You may already use Instagram and Snapchat, but there are many lesser-known Android apps out there that help you take your best shot and show your style. Most also make it easy to share photos or videos on social media or messaging apps. The apps listed here are free to download but have in-app purchases for premium features. VSCO: Best For Filters & Editing Tools For a vast number of filters and editing tools, try VSCO by VSCO....
Photoshop is now licensed as part of the Adobe Creative Crowd suite of subscription-based software. But instead of paying the monthly fee if your budget is constrained or your use case is minimal, try a free, open-source alternative. While not always as intuitive as Photoshop in terms of functionality and design, GIMP makes up for some of its perceived clumsiness with several in-depth tutorials for both beginning and advanced users that help you use the majority of its components with little or no pre-existing knowledge of the open-source application....
Below are our picks for some of the best online shopping websites. You can find all sorts of things between these seven, from books and clothes to movies, handmade items, jewelry, tech…you name it. Convenience is one of the best benefits of online shopping, and that’s exactly what you’ll get with these popular stores. So sit back and click through these sites to find that thing you’ve been wanting to get but haven’t had time to leave the house for....
These speakers can get expensive, but there are plenty of options out there for less than $50 that offer solid audio quality, good battery life, and a durable build. These are all things to look for when you’re shopping for a speaker: a device that needs constant recharging or sounds terrible will take all the fun out of your new speaker. We’ve done the research to find the best speakers in this price range for all different needs....
In regards to aesthetics, the Charge 4 may not have the bevy of options available to the Versa line of Fitbits, but still has a variety of both silicon and woven wristbands to satisfy nearly any taste. While the Fitbit Charge 4 is slightly more expensive than it’s smaller sibling, the additional features make it easily one of the best fitness trackers available. Users can control apps such as Pandora and Spotify, great for listening to music on the go....
Even sound quality is a subjective term. Often what you like to listen to will help determine what kind of sound profile works best for you. If you’re into podcasts, audiobooks, and the spoken word, deep bass response won’t be important to you (and actually too much bass can be a hindrance). If you like music that thumps on the other hand, then you’ll be all about that bass. Someone who is into classic music might like a more balanced approach....
Wireless keyboards with Bluetooth can often work with devices like tablets and smartphones as well. Wireless gaming keyboards are ideal for those who want the perks of a gaming keyboard but in the form of a wireless device, so they’re not tethered to their station. If you’re not much of a gamer, you should also take a look at our list of the best computer keyboards to cover more general and productive uses....
Instead of taking a screencap of the Now Playing feature or jotting down the song details with a pen and paper, Now Playing History keeps a record of the song, as well as the time and location where it was identified. This paid app can be used in conjunction with several music players to switch to those apps to play newly discovered music. Snapseed is a free app. It’s comparable to Photoshop or Lightroom in terms of editing quality but was developed specifically for mobile editing....
For example, Command Prompt commands let you copy data to a different folder, format an entire disk, back up your files, send messages to other computers, restart your own computer, and much more. There are also several Command Prompt tricks and hacks that utilize some of these commands. CMD Commands Below is a complete list of Command Prompt commands, often called CMD commands (and sometimes incorrectly as Command Prompt codes), available from the Command Prompt in Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP....
MiFi Compatibility Inseego makes several models of MiFi devices. Some are only available from certain carriers, and some are global: MiFi 7730L Global Mobile Hotspot: A premium device that provides up to 24 hours of battery life on a single charge. It includes simultaneous dual-band Wi-Fi. Up to 15 Wi-Fi clients can connect simultaneously. MiFi 6630 Global Hotspot: Connects up to 15 devices to LTE cellular networks for up to 20 hours on a single charge....
The surprise hit of Apple’s 2022 iPhone launch is the Dynamic Island, a pill-shaped status and alert box that never leaves the screen. It’s beautiful, whimsical, amusing, incredibly useful, and yet it probably started life as nothing more than a way to hide the camera holes in the iPhone 14 Pro’s display. “Dynamic Island is the hottest piece of UI I’ve seen in a long time,” designer Charles Patterson said on Twitter....
How to Make the Library Visible Permanently Apple hides the Library folder by setting a file system flag associated with the folder. You can toggle the visibility flag for any folder on your Mac. Apple chose to set the Library folder’s visibility flag to the off state by default. Here’s how to change it. Unhide the Library Folder From the Go Menu You can access the hidden Library folder without using Terminal....
The popular dating app just unveiled a background check feature and improved tools to report abuse, as announced on a company blog post. Soon, users will be able to conduct background checks right on the app, serviced by a nonprofit called Garbo. Incidentally, Tinder’s parent company, Match Group, became a corporate sponsor of Garbo in March 2021. Tinder has not revealed exactly how the background check feature will work or when it will be available, though they did say it will be for US residents only....
Using the service, you create a different public email address called an alias for each of your contacts. Each alias forwards to your real email address. If one of the aliases starts delivering spam, you delete it and assign a new alias to the account. E4ward uses the domain username.e4ward.com, but you can use your own domain name if you have one. The next time you need to give out your email address to a stranger or one-time merchant, give the Spamgourmet address instead....
How Popular is Twitch? Thousands of these users earn money through the Twitch Partner program, a service that provides streamers with added features such as paid subscriptions and ad placements. Where Can I Watch Twitch? Creating an account, however, does allow users to add their favorite channels to a follow list (similar to subscribing to a channel on YouTube) and participate in each stream’s unique chatroom. Hosting is a popular way for Twitch streamers to broadcast another channel’s live stream to their own audience....
Speed Equals Quality The speed of your connection determines the quality of the video you watch and the audio you listen to. You’ll experience delays when downloading files, watching movies, and listening to music over a slow internet connection. In the worst scenario, a buffering message appears. Buffering means the connection cannot handle the speed at which the video or file is being sent to the computer screen. The data collects momentarily before playback continues....
Almost all of our gadgets run on batteries. We love the convenience of not having to plug things in or being about to use them anywhere. Headphones, speakers, smartphones, even drum machines and synthesizers, they’re all untethered from the wall. But this convenience is often why our gadgets die after just a few years. Shouldn’t the law step in and change this? “When it comes to batteries, most gadget users are not looking for a long-term solution....
What to do: You’ll want to make sure your Chrome browser is updated. The latest version with the patch is 81.0.4044.129 on Windows and Mac, which Google is sending to all Chrome users now, so you might already have it. You can check your version in the Chrome menu, then restart. The details: While the specific method of exploiting the flaw is being kept secret, users are seeing one of the following two error messages: ‘STATUS_ACCESS_VIOLATION’ or ‘STATUS_INVALID_IMAGE_HASH....
Similar to a Spreadsheet The Finder’s List view is one of the most versatile ways of displaying information about items in a folder. In List view, each object in a folder is displayed with its name and an assortment of additional data arranged in a row and column view, much like what you would see in a spreadsheet. This arrangement lets you quickly view all kinds of pertinent information about an object....
After months of rumors and speculation, Valve has revealed the Steam Deck, a new handheld gaming PC. Well-known gaming news insider Wario64 was one of the first to break the news on Twitter, sharing screenshots from the handheld’s official store page. The new system will offer a Switch-like design, including an optional dock that users can use to connect the system to a monitor or TV. The Steam Deck will feature an AMD Zen 2 CPU, which runs at 2....
