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If you really want something nice-looking that is suited for getting the job done, check out these five cool retro-looking digital cameras. Fujifilm X100S This company grabbed many photographers’ attention with the compact X100S. It is a 16 megapixel camera with a new X-Trans CMOS II APS-C size sensor with a fixed 35mm f/2 to f/16 lens. Even though it looks like your typical rangefinder camera, it actually has a hybrid viewfinder and can switch between electronic and optical....

These five tools are absolutely essential for Linux desktop users. If you’re running a server, there are more. This guide doesn’t present them in any particular order because they all serve different and arguably equally important functions. Plus, they are all free and open-source software. So if you aren’t using any of these on your Linux desktop, start now. 1. ClamAV ClamAV is a traditional antivirus program like you’d expect to find for Windows....

1. All Baking Recipes If you are just a beginner and want to try your hand at baking, then All Baking Recipes is one of the best baking apps for learning all about baking. Using this app, you can learn how to bake all the different types and varieties of cake. The app user interface is minimal but needs upgrades in some places. Once you select the cake you would like to bake, it gives you all the information about the ingredients and the procedure to bake that particular item....

1. Motorola RAZR The original Motorola RAZR was launched in 2006, and it changed the flip phone world forever. Fast forward to 2021, and Motorola is attempting to recapture the magic with its Android variant of the RAZR. In the place of the alphanumeric keypad is a 6.2-inch OLED display. The RAZR is basically a half-size phone when the display is closed. 6.2 inch OLED (2142 x 876) display 2.7 inch gOLED (800 x 600) displayQualcomm Snapdragon 710 processor6GB RAM128 GB internal storage2,510mAh batteryUSB-C Charging16-megapixel camera5-megapixel internal camera (used for face unlock, selfies, display features) Splash-proof design...

JSON Formatter (app) The JSON Formatter Chrome app was created to help programmers debug code. Often text in JSON files is typed without line breaks as a means of saving space. JSON Formatter tries to assist coders by formatting the code in a way that makes it easier to read. Just insert code into the single box visible on the web page and press the “Format JSON” button. The desired re-formatted text will be displayed below....

1. Focus Focus is a seriously complete package, with a great interface that lets you sift through your photos in all kinds of views, tag them with names and elegant colour-coding. As you may have guessed, Focus is big on the tagging, and makes it easy to quickly jump into and out of various tag categories that you’ve created. For those concerned about people swiping too far in photo albums and going where you don’t want them to, there’s also a feature to lock the screen on specific photos....

Many search engines have areas where they excel over its competition. However, unless you are a tech type, Bing’s entrance into social search didn’t exactly make it to everyone’s news feed. For those of you who use the search engine best suited for the job, here are a few searches you may want to try on Bing next time you have the need. 1. Travel plans Let’s face it, planning a trip is a pain....

A Few Things to Note Before we dive into the tools, keep the following in mind: 1. No Ransom by Kaspersky No Ransom is a Kaspersky project that offers free and up-to-date decryption and ransomware removal tools. It contains six different tools, and each can be downloaded for free from the website. These six tools are: Shade Decryptor: decrypts all versions of Shade.Rakhni Decryptor: decrypts files affected by CryptoKluchen, Democry, TeslaCrypt versions 3 and 4, Dharma, Jaff, Crysis versions 2 and 3, Rakhni, Aurora....

The following are some of the best WhatsApp features and tricks that you are probably not aware of. 1. Record an Audio Message without Long-Pressing the Audio Button Previously you had to press the audio button for the duration of recording an audio message. If your finger slipped, you would have to send a second audio message and try to remember where you left off. By pressing the audio button, you’ll see two options....

Luckily there are some very useful iOS apps around to make the transition headache-free. Whether you need help with organizing a move or figuring out how laundry works, the right iPhone app can make a huge difference. Below you’ll find some very useful iOS apps for easing into life away from home. Zillow The first step to getting out of mom and dad’s basement is, of course, finding a place....

What Is Instagram Search? Search is part of the Explore tab, which you can access by tapping the magnifying mirror button at the bottom of the display. It’s the bar at the top that helps you look for new stuff to follow and lets you search accounts, tags and places. According to Instagram, the search results you see are based on various factors, such as the accounts you follow, your engagement with them, and the photos and videos you like on Instagram....

One obvious reason could be because one is a geek, and it seems geeks sometimes like the hard way around computing. Another reason could be because understanding the command prompt liberates one and makes one stand out as a more accomplished computer user. Whatever your reasons may be, these are some basic file management commands you can carry out using the command prompt in Windows 10. Locating the command prompt The fastest way to open your command prompt is by pressing Win + R....

Tip: learn how to convert currencies in Google Sheets. 1. Simple Budget Template by Keepify If you want a general yet highly effective budgeting template for Google Sheets, it’s hard to beat Keepify’s Simple Budget Template. It’s available in both monthly and annual varieties to let you manage finances month by month and see a yearly overview. There are multiple tabs, including samples in action, a transaction log, and of course, the template itself....

Enable iCloud Location Sharing When you turn on iCloud location sharing, you’ll be able to share your location over iCloud Family and Messages. iCloud location sharing is most useful with iOS and iPadOS devices on both sides. The same switch also enables location tracking for everyone in your iCloud Family. Members of your iCloud Family will be automatically invited to share your location in the Find My app. Once you set up iCloud Family Sharing, you can flip this switch to automatically share your location with all iCloud Family members continuously....

Note: this article is not about the “how” of partitioning but the “why.” There are multiple reasons for this. For one, the specifics of “how” will vary widely from system to system, and it all revolves around your use case. If you would like a detailed guide on the “how” aspect, take a look at this article on how to resize and create partitions with gnome partition editor. Note: for the sake of simplicity, all the charts in this guide will be based on a 100GB drive and will not show the “swap” partition....

About the Game Like many of the free FPS games, Red Eclipse is primarily geared toward multi-player matches, and although it includes some single-player functionality, it refers to it as “practice” and does not offer any storyline or cut scenes like you would expect from a commercial singe-player game. In terms of multi-player variations, it has all the match types you would expect plus a few extra. Matches include: Campaign, Deathmatch, Capture the Flag, Defend the Flag, and Time Trial....

Based in New Zealand, MEGA offers a whopping 50GB free storage space compared to a maximum of 15GB offered by some of the prominent players mentioned above. Aside from the free space, the cloud storage company also offers a high level of security – a 2048-bit RSA public/private key generated when you sign up for the service. If you are on Ubuntu and are interested in giving the service a try, read on, as we’ll be discussing the download and installation of MEGA’s Linux client, as well as some of the important features it provides....

Simkl is an application that will keep all of your chat histories stored in the clouds. This means you can access a chat from anywhere you have internet access, not just your local machine. Something to download Even though everything is stored in the clouds, there is still an application you need to download and run on your local machine. Simkl isn’t magic, it needs something on your machine to record your conversations....

The Quick Access toolbar in Excel has shortcuts to operations which we use regularly like save, redo, undo and many more. So, those who use Windows Calculator frequently can add it to the Quick Access toolbar for quick access. Open Excel and move to the top left corner. Look for “Customize Quick Access Toolbar” (down arrow) and click on it. From the dropdown menu, select “More Commands” from the list....

Desktop Pins will reshuffle the pins on your background every 10 minutes and will refresh them (check for changes and new pins) every hour. Best of all, a Pinterest account is not needed to use the app, but having one makes the app much more fun and personal. Installation Desktop Pins can be downloaded from the Mac App Store. When you first run the app, you’ll be greeted by a Welcome screen....