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Photoshop was originally a tool for improving photos or fixing mistakes in them that couldn’t be corrected when a photo was actually taken. It’s a powerful bit of software so it shouldn’t surprise anyone if it’s used for more than just its intended use. Of course, no one could imagine …

Xbox is a popular gaming platform and Xbox live is a service that you can’t really avoid. It’s owned by Microsoft so even if you don’t play games on an Xbox, you can’t really escape it though Xbox live may not be as unavoidable on a PC. Xbox live may …

Mozilla Firefox is an excellent open-source web browser, perhaps one of the best tools on the entire Linux platform. Still, the Firefox browser is adding more and more features, and these new additions aren’t for everyone. If you’re looking for an open-source alternative to Firefox on Linux, we’ve got you covered. …

macOS has a pretty good full screen mode for apps. If you’re trying to work without any distractions, you should switch over to full screen mode and you’re bound to get more done. What many users may not know is that on macOS, the full screen mode can be split …

It’s excellent that the Spotify music service supports Linux with Snap, Flatpak, and Ubuntu applications, but overall, the app is cumbersome and doesn’t work well on Linux PCs with minimal resources. That’s why Librespot has come on to the scene so that users can listen to Spotify from the Linux …

Windows 10 has four different projection modes that work with secondary monitors or TVs connected to your PC. To change the projection mode, you can tap the Win+P keyboard shortcut to open the Project panel and you can select whether you want to use both screens, a single screen, or …

The trackpad on Macbooks is really great. You’d be hard put to find a trackpad as good on PC models but Apple also has a great mouse that a lot of people love to use even if they have a Macbook. Macbooks aren’t restricted to working with just Apple’s own …

There are many folders on your Windows drive that you cannot access and/or delete. These are normally system folders and deleting them or modifying them could break the OS. Some of these folders can be deleted without damaging the OS but due to their nature, they’re protected. The WindowsApps folder …

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat is an excellent open world game that takes place in Ukraine, around Chernobyl. It’s the third entry in the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series and is a cult classic for gamers that love post-apocalyptic adventures. Upon release, Call of Pripyat only ran on Windows. However, thanks to the new …

Adding more RAM to a system is no way to keep it running smoothly. You should have a reasonable amount of RAM on your system that matches your needs. A gaming PC will need more RAM whereas one used for routine office tasks or academic work can run with a …

The bootloader that most Linux operating systems go with is known as Grub. It’s a simple tool that can be configured to boot up your Linux distribution, as well as other operating systems all from a menu when your PC starts up. Grub is a reliable tool compared to other …

Need to encrypt and secure your files on Linux? Want an easier to understand encryption tool? Try FinalCrypt! It uses symmetric one-time-pad file encryption to increase security. Install FinalCrypt FinalCrypt is an excellent piece of encryption software, but sadly mainstream Linux distributions are not carrying it in their software sources, …

There are a lot of great sticky-note apps on the Linux platform that allows users to quickly paste thoughts, lists, and other important information to notes in the form of virtual Post-it notes. But what app is best? Let’s find out in this list of the 5 best Linux sticky-note …

Re-installing packages on new Debian Linux systems is a real pain. It takes time and is tedious to get done. As a result, many users have resorted to writing complex shell scripts that automatically install apps on new systems. If you’re new to Debian, or just tired of having to list …

Are you looking for the best calendar experience on Linux? Look no further than MineTime. It’s an advanced calendar application for Linux, Mac, and Windows that offers up robust features, such as time analytics, a built-in assistant, and even the ability to sync multiple calendar services such as Outlook, Google …

Scheduled tasks are often the best way to automatically run scripts if you’re trying to automate something on your Windows 10 PC. The task scheduler may present a somewhat complicated interface but it is pretty easy to set up a basic task with multiple triggers and actions. Once a task …

If you need to make your cursor more visible on your screen, you can customize it so that it’s larger and a bright color that’s much easier to see on the screen. Unfortunately, this highlight color isn’t always caught in screenshots or screencasts and the size doesn’t show up at …

You can rent and pre-order movies on YouTube. The titles that you can rent and/or pre-order include movies from the Marvel franchise, as well as some obscure ones that may not have shown at your local theater. This particular YouTube feature is geographically limited i.e., it’s only available in select …

Files in the Downloads folder tend to build up over time. The same can be said for various other locations e.g., where you save screenshots to. If you can’t be bothered manually cleaning old files, you can use Automator to find and delete files older than X days on macOS. …

Browsers can integrate with the notifications system of an operating system. Websites can send users notifications via browsers and browsers in turn are able to show them on the desktop by making use of the operating system’s notification system. As such, browsers are normally restricted by the notification settings that …