The 10 Best Windows File Explorer Tricks and Tweaks

Windows File Explorer is the Windows default tool to browse your files. If you want to get the most out of it, you need to dig a little deeper. We’re going to share with you some of our favorite File Explorer tricks and tweaks. Whether it’s speeding through with shortcuts, bulk renaming files, or editing the menus, we’re certain you’ll learn something new with this great round-up. If you’ve got your own File Explorer tips to share, be sure to let us know in the comments below. 1. Rename Multiple Files You probably already know how to rename individual files,...

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7 Awesome Idea Generators to Help Your Brainstorming

What do you do when you want to come up with a fresh idea? Whether it’s for a short story, piece of artwork, informative article, or even a business startup, it’s not always easy. Instead of racking your brain and struggling for that perfect concept or thought, get a little help from the web. These awesome idea-generating websites can assist you in coming up with ideas for any purpose. Keep them handy, bookmark them, and visit them whenever you need to spark an idea. Plot and Story Ideas Whether you are a current author or seeking to become one, there...

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Alexa Can Now Play Baby-Making Music for You

Alexa is now capable of playing music based on different activities or states of mind. Which means you can ask Alexa to “play music for getting pumped up” or to “play music for meditation”. You can even ask Alexa to “play baby-making jazz music”. Which means exactly what you think it means. There are lots of streaming music services to choose from, all of which offer similar things. However, Spotify excels at recommending music based on genres, moods, and feelings. Amazon is taking a leaf out of Spotify’s book, giving Alexa the ability to play music based on “activities”. Play...

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AmazonBasics vs. eBay: Where to Shop for the Best Deals

It’s common knowledge that Amazon and eBay are the two kings of online retail. But are you really using them to their fullest potential? You probably go to Amazon for consistency and variety, while reserving eBay for when you want to buy something as cheap as possible. Amazon, selection. eBay, price. It’s that simple, right? No, not quite! Things have changed over the years. There’s more to “finding the best deal” than savings alone, especially with the advent of AmazonBasics. Here’s everything you need to know when shopping between the two. What Is AmazonBasics? In 2009, Amazon launched a line of...

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5 Easy to Learn Skills That Can Matter Any Time in Life

Some might say swimming, or public speaking. Maybe, your friend will tell you to master a cocktail shake. No. The first two would stall you with phobia attacks. The third, however impressive, isn’t a life skill at all. What I am looking for are meta-skills that are so easy to learn that you can do them in one week or even a day. Yes, learn them in a few hours but apply them every day to change your life in little ways. Every week we highlight some of the best paid courses on Udemy. These five Udemy courses look at five different areas...

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Who Needs Scrivener? 5 Novel Writing Apps for Linux

The creative writing process is much more than just coming up with some fancy characters doing interesting things. You need to keep track of where these characters go, what they’ve done, and how they’re supposed to complete their journey. The standard for this on Windows and Mac is Scrivener. While Literature and Latte had been developing a native Linux version, 2015 is the date of the “latest” beta. We’ll take a look at five similar novel-writing applications for Linux, of which four are fully free and open source. Main Features of Novel Writing Apps At a basic level, all you...

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8 Tricks to Get More Real Instagram Followers

There are plenty of tips and tricks for getting noticed on Instagram, whether it’s finding the perfect hashtags or engaging with the Instagram community, but there’s no reason to stop there. There are plenty more ways to increase your likes and follower count. 1. Create a Community We’ve suggested joining a community in the past, but another approach is to create a community yourself. It will take some hard work, but it can turn Instagram users into engaged followers. If you’re trying to create a community on Instagram, you need to find common ground — a reason people will come...

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16 Movies Not on Netflix You Should Buy Instead

It’s a well-known fact that Netflix has been whittling away at its catalog of movies and TV shows. It wants to produce more original content instead. While some Netflix-produced shows are clearly high-quality and have been critical hits, the loss of older content has been a blow for movie aficionados who enjoy watching famous titles. So what are the best movies not available on Netflix? Which classic flicks are actually worth buying or renting elsewhere online? This list is entirely subjective, of course, but here are 16 critically-acclaimed titles you can easily watch anywhere else but Netflix. 1. The Big...

