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Reasons to Look for Outlook Alternatives on Windows 10 Same old ribbon UI Slow development Integration with other Microsoft services (Irrelevant for those using these services)No feature parity among Outlook apps on other platformsMicrosoft will eventually replace the Outlook app with the Outlook-web based client Best Outlook Alternatives for Windows 10 1. Thunderbird Thunderbird is one of the best third-party email clients for Windows 10. It packs a beautiful UI with all the necessary add-ons such as Calendar, Tasks, and Chat....

Video Downloader Chrome Extensions We don’t suggest or recommend users to use or upload these videos and claim them as their own. This is only for personal use so you can watch videos without an active internet connection or even opening a browser. 1. Video Downloader Plus This is a relatively new extension compared to other extensions on the Chrome Web Store but a reliable option. Once you download the extension, you can open any page that has videos and click on the extension icon at the top right corner....

But there are so many features that are still missing from the list. Can you turn your Android into WiFi repeater? Can you share a VPN connection from you Android over Wi-Fi? That’s why I will be sharing a carefully curated list of Wi-Fi hotspot apps for Android smartphones. These apps come with some additional and much-needed features that are otherwise not available with the shipped version of Android. Let’s begin....

1. Using Ring/Silent Switch One of the easiest and fastest ways to silence notifications and alerts is to use the physical Ring/Silent switch present on the left side of the iPhone. Press the switch downwards to put your phone in silent mode. The new notifications will arrive silently on your iPhone. However, the phone will vibrate if the vibration mode is enabled. Go to Settings > Sound & haptics, and turn off the toggle next to Play Haptics in Silent mode (iOS 16) Vibrate on Silent (iOS 15) to disable vibrations in silent mode....

Best ASMR apps for Android and iOS 1. YouTube YouTube is one of the largest platforms to host ASMR content. Besides the user’s companies also have jumped into cashing on this. Well, Apple did just that with this video, you might as well watch Colonel Sanders talk about his pocket squares in an ASMR attempt by KFC. You can’t play YouTube in the background, however, you can use third-party apps like Musi for iPhone, if you an Android user, who would like to stream YouTube music in the background, you try NewPipe....

English Pronunciation Apps 1. Pronunciation You can use Pronunciation whenever you fumble with a word even when there is no data connection. The app packs a very simple UI with a text field to write words and a speaker icon to pronounce them. I particularly like how each word automatically slides to the bottom once you’re done listening to the pronunciation. So you can easily revisit words you’ve looked for in the past....

Best Face Swap Apps 1. FaceApp While already popular, FaceApp went viral when it released an aging filter as a feature in the app. Apart from this feature, it also offers some unique features that none of the above apps do. You start with taking a neutral picture of yourself, next you can make yourself smile, look older or young, change your gender, change your hair color, and even see yourself with glasses....

Read: Best Android and iOS Apps to Manage Subscriptions Best Expense Tracker Apps 1. Fudget A fixed budget, at least that’s how I see it, Fudget I mean. The app focuses on monthly budget entries wherein you manually create an event like a monthly expense sheet or a party expense sheet etc. The app is as simple as it could get and yet pretty much powerful when it comes to managing expense sheet....

That said, designing your own business cards could be tricky. Fortunately, you don’t need a professional to design your own business cards. There are many business card maker app that you can download onto your Android device. Let us take a look at a few of these attractive options and see which one works for you. Read: Take a Picture of Handwriting And Convert to Text All of the apps have both free and paid versions....

Best Screen Recording Apps for Mac 1. CMD+SHIFT+5 If you don’t already know, your Mac has a built-in screenshot and screen recording tool, which you bring up by pressing CMD + SHIFT +5 on your keyboard. This feature is only available for users running macOS Mojave and later, if you are running an older OS, you can still use QuickTime Player (listed below). It works just like taking a screenshot and you can either record the entire screen or just a selected portion....

