With Windows 10 S, Microsoft is hoping to take on Chrome OS, which has been a darling of school and college goers with its cheap hardware and equally light OS. So what makes Windows 10 S different? Quite a few things, which we are going to talk about in this article. Here are 5 significant differences between Windows 10 S and Chrome OS. Note: Chromium OS and Google Chrome OS are two different things....

launch of Outlook.com . It has been in the market for quite some time now and has pulled a lot of users from other services owing to its simple, quick, clean and easy to use interface . Foreseeing the competition to come, it looks like Gmail has come out to the battle ground. And I say this because of Google’s latest attempt to simplify the interface to compose and/or reply to emails which apart from other things, allows a user to write more than one email at the same time, and also go back to old emails without disturbing his compose window....

In search of a better alternative to handle the archive files on your Android device, I stumbled upon an amazing app called the ZArchiver. After testing the app for a few days now, I am sure that no matter what archive type you throw at it, chances are that ZArchiver can open it up. So let’s see how the app handles all the archiving on your Android. ZArchiver for Android The app is free to install from the Play Store and can be installed on any Android device....

Samsung has recently redesigned One UI with productivity in mind. Along with that, the company is using Galaxy Note line-up with Dex functionality to provide a worthy laptop alternative. After all, it’s all about solving today’s problems of carrying too many devices and getting things done on time with a few. In this post, we are going to compare Microsoft Launcher to Samsung One UI and conclude if it’s worth switching?...

Most of the laptops go to the power saver mode by default when they are on battery. Some of them, like my Dell Latitude, have advanced options like changing the graphics, stopping CD/DVD drives etc to further enhance its running time while on battery backup. Now, when you plug the power cord back in, the laptop is supposed to come back to the previous state which it usually does. However, sometimes it stays on the power saver mode in Windows and you don’t realize it since the graphics and everything else looks normal....

After the release of Windows 10, it looks like that these gadgets will never make it to Windows again officially. These gadgets are harmful only when internet security is disabled. Other than that, they are some of the most useful things you can pin to your desktop and make it look good. So let’s see how we can get back the widgets in Windows 10. Be cautious while you download additional gadgets though....

We’ve found two great extensions that help with the process of getting updates on your news feed and chat messages. The first one lets you view and like statuses and comments while receiving a nice notification of new ones. The second lets you easily see a new chat message irrespective of the website you’re currently viewing. Both of these extensions are for Chrome and can be difficult to let go of after you start using them (if you’re on Facebook a lot usually, that is)....

The complications arise when there are over 2 screenshots that I need to take while scrolling through the conversation. Also making sure that it’s sent in the exact order was a pain and one miss made the entire conversation utter nonsense. To help in such situations, Samsung launched scrolling screenshots with the Note5 and they continued the feature in Samsung Galaxy S7 where one can take scrolling screenshot of the screen and then send it as one big image file that the person can read in one go....

While many fans are eagerly waiting for the Oreo update for the OnePlus 5, a few among us would rather be on the bleeding edge. Today, we’ll explore two different processes to get this beta build on your OnePlus 5 before the official release. The methods described below involve getting enrolled in the OnePlus OxygenOS Open Beta program and, hence, is the fastest way to get these updates. While both the methods include downloading the file on your phone, the steps are different....

Thankfully, the company is offering a customization option to hide the navigation bar and revert to the Android 9 or Android 10 gestures in Samsung One UI. The behavior makes sense for Samsung. The company sells over 300 million smartphones each year. A major change in the OS navigation might not go easy with every user. And that’s exactly why the company offers as many options for you to customize the navigation bar in One UI....

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....

Microsoft also, for the first time, has acknowledged the importance of these small devices and released an edition of Windows especially for them. A preview of Windows 10 IoT is released so as to motivate developers to make or port their Windows apps to it. Let’s see how to install Windows 10 IoT on your Raspberry Pi 2. Cool Tip: To discover many cool projects for Raspberry Pi, do visit Hackaday....

Facebook already has had several privacy options. But you needed to customize them manually if you didn’t want people who aren’t your friends to view any of your posts or information. To avoid that, Facebook has launched a single feature of locking your profile. Let’s see how to lock profile on Facebook. For some people, Facebook profile lock might not be available. If you are one of them, find out the reason for that in this post....

Be it a file download or a streaming video, certain types of activity can slow things down to a crawl. So, can you do anything about it aside from installing browser extensions or using a download manager? If you are on Chrome, then yes! Thanks to the web development tools that Google’s browser comes bundled with by default, you can easily create readily deployable network throttling profiles to actively manage your downloads....

Paint 3D is a redefined and upgraded version of Microsoft Paint. It was introduced as a part of the Creators Update version of the Windows 10. Paint 3D is a super useful tool that allows you to do a whole lot of things like creating animated GIFs, make beautiful logos, and basic image editing. If you also need to do some seemingly complex editing like merging two images smoothly, Paint 3D can get it done....

As much as it is feature-rich, it does have a few limitations. For one, you can’t mirror your iPhone’s content directly to Fire TV. So, if you have to show a slideshow of photos from your newest trip or reminisce old memories, you are tied to your iPhone’s display. How to Mirror from iPhone to Fire TV Stick To mirror content from your iPhone, we’ll take the aid of a third-party app called AirScreen....

We’ll talk about some extensions that Firefox and Chrome users could make use of to open multiple links at once (sorry internet explorer users). How to Open Multiple Links at Once in Firefox In Firefox, there are two main add-ons for the purpose – Snaplinks and Multilink. Here’s the process of using them. Snaplinks Snaplinks for Firefox is a useful addon which lets you open multiple links at once. You can also copy the links to clipboard or bookmark them....

Google Play Store comes pre-installed app and is a marketplace that lets you download apps on Android phones. Besides being an official medium to update apps, it also scans the apps for any malicious activity using its Play Protect feature. Let’s see how to bring back the accidentally deleted Google Play Store on Android phones. But before that, let’s find out the answer to an important question — can you uninstall Play Store?...

Though the method is still an excellent way to restrict websites, everything about it is so manual. Today, I will talk about a simple tool called FocalFilter which automates this process in the background while helping you do the trick through its nice user interface. Furthermore, you can create a time specific block and after the timer runs out you will be able to view the websites again. Note: According to the developer, FocalFilter has some known issues with Kaspersky Internet Security and Avira Antivirus, and if you are using anyone of them, I am afraid FocalFilter will not work for you....

So, what would you do if you want to restrict your child’s computer usage (or of anyone else) without these parental controls? Well, of course, you’d surely opt for an alternative software but if you’re one of those geeky Mom or Dad then you’d probably like do it via Command Line. So, let’s see how you can do it. Restrict Windows 10 Usage for Any User We’re going to use the net user command to limit the usage of a particular user....