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WriteMonkey is one prominent example of zenware, and it is available for free. A paid version with some additional features and plugins does exist to help support development, though the free version is more than adequate for basic use. WriteMonkey opens in full-screen, shortly after a splash-screen with a random motivational quote. Both of these elements can be changed in the settings, making it possible to display WriteMonkey as a conventional window....

Why does this website not have a “www” in front of the domain name while the other one does? What is the significance of the triple Ws? Does it matter whether or not your website uses the “www?” Will it hurt SEO if you are not using it, or is it the other way around? Is it too late to add it if your site has been up and running for some time?...

Xiaomi is a leading Android manufacturer, and it has just revealed two of its premium phones for the new year. The Xiaomi 13 and Xiaomi 13 Pro both look promising, but what exactly are the differences between the two? This article highlights the main points of divergence so that you can get a sense of which one might be right for you. Please bear in mind that, as of the time of writing, we’ve not had the opportunity to test out either of these handsets, so we are basing this article purely on the announced specifications....

Facebook Facebook is likely home to a good chunk of your social media history with everything from family photos to nights out with friends. Keeping those memories forever is a smart move so you can always look back, but how do you back up years of Facebook history? Log into Facebook. Click on your profile photo in the corner and select “Settings & Privacy.” Now, look for a menu option on the left hand side of the screen labeled “Your Facebook Information....

In an issue we were able to replicate, the app shuts down whenever the user begins watching a video and does not restart. We timed the crash at about a minute after launching the app. It’s a significant flaw we don’t often see with a high profile, core application like YouTube, and the company has quickly responded. In a tweet on the verified TeamYouTube account, the video-sharing giant wrote: “Hi, we’re aware that many of you using the YouTube app on iOS devices may be experiencing crashes....

1. Logon Screen Changer Sure, you can change your logon screen manually, but what if you’re not a computer whiz and you’re afraid to edit your registry? There are tons of problems that could occur because of this, and the Tweaks.com team knows that you’re not always in the mood to look through your computer’s guts to change something on it. All you have to do is download the application here, run it, and click the “Change Logon Screen” button....

1. Get Acquainted With Extensions If there are features you’d like to use that OpenOffice doesn’t have by default, consider installing an extension for added functionality. Follow the steps below to access the OpenOffice’s extension library from Writer. Note: some of these extensions haven’t received updates in a while, so they might not be compatible with the latest version of OpenOffice. If you don’t know what to download first, we have a few suggestions:...

A smartphone is now all you need to quickly tackle macro measurement tasks such as estimating networking/electrical cable runs within the house or figuring out how far your daily jogging route takes you. Unfortunately, for every distance-measurement app that is barely competent, there are a dozen that are virtually useless. Luckily for you, we have waded knee deep through the mediocrity of the Google Play Store to bring you three of the best distance-measurement apps for Android....

1. “Send to” menu and other right-click context tricks Whenever someone wants to move or copy a file or a folder in Windows, the usual method is to use the “Copy” and “Paste” command, either with the shortcut keys or the options in the context menu. If you are always copying/moving files to one particular folder, you might want to place that folder in the right-click context “Send to” menu so you can copy/move files easily and quickly....

Here are some ways hackers can use home routers for their own use. 1. Conscripting Them into Botnets ZDNet reported how hackers would infect home routers with botnet malware, which would then be used in DDoS attacks against web servers. Infected users may not have even realized that their routers were being used in digital attacks. The botnet case was a strange one, as the fix was very simple: just restart the router....

1. Pocket Pocket, formerly known as Read It Later, stores web links in a single place. Items are displayed as large thumbnails by default, though users can switch to a list view as well. The app opens pages up as articles, stripping out ads but leaving in photos and other images. For the pages that don’t open properly, there’s the ability to switch back to a web view without leaving Pocket....

1. Opera Mini While Chrome and Firefox may hog the spotlight, Opera has been quietly doing its thing for over two decades. Opera Mini is an offshoot of the Opera browser that focuses on data conservation. Opera Mini aims to save you gigs of data through data compression. It was obviously designed for folks who are on a metered data plan. However even if you have unlimited gigabytes to burn, Opera Mini can still speed up your browsing experience significantly....

That’s why we’ve created this list. We’ve sifted through thousands of apps on the Google Play store so you don’t have to! Here are four of the best clipboard managers for Android. 1. Free Multi Clipboard Manager Free Multi Clipboard Manager has a central goal in mind: manage all your clipboard data in one location and do it well. When you use it, the app keeps a current list of clipboard history, so you can easily go back to any given day and figure out exactly what you had in your clipboard at any given time....

Note: The Raspberry Pi has a number of different models on the market. For the purposes of this article, we will be highlighting operating systems that run smoothly on the Raspberry Pi 3B/3B+. While it may be possible to get these operating systems up and running on weaker Raspberry Pi hardware, such as the Zero, your mileage may vary significantly. 1. Raspbian While Raspbian is developed independently, it is the de-facto “official” operating system of the Raspberry Pi....

1. My Data Manager When you start My Data Manager, you’re given the chance to set up your data plan so the app can track your usage better. Once installed, My Data Manager will keep track of all the data you use. It nicely separates it into Mobile and WiFi traffic, so your Netflix-watching back home doesn’t skew the data. You can see how much data each app used that day on the main screen, or scroll through the Apps menu to see a day-by-day history of how each app is doing....

Installing Apps To install an app simply click on the “Apps” button on the μTorrent sidebar and select the app you would like to install. Before clicking on “Install” you can choose to view the description of the app by clicking on the app icon. This will open a new window with the description of the app. Once you start installing the app, it will download and install automatically. To launch the app simply click on it in the sidebar....

1. Feedly The appeal that I have with Feedly is the way it keeps some of the same Google Reader aspects, e.g. how the reader works and handles content consumption. Feedly is well-organized in terms of allowing you to personalize the application to fit your content consumption patterns while still making it easy to quickly jump into the “Today” tab and catch up on the hot stories of the day. One important aspect of Feedly that I enjoy is that it is cross-platform compatible....

1. Sharing music Sharing music on Dropbox is not only a breeze, but one of the coolest features the service is capable of offering. All you need to do is create a Music folder, then share it with your friends. You can all add music to the folder that you think each other would like, and sample any of it that you think they might be right about. Of course, music with DRM can present a problem, but aside from those files, its generally smooth sailing!...

1. BandLab BandLab is a Digital Audio Workstation that features the ability to record twelve different tracks. The app has over one-hundred virtual instruments and a huge library of beats and loops to help you compose songs. Furthermore, you can record physical instruments and your own voice using your device’s built-in microphone or an audio interface. If you’re familiar with Apple’s DAW Garageband, then you’ll be familiar with BandLab’s user interface....

While it certainly is fun to putter around the globe, some enterprising individuals have taken its functionality a step further. Thanks to them, when you grow tired of reveling in the beautiful nature of the world, you can apply mods to make Google Earth a bit more entertaining. Getting started is fairly straightforward – simply download Google Earth and install one of the following plugins. 1. Flight Simulator Built by Google themselves, a flight simulator was included in Google Earth from version 4....