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Cloudfare has taken on another challenge as part of its mission to make the Internet better, more secure, more reliable, and more efficient. Ditch your ISP’s DNS and boost your overall digital privacy. A DNS server allows you to navigate the Internet using your computer. The faster your DNS server is, the faster you can surf the Web. But what about privacy? The private 1.1.1.1 DNS server happens to be one of the fastest Internet services in the world....

To realign the keys in Windows 10, it is recommended to use SharpKeys for Windows 10, which is a free and easy to use application. Sharp keys for Windows 10 can be downloaded from the Github website, and it hardly takes minutes to install on your computer. Being an open-source application, it receives updates, and the current updated version is V3.9. Visit the website and download the the.MSI file and double click to install....

Until a few years back, if I would say you can send money via WhatsApp, you would have laughed at me. But now it’s true using WhatsApp Pay; you can send and receive money from contacts added to your WhatsApp. What is WhatsApp Payments? Designed in partnership with the National Payments Corporation of India, WhatsApp Payments is a UPI based in-chat payment service. To use it, you need to update your WhatsApp on Android and iOS....

MAC address or the media access control is important to register your Samsung Smart TV and make sure you can download and upload data. It is similar to the IP address in a sense, but what happens when you aren’t connected? The steps to finding and connecting your Samsung Smart TV are quite simple. You can do this pretty quickly, and you don’t need anything additional to complete the process. You can do it in less than an hour....

Chromebooks have provision for plugging in external storage such as flash disks and microSD cards. Normally, the first thing you do when you plug in external storage to your laptop is format it. Formatting a flash disk, portable drive or memory card makes it usable by your computer. Before formatting your flash disk, you should decide on the file system you want to format your storage device in. However, the standard for microSD cards is FAT32 while flash disks and portable drives are usually formatted in exFAT or NTFS....

If you’re a massive anime enthusiast, the Crunchyroll app is one great suggestion you’ll constantly be confronted with. Crunchyroll hosts thousands of anime programs and has some excellent features. However, it isn’t free. But how do you find out if it’s something you want to subscribe to before actually paying, or if it’s worth including in your monthly budget? The most legit ways of getting access to Crunchyroll premium for free are by:...

Do you feel that your Windows computer sometimes takes millennia to respond to your commands? Do you get irritated every time your system takes a toll on you? If yes, then you need to admit the fact that your system is running slow and needs to be optimized. With regular usage, your system and browser create temp files, which can be used to recall a file faster from the directory in future....

There is no sure way of telling if someone has blocked you on an Android on your iPhone but there are a few things you can test out to come to this conclusion. How To Know If An Android Blocked You On iPhone It is difficult to figure out if you are blocked by an Android user on your iPhone. With iPhones, your text messages usually turn green when you get blocked but as you can see, text messages with an Android user is already green....

While you can open a file location with a simple right click, the introduction of new features in the Windows 11 has made things a bit complicated. Using the File Explorer is another proven way to open a file location Do you need to open an important file, but do not remember its location? Open a file location is a Windows feature that helps you navigate the exact path of the app/file....

The majority of people are completely unaware of how much trash is stored on their hard drives. Recycle bin files, obsolete system files and drivers, invalid and redundant registry entries, multiple restore points, leftover files from removed programs, duplicate files, photos and documents, faulty shortcuts, internet cookies and history, and so on are all examples of trash. These files not only take up needless space on your computer, but they can also create serious performance issues....

Windows Explorer has been renamed to File Explorer in Windows 10/8, and the My Computer is now called This PC. In Windows 10, the File Explorer opens to the new Quick Access by default instead of This PC. Although you can configure the File Explorer in Windows 10 to open to This PC instead of Quick Access, many users don’t want to change it as Quick Access shows recently opened files and frequently opened folders....

There’s no denying in the fact that there’s no other app than WhatsApp which served the mobile users with its fantastic features across the globe. WhatsApp was launched in 2009 and since then slowly and steadily it became immensely popular. And, most people with smartphones in their possession love to use WhatsApp. It is one of the easiest way to chat, make audio and video calls, send and receive documents, photos, and videos....

GIFs are so much fun, aren’t they? Unlike other file formats, they support animations. They are widely popular across the Internet as reaction memes, jokes & even tutorials. But if you want to make a simple edit like cropping or resizing, it gets extremely difficult to deal with these animated GIFs. For doing such edits, you need special tools & websites. So, today we’ll be discussing some quick ways to resize & crop GIFs online & on your Windows, Mac, Android & iPhone....

We have already discussed creating a manual system restore point as well as system image backup in Windows 10. In this guide, we will see how to restore Windows 10 to an earlier date with the help of a previously created restore point. NOTE 1: When you restore Windows 10 to a previous date, your documents, pictures, and other files will be preserved. NOTE 2: Programs installed after the creation of a selected restore point will be deleted or uninstalled....

Safaricom is constantly seeking to find new innovative ways to put more and more control into the customer’s hands and with the version 1.4.0.8 of their mySafaricom app, customers now have the ability to reverse send money M-Pesa transactions right from within the app. Safaricom has already taken numerous steps in ensuring cases of sending money to the wrong number are minimal, mostrly thanks to the Hakikisha service that brings up the name of the customer you’re about to send funds to, before the funds are sent, and also giving the provision to cancel the transaction should the name not match with whoever you’re trying to send funds to....

Windows Defender is among many features that received various improvements with the Anniversary Update a few years ago. The most useful feature that Windows Defender got with the update is the ability to scan offline, before the system boots. Windows Defender is a powerful built-in tool designed to shield your PC.Speaking about protection, did you know that the Defender can also run scans offline? Follow the easy instructions enlisted here to learn how....

Dropbox is one of the world’s foremost cloud storage services. Paper is a Dropbox feature that enables users to set up and edit documents within the web app. Dropbox has plenty of built-in tools besides the fact of being a cloud storage tool.For example, the guide below will show you how to create a slideshow using the files of your Dropbox.For more great tutorials like the one below, check out our dedicated Dropbox Guides hub....

FIFA 21 player overall ratings and core stats have been made public, and strategies have already started to be in the making. A good start is essential for a smooth FIFA season, and that applies to FIFA 21 as well.Building a good FIFA 21 starter team is not that easy, but with a little bit of skill, you can do it.To learn more about games, check out our Gaming section.For more great tutorials, go to our How-To section as well....

pfSense is an open-source firewall, based on FreeBSD, that also acts as a router. You can install pfSense on older (or newer) hardware, as long as the system has two network cards (WAN & LAN), and use pfSense as your router. pfSense offers more power, control, and security than most commercial routers you can buy, and has the benefit of frequent OS updates. It’s also got an easy-to-use web-based interface through which you can configure every aspect of your router/firewall....

With the default installation settings, macOS shows wireless, battery, time, spotlight search, and notification center icons on the menu bar. Unlike the Windows operating system, macOS doesn’t show the volume icon on the menu bar with default settings. This is likely because, volume icon, if added to the menu bar, can only be used to adjust the sound level which anyway can be adjusted using the keys on the keyboard. Besides that, unlike Windows OS, the volume icon on the menu bar doesn’t allow you to access sound settings....