They say soothing music relaxes body and the mind and there is no better time for such a complete relaxation just before you sleep. Some people have a habit of listening to music, watching videos, or even listening to an audio boo...
Let us say that you want to take down a quick note or write down all of your notes for a class all in one place. Quick Note lets you take notes quickly and efficiently so that you can view those notes in any Chrome browser that yo...
With every new version of its Windows operating system, Microsoft has tried to improve the speed at which users can access their files. However the fact that each user’s needs are unique means that it becomes difficult to take adv...
Social networking can be a great way to stay in touch with close friends and family. EveryMe can be incredibly useful if you want to only share things with certain people. EveryMe can be a lifesaver if you don’t want everybo...
Remeber that Star Wars-themed Angry Birds Rovio teased us with last week? Yeah, well, it is official — Angry Birds Star Wars is coming on November 8, 2012. While it isn’t entirely clear which platforms the game will be...
Now that the Apple v Samsung lawsuit has concluded (the one where Samsung lost and was ordered to pay $1.05 billion), minus appeals, the judge has ordered various documents to be unredacted and publicly available to the public. Gr...
For the past few years, Apple has been in the spotlight for patenting anything and everything, and then using those patents to legally go after the competition. Ever wonder what pushed Apple towards this behavior? Is it because th...
For a long time now Google has been showing ads to Gmail users, with many of these ads being specifically targeted based on the content of emails. Google has embedded this right to serve ads based on email content into Gmail’...
Are you absolutely tired of getting tons of junk mail every single day? Do you wish that you could somehow stop these companies from sending the same marketing clutter every week? Well that is where the website Catalog Choice can ...
ClockworkMod (CWM) recovery is one of the most popular custom recoveries for Android devices. CWM recovery gives your device exposure to advanced tools and tasks such as backing up your entire device or specific parts of it, upgra...
I’m sure most, if not all, of us have come across an optical illusion or two in our lives. I recently came across a new but old (it is from the 90s — 1995 to be exact — but I just discovered it) optical illusion ...
50 years ago a college education was something only for a lucky few. Even though today college is accessible to millions more than it was in the past, there are still millions of people out there yearning to taste higher education...
We already know Ashraf is scared of heights. So the chances of him taking a stroll on a narrow and seemingly flimsy path above a deep gorge is like not going to happen. But what about you? Would you do it? Maybe you can decide aft...
Microsoft Office continues to be the preferred choice for a majority of computer users looking for a dependable office suite though there have been a number of free programs that have emerged as credible alternatives to Microsoft....
Virus infection, data corruption, work progress or, simply saving your favorite movies. There are a number of reasons why you would like to create backups of your files. While there are a number of different backup tools available...
Sometimes websites have YouTube videos embedded, allowing you to watch the video(s) without having to go to YouTube’s website. However, what happens when you are simply given a link to a YouTube video, such as in an e-mail o...
Organizing or reorganizing your computer can become a frustrating chore, especially if it involves renaming large number of files. While Windows does provide a batch renaming facility, it is basic at best, allowing you to specify ...
Springpad is everything we have seen in the social networks, yet it is something we haven’t seen yet. I’m not sure why I haven’t heard about it till now. To give you an idea of what it does, Springpad is Pinbook,...
Rooting is one of those simplest things which opens up a whole new world of extensibility to any Android device. Rooting your LG Optimus 4X HD will help you to break the ‘shackles’ and to taste the juice of your phone ...
You know that new Lightning connector Apple has introduced in the iPhone 5? The one that requires a special authentication chip to be present in accessories to make use of the port, meaning cheap cables and adapters won’t be...
We have all probably seen Lion King. We have all probably Lion King multiple times, especially if you have kids. You remember Mufasa, Simba’s father who is killed by Scar, Mufasa’s brother? If you could imagine a real-...
Be sure to check out dotTech’s review on Best Free Video and Audio Converter for Windows! Windows Media Player’s inability to support a large number of media formats means that people who use it to watch videos on their comp...
As computers get faster, so does the expectation of faster boot speed. Keeping tabs on how long it takes your PC or laptop to boot up may provide a good indication whether the computer has been optimized to work at its full capaci...
Ransomware is a type of malware that locks your computers, encrypts your files, etc. to prevent you from accessing your data and asks for money if you want to regain access. In other words, your data is held ransom, hence the name...
I’m fairly certain we would all agree that politics is dirty. However, I think this is the first time I’ve ever heard of a politician being publicly attacked for… playing World of Warcraft. Yeah, it happened R...
Increasing reliance on computers in different walks of life means that computer security has emerged a major factor not only in research and businesses, but also among individual users. While there are in-built protection measures...
As evident by the title, Voice Answer is a Siri alternative. If your iDevice do not support Siri or Siri doesn’t recognize your dialect or if you simply don’t like what Apple has provided, this app comes into the act. ...
Is your homescreen boring? Want to customize it? Home Screen Maker assists in giving unique and stylish looks to your iPhone. What is it and what does it do Main Functionality The app allows you to pick from a variety of shelve st...
Typing on the small touch keyboards without tactile response has been one of the major issues facing people while shifting from the desktop/laptop era to the new tablet/mobile era. Lots of apps, including the Swype keyboard I revi...
Once you have ClockworkMod recovery installed on your Samsung Galaxy Note II (N7100), the next thing you might want to get done might be to root your device. But, as of now, none of the usual trustworthy methods such as flashing a...
I’m going to go out on a limb and say most dotTechies have, or had, a significant other (whoever that may be). I’m sure that most, if not all, of us have had moments where we are with our significant in body but in min...
I’m sure every single one of us has screen a movie, TV show, cartoon, anime, etc. that shows a person or thing floating out in space, dead or alive. Well, guess what? That isn’t only for the movies — real astrona...
Color Archiver is an application that acts as your color diary. Web developers and graphic artists will definitely find Color Archiver quite useful for what it is able to bring forward on the table. What is it and what does it do ...
Multi Commander is a file manager that is an alternative to the standard, default Windows Explorer. With this program users can potentially get work done faster by using advanced features compared to using Windows Explorer. What i...
In today’s bigger and faster world, we don’t want a website to load slow. YSlow will tell you if a website is slow and why. This addon is mostly directed to webmasters and hosts rather than the average Joe but it may s...
