It’s safe to say that Start Menu is the most wanted feature in Windows 10. It brings back what a lot of people has screamed about since Windows 8 released. In Windows 10, Start Menu is not just like the one in Windows 7; it ...
This holiday season, you might want to give some custom-made calendars as presents. With custom calendars, you can include your family picture or even use it as a calendar background. Speaking of which, you do not really need to s...
Most Android users prefer to download apps from the Play Store. Simply put, the Play Store is a place where you can find, download and install legit apps. Now, what if you have an Android device that supports a different app marke...
In a previous post, you’ve learned how to create double exposure photos using your Android tablet or phone. Now, what if you also want to do it on your browser? Can you also make stunning photos using the double exposure effect in...
This article told you about how to add translation options to Firefox. You can also add translation options to the Opera browser much the same. For that add the XTranslate extension to Opera. XTranslate is an extension that you ca...
You should check the copyright of images on the Web before you add them to your blog or website. To check the copyright you’ll need to find matching images, which you can do with the TinEye image search engine. It’s on...
In Chrome, the bookmarks bar is located at the top of your browser page and right below the address bar. It is like a quick access menu for all of your favorite sites. You can either hide or show it. You can also customize it by o...
YouTube is the foremost video website, but there’s plenty that could be added to it. To add extra options to YouTube, check out the YouTube Enhancer Plus extension for Firefox. That’s an add-on that gives you an extra ...
There are a variety of browsers that you can add to your computer. If you use a few alternative browsers, it would be handy to have a browser Jump List on the Windows taskbar from which to open them all. Well, the Browser Chooser ...
Many people dislike Windows 8 because it forces them to use the Start Screen. Yes, Microsoft eased that with Windows 8.1 when they provided a setting to boot directly to desktop. It’s still not what people asking. A majority...
In MS Word 2007, you can add and format page numbers according to the type of document that you want. It’s not really that difficult to do. You just need to become familiar with the tools and options that are available in the said...
When searching for a particular content online, you could either look for supplementary resources such as images and videos. Speaking of the latter, wouldn’t it be better if you can at least have the video alongside with the resul...
Google, Bing and Yahoo are three of the foremost search engines. The ultimate search engine would be one that combines Google, Bing and Yahoo, wouldn’t it? You can add a search engine to Opera that does exactly that with the...
Most of you are probably looking forward to spending time with your family and friends this Christmas and New Year. While waiting, you can’t really help but get busy with other things such as planning your holiday events and gift ...
Whether you’re switching phones or performing a factory reset, you definitely need to consider the idea of backing up your contacts and call logs. If you’re performing factory reset, then it’s most likely for your data to be wiped...
If there are lots of icons on your desktop, you can add more space by reducing the icon spacing. You can adjust the spacing between the desktop shortcut icons on both the Windows Vista and 7 platforms. Those platforms have options...
One of the greatest and long-awaited features Windows 10 brings is that Windows Store apps run in windowed forms just like legacy Windows desktop applications. They have a tittle bar and even three buttons: minimize, maximize, and...
Browser address bars are a little more than URL (Universal Resource Locator) text boxes. Now they are also search tools that you can enter keywords in. When you enter a keyword, they then show you a list of matching websites in a ...
Clocks aren’t something incorporated into browsers. However, with extensions we can add clocks to browsers. You can add a customizable clock to Opera with the oClock extension. Open this page on the Opera Software website to...
In Chrome, you can use keyboard shortcuts to quickly open and close tabs. It’s a convenient option but what if you overdo the pressing on your keyboard and you unintentionally close all the tabs? It’s going to be very troublesome ...
Nowadays, it’s important to take preemptive measures against hackers and data thieves. The thing is you can’t always monitor your accounts 24/7 so if ever your account gets hacked, it would be too late for you to act upon it. In w...
There are times when you get interrupted while reading a post or article. At times like these, it would be best to bookmark and save the post. The problem is you can’t always be sure that you can remember where you left off. To ke...
As you are experiencing all the features in Windows 10, you’ll probably try to compare and contrast Windows 10 and Windows 7/8. You can tell that Microsoft made improvements on top of the features from Windows 8. In Windows ...
Windows snapping is a great feature introduced in Windows 7. It allows you to snap two windows to each half of the screen so you can drag and drop files or compare information between them. This feature basically stays the same in...
In a previous post, you’ve learned an interesting trick on how to customize MS Word 2007 to make it appear like a minimalist text editor. It’s a great option for users who just wish to focus on their writing without any distractio...
You can’t open multiple page tabs at once with the Opera browser. However, there’s this great Snap Links extension for the browser that does exactly that! With Snap Links you can open multiple page links by dragging a ...
Windows Explorer is the file manager included with Windows, but there are plenty of alternatives. You can even convert the Firefox browser into a file manager! All that’s required is the IE Tab add-on for the browser that em...
Did you know that YouTube has an offline video feature? With the said feature, you can save videos and playlists for offline viewing. No need to manually download the video using a third-party service or app. If you want to know h...
Do you own multiple accounts for the same website? What do you usually do when you want to log in on both accounts at the same time? Other users may opt to open one account at a regular window while the other in Incognito. There a...
Another dotTech article told you about how to merge MP3 files. You can also do the opposite and split MP3s up into smaller files. MP3Splitter is a freeware package that you can add to Windows to split MP3 audio files. Open this pa...
When you search for website pages, you’re usually limited to just the one search box. However, with the Ozone extension you can search multiple sources such as Google, Amazon, Wiki and YouTube by entering just one keyword. Then th...
To select text to copy, you would usually press and hold the left mouse button when dragging over it. However, you can highlight and drag without holding the left mouse button. Windows has a ClickLock option that enables you to ho...
If you have a document filled with redundant characters and empty spaces, Text Cleanser could be an ideal package to remove them with. Text Cleanser is a freeware utility that deletes redundant characters. With the program you can...
By default, your MS Word document has a white background. Now, what if you want to customize its background? Like, for example, you want to change the background by uploading your own image? Is that possible? Well, it is. If you s...
Evernote has recently introduced a new feature that would allow its users to send messages to each other. The new feature is called “Work Chat” and it’s basically available to all Evernote platforms including Web and desktop. With...
