Although you can delete Google Photos without losing it on local storage, at times, this guide may come in handy when you do not have the images on your computer. Let’s assume that you want to download and share some photos from last year or a particular birthday party. If you do not have those photos on your computer, you can download photos from Google Photos to your PC within moments....

Light Meter Devices (Physical) Before we begin with the light meter apps, let’s take a quick look at physical devices. A light meter is a handheld device that reads the light in your surroundings. As I said, it doesn’t come cheap and might be out of budget for many analog photography enthusiasts. Since most of the cameras nowadays have an inbuilt light meter, having an app is simply an add-on. So if you’re into film photography moreover you can afford a light meter device, here are some best-seller light meter devices you can check out....

5K Training Apps for Beginners 1. Simple C25K (Open Source) If you wish to stay away from prying eyes, Simple C25K is a good choice. It’s an open-source 5K training and running app available on F-Droid (Android). The app is based on Josh Clark’s couch to 5K exercise program created in 1996. It has a daily workout section spanning over 9 weeks. Moreover, it indicates each successful interval with a vibration....

Before We Begin With Alarm Apps for Mac You can prevent Mac from automatically going to sleep in the System Settings. However, your MacBook would go to sleep regardless of the settings if you close the lid. Most alarm apps mentioned in the list won’t sound the alarm if the computer is in sleep mode. To fix this problem, you can install Amphetamine. The app prevents MacBook from going to sleep even if someone closes the lid....

Best Rection Time Training Games 1. Reaction Time Let’s start with an app that easily lets you measure your reaction time. It will track your progress as you practice. The Reaction Time app exactly lets you do that without any pop-ups or annoying full-screen ads. Moreover, it’s completely free. The app is extremely easy to use. In order to measure your reaction time, simply press and hold your finger on the screen....

Best Beatmaking Apps for Android 1. Rhythms Learn to Make Beats If you are a complete beginner, this is the app for you. Rhythms Learn teaches beat music with over 200 lessons and multiple sound packs. Once you’re confident, you can also test your skills with the Live mode in the app. Each lesson shows you your performance by telling you the accuracy, missed beats, and wrong beats. Remember you can’t move to the next tutorial until you pass the present level....

Say you bought a Windows machine which comes preloaded with Windows Media Player, but still, you install VLC player on it, to get extra features. These 3rd party camera apps work in similar fashion. They use special algorithms to get more out of your camera hardware. Now, although there are many camera apps in the Play Store, in this post, we’ll focus only on the best apps in each category; like best camera app for social media, best camera app with DSLR-like features etc....

Read OBS vs XSplit: Which Game Recorder Performs Better? 1. Divy Divvy is a great alternative to the native windows split-screen and is very versatile in terms of organizing your tabs on the screen. Unlike Windows native split-screen option which only allows you to snap up to four apps, this allows you to manually set that number, with a maximum of 100 snap windows. All you have to do is tap on Divvy icon, which pops open the grid menu....

COVID-19 Apps for Android and iOS 1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is a federal agency that comes under the Department of Health and Human Services (USA). Its main aim is to protect public health via control and preventive measures with special attention to infectious diseases. The CDC app is on top of the recommended list when it comes to COVID-19 related information....

Add Links in Linktree There are two ways to add links to your Linktree account – by manually adding links or using the Social links feature of Linktree. We have covered how to add links in Linktree for both mobile and PC. The steps are the same, unless, otherwise mentioned. Also, the screenshots are taken on a phone. 1. How to Add Links Manually to Linktree Here’s how to go about it....

Blocking and Unblocking Instagram Accounts and Consequences We will be touching upon a number of topics regarding blocking on Instagram like how to block someone who follows you or not, what happens when you do so, checking your current block list, unblocking someone, and more. What Happens When You Block Someone on Instagram Before we get on with blocking someone on Instagram, there are several factors you should consider. Firstly, as soon as you block someone on Instagram, it restricts the other user from viewing any content that you post....

To put it in perspective, here’s a comparison. The difference might be awfully low but as the number grows apart the amount of data loss increases. It is often more prominent in quality headphones and DACs. Should It bother you? Depends. Our ears are not particularly used to the difference until we’re very careful. If you aren’t using a DAC (Digital to Audio Converter) it’s possible you are not listening to the intricacies....

Insert Emojis in Outlook Emojis can be used to grab the attention of the recipient or stand out in countless emails. From email’s subject to body, it is possible to insert an emoji anywhere as you wish. Before getting started, please note that not all methods allow you to insert emoji in the subject line. 1. Use Emoticons Emoticons are keyboard characters that when aligned in a certain order, represent a facial expression....

1. Private Account You Follow Frankly, if the user has a private account, it makes it difficult to find out whether the story is hidden from you or not. It’s a security feature and not a bug. The only option you have is to ask another follower who can see it. Currently, there are no third-party apps that allow you to view a private story. So, this is the only possible way, provided you have the same friend circle....

Uninstall ‘Parallels Desktop’ is a bit tricky. You can’t directly uninstall parallel software from the application. First, you need to delete the windows installation file, before you remove the app. Let’s see how to do it. Follow the steps. Check your Mac storage. To do so, click on the Apple menu, select About This Mac. A new window will pop up. Click Storage. Mine shows, 3.17 GB available. Let’s free up some space....

One of the reasons for this is that the VPN services stuff as many people as possible in a single server and all those users should share the available bandwidth. Additionally, when using a third-party VPN service, you have no control over how they use the data they gather about you. To deal with all this, you can how to set up your own VPN server in the could and connect to it....

How to open Developer tools in Chrome? To open Chrome developer tools in Google Chrome, click on Customize chrome ( ⋮ ) > More tools -> Developer tools. You can also right-click on the page you want to edit and choose Inspect. I like to use the keyboard short Ctrl+Shift+I (Cmd+Option+I for Mac). By default, it opens a new window to right, but I prefer to keep it in the bottom, as it gives me more room to expand it....

curl vs wget On the surface, both curl and wget can be seen as a utility that can request and download content from the web servers. However, if you dig down deep, there is a lot to unravel. curl supports many more protocols ranging from HTTPS, SFTP to IMAP, POP3, etc whereas, wget only supports HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP. Another major difference is that wget supports recursive download whereas curl doesn’t....

So, let’s check it out. Shall we? Free macOS Apps to Boost Your Productivity 1. Itsycal Looking for a Calendar in the Menu Bar? Unlike Windows, macOS doesn’t show you a calendar when you click on the clock icon in the menu bar, Yes, you can bring up the calendar app from the spotlight (press cmd + spacebar, type in ‘calendar’ and hit enter), but that takes too long. Enter Itsycal, it’s a tiny calendar that sits at your menu bar and displays your monthly calendar....