This is a sponsored giveaway by Leawo especially for Make Tech Easier readers. What this means is that we are paid for this review. However, the opinion in this article is ours and is not affected by the payment. There is a lot of Blu-ray copy software out there, and all of them have different features, support different levels of video qualities etc. The top software in the market includes Leawo Blu-ray Copy....

1. GGReader Feedly comes with its own interface and design. However, if you are too used to the Google Reader experience, this GGReader extension can turn your Feedly page into a Google Reader look-alike. Once installed, you just have to reload your Feedly page for the changes to take effect. This is how Feedly originally looked like: And this is how Feedly looks after the installation of GGReader: Did you notice that even the Feedly logo has been styled to look like Google?...

There was a time when web pages had to be written specially for mobile devices and most devices available in the market just couldn’t display regular web sites designed using HTML. The Safari browser on the iPhone and iPod touch devices is responsible for more than half of the world’s mobile Internet usage and it doesn’t look like that uptrend is going to change soon. The reason behind this popularity is that, unlike other smart phone browsers, mobile Safari can display regular webpages as well as desktop based web browsers....

Most people will leave just the Windows Action Center alone and let it do its jobs. However, with some simple configuration, you can get it to work more efficiently (and less annoyingly). This article show you how to make effective use of the Windows Action Center. Opening the Windows Action Center In Windows 7 and Windows 8, Action Center works quietly in the background. It keeps on running as a service (WSCSVC Windows Security Center) and alerts the users from the system tray....

There are basic texture mapping controls, but quite soon you realise in Blender that for all but the most basic objects, the way to go is what is known as UV mapping. In this article we explain how to do UV mapping in Blender 3D to make your objects look realistic and fully wrapped in colourful textures. It’s a wrap Once you have a 3D shape, you want to add a texture to it....

The Basics No surprises here, the basic syntax for reading a file is If you list more than one file, VLC will read them sequentially as a playlist. The option allows you to define things like full screen, the modules to load, and basically anything you normally access from the menus in the graphical interface. Notice that if you want to launch VLC without any graphical interface, replace “vlc” with “cvlc” in all the commands....

Are you worried that your child could be abusing their smartphone or Internet privileges? Or perhaps you’re suspecting they’re hanging out with the wrong crowd. What if we told you there is a way you can monitor all the activities they perform on their smartphones remotely without being noticed? Sure, there is a way to do it, but you’ll need a mobile tracking software such as Hoverwatch. After spending some quality time with Hoverwatch, here’s what we found out about this app....

Outlook.com will eventually replace Hotmail altogether and is available for anyone on any device to download and use for free. It has the look of Windows 8 with your tiles for People, Mail, Calendar, and SkyDrive but you don’t have to be using Windows 8 to use Outlook.com mail services. Mail Rules And Folders Some email services have included rules to enable you to better manage your incoming mail. However, they are either too complicated for the average user or not specific enough for the business minded....

There are tons of task management apps available for free but Process Hacker seems to be the most feature rich and popular among PC users. The best part of the application is that it’s portable and thus can be used from a removable drive on multiple computers without installation. Why use another Task Management Program ? Process hacker provides some unique features which are not present in the default Windows task manager....

If you’re worried about this happening, your best bet is to clear out your Chrome sync data altogether and stop using the feature. Here’s how to do that. Go to Google Dashboard (you may need to verify your password even if you are already signed in). Click on the “Manager Chrome Sync” link, which is underneath the “Chrome Sync” section. On the next page, click on the “Stop and Clear” button at the bottom of your data....

Let’s explore what you can do and which one is better for your storage space problems. PS Now vs. External Hard Drive If you’re running out of space, you can do one of two things: get a PS Now subscription or purchase an external hard drive. PS Now lets you stream games without downloading them, while an external hard drive extends the amount of space you have at your disposal....

In this post, we look at Python range() and show you how it’s used within your programs. Introducing the Python range() Sequence Type Despite looking like a function, range() is actually a built-in Python 3 immutable sequence type. As such, it’s grouped with lists and tuples as a way of collating data to loop later. In short, it’s a way to repeat actions a certain number of times. In Python 2, it was called xrange() and offered almost the same functionality....

What about a much faster way? Use the keyboard shortcut: Control + Option + Command + Eject. (If there is no “Eject” button in your Mac, use the “Power” button instead) Your Mac won’t even show you the confirmation dialog. It just shuts down. Done!

When dowloading epub files from websites, the extension detects it and automatically opens a new tab with the file ready for viewing. There will also be another tutorial showing a handful keyboard shortcuts for functions such as flipping through pages and adjusting the text size. If you want to open existing epub files from your computer, simply click on the File menu in FireFox and go to Open File. You can also drag a file into a browser window to open the file....

There’s an app called Chrome Remote Desktop that will let you access multiple computers, and allow others to access your computer as well. Chrome Remote Desktop is secure and works on Windows, Mac, Linux, and of course Chromebooks. For this tutorial, I’ll be accessing a Windows desktop (work computer) via a Macbook Pro (home computer). To make this easier to understand, I’ll use “work” to refer to the computer that you want to access remotely, and “home” to refer to the computer that you’ll use to remotely access that computer....

The great thing about jailbreaking your iOS device is, no matter what kind of changes Apple implements with new software updates, you can always revert to certain states, or reinstate specific elements with relative ease. I know that a lot of you out there were relieved when Apple did away with the unlocking “click”, but if you enjoyed it enough to have made note of its absence, then you should check out UnlockSound7....

What is RSS? Depending on who you ask, it stands for “Rich Site Summary,” “Really Simple Syndication,” or “RDF Site Summary.” Regardless of the acronym, it’s actually a very straightforward technology: whenever a website publishes new content, that content can automatically be put into an RSS feed. RSS readers can tap into that feed and show you as either a Twitter-like list of posts, a grid of pictures and headlines, or even full articles, magazine-style....

Click that Buy now button and you’ll be getting two Echo Show 5 (2nd generation) smart displays and a Philips Hue (E27) smart light bulb for £72.98. That’s a saving of 57%. We rated the Echo Show 5 (2nd generation) pretty highly in our review last year, awarding it 4 stars out of 5 and calling it “a great little smart display”. It works brilliantly as a bedside alarm clock, thanks to its compact 5-inch display and its Alexa smarts....

Open a terminal and type: This will shutdown the computer immediately. The computer will shutdown at 4.05pm. The computer will shutdown 5 minutes from now. If you want it to restart instead of shutdown, use the “-r” flag instead. For example: Isn’t that easy?

A large number of sites have enabled two-factor authentication. This means that in addition to your password, you also need to enter a special code that is send out to your mobile phone. This helps to increase security because it means that simply knowing your password is not enough – so it matter less if someone else learns it. Yahoo has taken a slightly different approach to the idea with a feature called Second Sign-in....