It helps when you have a lot of technical knowledge related to computers, but what about those people who are planning to purchase their first computer? There are certain things that you need to take into consideration before making the final decision. The purpose of this article is to cover the most important aspects of buying a new computer. Laptop vs. Desktop The first thing to consider is whether you need a laptop or a desktop computer....

You can add extra features that are more useful to your right-click menu in Windows 8/8.1 devices with third-party tools. Here is how you can add Tools menu (regedit, toggle file extension, show-hidden files, etc.) and Power menu (shutdown, sleep, log off, restart, etc.) to Windows 8/8.1 and RT context menu. The batch file created by an XDA member lets you add the following tools and power menu to your Windows 8/RT context menu (right click menu) Tools menu: Brings options to open regedit, cmd, toggle file extension, show hidden files, restart explorer, etc....

AVG Image Shrinker, a new app from AVG lets you shrink your images to free up space on your phone and make your photos easier and cheaper to send. It works with JPEG, PNG and BMP image files, and you can choose the size you want the images shrunk to. Also, it provides options to batch resize photos and save original photos to cloud storage services such as Dropbox, Google Drive, Picasa or apps like Flickr before they shrunk on your phone....

The updated version of Bing for Android (version 4.2) has a redesigned UI and brings many new features. This update will also fix pinch to zoom in/zoom out when browsing web pages as well as fixes some crash bugs. Bing For Android brings the comfort of Bing’s powerful search engine to your Android device, complete with categories like web, images and videos. If you have installed the app, you can directly update the app via Play Store on your Android device or install the app from here....

Older and outdated browser plug-ins could lead to potential vulnerabilities and security holes and make a way to enter malware and other security threats into your system. Because current browsers have no built-in mechanism for auto-updating plug-ins, we need to check it regularly by hand for a safer web experience. The security company Qualys has developed a Browser Checking tool for Google Chrome, Internet explorer and Firefox, which is similar to Mozilla Plugin Check that scans your browser for installed plug-ins and lets you know if they need to be updated....

However, if you want combine multiple programs in one icon, there is a program called ‘Jumplist-Launcher’ that lets you add up to 60 programs or files within self-defined groups inside a jumplist. Features of Jumplist-Launcher: Usage: Using the program is very simple, just run the program, create a group (for example Programs, or files), drag and drop items in the group and click ‘Create Jumplist’ button. Close the program and drag the Jumplist-launcher exe to taskbar....

To delete those files securely, you can use an extension called mozCleaner. It is is a lightweight extension for Firefox, SeaMonkey and Thunderbird that scans your computer for obsolete files such as dumps, reports, bookmark backups, etc. and lets you delete them. How to Use mozCleaner: It is very easy to use mozCleaner. Just install the add-on and its icon will be shown on Firefox’s status bar. Just click it and then click “Analyze” button on the pop up window....

DeskNotifier, developed by an XDA member greenday123, has two parts – an android app, which works with almost all phones and a desktop client. It communicates your computer over WiFi or via USB cable. The app runs as a background service and push almost all notifications straight to your desktop and you can also send SMS messages to anybody in your contact list from your PC. Using the app is quite simple....

Now here is another free cloud antivirus from Comodo called Comodo Cloud Scanner that will scan your system for malware and potentially unwanted files and removes them from your system. Cloud based scanner is especially useful for those people who don’t want to update their product every now and then to protect their system. Just connect your computer with internet and then start the scan and this tool will scan your PC using remote computer data....

Of course you can stop flash contents by disabling Script on your web browser, but if you want to see, for example, a flash movie from YouTube, you have to turn on the script and reload the page. But what if you can see movie without reloading the page? If you are using Google Chrome, the FlashBlock extension can do that. If enabled, each flash element is being replaced with a placeholder and allows you to load only selected elements on a given page....

This new browser has included modern technologies like GPU hardware acceleration, faster JavaScript engine Chakra, tab enhancements, and more and has several performance enhancements over its previous versions. A notable new feature of Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) is Microsoft’s Tracking Protection Technology (TPT). It helps to stop tracking cookies being placed on your computer by third parties when you visit certain websites. It helps you control your privacy a little, though TPT doesn’t let you completely block all kind of tracking....

Google Pixel launcher 2 features a non-transparent dock, more rounded edges for search bar with voice search icon, and other common features like Adaptive Icon, App shortcuts, Notification dots, At A Glance widget, swipe up to access the app drawer, weather and calendar widget, etc. Interested users can download the official Android P Beta 2 launcher APK file from APK Mirror here to your phone and install it. While the Rootless Pixel 2 Launcher APK can be downloaded from here, which will bring some Google Pixel features (moded) to any other phone....

The new beta (1) version has a number of performance improvements over its previous versions and an eye-catching look. Following are the major features of Firefox 4 (beta 1): More details available at release note page. You can download Firefox 4 (beta 1) from here and a portable edition of beta 1 from here.

Step 1: Visit Google Web Fonts at http://www.google.com/webfonts Step 2: On the left side, you can filter your font choice by font category like serif, sans serif and handwriting, font style like width, thickness, etc. and font script like Latin, Greek, etc. On the top right, you can select font size, sort fonts by popularity, trending, style, date added, etc, and choose to see fonts from one word, a sentence, or paragraph....

Draw2Dial does not provide a numeric keypad, it is entirely based on gesture and you can call your contact from any screen by just drawing a previously assigned number – a very fast way to make phone calls. The working of the app is simple. After installing the app, enable the service from settings, then add contacts, assign number to the contact and choose a semi-transparent icon. To make a call, click on the small semi-transparent icon on the side of the screen, then draw the assigned number....

How to boot an Android device into recovery mode? In order to boot your Android device into recovery mode, you need to use a hardware key combination. For example, press Power + Volume Up + Home button in Samsung Galaxy Note to boot it into recovery mode. Each device has its own key combination to boot into recovery mode. If you can’t remember all that key combinations or don’t know what is your device’s key combination, here is a simple solution....

Though experimental, a most important change in this update is slow-scrolling jitter fix – an issue that plagued the device since its launch. This beta update (Android 8.1 Oreo Beta 1) does not include any other major changes, except February 2018 security patches and dynamic Clock and Calendar icons. If your Essential Phone PH-1 is running on Android 8.0 Oreo beta 3, you will get this new update (build OPM1....

VIPRE Antivirus from Sunbelt Software is one the best and light weight premium antivirus/anti-spyware software. It provides comprehensive protection against newest complex spyware, viruses, and blended malware threats. If you are a Twitter user you can take advantage of this one day free offer by just tweeting. Visit here for more instructions. Remember this is only a one day event. The official VIPRE Premium launch date has not been set yet, so check back often to receive your free subscription....

Read on to know how to get back Font Style option in EMUI 5.0 without root access. The missing font style option is not a global phenomenon, but some devices show this issue after upgrading to EMUI 5.0 (Android Nougat). The real issue is with the custom themes. Custom themes usually come with its own fonts, but users cannot change the font because of the missing option. There is a simple workaround to restore missing font style option in EMUI 5....

Developed by an XDA member galaxuuser, the NexSense ROM brings HTC Sense 6.0 UI on Google Nexus 5 phone, however, keep in mind that it is currently a “work in progress ROM” so you might come across unknown bugs while using your device. As of now, the ROM only works for Nexus 5 phone. Below is a list of what is working and bugs: Working: Touchscreen RIL Wifi Internal SDCard Vibrator Bluetooth Sensors GPS...