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. Perfect Copies PhoneTrans is a lightweight app which uses a computer to copy all kinds of useful data between phones, whether Apple or Google. With the app, you can copy small bits of data or large chunks, or even the whole thing....

Does that entice you to create GIFs? If yes, you’ll be glad to know that there are various GUI-based GIF editors that work on different OS platforms. However, if you are on Linux and looking for a command line tool for this job, look no further as we will be discussing Gifsicle – a tool that lets you easily play with animated GIFs. Note: version 1.78 of Gifsicle was used for all examples mentioned in this article....

Refresher: by default, the menu on the WordPress dashboard is collapsed, but you can expand it by clicking on the little arrow at the bottom. Even though scrolling over each icon will display all of its contained submenus, it may help to keep the menu expanded while you’re learning your way around. Adding Content to WordPress Let’s get to the real reason why you’ve created a WordPress blog in the first place: to create content....

Since this is the platform where the professionals go, it’s critical that you have your profile set up correctly and that you make sure you are not making the mistakes that are preventing you from getting hired. What are those errors? Keep reading to find out! 1. Typos in Your Profile We have all been guilty of a typo here and there, but that is why we go back and read what we typed to make the necessary corrections....

Our Opinion Miguel doesn’t mind storing his non-sensitive data in the Cloud, noting, “A hacker wouldn’t be interested in pictures of cats doing silly things or my shopping list.” However, with sensitive data, he encrypts it before he stores it in the Cloud. He helpfully adds that the best applications for that “will never store a key on a server anywhere” and will instead “encrypt the files with a key based on a passphrase you create yourself....

The problem is, of course, that true professional photo-editing comes at a high price, and the skills you need to use that software can be time-consuming to acquire. They aren’t quite as time-consuming anymore, as a new breed of utilities like the PhotoWorks photo editor for PC are making it easy to get professional results at the touch of a button. This is a sponsored article and was made possible by PhotoWorks....

It now comes as a standard app with iOS 5, and if upgraded from a previous iOS, it’s just a simple download. It used to be both limiting and complicated, requiring a subscription to MobileMe, but now it just works along with iCloud, another iOS 5 freebie. Before even using the Find the iPhone app, you have to make sure it’s turned on in the Settings app, regardless of whether you are using an iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch....

OS X 10.9.3’s final release version didn’t have anything too major to offer except for a few bug fixes, which was the reason many rushed to download it. Unfortunately though, it seems to have bought a slight problem of its own. Thankfully, a quick workaround is at hand to fix the aforementioned issue. As we always say, be sure you follow every step carefully, as we’ll be using sudo commands in Terminal in this tutorial....

Speculation from several media outlets suggests we’ll be heading back in the pre-2007 direction with “flip” smartphones that have flexible, bendable screens. Samsung and LG seem intent on delivering these kinds of devices in late 2017, and the demand might just be sufficient for a new trend to begin. What I would like to do now is talk about how this might actually be a decent idea and also discuss some of the caveats these phones may have that flip phones did not!...

It’s not only about entertainment; maybe you have some videos that motivate you to work harder and you would like for them to play alongside your work windows. Whatever the reason, if you would like videos to float over your current work windows, you can do so on your Mac using the following guide. Getting Videos to Float Over Existing Windows In order to do the task, you are going to use a free app called Helium that acts as a floating browser for you and lets you see whatever you normally see in a browser but in a floating manner....

A Bit About Bodhi As an Ubuntu spinoff, it’s got the same behind-the-scenes software as your average Ubuntu remix. The two design principles behind Bodhi could be summed up as: It doesn’t bundle in hundreds of helper applications, and the things it does include are generally pretty light. This keeps the ISO around 400MB. Setting Up the Bodhi Desktop When you boot the live CD, you’ll notice that you’re given a couple extra options on boot....

Google Keep is a new Android note-taking app Google developed to compete against the popular Evernote and many other note apps in the Play Store. Keep goes with the same simplistic design as the other Google applications. You get what you need and nothing more. Also in typical Google fashion, they released the app lacking some features (though there is no “beta” tag this time) to really let it compete with some of the major players....

Google has a new app that claims to keep your device safe from malware and other dangers. It’s called Google Play Protect, and it will monitor your device continuously so that you don’t have to. What Is Google Play Protect? Plain and simple: it’s a new feature that replaces Google’s Verify Apps feature. It scans your Android device automatically and gives you detailed information about the scans. There’s no need to install anything since it already forms part of Google Play....

Testing Google Maps AR The feature was announced initially nearly a year ago last May at Google’s I/O developer conference. Monday they announced they are beginning to roll out the featured to a few “Local Guides,” a group of users who contribute local information and test new features. Anyone who has tried to follow the walking directions on Google Maps can attest that it’s not always the easiest to follow. It’s difficult to see which way you’re facing with relation to the map....

Platforms Grammarly has the clear edge here. It’s available as: Chrome and Firefox browser extensionsWeb appDesktop appMicrosoft Word add-iniOS and Android keyboards Microsoft Word is limited to: Chrome extension (also works in Edge, Brave, and other Chromium browsers)Microsoft Word (both the online and desktop versions)Microsoft Outlook This makes Microsoft Editor primarily useful for users who are already using Word and/or Outlook. Its Chrome extension isn’t quite where it should be yet, either, as it doesn’t support certain sites, including ones where you’d expect it to, like Google Docs....

Upon opening GrooveBug, it presents you with a listing of the music you have stored on your iPad. All of the artists are listed there alphabetically. You can click on one of these artists, or click random if you’re not sure what you’re in the mood for. Also on this home page are several unique music genres. Rock, pop, classical, etc., aren’t there. What is there are categories such as Chicago Blues, Acid Rock, and Bossa Nova....

Our Opinion Sayak doesn’t see as much need for security in his own smart devices. He doesn’t see much personal use for fitness bands or wearables. In fact, he was give a smart watch as a gift and regifted it. He did have an Arrow smart shirt which allowed for the exchanging of contacts through NFC. He reports, “I tried doing it with volunteers, but it did not excite them enough, while they did have a laugh over it....

The rest of the card’s features also feel a lot like what you would expect from an Apple financial product: simple, private, secure, user-friendly, and only available to iPhone users. It’s another step by tech companies toward the financial sector, and with features like virtual card numbers, private transactions, and no fees at all, its release (summer 2019) seems like a positive beginning to the trend. What is the Apple Card?...

What are people using? According to web statistics tracker NetMarketShare, the global breakdown of search engine users across desktop/laptop and mobile is approximately: For our test we’ll look at the top five search engines (except Baidu, which is not available in English), as well as DuckDuckGo (for the privacy) and Dogpile (because it once reigned supreme). Testing methods How do you measure whether or not a search result is “good?” It can be fairly subjective, but the basic question is “How useful are the results on this page?...

How Nigelthorn Works Nigelthorn attacks begin their life as a link to a fake YouTube page. When the user clicks it, they’ll see a fake video waiting to be played. Chrome will then inform the user that they have to install an extension in order to view it. If the user accepts this invite, they’ll end up installing the malware onto their PC. Knowledgeable readers will wonder why Chrome would allow such a thing to happen, given how there’s security measures stopping malicious extensions from being installed....