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As it turns out, OpenEmu for Mac, a new application, was released sometime back that takes an entirely new approach to how you can play your old game library, allowing for a more convenient and cohesive experience overall. Here’s a look at how this new application for old-school gamers works. As several other free apps out there, OpenEmu is an open source project exclusive to the Mac that actually builds upon other existing collaborations to serve as a sort of hub for all your ROM (game backups) files....

The company that was recently acquired by Apple in a massive $3 billion dollar deal, provides supreme music streaming across all mobile platforms. This is the largest acquisition in Apple’s history. With this investment, CEO Tim Cook plans for Apple to “continue to create the most innovative music products and services in the world”. Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine have joined Apple in the pursuit of serving music lovers everywhere....

There can be plenty of reasons behind the black screen issue on Windows 11, from improper wired connections to issues with the graphics drivers. Thankfully, fixing it shouldn’t take long once you try out the methods below. So, let’s check them out. 1. Check Connections If you face a black screen issue on your desktop, you start by checking the wired connections going from your PC to the monitor. Unplug the HDMI cable and leave the computer idle for a few minutes....

For example, it may refuse to record your screen while using specific apps. It may appear grayed out within the Control Center. Maybe you have disabled Screen Recording and forgotten about it. Or it may end up throwing an obscure ‘Screen recording failed to save’ error message instead. If that sounds familiar, then here’s what you need to know to get Screen Recording to work properly on your iPhone or iPad....

There are some applications available that promise to recover the lost files in one piece. One of such tools that we are going to try today is Undelete 360. Undelete 360 Undelete 360, as the name suggests, is a tool which helps you to restore files that are deleted accidentally from your computer. It can restore files not only from your hard disk but also from removable media like pen drive, memory sticks etc....

Facebook-owned WhatsApp is one of the most popular web-based messaging services worldwide currently and their last major update earlier this month which enhanced user capabilities around GIFs and sending media items in bulk. According to the source of the leak, WhatsApp users will be able to see the status of their contacts under a new tab, which will appear alongside the Calls, Chats and Contacts tab on top of the app....

After working on both these apps for quite some time, I found that the latter was like three times better than the current version of the former app. And to support my finding, here are three amazing features of the Google app that outsmart the Bing one. 1. Voice Recognition While doing a web search what would you love more – typing down the search query or speaking it out to your computer?...

every PS Vita owner can attest, Sony’s portable is a beautiful gaming machine. However, while all owners enjoy gaming on it, the vast majority of them don’t know that the PS Vita can perform a series of neat tricks to make our gaming experience even better. Let’s take a look at a few of them. Use Your Vita’s Right Analog Stick With Your PSP Games One of the nicest aspects of the PS Vita, is that it can run several PSP games....

Some key characteristics that define a good college laptop are portability, battery life, reliability, and price. While there definitely cannot be a one-size-fits-all pick, here we have some of the best laptops for college students under $1000. All the laptops we have picked here are under $1000, but Here are some more affordable laptops under $700 for Students. Check out these 4 Best Laptops with Touchscreen if you’re looking for versatile work machines....

Besides being compatible with Siri, you can control these products through the iOS Apple Home app on your Mac or iPad. The best part? With these smart plugs, you can easily turn dumb products into smart ones. For instance, the corner lamp that was always a pain to switch on, can now be turned on easily at a specific time without any human intervention. The same can be said of coffeemakers and room coolers....

I could make my way to the home screen and just say “Ok Google, what’s the cricket match score” and it would tell me. I love not doing things. But I’ve switched between many launchers since. I did my stint with Aviate, then I had my honeymoon period with Nokia’s Z Launcher. Recently, I installed EverythingMe and it’s doing me good. But that’s a topic for some other day. Today I want to take the voice search aspect out of the home screen and spread it across the OS....

This is why it is so rare to find a to-do app like Any.Do, which is not only free and great looking, but that is also simple and even fun to use. Contrary to the common practice in the app market, Any.Do showed up on Android first to much acclaim, making its appearance on the iPhone later which was not only much more significant but also very anticipated. Let’s take an in-depth look at what makes Any....

There are awesome email apps available for iOS like Mailbox, Google Inbox and even Microsoft’s Outlook (which might even be the best Gmail client for iOS) to help you manage the email workload. All those apps make it easy to organize emails and set up reminders so you can deal with the email later, without fail. But wouldn’t it be great if there was a really simple way where you could just read the email subject and decide if you want to let go of it or deal with it later?...

Best of Guiding Tech in April 2012 21 Incredibly Useful Bookmarklets For Better Online Browsing If you are heavy user of bookmarklets, this is a post that should interest you. Even if you don’t use them much, you should take a look at the cool ones we’ve listed. You never know when they might come in handy. 15 Useful and Lesser Known Firefox Keyboard Shortcuts Did you know all of these Firefox keyboard shortcuts?...

Check it out! Best of GT – June 2012 4 Excellent Tools to Improve English Grammar As a blogger, I know how important grammar is for any language. It is the fabric of a language, and when that language is English it becomes especially important because English is the lingua franca – the “mother tongue” – of the world. Thankfully, these days you don’t have to hire a tutor to teach you the basics of grammar....

Best of Guiding Tech in March, 2012 15 Best VLC Media Player Keyboard Shortcuts For Using It Productively If you are someone who has never tried VLC, it is high time you try it first. For others, these keyboard shortcuts will further smoothen their experience of using this awesome media layer. 3 Impressive Tools to Share Keyboard and Mouse Between Two or More Windows PCs Not everyone of us needs 2 computers at one time, but when we do, using different keyboards and mice for each is troublesome....

Annotating images and PDFs is useful for all sorts of people. It’s useful for me as a tech writer for showing you exactly where to click on a screen using arrows and making sure my email address is blurred out. It’s useful for designers and developers when critiquing designs by adding text on the photo itself. And annotating PDFs (requires subscription to paid Evernote Premium account) can be useful for an editor or a businessman....

Kids can be stubborn at times and parents have no choice but to play their videos and look for child-friendly content and apps on Google Play Store. Our kids challenge us every day when it comes to handling our smartphones. Give them an Android phone for a video call with their grandpa and they will show you the settings on your phone you didn’t even know existed. The kids mode is not for kids anymore....

some of which we have already shown you ) with every new release of OS X. Sadly, the vast majority of Mac users only think about and use Preview for viewing a few photos and for reading PDFs on their Macs, when in fact they could be doing a lot more with this small but powerful tool, which is equipped to handle and manage PDFs with ease and proficiency. Here are a few things that you can use Preview on your Mac for when it comes to PDFs:...

If you’re an RSS user and you have an iPhone/iPad, I highly recommend that you get the app. But as great as Reeder is, a lot of its features are kind of hidden. Yes, it makes for a simple and minimal UI but for a beginner, although all features might not be obvious. In this article, I’ll uncover those hidden features. This is not a review: This is a list post about uncovering little-known features of the app to improve your reading experience....