June 2019 – Page 49

Apple Adds Privacy with “Sign in with Apple,” But Will Users Trust It?

There’s nothing wrong with wanting to add protection around your information to keep it safe. Because of this heightened desire for privacy, it’s left many people untrusting of technology companies and unwilling to believe them when they say data is safe with them. Apple made an announcement this week that they will be adding an option that allows you to sign in to other apps and websites with your Apple ID. They’ll be offering “Sign in with Apple” as a replacement to “Sign in with Facebook” and “Sign in with Google” links. But will users trust it? Google and Facebook First, we need to take… Read more

12 of the Best Windows 10 Themes You Should Check Out

In terms of themes and visual features, Windows 10 isn’t generally seen as a super-customizable platform like Linux. Be that as it may, there are still plenty of official and unofficial themes for Windows 10, with which you can give your desktop some pretty incredible makeovers. So whether you’re looking for a nostalgic theme that takes you back to the fledgling years of Windows or something a little more edgy from a designer at DeviantArt, you’ll find something here. If you don’t know yet how to install Windows 10 themes, then read our guide on how to do it first. 1. cakeOS A mixture… Read more

4 of the Best Fitness Trackers for 2019

If you’re an active person, a fitness tracker is a great way of monitoring your health and activity with little or no effort. Unlike smartwatches, fitness trackers are more singularly focused and will help you move more, understand your fitness, improve overall health, and sleep better, too. It’s a lot easier now to track vital stats like calories, step count, and quality of sleep, thanks to such wearable technology. Some have built-in tools that allow you to keep tabs on your heart rate, workouts, stress levels, and more while spotting irregularities you can share with your doctor. With the slew of options available on the… Read more

How to Open and Edit Remote Files from Google Drive in LibreOffice

LibreOffice is a powerful tool, and it’s only getting more powerful. While it’s a desktop tool first, you can now use LibreOffice in a browser, making it an alternative to online office suites like Google Docs. Recent versions of LibreOffice have added support for editing files remotely on SAMBA shares, over SSH, and via other methods. One of the more interesting of these is Google Drive support, which we’ll dive into in this article. Why Edit Google Drive Files in LibreOffice? You might prefer working in LibreOffice, but that might not be true for everyone. Even though you can run LibreOffice in a browser now,… Read more

How Malware Developers Target Illegal Streaming

Illegal torrenting was once the number-one enemy for movie producers and cinemas; however, times are changing. Nowadays, users are shifting toward streaming movies instead of torrenting them. There are many reasons for this shift. For one, streaming movies means you can see the quality of it instantly; torrenting the video may lead to disappointment once it’s finished, and the film quality is awful. Also, streaming movies is harder for law enforcement to detect than torrenting. In fact, the UK has never seen an arrest for streaming illegal content without using additional third-party devices, like a custom video box. Related: Malware Developers Are Now Targetting Fortnite… Read more