Before we begin A little background on how to use Substratum. To get started, you need rooted Android device (with an exception of Android Oreo) and Android Marshmallow or higher. Once you have the rooted device, the installation is pretty easy. Simply install ‘substratum theme engine‘ app from the Google Play Store and “Grant” it Superuser permission. Next, install your favorite Substratum theme from the Play Store. Once done, open to the ‘Substratum theme engine’ app, you’ll find all the installed themes on there....

Dot Watch Review: In A League Of Its Own 1. Out of the Box The Dot Watch comes in a white box that has information in both English and Braille. You get an in-depth guide to help you get started with the Watch, the manual is really easy to understand and has instructions in Braille as well. You get the Dot Watch and a charging adaptor in the box. Even though the Watch says 3 on the Dial, it is still called just Dot Watch....

If you want to geek out and compare the exact specifications, I’ll have the table ready for you at the bottom of this article. Other than the specs, I’ll compare the two devices on outer appearance, what comes with the box, hardware upgrades, software capabilities, and differences. Google Nest Mini vs Google Home Mini 1. Design You may not be able to distinguish between Google Home Mini and Nest Mini at first glance as both the devices have the exact same design and size....

Also Read: Grammarly vs Ginger: What Spelling and Grammar Tool Should You Use? Grammarly Premium vs Grammarly Free Before talking about the practicality of an upgrade, let’s see what the premier version offers up-top. This table will put things into perspective. Grammarly Free offers three major features: it corrects grammar, spelling mistakes and also improves punctuation. On the other hand, Premium offers everything in the free version along with add-ons such as plagiarism detection, word choices, readability, etc....

In case, you just want to SSH your Android, rooting your Android device is too far a step. You can access your Android via SSH without root. Here’s how to do it. Uses of SSH SSH lets you completely control your Android over WiFi. You can issue commands like ls, mkdir, find, etc. Though, to take full advantage of this, you’ll have to be familiar with the terminal command. Moreover, SSH lets you transfer files securely to your Android device....

Now, in most cases, this is relevant, but sometimes (and it happens more) you just don’t wish to see recommendations from that channel, just because you have watched some of its videos. Or say, you want to permanently blacklist YouTube channels so that no one can play its video. Or say, the kids at your home binge watching Minecraft channels, when they were supposed to do their homework. And now, you want to permanently blacklist YouTube channels....

There are plenty of DNS servers out there which serve a specific purpose. If you are unable to decide between a few choices, you can take a DNS benchmarking tool to find out the fastest DNS server. DNS servers such as Cloudflare is known for speed, OpenDNS for content filtering, GoogleDNS for reliability, and Smart DNS Proxy DNS lets you access geo-restricted content such as Netflix US, Hulu, HBO etc....

How to Change Chromebook Profile Picture Sign in to your Chromebook profile. Click on time at the bottom-right corner to open Quick Panel. Hit the Settings icon in Quick Panel. Click on Personalization from the left sidebar and go to Set your wallpaper and style on the right side. Click on the Edit (pencil) icon under your current picture at the top. Click on one of the existing photos/avatars from the list to set it as your profile picture....

How to Disable Cache in Google Chrome There’re a couple of ways you can go about disabling cache in Chrome. You can either use the Developer tools in Chrome or a third-party extension to disable cache instantly. Here’s how to do both. 1. Use Developer Tools As the name suggests, Developer tools are often used by developers while creating and testing software. These tools give them access to the internal workings of a web browser....

Luckily, there’re ways through which you can revert to the old (Windows 10 like) context menu in Windows 11. In this article, we’ll go through all of them. So, without any further ado, let’s get started. Disable New Context Menu in Windows 11 File Explorer With Windows 11, Microsoft introduced a new File Explorer that blends well with other UI changes. For instance, it dropped the ribbon interface at the top and replaced it with some basic icons such as New, Cut, Copy, Paste, Rename, etc....