31 August 2017

9 Great Safari Browser Alternatives for Mac Users


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On the Mac, there are many browsers beyond Safari: some common, some more obscure. It is not that Safari is a bad browser, or that it has a limited feature set. Safari is Apple’s vision of the web browser and targeted at general users. Not to mention most of its feature releases tie into releases of macOS. So you may want a different focus, or want major updates more than once a year. Here are a few good alternatives to try out. Common Browsers None of these are going to be too far off your radar. One has become one...

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5 Call Recording Apps for iPhone That Actually Work


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If you’re an Android phone user, you’ll have it easy when it comes to recording calls — there are several apps on Google Play that do the job just fine. Heck, some Android phones (like ones from Xiaomi and some other Chinese manufacturers) come with call-recording built right into the dialer. But due to Apple’s security-focused approach, iOS apps cannot directly record phone calls on an iPhone. What can you do? Why Would You Want to Record Calls Anyway? Well, there are a few reasons why. Maybe you are having an important discussion with someone and want to reference it...

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The 5 Best Sites to Read Manga Online


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Manga is a Japanese style of comic books that has proven to be a big hit around the world. But it’s difficult to distinguish official English translations from fan-made translations. For that, you need to know the right sites to read manga online. For a long time, manga comics weren’t officially translated into English, nor available digitally. This led to the rise of “scanlations,” the original Japanese comics were scanned, and then fans translated them in the speech bubbles. Things have changed for the better since then. There are some excellent apps to read comics. And you don’t need to rely...

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5 Useful Ways to Utilize Your Mac’s Parental Controls


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Even if you’re a seasoned macOS user, there are probably some great features you don’t use enough. But what if we told you that some of them are hiding in your Mac’s Parental Controls menu? And you don’t even have to be a parent to take advantage of them. That’s right — just like the accessibility options in macOS, the Parental Controls menu offers some handy controls not seen elsewhere. We’ll show you how to access them and the best ones to try. How to Access Parental Controls To get started with Parental Controls, visit the Apple Menu in the...

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Google Maps Now Helps You Find a Parking Space


Google Maps is introducing new tools to help you park your car. As anyone who lives in, or commutes into, a city, knows, parking can be a stressful endeavor. And if you’re driving into somewhere you’re not familiar with, you may not even be aware how difficult it is to find a parking space. Google is here to help in two ways. Not only will Google Maps now inform you how difficult it is to park in various cities around the world, it will also help you find a parking space near your destination. And in one fell swoop, Google...

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