In this article, we’re going to explore the best free app-to-phone services. Read on to learn how you can make a free phone call from your computer using one of the apps on our list. Also, make sure to check out our article on how to do a conference call from your PC. How Can You Ring Someone From Your PC? Making phone calls from your computer is possible due to VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) technology....
Wired connections using an Ethernet cable can be especially fast and great for when you want to transfer large files. A pocket-friendly ethernet cable like Cat 5e can allow connection speeds of up to 1,000Mbps, and some other cables can transfer data at speeds of up to 10Gbps. However, you can also opt for other, slightly slower options if you don’t have a crossover ethernet cable lying around. For instance, USB 3....
Triple-A gaming isn’t possible on mobile hardware though, so can you combine the convenience of gaming on your Android mobile with the power of PC-powered Steam gaming? Yes you can! Using the magic of game streaming. How Steam Streaming Works Game streaming is actually fairly simple in concept. The video game still runs on your PC, but the image and sound is compressed into a video stream and sent across the network to another device....
However, since it’s free, your site will be hosted on the Google Sites website which starts with “https://sites.google.com”. But if you want people to easily remember how to get to your site, it’s better to point your domain to your Google Sites website. How Custom Google Sites Domains Work There are two ways you can have your own customized domain name that points to your Google Sites website. Select a domain from Google Domains: If you purchased your own domain through Google Domains, you’ll see an option in the process below to choose that domain through the wizard....
While Facebook is constantly improving their security features, your account can still get hacked. If you ever notice any suspicious activity coming from your Facebook account or simply can’t log into it, act quick. Here’s what you can to recover your hacked Facebook account if you think it’s been hacked. Also, be sure to check out our YouTube channel where we made a short video going over some tips to recover a your hacked Facebook account....
We can’t promise anything. But first, you must stop doing anything else that can cause the disk drive to write new data. That alone decreases the odds of successfully restoring deleted files in Windows 10. There are several methods to go about recovering data. They may or may not end up working for you. But as long as you were quick enough or have a few backups at hand, there’s no reason you can’t get your files back....
Windows comes with a built-in tool called Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool which helps you identify and diagnose problems with system memory (RAM). Users can use this tool to check for, diagnose and resolve system memory problems. The tool may also automatically detect system memory issues and prompts you to schedule a memory test the next time the computer is restarted. Below is how to run Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool in Windows 11....
For those of you using a Mac, you will find many features on macOS. If you know the many features available on macOS, you will get more useful experience and make your work easier. For example, when you know how to select multiple files on Mac. If you know how to select several files on Mac, surely your work will be efficient. Besides, you can also save time because you can do it at one time....
There are a few approaches you can take to backup your Windows system. You can use a tool like SyncToy to schedule the backup of the most important folders on your system. Or you can choose from a list of free system cloning apps to take a full backup of your entire Windows system. In this article, you’ll learn how to use one of those tools – EaseUS – to set up an automatic backup system for Windows with a smart backup schedule that won’t interfere with your computer use....
Google Reminders is intuitive to use. With sophisticated predictive autofill, setting reminders has never been so easy. In this article, we’ll explain how you can set up and manage Google Reminders. How to Create Reminders on the Web App Google Reminders can be set on the web version of Google Calendar. These sync between the web and mobile apps (if you’re using the same account), so any changes you make on either will be reflected on the other....
When you enable or turn on File History in Windows, it will automatically back up your Personal Folders (Documents, Music, Pictures, Videos, and Desktop) within your Window profile (C:\Users<Username>). Your OneDrive offline folders will also be included with File History backups. File History uses journaling which is an NTFS feature that keeps track of file changes on the system’s drives. Whenever a change is made on the system’s drives, the file journal is updated, determining which files and folders need to be backed up....
In some environments, before one can access the internet or external services, one must use a proxy server. Some businesses set up proxy servers to control what leaves and enters the network. A proxy server is a network device that sits between your PC and the internet or external resources. The proxy server makes requests for websites and services on behalf of the user’s computer. Some reasons companies set up proxy servers are to help save bandwidth, since frequently used resources are cached, and to protect computers from ads, malware, and other harmful threats on the Internet....
Arastta, a powerful and free open-source eCommerce platform can easily be installed with Apache2 support. However, for those wanting to run it with Nginx, the steps below should be a great place to start. Arastta is an open-source, fast online eCommerce platform that brings the best and most advanced shopping cart features all together for your business. For more on Arastta CMS, please visit its home page How to install the Arastta eCommerce platform on Ubuntu Linux with Nginx As described above, Arastta, a powerful and free open-source eCommerce platform can easily be installed with Apache2 support....
Running Drupal on Nginx with Varnish support can improve your site performance. When looking for a fast and easy way to speed up your Drupal websites the steps below are a good place to start. When dealing with high-traffic Drupal websites or blogs you may want to implement some kind of caching mechanism to speed up the sites. One of the popular proxy servers that are also caching servers is Varnish....
phpwcms is free to download and use and comes with features that you’ll find in other PHP-based CMSs, including user and groups administration, and responsive design that supports all modern devices. It is a perfect CMS platform to showcase your brand. For more about phpwcms, please check their Homepage This brief tutorial will show students and new users how to install phpwcms on Ubuntu 16.04 | 18.04 LTS. To get started with installing phpwcms, follow the steps below:...
Fortunately, if you use Gmail, you have dozens of features and ways to sort, customize, and arrange your inbox and other folders to make it more manageable and give you more control over finding messages. You can sort Gmail by sender, size, recipient, subject, label, attachments, chats, body of messages, and date. In this guide, we’re going to show you how to organize, search, and automate your Gmail app by sorting your messages using the Sender, Label or Subject filters....
We’ll step you through why and how you must turn off Avast on your computer and how to locate and disable specific Avast shields so you don’t end up putting your computer at risk. Reasons to Turn Off Avast Temporarily Deactivating Avast puts your PC or Mac at risk from various forms of malware such as trojans, worms, and keyloggers. Only do that if you run into one or more of the following scenarios....
With Windows Search, one can search their local device for files, settings, and apps. If one signs in with a personal Microsoft account or work and school accounts, they can also use Windows Search to search their OneDrive, Outlook, and SharePoint, including other Microsoft services. Because Windows Search can return results from the web, you can also enable or disable SafeSearch to help keep adult content out of your web previews....
Core Isolation works with Memory Integrity (aka Hypervisor-Protected Code Integrity (HVCI)) in Windows to make it difficult for malicious software and scripts to use low-level drivers to hijack one’s computer. Windows Memory Integrity feature works by creating an isolated environment using hardware virtualization. Without memory integrity running, the “security guard” stands right out in the open where it’s much easier for an attacker to interfere with or sabotage the guard, making it easier for malicious code to sneak past and cause problems....
If you are charging your Windows 11 device using a USB charger, you may get a notification alerting you if the PC is charging slowly over USB. This by itself is nothing to worry about, since the device battery will eventually charge over time. However, if want to reduce Windows notifications, this is one that you can do without. If this setting is disabled and you want to be notified, then simply turn it on, and the steps below will show you how to do that....
