7 Free Windows Apps for Exploring Your Creative Side

Creativity comes in all forms from pictures to words to music. If you are just starting to explore your creative side and want to experiment with a free Windows app, then we have the ones for you. For artists, photographers, music makers, and more, you can let your imagination run wild with these terrific tools. 1. Fresh Paint For beginners or experienced artists, Fresh Paint from Microsoft is an excellent tool for sketching, drawing, and painting. You start by choosing to sketch with pencil, draw with a pen, or paint with oil. Then, import an image, snap one with your...

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Quickly Access Apps and Shortcuts With Custom Gestures for Android

Wouldn’t it be great if you could turn off your phone’s screen just by swiping down from the top of your display? Or access your recent apps by swiping in from the right? These shortcuts would allow you to use your Android smartphone or tablet in a whole new way. You can decide what gestures trigger what result, giving you full control over your device. Here are a few apps that will let you setup these kinds of gestures. 1. All In One Gestures One of the many custom gestures you can create with All In One Gestures is taking a screenshot without touching a...

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Why Social Media and Depression Are Not Directly Linked

For several years now, we’ve been bombarded with articles pointing the finger at social media — at least in part — for the increase in reported depression among young people. As just one example, the Telegraph reported that “children who spend more than three hours each school day on social media sites like Facebook and Twitter are more than twice as likely to suffer poor mental health.” In contrast, a more comprehensive 2017 study published in the Adolescent Research Review suggests these studies may have been jumping the gun. This was a systematic analysis of 11 studies, containing a total of...

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Microsoft Office Is Now Available on the Windows Store

You can now download Microsoft Office directly from the Windows Store for the first time. Unfortunately, the Office apps are only available to Windows 10 S users at the moment. So anyone using your bog-standard, run-of-the-mill Windows 10 will have to wait a little longer. Microsoft recently unveiled the Surface Laptop, a premium device designed to compete with MacBooks. However, the Surface Laptop will be powered by Windows 10 S, a streamlined version of Windows 10 designed to compete with Chrome OS. Which is a tough ask. Windows 10 S looks like a neat little operating system, but it’s limited...

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Icon Fonts Are Awesome for Your Site: Here’s Why

You’ve heard of icons, and you’ve almost certainly heard of fonts, but what is an Icon Font? Today I’ll show you what icon fonts are, and how you can use them to liven up your website. Let’s get started. What Are Icon Fonts? Icon fonts are exactly the same as “regular” fonts — they define the look and feel of a piece of text. The big difference here is that icon fonts don’t contain letters and numbers, but symbols and icons. You may be confused by this, as what good is a font if you can’t write letters to your...

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How To Enable Or Disable OneDrive Files On-Demand In Windows 10

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OneDrive Files On-Demand is a cool feature available in Windows 10 to access your OneDrive account files without downloading them to your PC. The Files On-Demand feature is a very useful feature, especially for users who have tens of GBs of data in their OneDrive cloud accounts but running out of space on their PCs. […]

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Easy to Install, Simple to Use: But Should You Switch to Manjaro 17?

Manjaro 17 is an excellent update on a robust Linux operating system. Because of its plentiful flavors, Manjaro Linux 17 offers loads of functionality and flexibility. With a smattering of desktop environments including new versions for Manjaro 17, this remains one of the top Linux operating system options. Notably, Manjaro is an excellent pick for those switching from Windows or macOS. Furthermore, Manjaro 17 presents an intuitive foray into Arch Linux. It’s an increasingly user-friendly Arch-based Linux operating system. Check out what’s new in Manjaro Linux 17 and learn if you should switch. What Is Manjaro Linux? Within the Linux...

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These Chrome New Tab Extensions Will Keep You Focused

The Ctrl + T keyboard shortcut is pretty much an involuntary reflex for me. As soon as I lose even an ounce of concentration, I strike those keys and out comes the New Tab page. And on the worst of days, one stray New Tab could lead to hours of wasted time. Which is why New Tab extensions can prove so helpful for focus. With the right setup, your New Tab page could be a reminder to stay productive instead of a gateway to entertainment and other distractions. Here are some of the best New Tab extensions available. Pro Tip:...

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Xiaomi MiPad 3 Review

Outside of the Western world, Xiaomi is the king of Android. There’s a very good reason for this: they make Apple-quality devices at half the price. The MiPad 3 is their latest offering to the mini tablet market, and follows on from previous successes. The MiPad 3 is available for $230 from GearBest, and it’s worth every penny. Specifications Price: $230 from GearBest.com (Flash sale price, correct at time of writing – may go back up around $300 if you’re not quick) Dimensions: 200.4 x 132.6 x 6.95mm Weight: 328g CPU: MT8176 –  consisting of dual-core ARM Cortex A72 and quad-core A53...

