Fortunately for Apple power users, third-party app developers, such as iMobie and its app AnyTrans, work hard to provide safe and secure access to the lower levels of the iOS platform. This is a sponsored article and was made possible by iMobie. The actual contents and opinions are the sole views of the author who maintains editorial independence even when a post is sponsored. Introducing AnyTrans The purpose of AnyTrans is to safely and securely allow users who know what they are doing to access the deepest little crevices of the iOS platform, to enable elegant and easy management and backup of your files and apps not only in your device but across all your iOS devices....

For those of you who don’t know, watermarking is nothing but adding a simple text or image overlapping the entire video timeline without disturbing the video itself. While there is plenty of software that enables you to add watermarks on videos, Aoao Video Watermark Pro is the easiest of them all, with its no-nonsense and straight forward user interface. Installation and User Interface Aoao is a professional video watermark software with lots of handy features like dynamic watermarking, special effects, subtitle effects, pre-made watermark materials, batch watermarking, etc....

Why Should I Care? The answer to this question is pretty black and white. Everyone should want to see new technology hit the market that promises improvements in how we experience the world around us. 5G is right around the corner, and that will influence how we use our smartphones. Bigger screens and faster networks can only help. For that reason as well, we will want larger screens that fit in our pocket....

Q: My Computer Has a Blue Screen (BSOD) And It’s New, What Happened? A: The first two things that come to mind: Did the installed operating system come with your computer, or did you install your own? Try using the default operating system the computer came with. Did you install any new drivers since you purchased the computer? Try booting in safe mode (press F8 just before Windows starts loading) and rolling back your drivers....

File and Directory-Related Commands File and directory manipulation in bash is very easy and intuitive. These are some of the most-used commands that you need to learn. Print Text with echo To print out any string in your terminal, you can use the echo command. If you wish to print out “Hello world” in your terminal, use the following: You can add escape characters like \n for new lines using -e flag....

There are many different factors to consider when purchasing an SSD, including format, storage capacity and performance speeds. We’ve stuck mostly to the M.2 SSD format here, as both modern PCs and the PS5 offer support. But we’ve made sure to include a big range of storage capacities and performance speeds for this list, so you should be able to find the perfect Black Friday SSD deal no matter your budget....

Are you a Minecraft fan? Check out these mods that help you customize your experience. 1. Steam Steam is by far the most popular choice among gamers when it comes to Windows game launchers, due to a potent mix of a huge game catalog, strong discovery engine, and mature community features. Pros Around 70,000 games currently listed Smooth and modern UI Game library organized by genre, features, and “played by friends” Useful recommendation engine powered by creators and your friends Fleshed-out review system and forum Easy to add and connect with friends Has approx....

What are Joy-Cons? The Switch is so successful in part due to the innovative Joy-Con controllers. These controllers pack a ton of tech into a tiny package and can function in two ways. The Joy-Cons can slide onto the sides of the Switch, making it a portable console. Alternatively, the Joy-Cons can be detached and used wirelessly. In this mode, the Joy-Cons can be used as motion controls for a single player, or they can be used as independently-functioning controllers for two players....

Our team has reviewed countless laptops over the past few years, from affordable ultrabook devices to the sleekest and most powerful MacBooks. Thanks to all that collective knowledge, we’ve already gone ahead and curated the best-rated student laptops, to make your life a lot easier. We’ve ensured to include as many options as possible at varying price points, specs and features throughout this list to reflect all the various courses you’d need the best student laptop for....

But finding the best wireless keyboard is easier said than done. In order to help make the buying process easier, we’ve spent the year testing the latest and greatest cable-free peripherals. Those with the highest scores are considered for this best list, so you can be sure you’re getting the highest quality. We’ve made sure to include a good selection, be it ones more designed for office use, or all-out gaming powerhouses....

I have been a fan of Windows Live Writer (WLW), Microsoft’s desktop blogging tool, for quite some time. It allows me to blog from the desktop and relieve myself of the cumbersome web interface. With the release of its newest incarnation (WLW 2011), it is also a good time to provide a review of its features. WLW now has a Ribbon WLW is a blog-publishing application featuring WYSIWYG and media editing....

Heat-Based Charging Wearable devices are the new “thing” on the market trying to replace or supplement smartphones. Their capabilities are growing and manufacturers are now understanding more clearly what the market wants out of wearables. But wearable technology comes with smartphone baggage. They need to be charged every once in awhile with a USB charger. How annoying is that?! This is one thing preventing some people, myself among them, from using wearables in the first place....

With it, you’re getting the convenience of an Xbox Elite Series 2 Controller, as well as three months Xbox Game Pass Ultimate thrown in, too, for just £159 from Currys. If, for whatever reason, this Xbox Elite Series 2 Controller and Game Pass Ultimate for 3 months deal, isn’t for you, then it’s worth checking out our main article on the best Black Friday deals, as there are still loads of excellent deals to be had on a wide range of tech....

But what is the difference between these three things? If you’re looking to get an ad-blocker, is that an app or extension? And what if you need to watch an embedded video on a website, but it’s not working? Here we explain the differences between Chrome apps, plugins and extensions, so you will always know what you’re looking for. Chrome Apps Probably the most ambiguous of the three things we’ll be covering in this guide, Chrome apps can mean more than one thing....

The Story Before to getting into the juicy stuff, I would be doing a disservice if I didn’t first mention that the Wall Street Journal story cites as its source as “people familiar with the company”. For all we know, that could mean that it came from the rumor mill. It could very well be a veritable story, but whenever anonymous sources are used, it would be prudent to take the story with a tiny grain of salt no matter who is reporting it....

Picasa Google’s answer to the problem of photo management is Picasa. Some of the notable features include facial recognition, search capability, automatic photo correction, and a reasonable amount of image editing options. There’s even a I’m Feeling Lucky button which does a surprisingly good job of adjusting colors and lighting to improve photos. Unfortunately and somewhat surprisingly, Google doesn’t seem to put much effort into the Linux branch of Picasa. Instead of creating a native port for Linux, they bundle Wine, the Windows “emulator” in with the Linux package....

1. Mazzick Mazzick is a nifty little mouse gesture applications that requires no installation. It is truly portable in that you can carry it in your flash drive and use it on any Windows-based computer. Mazzick comes preinstalled with a list of gestures that you can use instantly. To activate the mouse action, you can either press the SHIFT button together with the mouse movement or move the mouse with the middle button (or the scroll wheel) pressed down....

What Is Windows To Go? Windows To Go allows you to install a fully-functional Windows 10/8.1/8 operating system onto an external hard drive or a USB flash drive. This makes your USB a portable Windows environment, similar to a Linux distro that is designed to run from a USB. With Windows To Go you can carry the live Windows system anywhere and use it on any computer. This feature is targeted primarily towards enterprise customers with the idea that the corporate environment could be taken anywhere....

Cryptocurrency is, as the name implies, a digital asset meant to be exchanged or used as a store of value. These fall under the larger category of “blockchain,” which is an umbrella term referring to any set of technologies that uses a system of keeping records by cryptographically linking “blocks” of transaction data together into a ledger. They are closely related in terms of the underlying tech (distributed ledger technology) but have some key differences in how they are used....

While the appearance of the trash can in Mac OS has greatly changed over the years, from a crudely drawn trash can to a vibrant wire mesh can filled with crumpled paper, the actual function hasn’t changed at all. It’s still simply a vessel that’s used to transport the files from your hard drive to being deleted. To understand which trash option you should choose takes a basic understanding of how files are stored on the Mac....