But like every coin, there was a flip side to this as well, I was missing features like being able to take notes, write on it, install third-party apps. To tackle this confusion, I did some heavy lifting for you. Here are the best e-ink devices and Kindle alternatives you can try. Let’s begin. Best Kindle Alternatives 1. New Kindle Even if you already have a Kindle, you might want to check out the newer versions as well....

Beginners’ Guide to Use Planoly What is Planoly? Planoly is a tool that will put rest to most of your Instagram feed needs. It allows you to schedule posts, save multiple ideas as drafts and even schedule your Instagram stories. It has officially partnered with Instagram which gives it additional control over marketing tools and analytics. Apart from that, there’s a hashtag group feature. It allows you to categorize hashtags according to types....

WWDC 2021 Key Announcements 1. FaceTime This was one of the most surprising announcements to come in the first 15 minutes of the keynote. Apple is planning to bring FaceTime to Windows and Android. Yes, you read that right! However, there’s a catch. If your friends have an iPhone and you have an Android or a Windows device, you can both FaceTime each other with FaceTime links and not the official app....

Messenger Notification Sound Not Working on Android and iPhone We have mentioned separate steps for both mobile OS separately and mentioned the platform name in the heading where required to save you time. Please note that we have included screenshots of the stock Android. However, you can perform the same steps on another device running a different ROM. 1. Verify Notification Settings Before heading to other options, it is better to first verify whether you have enabled notifications for the Messenger app or not....

1. Forest Forest is really a one-of-a-kind focus app that doesn’t force you to do anything. Instead, it incentivizes you to stay focused by planting digital trees. You just set a timer and get to work and if you stray away from work, Forest warns that your tree would die if you stay distracted. You can add websites to the blocklist and whenever you visit one of those during your session, Forest would load a screen reminding you to get back to work....

Google Chrome Themes 1. Just Black Personally, Just Black is clean Google Chrome theme you can try. Once this theme is applied, it completely darkens the entire look of the browser, including the New Tab page, Bookmark bar, top bar, and others. Since this theme comes straight from the house of the official Chrome team, it assures stability, reliability, and regular updates. Keep in mind that Just Black puts black paint on every element of the browser....

How to Change Background on Instagram Story Without Covering Photo There are 8 methods to put a background image or color in the Instagram story without covering the picture. Let’s check them out. 1. Swipe to Change Background Color When you are sharing a post to your story, simply swipe right or left on the background to change the background color variations. The drawback of this method is that you will not be able to select a custom color....

Best DAC Under 200 Dollars 1. FiiO K1 FiiO K1 is for someone looking for one of the cheapest options available. Under 50 dollars it just seems too good to be true. It derives power from the laptop like any other USB DAC and can play files up to 24bit/96kHz, which makes it impressive for the price. Plug it into your laptop and you’d certainly hear louder and punchier sound. But it somewhat fails to provide a clean and more balanced tone....

There are a number of file manager apps available for iOS devices that rather fit best for iPad users. You can choose to have a third-party file manager according to your requirement. Some apps on the list are a complete package and provide features like multiple cloud services integration, SMB, WebDAV and Wi-Fi file sharing. While some apps just provide better classifications and share Apple’s user interface designs. Read: Best Note Taking Apps For iPad Pro...

Best SSH Client Apps for iOS 1. GetConsole GetConsole is the most basic looking SSH client app. The UI is plain much like PuTTY. When you launch the app, you are greeted with a black screen. On the top right corner, you get the hamburger icon, clicking on which opens the settings tray. Although the UI is simple, the app packs a lot of features. You can either save your host and credentials or quickly fire up a session without saving the details....

They usually charge 4.4% + fixed charges. But, it’s quite confusing as people don’t consider the taxes. For example, say you are using Paypal to receive $100 in India. According to Paypal fee calculator, you should receive $95.3 after deducting Paypal fees, but in reality, you will receive $94.45 (will come to that later on). The difference of $1, might not seem like a big deal, but it adds up over time and you end up losing more than estimated, especially for bigger transactions....

Zoom, a popular video conferencing app, faced a similar scare where 5,00,000 Zoom accounts were up for grabs on the dark web. The solution to this is to have a complex password and periodically update them. With that being that, if you’re curious to know whether your details are on sale on some shady website. Here is how to check for data breaches on Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome Read: 5 Best Password Manager That Stores Locally...

Delete iMessage apps The iMessage apps live inside the iPhone but you can only access them through the Messages app. To delete an iMessage app, launch the Messages app on your iPhone and open a chat. You would see the App bar at the bottom of the screen. Scroll to the right of the bar until you see the More button. Tap on it. On this page, you will see all the iMessage apps that are installed on the iPhone currently....

Read: 5 best ways to Password Protect folders on mac youtube-dl Installation To install, youtube-dl, you need to install Wget first. And in order to install Wget, you need to install homebrew first. So, copy paste the following command on your Mac’s terminal (press cmd + space and type in terminal). Once you run the following command, you Mac will download Homebrew master file from Github. You may have to enter your Mac’s password several times....

How to Clear Your Home Screen on Android The easiest way out of this scenario is to install a third-party launcher and set it as your default. The new launcher will have a clean look and zero Home screen icons. But, that requires installing an extra app and giving away your native launcher with all its customization. So, if you want to clean your native launcher, we would have to reset it....

A stranger wants to borrow your phone to make an urgent call. But what if they start opening other apps? You show pictures of your recent vacation to a friend, but they start swiping to other pictures. You lend your phone to your kid but don’t want them to accidentally make a call. In all of these above scenarios, we want to restrict the user to a single app. That’s if they are using the YouTube app, then they should stay inside the YouTube app....

If you are unaware, Hyper-V is a native Windows virtual machine tool that allows you to install and test various builds on virtual hardware. Although it is not enabled by default, you can quickly install the required modules and start using them on Windows 10. How to Enable Hardware Virtualization Before following the Hyper-V installation steps, you must check if virtualization is enabled or available on your computer or not....

If your significant other isn’t always around – especially if you are in long-distance relationships – it becomes much harder to watch your favorite shows together. While there are so many tools for Netflix out there that let you watch Netflix together with friends online, most of them only work for your computer. What if you want to do it on Android and iOS? How to watch Netflix together on PC?...

Run Cmd Prompt as Administrator 1. Start Menu You must already know how to open the command prompt through the start menu. It’s the simplest way and always works. The same menu also provides you the option to run cmd as administrator, with one extra click. Here’s how. 2. Task Scheduler To launch, simply write Task Scheduler in the Start Menu and select the app. From the Actions tab on the right, tap on Create Task....

So let’s look at some of the best apps on F-Droid Note: Before starting, tick the “Unknown Sources” tab in the settings and some apps will require root access. And though you can download these apps from the links given, we would recommend you to download the F-Droid app as it will notify you of app updates. 10 Best F-Droid Apps 1. Beta Updater for WhatsApp Beta update equals new updates and stability....