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How to Move Your Windows 10 User Profile

It can take a long time to set up your computer exactly the way you want it. By the time you’ve finished, it probably won’t look anything like the vanilla version of the operating system (OS) that loads when you turn on a machine for the first time. As such, it can be an annoying process to migrate to a new computer, or even to create duplicate accounts on the same machine. Nobody wants to spend days digging through every option in the Settings app or transferring endless files and photos. Luckily, it doesn’t have to be so time-consuming. It’s...

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How to Auto-Empty the Recycle Bin on a Schedule and Free Up Wasted Space

The Recycle Bin in Windows is a purgatory for deleted files. Whenever you press Delete on a file, it goes to the Recycle Bin to await its fate. You can still recover the file while it’s there, so if you change your mind it’s a few clicks away from restoring. But if you don’t empty the Recycle Bin every once in a while, the files in there could take up several GB of space on your system. For those on smaller SSDs, every bit of space counts. Fortunately, if you often forget to empty the Recycle Bin, Windows 10 can periodically do it...

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Top 8 Things for Bored Teenagers to Do Online

It’s kind of crazy how any of us can actually be bored in this day and age. The internet has never been as content rich as it is now, yet here you are, bored out of your mind and trying to kill time but unable to find something interesting enough to hold your attention. Trust me, I’ve been there. Keep in mind that, as a teenager, you’ll soon be entering the prime years of your life — do not waste them! You’re going to wake up one day and wish that you had made better use of your time, so...

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Use This Site to Compare Google Fonts for Beautiful Documents and Sites

Let’s talk about the stockpile of 800+ free fonts Google has been offering since 2011. Google Fonts is a wonderful resource to use if you work with any type of document in the cloud. And you don’t need to be a design geek, because you can use them right within Google Docs, WordPress, and even Adobe Photoshop! But the hard part is finding a good font to use, and for that we need to compare a bunch of them. That’s where Better Font Finder can save you a lot of time, as it compares and filters fonts by visual similarity. Compare Google Fonts the Easy...

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Netflix’s Black Mirror Goes “High-Tech” [UK]

After becoming a hit in the UK, Channel 4’s Black Mirror started streaming worldwide on Netflix in late 2014. Charlie Brooker’s sci-fi anthology show became a huge international hit, even prompting a new season to be released on Netflix, with a further two currently in development. Charlie Brooker recently announced on Twitter that there would be a Black Mirror collection in “high-tech ‘paper’ format”, more commonly known as a book. In celebration of its impending release, we take a look the best Black Mirror you can buy, as well as more from Charlie Brooker. Black Mirror Volume 1 (Hardcover) Charlie...

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Google Drive Will Now Backup and Sync Your Files

Google is replacing Google Drive for PC and Mac with a new tool that it calls Backup and Sync. This new version of Google Drive will be a much more robust tool, allowing you to backup and sync all of your files and folders. That is if you have enough space left in your Google Drive allowance. It’s essential to back your files up regularly. It doesn’t matter how you do it — whether to the cloud or an external HDD — as long as you actually do it. And often enough to ensure you won’t lose your mind (as...

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Send Free Faxes from Your Android Phone or Tablet

When was the last time you sent a fax? In our increasingly paperless world, you probably don’t work with faxes more than a few times per year, if it all. Thanks to free web services, though, it’s easy to send faxes online — there’s no need to keep a physical fax machine around anymore. However, what if you’re traveling and need to send a fax from your smartphone? Don’t despair — it’s easy to send and keep track of faxes from your Android device. Let’s take a look at the best apps for the job. A Note on Faxing Apps...

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The Best Windows 10 Apps

Desktop apps are now available in the Windows Store, but it doesn’t mean the oft-maligned Universal apps are dead. In fact, they are better than ever. Their design and usability is unrecognizable from a couple of years ago, Microsoft has largely got the problem of fake and imposter apps under control, and the selection of apps is the most diverse it’s ever been. Yes, some universal apps in the Windows Store are still poor imitations of their desktop cousins. However, it doesn’t mean that you can’t find some really useful, high-quality apps – you just need to know where to look. Here, we’ve rounded...

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Xfce Explained: A Look at One of Linux’s Speediest Desktops

So you’re switching to Linux because you’ve heard it’s a great way to revive an old PC, but after checking out various Linux operating systems (also known as distributions or “distros”), you’ve discovered that your hardware is still too slow. Unless, that is, you install something like Xfce. That’s great. There’s just one problem: what does that even mean? Xfce Is a Desktop Environment A desktop environment is what you see on your computer screen. It’s the panels that hold your applications, notifications, and the time. It’s how you open applications and switch between them. Windows and macOS each provide...

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You Can Now Use GIFs on Facebook (Here’s How)

Facebook is finally allowing everyone to use GIFs in comments. The social network has been hesitant to support GIFs in comments, but with the popularity of GIFs showing no sign of abating, the social network has finally decided to cede to the demands of its billions of users. Hoorah! The GIF is 30 years old! And the debate over how it’s pronounced — either with a hard G (as in “great”) or a soft G (as in “gyrate”) — feels like it’s been going on just as long. Facebook is celebrating this milestone in a number of ways, including adding...

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