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We discussed about Drop.io, a web app for sharing large files over the internet, few days ago. If you want this service as a desktop app to quickly upload files then there is a tool available and is known as Droplet. Droplet is an easy to use desktop app which runs on the Adobe AIR platform. It lets you upload any file directly from your desktop to Drop.io. Since Adobe AIR works on Windows, Mac and Linux, this tool also works on all these operating systems....

There are many ways to speed up Firefox. Earl, one of our readers, introduced us to a tool called Firefox Preloader through his comment. The tool is a software which you need to download and install. It aims to speed up Firefox by pre-loading some browser components and hence, reduce the boot time of Firefox. Download Firefox Preloader ( Thanks, Earl ) via Tinyhacker & Help Desk Geek. Don’t forget to send your tips and tricks by emailing us at tips at guidingtech....

It is a useful tool where you can make your pictures talk in three simple steps. Upload your photo, record your voice and share it with your friends and family via social networking sites and emails. You can also keep your photo private if you don’t want to share it (although that would seem highly improbable). Obviously, photos can’t replace charm of videos but you could do things like including a description to make it better....

But then you need to enter a password every time you want to unlock your Mac. Wouldn’t it be great if when you were near your Mac it would disable the lock screen and when you’re away, it would be password protected again? If your Mac is relatively new, and you have an iPhone, this is possible. If you have an iPhone 5S or newer you can even use your iPhone’s Touch ID to unlock your Mac....

The updated lock screen was welcomed by most users, me included. But there are many who don’t really like changes and love the ring style lock screen (also known as the CM-based lock screen), which focused on easier app launching rather than notifications. Hi Locker for Android The app I am going to talk about today is an answer for every Android user who doesn’t like their current lock screen: The ones who are waiting forever for the Lollipop update as well as the ones who already have Lollipop’s lock screen and want to revert....

Confide is a clever messaging app for iOS or Android that cleverly disguises messages and only quickly reveals them when it’s time to read. When you’re finished reading a message, it’s gone forever. Plus, Confide includes end-to-end encryption and a built-in feature that either notifies the sender when a message was screenshotted or altogether blocks the ability to screenshot while using the app. Confide works best if you get your friends to sign up for the app as well, but if you have enough friends concerned about privacy that shouldn’t be a problem....

Blekko’s site is a welcome oasis in the constantly growing collection of spam saturating the inter-webs. It has built-in deterrents to edit spam-flooded searches like health, lyrics, cars, etc, which can really speed up your productivity. You won’t have to spend the extra time filtering out sketchy looking websites on your own. Slashtags: Blekko’s Claim to Fame Although Blekko’s anti-spam policy is wonderful in its own right, the real stars here are Blekko’s slashtags....

The leaks also unveiled a lot of the software changes that are specific to the iPhone X. They accurately showcased that apps would wrap around the top notch, the Home button would be replaced with a swipe-up-to-go-home gesture, and the side button would activate Siri and Apple Pay. As disappointing as this may have been for those who like a good surprise, Apple still had some tricks up its sleeve for today’s event....

The IP68 certification allows devices to be submerged in water up to 5-ft deep for 30 minutes and also allows the device to brave rain, sweat, sand and dust — improving its longevity. “At Samsung, we are always trying to ensure our customers have the most advanced products on the market. The latest Galaxy A series is a testament to this,” said DJ Koh, President of Mobile Communications Business, Samsung Electronics....

Well recently, Lockheed Martin demonstrated the combined use of optionally piloted helicopters and small unmanned aerial systems for the purpose of extinguishing fires and carrying out search and rescue operations. A Team of 4 Aircrafts Lockheed Martin’s demonstration was done using a team of 4 aircrafts with each complementing the others’ capabilities. The aircraft used were as follows: -NASA Indago quadrorotor unmanned aerial systemK-MAX optionally-piloted helicopterDeserk Hawk 3.1 unmanned aircraft systemSikorsky Autonomy Research Aircraft(SARA)...

