Looking for a worthy Android emulator frontend? Check out DIG and learn how to set it up. What Makes a Good Gamepad? The three main things to look for in an Android/iOS gamepad are: compatibility with your devicegreat build qualitymapping software A gamepad with all three of these is a rare gift, and we’ve narrowed down the best options that hit those critical points. There is an alternative worth considering, though, especially if you’re using a tablet: a regular Bluetooth-enabled gamepad....

1. Enable Two Factor Authentication Most of our online accounts like email accounts and social accounts contain a lot of personal and confidential information. While these accounts are protected by the passwords, we all know that passwords can be easily cracked and are no longer secure. Two factor authentication is what you need. What it essentially does is provides an additional layer of security by asking for more than a password, e....

1. Steghide Steghide is a command line tool that allows you to embed files inside an image or audio file. In Ubuntu, you can click here to install, or install it with the command: For rpm-based distro, you can download the rpm package from its Sourceforge site. The usage is simple: For embedding data, you will use the steghide command with the “embed” option. The supported file formats must be of the following: AU, BMP, JPEG or WAV....

Out for the Night Your partner has decided that for this year, they want to go out to dinner. You think, “perfect, relieves me from having to find the perfect dish to cook”. However, you are now presented with a new problem. You want to make sure that they get the best restaurant in town, but you may be a little pressed on money or maybe the dream restaurant has somewhat of a waiting list....

1. Evi Evi is the most expensive application on our list, still cheaply priced at $0.99. This virtual assistant application focuses mainly on answering the questions that are on your mind at the time. The assistant does so in a unique way, focusing on making the application work like another fellow human rather than just an engine that spits out facts. In other words, Evi’s main goal is being as interactive as Siri....

This article shows you how you can do that by outlining some of the best quick settings apps that allow you to customize the Android notification shade. 1. Bottom Quick Settings Price: Free / $1.99 As you can probably tell from the name itself, Bottom Quick Settings lets you access the notification shade by swiping from the bottom of the screen. Users can customize their new quick settings by choosing which shortcuts should be added to the bar....

1. Use a 4-Digit PIN to Log In to Windows Instead of a Password While Windows 8 might still integrate the logon capabilities of its predecessors, it also adds a bit of a twist: You can log in to Windows 8 using a 4-digit PIN code. Since several applications in the banking and telecommunications industries use PIN codes, it might be simpler to log in with a PIN code for those who are used to this kind of authentication....

The first USB flash drives sold to the public had (by today’s standards) a laughably small storage capacity at 8MB. Since then, USB flash drives have increased from megabytes to terabytes. With the average person needing more and more space to store their data, older USB flash drives are being abandoned for larger more practical drives. So what do you do with the old drives? Most folks probably chuck them into a drawer somewhere and forget all about them....

But are you making the most of Docs, and do you really know what it’s truly capable of? If you’re not sure, then here are five tips and tricks that will make your word-based work in the cloud easier. 1. Edit Word Documents Without Converting to Docs Google Docs is good at handling Word (.doc and .docx) documents, converting them nicely to “.gdoc” format and letting you continue to work on them....

What Is Focus Assist? In short, Focus Assist lives in the clock function of your Windows 10 or 11 computer. You can activate it when you need to get some work done. Focus Assist is designed to work with the human brain instead of against it. Studies on the psychology of distraction show that it is very hard to resist distraction in real time. When we’re bored, challenged by a task, or see a message notification pop up, our brains are wired to go after that shiny new thing....

1. PrimoPDF PrimoPDF (featured in our 2007 Best 101 Free Computer Software For Your Daily Use) is a Windows-only PDF Creator that provides many features for you to make any kind of documentation into a PDF. As with many PDF Creators, when you have a file that you need to PDF, you go to Print option, and PrimoPDF will be listed. After you hit the Print button, you are given five options that you can choose from: Screen, eBook, Print, Prepress, and Custom....

But maybe that does not have to be a problem anymore. Instead of having you go through the trouble of studying each built-in app on your phone, we listed some of them below. 1. Scan and sign documents on Notes One of the main updates of iOS 11 was the implementation of document-scanning and signature-adding into the Notes app. So, instead of downloading a third-party app and perhaps paying to get certain features, the Notes app takes care of this for free....

But sometimes you need a change. Maybe you want your camera interface to be more tweakable, or you want to have the kind of manual control over your camera that would make professional photographers nod in approval. Here are five of the best camera apps for Android to see to your photography needs – whether basic or advanced. 1. Paper Camera With a Google rating of 4.5, Paper Camera is the peoples’ choice for the title of “Best Camera App on Android....

Tor can be a great tool to keep users anonymous, but it does have its drawbacks that may push users to try something new. For example, it is known to reduce your bandwidth speed. Fortunately, there are various Tor alternatives that you can use to keep yourself anonymous while you’re online. 1. I2P I2P is a Tor alternative that uses DarkNet technology, and it can also encrypt your data in layers....

We will compare different software tools and evaluate their respective capabilities in file recovery. All of them operate on the same basic principle that the deleted files haven’t really gone anywhere. They are scattered all over the hard disk until overwritten by new files. This means that as long as your deleted files aren’t being overwritten, you can recover them easily. 1. Recoverit by Wondershare Available with Windows and macOS, Recoverit by Wondershare wins our top attention due to its excellent results in retrieving seemingly unrecoverable files....

1. Evernote Web Clipper Evernote has many many popular apps and services available for mobile and PC that help individuals and teams be more productive. One of them is Web Clipper. Evernote’s Web Clipper can be used in many ways. It can work as a read-it-later app, or you can use it for research to collect specific content from various websites. If you want to take a full screenshot of the page, the Web Clipper can do that for you as well....

1. Free Office Online (formerly Office Web Apps) If you have a Microsoft account (It’s easy and free to create one), you can access any of the popular Office programs for free. Your account grants you free access to Word, Calendar, PowerPoint, OneNote, Excel, and others. You can sign up here. In addition to Microsoft’s Free Office Online apps, your account hands you access to niche apps. You can upload and share documents over Docs....

1. Ask Cortana to Sing for You She can do a lot of serious and useful tasks, but she also has her fun side. Simply say, “Cortana, sing me a song” or you can use the classic line of “what does the fox say?” You’ll get a human-like voice and not one that sounds like a computer. 2. Have Cortana Do Specific Search Queries You want Cortana to open your work folder, but until now you’ve only had her open your folders in general....

Cool and Stylish 1. Convergence Convergence experiments with its own form of material design. It sticks the time on circles that float over the background and move as you move. It’s a unique idea and one of the most vibrant options on this list. 2. Pure The Pure Watch Face stands in stark contrast to Convergence. It’s both simple and subtle, something you could wear to a business meeting without attracting unwanted looks....

The gadgets and ideas in these platforms are spawning innovative solutions and making our lives easier, manageable and fun. However, there are also some crappy ideas and copycats of existing products or services. Nonetheless, this business model – reward-based crowdfunding – also signals a new era for us, the consumers; it is creating new purchasing and manufacturing habits that will perhaps become the norm in a not-so-distant future. Here is a compilation of some of the successful crowdfunding projects that are shaping our techie/geeky fast-paced lives....