If you’re an aspiring Android developer, don’t miss our guide that will help you get started developing Android apps on Windows. Why It’s Hard to Develop iOS Apps on Windows Apple’s walled garden makes it almost impossible to develop iOS apps without a Mac. Xcode, the sole integrated development environment (IDE) for building iOS apps, is only available on macOS. Important development features, like simulating an iOS device on the computer, are only possible with Xcode installed....

1. Enhancer for YouTube There are plenty of extensions that let you refine your YouTube experience – from ratings checkers to ad blockers. But Enhancer for YouTube piles many of the smaller tweaks into one. It’s an all-in-one extension that lets you change default playback resolutions, remove annotations, pin the video player, whitelist certain channels from ad-blocking and more. 2. Image Search Options One of the better long-running features of Chrome is the reverse image search, which lets you right-click an image, then instantly search for similar images in Google....

These extensions vary greatly in function (and quality), from ones that secure your browser to others that keep you focused when you’re trying to work. So that you don’t need to sift through the mess of Chrome extension pages, we’ve picked out five of the best Chrome extensions for you. 1. The Great Suspender Mid- to high-end computers are well equipped to run plenty of tabs on Google Chrome. But if you’re someone with a tendency to leave tabs open forever and can feel your browsing experience slow down when you do so, then you should consider the Great Suspender....

Here is a list of eight Electron apps (not in any particular order) that don’t suck. 1. Atom Atom is a popular, cross-platform and highly programmable text editor. It is no coincidence that Atom is related to Electron. In fact, Electron was formerly known as Atom Shell. Atom is built on top of Electron, and like Electron, it was developed by GitHub. The developers of Atom wanted to create the most hackable text editor of the 21st century....

Apps offering online maps usually have all the same features as other GPS apps, such as turn-by-turn directions, speed warnings, and detailed maps. However, you won’t get real-time alerts since you’ll be offline. The top three apps will cover most every need you have. 1. Maps.Me – Highly Recommended Maps.Me offers a great combination of standard navigation maps and off-road outdoor fun. Get full turn-by-turn directions while completely offline. You’ll even get points of interest included....

These are some of the most prevalent tools on Linux for taking screenshots. If one’s not conveniently available on your distribution of choice, at the very least, you’ll find another in its software center/repositories. 1. Shutter Shutter is an established favorite but has dropped off the spotlight since it’s not available on Ubuntu’s official repositories anymore. Although it has lots of features, most people use it by running it and then clicking on the Selection, Desktop, or Window buttons on its toolbar, to take a screenshot of said screen area....

While you might not have heat-related issues, you might find your system getting a little too warm when performing intense system activities. In this case, it might be worth investigating the possibility of adding intake and exhaust fans to your computer. What Are Intake and Exhaust Fans? When a heatsink removes heat from corresponding components, the hot air tends to linger around and warm up the inside of your PC....

When you’re investing in any device, you should want to know as much as you can about the hardware inside. While desktop hardware is easy to look into, mobile hardware is notoriously difficult for outside eyes to understand without advanced technical knowledge. The goal of this article is to allow you to look at the specifications for a mobile phone and make an informed buying decision, without needing to spend hours upon hours researching the necessary information....

Hardware Requirements KDE had the reputation of being the most demanding desktop environment. Its effects used to put an extra toll on resources and induce significant lag, but not anymore – at least, not if you bought your PC within the decade. Check out our KDE review for that. If your PC isn’t a two-decade-old relic, KDE will automatically recognize its GPU and enable its compositor. Under normal circumstances, you don’t have to do anything to enable its support for effects....

Are They Harder to Repair? The number one question people always ask me about smaller computers is, “Are these little devices going to cost me more to repair?” My answer is almost always “yes” because of one simple reason: The smaller components require a bit more finesse to repair, and since they are more integrated (i.e. they are usually soldered into the main board), a repair might require the replacement of an entire section of computing hardware, raising the cost significantly....