But that means if for some reason your internet connection is out, you’re left with essentially a dead computer. And no matter how fast your internet connection is, outages do happen. At some places, more often than you’d like. For times like these, you’ll need an army of Chrome apps on your side. Chrome apps that will work offline once you’ve downloaded and set them up right. Chrome apps, for the uninitiated, are not extensions....

use Safari to surf the web. Even then, when I lend my iPhone for a while to a friend I am always alert… you know, everyone has that one prankster friend who wouldn’t mind using your secrets against you. But what happens when you have to give your iPhone to your kids? In these scenarios you will usually not be as cautious, if at all, only to regret it later when the child finds those private photos, documents, emails or notes that are so valuable to you and shows them to someone else, or even worse, deletes them....

But having the Control Center functional on the Lock Screen isn’t that good an idea. Let’s figure out why, and then check out how you should go about disabling access to the Control Center from the Lock Screen of your iPhone or iPad. Implications of Control Center Access via Lock Screen Control Center access via the Lock Screen is super-useful. Who doesn’t like to use, say, the Do Not Disturb or the Stopwatch controls without having to unlock the screen first?...

Companies like Google and Apple have been offering an extra layer of protection to secure your account. One can add a mobile number verification, use their Android phone to verify the account or use the temporary OTP from the two-factor authentication apps. So, what exactly are these apps? How do they work? Let’s talk about them first. Almost every popular service lets you set up the two-factor authentication from the settings....

These extensions will not replace Omnibox but will actually replace your new tab page. So, if you’re using any other New Tab Page extension then it will get replaced. 1. Fauxbar Fauxbar is not just a smart alternative for Omnibox but it also brings Firefox’s Awesome Bar feature to Chrome. As Chrome has Omnibox for search, Firefox has something named Awesome Bar for search. So, if you’ve used Firefox’s Awesome Bar then you should be knowing that you can search across everything that you have stored (including history, bookmarks, and plugins)....

Presenting, the ASAP Launcher that has been developed to let you perform tasks as soon as possible. So, we’re going to take a look at this new launcher and see if we can really get our work done faster. Let’s dig in. The Home Screen ASAP Launcher is one of those launchers that lets you access everything right from the home screen. You just have to swipe to get to them....

The shift usually happens due to the page loading some content after you have gained access to the page — like an image or an advertisement graphic maybe. Engineers at Google seem to have been irritated by this fact, as were the users, and have finally fixed the issue of page jumps. Google has now introduced a ‘scroll lock anchor’ which ensures that page loading doesn’t affect what the user is reading or watching — preventing any page jumps from happening and locking the content on the device....

By default it only accepts some formats, one of which being .MOBI. Hence we’ll need to convert PDF to MOBI and then add it to the My Kindle Documents folder. In this article we’ll talk about that, and also talk about how to convert PDF to EPUB and HTML. We’ll use a free software called Calibre and also look at an online tool called Zamzar that gets the job done....

Windows users, you are all very fortunate to have a slew of Notepad alternatives. Have a look at these notepad alternatives. Mac users, lets check out the features of TextWrangler. Format Formatting can often be important even in a basic plain text editor. Luckily, TextWrangler has these features built right in. I particularly am quite fond of the separation between Hard and Soft Word Wraps (hard wraps change the text formatting to a certain amount of characters per line, whereas soft word wraps are temporary and adjust to your window), I think it’s a pretty neat tool and definitely have been putting it to use....

I appreciate the camera shortcut since it allows me to open the app and take pictures or record videos quickly. Thanks to that, I don’t have to unlock my iPhone and hunt for the app icon. Anyone can use it without my permission too — that’s my primary concern. Wouldn’t you want to know how to disable this feature to eliminate the risk of unauthorized access and accidental clicks? While there was an option to disable this feature under Restrictions, Apple removed it in iOS 12....