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Get to know more about your emotions and moods, with Daylio

Get to know more about your emotions and moods, with Daylio

  • review
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 17.01.2017
In the last few months, one of my friends went through a severe period of depression and needed the help of his friends and family as well as that of his psychologist. During his treatment, he was asked to keep a mood log, so that...
How many key presses and mouse clicks do you perform in a day?

How many key presses and mouse clicks do you perform in a day?

  • tutorial
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 26.11.2016
Do you need to know how many keys you press in a day? What about how many clicks you make with your mouse? Do you want to get stats about how you use your computer? Luckily, there is an app called WhatPulse which works on...
Security for everyone - Reviewing Norton Security and Antivirus for Android

Security for everyone - Reviewing Norton Security and Antivirus for Android

  • review
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 03.11.2016
Android devices have taken the world by storm and so did mobile malware. Because of that, we need to virus-proof not just our computers, but also our Android smartphones or tablets. Just like most security vendors, Norton also offers a security app for Android devices....
Security for everyone - Reviewing Kaspersky Safe Kids for Android

Security for everyone - Reviewing Kaspersky Safe Kids for Android

  • review
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 19.10.2016
If you worry about your child's security online and you do care about the information he or she has access to, then you probably considered installing a parental controls app on the devices your child is using. Kaspersky is one of the security companies that...
How to troubleshoot problems with the DirectX Diagnostic Tool

How to troubleshoot problems with the DirectX Diagnostic Tool

  • tutorial
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 17.10.2016
Not many people know about the DirectX Diagnostic Tool ( dxdiag.exe ) that is included in every modern version of Windows. With it, you can identify the source of the problems you may have with the hardware used by multimedia applications, such as video games...
Security for everyone - Reviewing Kaspersky Safe Kids for Windows

Security for everyone - Reviewing Kaspersky Safe Kids for Windows

  • review
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 17.10.2016
Besides creating a great antivirus engine, Kaspersky also develops other types of security products like Kaspersky Safe Kids. It's a parental control application that aims to offer parents all the tools they need to monitor and control the computing activities of their children. Kaspersky Safe...
Security for everyone - Reviewing Kaspersky Antivirus & Security for Android

Security for everyone - Reviewing Kaspersky Antivirus & Security for Android

  • review
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 12.10.2016
Kaspersky Antivirus & Security is the mobile antivirus product for Android smartphones and tablets, developed by Kaspersky Lab. It's a security app that promises to offer top-tier security, a series of anti-theft tools that will help if you lose your Android device(s) and a range...
How to make Windows 10’s File Explorer start in any folder you want

How to make Windows 10’s File Explorer start in any folder you want

  • tutorial
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 11.10.2016
Windows 10 offers an easy way of changing the start location for File Explorer. However, it only gives you two starting locations to choose from: Quick access and This PC. But what if you want File Explorer to start in another location? What if you'd...
5 Things you can do with the OneDrive app from the Windows Store

5 Things you can do with the OneDrive app from the Windows Store

  • misc
  • Maria Madalina Blaga
  • 30.09.2016
OneDrive is Microsoft's cloud service that's available for free to all the owners of a Microsoft account . OneDrive offers users a simple way to store, sync and share all types of files, with other people and devices. Besides storing your files in the cloud,...
4 Apps for reading free Manga in Windows 10

4 Apps for reading free Manga in Windows 10

  • misc
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 28.09.2016
Do you love Japanese manga comics? Would you rather read a good manga story than watch a Disney movie? If you know what N aruto, Death Note or Attack on Titan are all about, then you'll probably want to read this article. We've prepared for...
What is a file's metadata and how to edit it in Windows?

What is a file's metadata and how to edit it in Windows?

  • tutorial
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 21.09.2016
Very few people are aware that for each file stored on your computer there is a set of metadata associated with it, that gives information about its source, author and other important details, depending on its type. In this article I am going to discuss...
5 Issues that make Microsoft Edge a worse web browser than others

5 Issues that make Microsoft Edge a worse web browser than others

  • misc
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 11.08.2016
Not a very long time ago , we talked about what makes Microsoft Edge a better browser than other browsers for Windows. But, like everything on Mother Earth, Microsoft Edge has both good and bad sides. In this article it is time to mention the...
9 Features that make Microsoft Edge a better web browser than others

9 Features that make Microsoft Edge a better web browser than others

  • misc
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 08.08.2016
Microsoft Edge, the youngest web browser from the Redmond giant, wants to be the strongest and the fastest of all web browsers for Windows. Although it has its flaws, Microsoft Edge actually is in many ways a better browser than others and, in this article,...
How to test the speed of your internet connection in Windows 10 Mobile

How to test the speed of your internet connection in Windows 10 Mobile

  • misc
  • Maria Madalina Blaga
  • 08.08.2016
When it comes to a pleasant internet experience, the speed of your connection plays a crucial role. The speed can be low if all you need is to send emails without attachments or do some text chat. However, your requirements will increase if you need...
15 Reasons why you should get the Windows 10 Anniversary Update today

15 Reasons why you should get the Windows 10 Anniversary Update today

  • misc
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 02.08.2016
The Windows 10 Anniversary Update is, without question, an important point in Windows 10's evolution path since it was initially released to the public, last year. However, you shouldn't think about it as a new iteration of the operating system, but rather as a "service...