Even though WiFi is everywhere these days, you will find yourself without it from time to time. And when you do, there may be certain websites you wish you could access while offline — perhaps for research, entertainment, or posterity. For example, if you’re to embark on a 12-hour international flight, downloading an entire website can be a great alternative to ebooks, audiobooks, podcasts, and movies. Examples of good and interesting infodump websites include Michael Bluejay’s guides a...
Seaton Dubman
Posted on August 24th, 2017
Have you ever had a CD or DVD that contained critical information but you could not get to it? Does your disk have a huge scratch running through it? Maybe it’s a little chipped or cracked? Don’t throw it out there might still be hope! Sadly, there’s a good chance many of your old discs will be scratched. Nobody really looked after their CDs, right? Don’t despair! If your computer stutters on your optical media, the free tools we show you here can help you read and retrieve data from those scratched CDs ...
Seaton Dubman
Posted on August 24th, 2017
Yes, you can watch anything that’s on your Android device on a big screen. Whether with a wire or without, it’s easy to mirror any Android phone or tablet’s screen on a TV. And no, you don’t need to root your device. The methods for a TV are different from a computer or laptop screen. For that, we have another guide on how to mirror an Android screen to a PC or Mac without root. Casting vs. Mirroring Remember, in this case, we are talking about mirroring and not casting your screen. "Casting" involves se...
Seaton Dubman
Posted on August 23rd, 2017
If you want to multitask, one thing you can try is to get your Android device to read text out loud to you — that way your eyes can be busy doing something else. It’s even more helpful if your vision is going and you have a hard time focusing on digital screen text. Here are three easy ways to do that. 1. Google Assistant Android’s Google Assistant can do quite a bit, but one thing it’s not very good at is reading things back to you. In fact, the only thing you can get Google Assistant to read out...
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Seaton Dubman
Posted on August 23rd, 2017
We keep a lot of data on memory cards and USB drives. Often, you might even use a high-capacity USB drive as your primary way of creating backups. When something goes wrong with them, it’s hard not to feel a sense of dread. Is that photo of your dog falling in the swimming pool gone forever? But alas, you shouldn’t panic. There’s a high chance you can recover your data – you just need to methodically work through few troubleshooting steps. Follow along with this article, and you’ll be laughing at your do...
Seaton Dubman
Posted on August 22nd, 2017
Mozilla Firefox is still among the most popular web browsers today. But the more you use it, the slower it seems to get. So what can you do when Firefox is running slow while other browsers are still fast? We’ve talked about some of the simple ways to speed up Firefox, and that’s where you should start. There are easy extensions for apps like disabling Pocket and other integrations, and finding the most memory-draining apps. While these changes will make your Firefox faster than ever before, you still ne...
Seaton Dubman
Posted on August 22nd, 2017
The file is corrupted and cannot be opened. Does this error message sound familiar? Try these tools to recover or repair your damaged file. Read the full article: 5 Best Tools to Repair Corrupted or Damaged Files in Windows
Seaton Dubman
Posted on August 22nd, 2017
Virtual private networks (VPNs) have experienced a surge of interest since Congress voted to allow ISPs to sell your browsing history. It’s not always clear exactly why you should be using one though. Sure, it can help you unblock geo-restricted content on streaming sites like Netflix. However, a VPN can dramatically improve your security and privacy by routing your traffic out of the reach of eavesdropping governments, ISPs, and malicious hackers. While using a VPN at home is a good idea, it is even mor...
Seaton Dubman
Posted on August 21st, 2017