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Huawei Watch 2 Ushers In Android Wear 2.0 (Review and Giveaway)

Our verdict of the Huawei Watch 2:At almost $300, Huawei's Watch 2 is one of the more expensive Android Wear devices. Despite that, its IP68 water resistance, astounding battery life, and feature-packed design make it easy to see past its few flaws. 710 We're giving away a Huawei Watch 2. Keep reading to find out how to win!When Pebble launched their first Kickstarter they opened up the market for smartwatches. Their first devices were incredibly popular and gained the attention of big players like Google and Apple who went on to launch their own devices. A few years on and...

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10 Amazing Android Apps by Google That You’ve Never Heard Of

As I write this, I count 99 apps on Google Inc.’s Play Store page in my region. They range from system-level apps, to developer apps, to single-purpose utilities, and a lot more. You might know about apps like Now Launcher, the new Gboard keyboard, and Google Keep. But lost in this sea are some true hidden gems. There are many useful single-purpose apps that Google has created for Android that don’t get prime-time coverage. Today, we’re talking about those unsung heroes. 1. Wallpapers If you like those satellite wallpapers on the Pixel phones, you’ll like Google’s Wallpapers app. The app...

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LastPass Doubles the Price of Its Premium Service

LastPass has doubled the price of its Premium password manager. This 100 percent price hike has happened without warning, and has understandably upset existing Premium users. And LastPass Free users aren’t faring any better, with two key features being moved from Free to Premium. If you’re the sort of person who needs a password manager then you can’t really go wrong with LastPass. It’s widely regarded as one of the best password managers out there, despite recent security scares. Unfortunately, it’s rejigging its products and prices, and it isn’t going well. Updates to the LastPass Lineup In a blog post...

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How to Create GIFs Even If You Have Zero Skills

If you want to up your GIF game, rather than search and share other people’s GIFs, there are plenty of ways to make your own GIFs. One of the easiest ways to get this done is using Giphy’s online tool: GIF Maker. With GIF Maker, you can create GIFs from existing video content as well as create GIF slideshows from existing GIFs. You can also add captions, animated text, stickers, and filters to existing GIFs. Creating a new GIF is an extremely simple task that will only take a few steps: When you’ve found the video you want to use, you can either paste the URL...

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How to Optimize PDF Files for Kindle

You love laying back and catching up with your reading on a Kindle. The e-ink not only saves your eyes, but the Kindle can also import any document or PDF. That annual report in a PDF? The proposal written in Microsoft Word? Send it over. But not all PDF documents are made the same. And most people don’t expect their PDF documents will be read on a Kindle. As such, most PDFs are illegible when read on Kindle devices. Common frustrations include: Fonts in PDF documents look small on Kindle screens. Document margins makes the readable area smaller. This is...

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LastPass Users! Do This to Ensure Your Passwords Are Rock Solid

It’s not easy to generate strong passwords for all your apps and services and remember them all. Most people know you shouldn’t be saving all your passwords in an Excel file on your hard drive, so instead, they use simple and easy-to-remember passwords. Ironically, you can make a case that using the same weak password for all of your accounts is even worse than using an unprotected Excel file! The solution, of course, is to use a password manager. One of the most popular is LastPass, but there are plenty of alternatives out there. But just logging all of your weak...

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Can’t Find Mac Apps in Spotlight? Here’s the Fix

Spotlight is a basic feature of macOS, but it’s so powerful. It’s one of the quickest ways to find a lost file, can open any application in an instant, and even packs extra features like a dictionary and calculator. But sometimes, Spotlight won’t pick up applications correctly on your Mac. If you’re searching for an installed app and only receiving files in your search results, these two fixes will rebuild Spotlight and correct your problem. Method 1: Rebuild the Spotlight Index The first method involves rebuilding the Spotlight index through the Terminal. Even if you’re not used to text-based commands,...

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How to Sync Music With Your Android Phone or Tablet

Your Android device typically has upwards of 8 GB of storage. A single MP3 is usually around 3.5 MB. That means your phone has a lot of space for storing your music collection! Throw in mobile internet and Wi-Fi for wireless syncing and streaming, and suddenly you have a whole host of ways to sync your music collection with your Android phone or tablet. Keep your music on your PC? Manage it with iTunes? Prefer to stream songs from the cloud? Or do you maintain a curated library on a streaming service? Whatever your preference, here’s how to get your...

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