If you just switched to Firefox, or plan to use it as your secondary browser, you’ll probably want to import your bookmarks or favorites from your current browser. Transferring your favorites from Google Chrome to Firefox is easy, and will take just a couple of minutes. Firefox can import your saved passwords, bookmarks, cookies and browser history directly from Chrome. And not just from Chrome; Firefox can also import user data from Internet Explorer or Microsoft Edge....

There are two different ways to move the clock in the taskbar. The first one is to remove the Action Center icon from the taskbar, and the second is to use a free third-party software that swaps the positions of the Clock and the Action Center icon. Follow the one that suits your needs. Remove Action Center Icon Completely If you are not using the Action Center and don’t mind removing it from the Taskbar, then you can move the clock to the right-most side of the taskbar with just a few clicks....

But other times .dat files can actually be media files, email files, or other file types that Windows or a given software has failed to define for some reason. In these situations .dat files can actually be opened. Here we’re going to show you how to check what’s really contained in a .dat file and how to convert it in the rare case you need to. What is a ....

Use Volume Buttons to Take Photos I used to have a Sony Ericsson phone because I love their trademarked Cybershot feature. Thus, I was used to taking photos using a shutter on the side of the phone itself. However, iPhone does not offer the same functionality because you have to use the little touch button. With SnapTap, you can easily turn the volume buttons into a shutter for your own convenience....

Some users may also go for Nautilus search, but that wouldn’t be a system-level search, so that option is ruled out. Coming back to the Unity Dash method, you’ll observe that results would not include files that contain the string “mp3” in their name. This means that even a search through Unity Dash is not reliable in this case. So, what other other options do you have? Try searching through the command line (using the “find” command), some would say....

The short answer is yes, but you’ll have to do a little work first. We’re going to show how to use a third-party media player and a program that can convert the files on the disc to files that can play in any media player. Use VLC to play Blu-ray discs on Windows 10 This is a media player that can handle most major music and video file formats. It functions the same way as Windows Media Player but with lots of extra features....

Stop Windows 10 from Installing a Driver Before you can stop Windows from installing a driver, you first need to uninstall the existing driver if Windows 10 has already updated or installed it. To do that boot your system into Safe Mode by holding down the Shift key while selecting the “Restart” option from the power user menu (Win + X). Once you are in the Safe Mode, open the Power User menu again and select the option “Device Manager....

That being said, Windows 10 provides you will all the options necessary to manage the app permissions. Here is how to change app permissions in Windows 10. Manage App Permissions in Windows 10 Thanks to the new settings app in Windows 10, it is very easy to manage different permissions like camera, contacts, location, etc., on a per app basis with just a few clicks. To start, search for “Settings” and open it....

First, A Word About Data Privacy I should make myself absolutely clear by saying that it is almost impossible to completely eliminate data collection as long as you have an account somewhere on the internet. You can only minimize the amount of data collected. If you are present on the internet you will have to live with the idea that you most likely will not be 100 percent in control of your information....

What you need to know about Smartphone Specs To get started, let’s take a look at the HTC One’s hardware specs. You could call the specs listed in this image the essentials. The phone is 137.4 mm tall, 68.2 mm wide, and 9.33 mm thick. If you’re in a physical store and have already held the phone in your hand, these numbers don’t matter, as you already know whether the handset is comfortable to hold....

Note: The following method works only if you click the little ‘x’ button in the corner to delete (hide) the message. If you click the “Delete Conversation” link, your Facebook messages are gone forever. Open up the Web edition of Facebook on your Mac or PC. On the left or right top corner, hit the Messages icon, and a drop-down menu will appear. Click on the “See All” option at the bottom of the drop-down....

However, if your professional work involves spending hours with a device such as your computer on a daily basis, then what should you do? Well, besides getting your eyes checked regularly and avoiding prolonged working hours, you should use dedicated software that prompts you to take frequent work breaks, something which is really beneficial for your eyes. In this article we will discuss how you can reduce eye strain and even get reminded about eye-related exercises if you are using the Ubuntu operating system....

iMovie for Mac packs many great features, and one of them lets you remove the audio entirely from a video file making your video completely silent. This article will show you how to do that. Removing Audio from a Video File Using iMovie on a Mac iMovie app is the only app you need to do the task. No other apps or extensions/plugins are required. If you don’t have the app on your Mac yet, download it from the Mac App Store....

1. With Google Photos Most Android phones these days have Google Photos preinstalled, which makes this the most convenient solution at your disposal. If you can’t find the app on your device, you can always get it from the Google Play Store. If you have the auto backup feature enabled in Photos, all the videos you’ve shot will be automatically uploaded to the app. If you don’t, or if you received the video you want to mute from someone else, you’ll need to upload it to Google Photos first....

Even though you can’t stop people from adding you to groups, you can remove yourself from the group. You’ll know that you were added to a group because you’ll get a notification that “so and so” added you. Also you’ll probably start to receive notifications of new posts in the group. So here’s what you can do to remove yourself. Go to the group that you want to leave. If you’re not sure which one it is, you can see all of your groups by clicking on the “more” link next to Groups in the left column of Facebook....

Note: 1. This only works for the Google Chrome browser on your PC. Both the Mac and the Windows versions are supported. Here is the tutorial for Linux. 2. Although the extension supports a large number of apps and games, not all of them are compatible. There is no harm, though, in trying it out to see if your favorite game falls under the supported apps list. Running Android Apps in Google Chrome Launch Google Chrome on your PC and head over to the ARChon extension link....

The first thing to know is that there’s more to this process than simply adding your emulator to Steam as a non-Steam game. This will open the emulator, but you still need to manually open individual ROMs/games. Also, this is nigh-on useless in Steam Link because it won’t detect your controller. For this, you’ll need an excellent and relatively new tool called Steam Rom Manager (no longer available). Using this tool you can set up parsers, which are sets of instantaneous commands that we’ll use here to make your emulator games/ROMs appear in Steam, then run directly through Steam....

In this tutorial you’ll learn how to install Netflix on your Raspberry Pi using the Kodi media center. By the end of this tutorial you’ll have installed the Kodi software and Netflix plugin and will be able to stream Netflix’s entire catalogue via your Raspberry Pi. What you’ll need To complete this tutorial, you’ll need: Raspberry Pi running Raspbian. You can grab the latest version and flash it to an SD card using Etcher if you don’t have RaspbianPower cable compatible with Raspberry PiExternal keyboard and a way to attach it to your Raspberry PiHDMI or micro HDMI cable, depending on your model of Raspberry PiExternal monitorEthernet cable is optional, or you can connect over Wi-Fi....

1. Use a Strong Passcode Your passcode is your iPhone’s first layer of protection against unwanted access to your phone’s data. Every smartphone operating system you know requires you to set a passcode when you first turn one of their products on. You won’t even get past the new phone set up without setting a passcode. At the same time, the setup process forgets one thing about passcodes. It’s that passcodes — which are gateways to smartphones — need to be strong....

There are a few options for firewalls in Linux, but most are actually just wrappers around iptables. For this guide we will show you how to work with iptables directly. What Is Iptables? Iptables is the Linux kernel firewall. It comes with every Linux distribution, and it’s the most direct way to control traffic coming into and out of your computer. Iptables has a reputation for being complex, and it can be....