The catalogue store is selling a Google Pixel 6 5G with 128GB of storage for just £299. That’s the store’s lowest price ever and half the price of the initial RRP of £599 just a year ago. You don’t even have to go in the shop yourself and fill in the numbers on those little bits of paper. The phone is available for click and collect or same-day delivery for an additional £3....

Q: My computer is running slow ever since I’ve installed an anti-virus solution on it. Please let me know what I can do to stop this. A: Your computer runs slowly perhaps because you installed an anti-virus program on top of another one. Computer slow-downs happen frequently with users who install two different anti-virus software packages in the same system, especially if they’re from different companies. If you’re absolutely sure you didn’t have an anti-virus that came with your computer beforehand or installed two anti-virus programs on top of one another, then you should uninstall the current solution you installed and go for another one....

aText is an application for Mac that allows you to accelerate your typing using abbreviations. It expands the abbreviations that you’ve typed to their full forms, so you don’t have to write the whole word. Besides abbreviations, it helps you correct your grammar by placing quotes, commas, and other such things at their appropriate places. Setting Up aText on your Mac Head over to the aText website and download the aText ....

Just to give you an idea of how powerful it is, Avantek’s 20,000 mAH battery pack can charge an iPhone 5S around 11 times, an iPhone 6 Plus or Galaxy S5 around 6 times, an iPad Air almost twice and just about any other tablet more than twice. The battery pack includes two USB ports that supply a current of up to 2.4A and an additional USB port that supplies up to 2....

Basics The general command for sed is something like: Sed will perform the operations that you want him to do on the text file and display the result in the standard output. If you want the result in a text file, you can either redirect it via the habitual method: Or use the option “-i” that will directly edit the input file: Now let’s begin working on the script. The most obvious first step is the null script: will just display the text in test....

But those deals won’t be here for long, as Cyber Monday marks the last day of the Black Friday sales promotion, so if you’ve been holding out on a TV, there’s not much time left to get a massive discount on an OLED TV. This page will point you in the direction of the best deals that are still live, and we’ve included a range of TVs from several brands for some variety, with LG, Samsung, Panasonic, Sony, Philips and Hisense all offering discounts....

Game Booster v2 is another great software by IOBit (the same developer as the IOBit toolbox) and it is designed to help you optimize your PC for smoother, more responsive game-play. Usage The usage is extremely simple. Download and install the game booster software. Launch the Game Booster application. You should see a big button that encourages you to “Slide to boost”. If you are not computer savvy, sliding the button is all (almost) you need to optimize your PC....

Today, we’ll be going over how to find that mouse, namely the aspects you should be taking into consideration when doing so, primarily the sensor and grip, as those are the two most major factors to consider. The rest will be covered in more detail throughout the article. Mouse Sensor: Optical vs Laser There are two primary kinds of mouse sensors on the market today: optical and laser. Technically, “laser” sensors are optical and use a different kind of LED, but let’s not get into that....

If you already own a Nintendo Switch, you’re also able to purchase Pokémon Scarlet separately for £42.99, saving you £7 on the full retail price. And if you want to check out even more offers, then we recommend taking a look at our best Black Friday Deals article. The Nintendo Switch OLED is an excellent portable gaming system. The OLED screen gives it a significant upgrade on the standard model, with colours looking even more vivid without affecting performance....

The suite offers email, calendaring, address books, bulletin boards, instant messaging in a single server package with built-in data stores, and its own implementation of various server protocols such as IMAP, POP3, SMTP, ManageSieve, XMPP, and Citadel. Citadel’s feature list is nothing short of impressive. Besides the aforementioned functions, it offers: high-performance, multiprotocol, multithreaded server engine built-in wiki and blog engines, making it a CMS as well as an email server web browser, telnet/SSH, local client software accessibility Group calendaring and scheduling (WebDAV, GroupDAV, and Kolab-1 compatible) built-in mailing list server (listserv) built-in RSS feed aggregation integrated server-side mail sorting and filtering....