys made a comeback earlier this year and we covered how you can install them. At the time, PowerToys only had two of its original utilities with a promise of more to come. The second version of the app has just arrived with a new utility; PowerRename. Here’s how you …

The Tela icon theme is a colorful, flat icon theme for the Linux desktop. It takes a lot of inspiration from Papirus, and many other Linux icon themes following the same design trend. However, Tela sets itself apart by offering users beautiful, unique, and artistic icons. You won’t find this …

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is an action RPG game, developed by the game company CD Projekt RED. It’s the third entry in a trilogy of video games based on the fantasy novels by Andrzej Sapkowsi. It follows the protagonist Geralt of Rivia as he hunts down a monster known …

DNS hijacking sounds scary, but understanding the risks and installing a VPN are effective countermeasures to ensure your security online. In today’s guide, we’ll teach you everything you need to know about DNS hijacking attacks, and how to fix the problem if it arises. The internet is a complicated machine …

Sidecar is one of the major features that Apple introduced in Catalina. Unfortunately, even if your Mac can run Catalina, it doesn’t necessarily mean you will be able to use Sidecar. The feature itself is limited within the subset of Macs that can run Catalina. So naturally, there’s a hack …

Operating systems generally offer a way to encrypt data and give users tools to protect their systems from ransomware. These tools aren’t placebos; they work well. What operating systems do not provide are data recovery solutions. The most popular operating systems like Windows 10 and macOS both have automated back …

We’ve talked about how you install and uninstall fonts on Windows 10. The process is simple and often, the only obstacle is finding the right font for your project. The only problem is that installing and uninstalling fonts is a permanent change. Out of the box, you cannot enable/disable fonts …

Do you need to convert some music files on your Linux PC to a different audio format? Unsure of what tool to use to do the job? We can help! Here are 4 of the best audio converter tools for Linux! 1. SoundConverter SoundConverter is an audio transcoding tool for …

Windows 10 is an OS that is built to run on a regular desktop but, it’s also meant to run on tablets. There are only a few select apps that are built for Windows 10 running on a touch device or a tablet. If you own a touch device, Windows …

Facebook for web has a new native dark mode and a brand new design. The new design, and the dark mode are slowly rolling out to users so you may, or may not have seen it yet. The new design is different, and it’s going to roll out to the …

Sick of the default panel on your Linux desktop environment? Wishing you had a better panel with more features? If so, we’ve got you covered! Here are 5 alternative desktop panels to try out on Linux! 1.Tint2 Tint2 is a simple, lightweight panel for the Linux desktop. It is highly …

A laptop charger isn’t normally the type of hardware component that overheats. Usually, it’s the CPU or GPU that runs too hot and can cause problems but, on occasion, a laptop charger will start to heat up more than it usually does. This is dangerous because it means that the …

The terminal program that is included in the KDE Plasma 5 desktop environment (Konsole) is one of the most customizable and versatile apps of its kind in the Linux community. However, it suffers one huge drawback. New KDE users aren’t aware of all of the useful customization options that it …

Apps can limit themselves so that you’re only able to run a single instance of them. Generally speaking, apps that only run a single instance do so based on their nature. Some apps do not need to run multiple instances. Other apps such as browsers, video players, word processors, etc., …