19 Useful PDF Converters Accessible on One Site

The best thing about the Portable Document Format is that it can be used across all machines and smartphones. The second-best thing about any PDF document is that there are a ton of free PDF tools available on the web today which can help you do just about anything with a PDF document. Then why are we bothering with a vanilla site that calls itself CleverPDF? The short answer is that this simple one-page site holds 19 PDF tools and converters that can save you a lot of work. Think of it as a Swiss Army knife for your PDF...

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You Can Finally Tip Your Uber Driver

Uber is finally allowing riders to tip their drivers. The ability to tip for good service is something both Uber drivers and riders have been requesting for years, and it’s finally happening. The change won’t please everyone who uses Uber, but most people realize it’s long overdue. Since its inception Uber has been against the very idea of tipping. That was for taxi cabs, but not the gig economy. Uber had plenty of excuses reasons for not allowing riders to tip drivers. But now, with Uber founder Travis Kalanick on indefinite leave, Uber has changed its mind. Uber Lets You...

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Your Own Social Network: How to Set Up a Mastodon Instance on Linux

Sick of Twitter? Fed up with Facebook? Online abuse and NSFW content getting you down? Just want to exchange ideas away from the glare of people who oppose you? Mastodon is the answer. And thanks to its open source nature, it is possible to set up your own Mastodon instance, enabling conversation on any topic and giving your users some safety and privacy from trolls of all kinds. If you’re not familiar with Mastodon, here are the basics. Toots are like tweets, and can be composed of up to 500 characters (as opposed to Twitter’s 140 character limit). Check our...

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The Best Firefox Addons

Firefox is famous for its addons, and for good reason: they can make your browser do just about anything. But which addons are the most useful? Here are the addons we think are best, what they do, and where you can find them. Enjoy! Also let us know if we’ve missed anything, okay? We have been updating this list semi-regularly. Bookmarks If you’re using the web for research, you need to save what you find fast. Plus, you need to be able to access it just as quickly. These bookmark add-ons can help you do both. Xmarks If you use more than...

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7 Best Free Flowchart Tools for Windows

Flowcharts aren’t just for engineers, programmers, and managers. Everyone can benefit from learning how to make flowcharts, most notably as a way to streamline your work and life, but even to break free from bad habits. The only problem is, what’s the best way to make a flowchart? Plenty of top-notch flowcharting apps exist, but they can get pricey. Microsoft Visio, the most popular option, is $300 (standalone) or $13 per month (on top of Office 365). ConceptDraw Pro is $200. Edraw Max is $180. MyDraw is $70. Is it really necessary to spend so much on a flowcharting tool?...

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Spend Your Amazon Credits Before It’s Too Late

As the result of a class-action lawsuit that ended last year, you may have some unused credit at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Kobo waiting to be spent. If so, this credit is set to expire on Saturday (June 24). So, after you finish reading this article, you should cash in before it’s too late. In 2009, Apple did a deal with a handful of publishers letting them set the prices paid for eBooks sold on iTunes. In return they had to agree not to sell those titles for less on rival platforms. This eventually led to lawsuits, and Apple...

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Is Patching Your Computers Really the Safest Option?

Where were you when WanaCryptor surged around the globe? The highly virulent self-replicating ransomware (a ransomworm, of sorts) swept across most of Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, encrypting valuable and important files in the process. The response was swift, as it had to be. But the infection still hit over 200,000 systems around the world, some in mission critical infrastructure. As such, Microsoft issued extra security patches for Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows 8. Patching is usually the most efficient method of eradicating a glaring security issue — except for when, in some cases, it goes wrong....

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How to Save Webpages for Offline Viewing on Android

Recently, Google has taken steps to make Android more offline friendly. You can save Google Maps areas offline and even queue up Google searches when you’re not connected to the internet. What Android lacked was a simple and official way to save entire web pages for offline use. Yes, there were third-party apps and solutions from Android phone manufacturers. But now Google has an offline mode built right into Chrome. In this article, we’ll show you how Chrome’s offline feature works, along with three other alternative methods for getting the job done. 1. Save Offline Using Chrome Google’s own Chrome browser now...

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Found a Lost or Stolen iPhone? Here’s What to Do

Even with the best of intentions, it can be difficult to know how to proceed when you find a lost or stolen iPhone. Fortunately there are a few things you can do to help return the device to its rightful owner. There’s no “finders keepers” exception when it comes to other people’s property, so holding onto something that isn’t yours could be considered theft. It’s also pointless in the case of an iPhone, since most iPhones can’t be used once they’re lost thanks to a feature called Activation Lock. So here’s what to do. 1. Is It Charged? Action: Buy or borrow...

