Group Speed Dial is a free, customizable new tab page extension for Firefox
Not to take anything away from Opera's iconic speed dial, but Group Speed Dial for Firefox has possibly the best customizable new tab page I've ever used. When Mozilla made WebExtensions the […]
Strongbox Password Safe is a free, open-source KeePass client for iOS
Many privacy/security conscious users, including myself, prefer to use KeePass. After all a free, actively supported, open-source application, that stores your logins in an encrypted database on your local storage is hard […]
FAR Manager is an open-source Norton Commander clone, that is highly customizable
FAR Manager isn't new, at least not to most geeks. It has been around for decades and is still actively being developed. The name stands for File and Archive Manager and can […]
Zim is a free, open source, text editor with wiki like features
One unusual text editor which I came across a while ago, was Zim. This isn't your average text editor. If you have used hierarchical text editors like AllMyNotes Organizer or Tree Notes […]
LanguageTool is a free, open-source, grammar and spell checker for Firefox, Chrome and Windows
As a writer, I've a personal arsenal of writing tools, which I like to tinker with from time to time. Most of these are now available as web-apps/extensions, and one of them […]
Newsflow is a free, customizable RSS reader app for Windows 10
Sometimes we may only have time to read the headlines of articles, and if something piques our interest, we read the entire post. This is where RSS readers shine. Newsflow is a […]
Xpotify is an open-source Spotify client with some nice extra features
As much as I like Spotify, I've always felt that the desktop app was missing something. Maybe it was too distracting, or perhaps it was the pop-up ads which annoyed me occasionally. […]
Notepads is an open-source text editor with a fluent design
Notepads is the newest text editor on the block, and it looks gorgeous. The developer, Jackie Liu, says he made it to be a fast app which feels like the good old […]
How to fix "You'll need a new app to open this calculator"
Windows 10 is no stranger to errors. But this one was new, and not a blue screen error. When I tried to run the Calculator application, it told me this. "You'll need […]
How to fix an exception occurred error during CFW install on Nintendo 3DS
If you own a Nintendo 3DS or 2DS console, you are probably aware of CFW. Custom firmware is very useful for a lot of reasons. Installing a CFW can be a bit […]
How to configure the DNS in iOS
We taught you how to configure Safari in iOS to take control of how the browser works. Continuing with our internet tweaks, we are going to tell you how to configure the […]
How to configure Safari in iOS - A user-friendly and privacy focused guide
Most iPhone and iPad users don't often pay attention to how their default browser works, unless they run into an issue. We have written a user-friendly and privacy focused guide, to teach […]
How to disable Twitter's new interface and get the old design back
When websites that you have grown accustomed to for years suddenly change their design, it often gets confusing. You have to re-learn how to use it which is quite a chore. Twitter, […]
How to install iPadOS public beta without using iTunes
Apple has released the first public beta of the new iPadOS, which is based on iOS 13.0. And you can try it out right now, and you don't need to use iTunes, […]
Joplin is an open source note taking app for iOS, Android, Windows, macOS and Linux
Note taking apps are handy and can be used for simple tasks like jotting down lists, to storing important information. The primary use of such an app, at least for me, is […]