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There has to be a better way. Like with Firefox, for example. Firefox has this clear cut download button in the toolbar that you can click to reveal all the downloads – right there. You can get this in Chrome now. Thanks to a simple extension. Downloads – Your Downloads Box The extension is called “Downloads – Your Downloads Box,” but you shouldn’t hold that against it. As I said above, once you install the extension it will replace the default downloads bar at the bottom and the download manager page with a simple drop-down extension....

Initially, Google Lens was only available to folks who owned a Pixel or Pixel 2, where it quickly became one of the phone’s best features. Fortunately, Google has begun to roll out the feature to all phones, Android and iOS. What Is Google Lens? Google Lens is a visual analysis app. Effectively, it turns your phone’s camera into a smart camera. This means that the Google Lens app can scan things and provide relevant information about the object instantaneously....

Windows is a little limited when it comes to navigating between open windows. You can use the taskbar, but this can very quickly become cluttered if you are working with a large number of programs and windows at the same time. There’s the useful “Alt + Tab” keyboard shortcut, but this can involve a lot of key presses if there are a lot of windows to cycle through. To get hold of a copy of BetterDesktopTool, launch your web browser and pay a visit to the program website....

WhatsApp Web The first step is to open your Safari browser. Simple so far, right? Don’t worry, it doesn’t get any tougher. Now, type web.whatsapp.com in your Safari search bar and hit “Go.” You will notice right away that you don’t land on the dedicated web portal. Instead, you land on the company’s home page. That is okay because we’re going to reload the page in “Desktop” mode. At the very left end of the search bar in Safari you’ll see an “aA” icon – press and hold on these letters....

There could be many different types of freezes such as situations where one or more applications freeze, the mouse stops responding along with applications, and finally, where everything (including the keyboard) freezes. In this article we will discuss in detail the various solutions available for each case and in what order you should apply them. Note: All the solutions/techniques mentioned in this article have been tested on Ubuntu (version 16....

Blue screens are more than just something that appears when your computer crashes. They often contain “error codes” that tell you exactly what went wrong. If you’re lucky, it’ll tell you what file crashed it (if there is one), so you can better fix the problem. However, sometimes Windows machines are set to restart the instant they crash. It can be infuriating for those who actually want to read what the error code says so they can fix the problem....

Of course, nothing can guarantee absolute protection, but there are ways that make life very hard for viruses, worms, and hackers in general. If you are looking for such a solution, look no further, as in this tutorial we’ll be discussing a software, called Firejail, that can improve the security of your Linux system. Improve your system’s security In order to boost your Linux box’s security, you need to install and use Firejail....

You may now be asking why you would want to change the transparency of the Start menu. While it’s not such an impactful feature, increasing the transparency of the Start menu lets you read text on a document or a window that is open behind the Start menu. It makes the desktop visible in the background which gives it a nice look. However, if your wallpaper consists of dark colors, you might not see much difference....

Install Lutris If you haven’t done so already, you’re going to need to start by installing Lutris. Lutris is a big deal in Linux gaming, and it’s made playing so many Windows games insanely simple. It also helps to keep your game library and different versions of Wine organized, making it a real time-saver too. For complete instructions on getting up and going with Lutris, check out our complete Lutris install guide....

Nextcloud, which has its roots in the OwnCloud project, goes above and beyond its original Dropbox-inspired roots. While it stores data, it can also work as a Google Docs-inspired office suite when you add OnlyOffice. With the two combined, you have many of the features of Google’s G Suite, but running on your own server. There are various ways to install and configure Nextcloud, including manual installation, Ubuntu’s Snap system, and Docker....

Note: This tutorial only works if your webhost comes with cPanel and Simplescripts. This method is one of the many ways to install WordPress. We have found this to be the easiest way. Log in to your website’s cPanel account. If you don’t know where to access it, the default URL syntax is http://www.yourwebsite.com/cpanel. Some web host providers use the following URL format: https://my.yourwebhostprovider.com/cgi/account/cpanel. When you’re in the cPanel dashboard, browse down and find SimpleScripts....

Check Windows Version This tip will only work if you are using Windows 10 with the April 2018 update. To know whether you’ve installed the April 2018 update or not, press Win + R, type winver and press Enter. On the second line you will see the current Windows version number. It should be “1803” or higher. Set Background Download Limit To set a background download limit in Windows 10, we need to configure some group policy settings....

Or maybe you just want to log out of Facebook so you’re not pathologically clicking onto it every five minutes. Whatever your reasons, we’ll show you not only how to log out of Facebook, but also put up safeguards to make sure that people using your PC after you (or even using a different PC but on a browser that you’re signed into) can’t access your account. How to Log Out of Facebook So you’ve clicked Facebook on your browser and log in right away....

To add events/appointment to your Google Calendar, the most primitive way is to open your web browser, login to the Google Calendar site and add an event. What about the geekiest (and fastest) way? By the command line, of course. Gcalcli is a Python application that allows you to access and manage your Google Calendar from a command line. You can use it to retrieve your agenda, event list, and quickly add new events....

You can do things such as change the sound effects, disable audio enhancements, modify individual app sounds and more. It’s all going to depend on what you mostly use your computer for. How to Change the Sound Effects on Windows 10 To adjust the sound effects, press Win + I (this is going to open Settings) and go to “Personalization -> Themes -> Sounds.” For faster access, you can also right-click on the speaker icon and choose Sounds....

Installing libimobiledevice For iPhone and other iOS devices to be recognized on Ubuntu, you’ll need to install the libimobiledevice library first. This allows Ubuntu and other Linux operating systems to interact with these iOS devices. This is important, especially due to Apple’s security measures. Libimobiledevice lets you access system information for your device as well as the internal storage. The libimobiledevice website has a list of currently-included features as well as features planned for the future....

As a result, you’ll need to download third-party software to playback Blu-ray discs on your Mac. Fortunately, there are excellent, open-source options available. We will use VLC in this guide, which is frequently ranked as the best free video player. Other options also exist on the free and paid spectrum, like Elmedia. Of course, the option also exists for ripping a Blu-ray to your hard drive and converting the digital video files to a usable format....

There are options such as LastPass that can save your sensitive information, but should you keep such details on your Chrome browser? If you’re uncomfortable with Chrome saving your credit card information, there is a way to prevent that from happening. How to Prevent Chrome from Saving Your Financial Data – Desktop If your answer is “thanks, but no thanks” when it comes to saving your sensitive financial data on Chrome, there is something you can do about it....

There is no doubt that Smart TV’s is what everyone wants in their homes but are you putting your privacy at risk by having one? For example, there was the controversy with the Samsung Smart TV’s hearing even your most personal conversations and only giving you a one line warning in their privacy policy. What you can do to protect yourself will depend on what brand and model TV you have....

1. Turn off HTTP Trace functionality Attacks like Cross Site Scripting (XSS) and Cross Site Tracing (XST) are geared towards systems with enabled HTTP Trace functionality. Most web servers are set by default to function with HTTP Trace which it uses for activities like debugging. Using header requests, hackers would steal sensitive information such as cookies by executing a Cross Site Tracing attack. OWASP Top Ten Project offers comprehensive lists of vulnerabilities and attacks on WordPress websites....