برچسب: Computing

Installing software on Windows can be a pain. You’ll find some things for download in the Microsoft Store, sure, but a lot of other applications require you to find the official website and download an executable. It’s an annoying process, especially if you have a bunch of software you need to install all at once—a…

Spider, Minesweeper, and Hearts—these longtime staples of Windows (plus other familiar titles, from Solitaire to Freecell) have been missing in action since the launch of Windows 8 in 2012. Sure, you can find versions of these games in the Microsoft Store, but they’re cluttered with ads and generally don’t feel as good to play as…

Many, but far from all, otherwise mobile-only applications are available on the Mac App Store for Macs with an Apple silicon processor. Such Macs can hypothetically run any iPhone or iPad application, though individual developers can choose whether or not to offer that functionality. There are multiple reasons why a company might not offer their…

Dark or light mode: Some people prefer one over the other all day, every day, and they’re wrong. The enlightened among us know the truth: It’s best to use light mode when it’s light and dark mode when it’s dark. That’s why macOS, in the Appearance section of System Settings, offers an Auto option, which…

Obsidian is my favorite productivity tool. I use it for all of my writing, as a journaling app , and to replace multiple productivity tools . There’s a big downside, though: no grammar checking tool. Grammarly is the best known grammar checking tool, but there’s no way to add it to Obsidian. I also wouldn’t…

Windows doesn’t come with a weather application the way macOS and mobile operating systems do. Sure, the widget area shows the weather, but it also summons news headlines from the very bowels of internet hell and requires that you open a web browser page full of ads to get more details. If you want a…

If your Windows computer is crashing unexpectedly and showing you a blue screen error, there’s now a fix for that. As BleepingComputer reports , Windows updates pushed in March and April are triggering a secure kernel fatal error, causing devices running Windows 11 version 24H2 to crash and display a blue screen exception with error…

It can be alarming to find an unknown folder or file on your computer, not least because malware can install temporary files without your knowledge that allow an infection to hide or spread. If you’re a Windows 11 users, the empty “inetpub” that recently appeared on your computer isn’t malicious—and it’s actually critical to patching…

If you like the Kanban method but have grown tired of using bloated, online-only tools, Kanri is a free open-source alternative you can install on Linux, macOS, and Windows that works entirely offline. It even supports importing from Trello. We’ve recommended the Kanban method, and related tools, for tracking your work and visualizing projects .…