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How To Transfer Kaspersky License To Another Computer

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Kaspersky Lab produces some of the best antivirus software for Windows operating system. Kaspersky Antivirus, Kaspersky Internet Security, and Kaspersky Total Security are the three popular commercial products from Kaspersky Lab. Readers often ask us if it’s possible to transfer Kaspersky license from one PC to another. In short, the answer is, yes. If you […]

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Write or Code Faster in Your Linux Text Editor With Custom Themes

As a Linux user, there’s a non-zero chance that a text editor is your favorite app — even if you aren’t a developer. I’m a writer, and I love using gedit to write notes and articles in Markdown. Whether you’re tweaking TXT files to change part of your interface, banging out code, or writing scripts and setting up cron jobs, there’s ample reason Linux has given you a new appreciation for text editors. Unlike word processors, text editors don’t let you tinker with text all that much. As a result, you may mistakenly believe that what you see is all...

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The Total Beginner’s Guide to Using Google Home Like a Pro

While the Amazon Echo has become a household name in the smart home sphere, the Google Home (our review) isn’t far off. The Echo, powered by Alexa, has had more time to mature as a platform. But if you’re more invested in Google’s ecosystem, you’ve got an extremely fun and capable device in the Home to put to work. It even features some advantages over the Echo, like support for multiple users based solely on their voices. Let us walk you through the basics of the Google Home, how to work with its out-of-the-box commands, and show you how to...

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The Half-Forgotten Way to Compile Real News Feeds: RSS

It doesn’t matter where you get your news from — it’s hard to find quality information among the endless amounts of propaganda, lies, and satire posing as real content. All newspapers and TV channels are guilty, as are plenty of supposedly “independent” websites. Rather than keep fighting a losing battle, why not take matters into your own hands? The trick is to use RSS (no, the technology isn’t dead). If you combine RSS outputs with a couple of third-party tools, you can create a single customized news feed which only contains legitimate stories you care about. In this article, I’m going...

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Apple AirPods Review

When Apple removed the headphone socket from the iPhone 7, they promised us they had a solution in the works. That solution is wireless audio using the company’s new W1 standard, and we’re happy to report that the technology is sound. But the AirPods aren’t the only pair of headphones that make use of the new standard. Since Apple bought Beats, there are several other models that offer great wireless sound and impressive battery life. So are the AirPods really worth it? Or should you spend your money elsewhere? EarPods + Courage = AirPods? When it comes to personal audio, you’ll be forgiven for...

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Bye Bye Chrome! Why We Switched to Firefox

There was a time when Chrome truly sat atop the throne as Browser King, but those days are long gone. The gap has closed, and depending on who you ask, Chrome has been overtaken. I once believed that Chrome was “the best,” but nowadays you may be happier elsewhere. According to browser market share, Firefox is Chrome’s biggest contender if we ignore Internet Explorer (mainly used in business environments unwillingly). And over the past year, Firefox usage has risen quite a bit — from 7.7 percent in August 2016 to 12.0 percent in May 2017. Why are people returning to...

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How to Disable the Annoying Windows 10 “Hi” Screen

Everyone wants to get into their computer faster. One of the roadblocks to this you may have noticed occurs when you create a new account in Windows 10: the OS takes a few moments to “set things up for you” and tell you that the Store can offer you new apps. Of course, most users don’t care about this and just want to sign in and get started. Thankfully, you can disable this animation and save a bit of time next time you make a new PC account. If you have Windows 10 Pro, you can use the Group Policy...

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How To Create A Microsoft Account For Windows 10

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There are many benefits of signing into Windows 10 with a Microsoft account. A Microsoft account allows you to sync Windows 10 settings across devices, purchase apps, music, movies and games from the Store, link your Windows 10 license to your Microsoft account, access services like OneDrive, and more. While installing Windows 10, the setup […]

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How to See the Exact Time Your WhatsApp Message Was Read

It’s really easy to tell when your WhatsApp or Telegram has been delivered or read, but did you know that you can actually find out the exact time your WhatsApp message has been read? WhatsApp Mobile App To find out what time your message has been read (provided the recipient has not turned read receipts off) on your iPhone or Android phone, do the following: Navigate to the exact message you’re interested in. Swipe the message to the left to open up the Message Info tab. You’ll be able to see the exact time it was delivered and the exact...

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How to Find High-Quality Academic Papers With One Search

An academic search engine is a must for every student or researcher, and now there’s an alternative to Google Scholar: Semantic Scholar, a new academic search engine that caters to researchers. While Google Scholar is best for deep web research, Semantic Scholar runs on a sophisticated technology that will only improve with every year it runs: artificial intelligence. The AI-Based Search Engine Semantic Scholar caters to neurology and computer science research for now. Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen and his non-profit Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence are behind the development. Google Scholar has a far broader base and more than 200 million papers in its index....

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Reuse, Repurpose, and Upcycle Anything With These Guides

A lot of us have a bad habit of throwing things away instead of thinking about how to use them better. Whether it’s broken or not, our instinct to any item we don’t want or use is to chuck it into the trash. Stop for a second and check out these guides to see the golden opportunities you’re throwing away. There is a strong movement on the internet around reusing, repurposing, or “upcycling” items. The idea is exactly what it sounds like: to take a thing you aren’t using, and put it to another use instead. Some of these require...

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