If animated GIFs (graphics interchange format) are unofficial language of the internet, PNG (portable network graphics) is the most widely used lossless image compression format on the web; and indeed PNG was created as an improve...

Animated GIFs are known to be the informal lingo of the web. And, you know why. Whether it is social medium like Facebook (even WhatsApp supports it) or blogs like dotTech, these are one of the most the desired forms of virtual in...

When I reviewed Free MP3 Cutter, I gave it two thumbs up; however, two dotTechies unstintingly suggested mp3DirectCut as a better alternative. mp3DirectCut was supposed to evolve since that time, but does it live up to my expectat...

What it takes to be a dotTechie? To me, the answer is: You being always curious! But don’t get me wrong; curious does not necessarily mean to be serious; we dotTechies love fun, too! Are you passionate about crossword puzzle? Pull...

Ask a Mac user about the best search program available for finding apps, documents, and other files in the computer; and the guy will swear on the built-in tool in OS X known as Spotlight. Blame it on Microsoft for their incompete...

You are getting ready for the upcoming conference with your smart PowerPoint presentation with beautifully formatted texts, photos, dazzling transitions and animations. You know you have been working really hard in preparation for...

Adobe’s smart document technology drives the development of enterprise-wide document services, helping companies with various specifications to optimize and accelerate document processing and improve efficiency. All of these...

One day I was planning to transfer some data from one external hard disk drive (HDD) to the other, but when I hooked them up to my system, it sent chills down my spine as one of the drives didn’t show up in Windows Explorer! I ope...

Many of us like torrenting as it allows us to download the contents without redownloading in case the internet connection is interrupted. For instance, if you are going to download a free, open source Linux distro like Ubuntu, you...

All of us love ringtones, specially, the custom ones – don’t we? If you are an Android phone user, you know how easy it is to set any MP3 song or its clip as a ringtone. I knew I could get any MP3 song in my iPhone if I woul...

You are wondering about the best software you should install on your PC. You want your PC to be installed with useful software that can help you with whatever task you want to perform. The best software is the ones that work and o...

You must have wondered one day or the other as to why your laptop battery has been draining faster than before. Say, when the battery was new, you used to get 5 hours of juice without charging the battery again, but after one year...

Some time ago, I had reviewed VidCoder (click here) giving it two thumbs up as the easy-to-use portable freeware offers audio/video (AV) conversions supporting myriad formats, video editing and customizations. Thus, you may ask wh...

As far as online media download is concerned, there are plenty of programs available, even for free. However, I was looking for a ‘portable’ application that would let me first see the available video/audio (format) options in the...

The “Find and Replace” function or Ctrl + F is a nice feature in MS Office, and we all know how useful it is; however, it does not seem to work in an Excel spreadsheet having thousands of cells as it gives you the following error ...

Scenario 1: You are one of the employees. You have come to your office, grabbed a cup of coffee and started your desktop or laptop only to find that the desktop wallpaper has been changed! And, no matter what you do to Personalize...

We already know that KeepVid is a popular online web application for downloading videos from YouTube and other video sites. It’s great because it does not only download videos as MP4, it also can record and convert videos to your ...

Downloading videos from various sites like YouTube may seem easy as there are a bunch of free video downloaders and converters online. Well, it may seem that way until you realize that the quality of the video you downloaded isn’t...

Older versions of Windows operating systems didn’t make adding and removing programs as easy as they probably should have. If you knew your way around Windows pretty well, then you would’ve been able to find the right ...

During your time with Windows 10, you’ll likely use quite a few folders. Some of them can be deleted (like Windows10Upgrade folder), but some of them need to stay. You should always research a particular folder’s name ...

The web is full of sites where you can watch videos online. There’s YouTube, which is undoubtedly one of today’s largest video-sharing platform. There’s Facebook, DailyMotion, Vimeo and a whole lot more. Thing is most of these pla...

Windows 10 is a lot like Windows 7 but with some additional features that most people find very handy, and it comes with an overall design upgrade as well—so it’s hard to understand why so many people still haven’...

When it comes to the Windows 10 operating system, there is lots to understand with regards to versions, editions and builds if you care about updates. As it currently stands, two different types of versions help make up a Windows ...

Hanging around Microsoft’s personal assistant all day likely won’t be a legitimate cure for loneliness, but Cortana calling you by your name might help flatter you a little bit. When you set up Cortana in Windows 10, y...

The world of data encrypting is a pretty complicated thing, and there is often more to it than meets the eye. That is one of the reasons why there is currently no built-in encryption from the Microsoft-owned BitLocker in the editi...

One of the problems with coming up with the whole Microsoft account idea is that people’s accounts are going to get hacked from time to time. There is a gray area between Microsoft not wanting to force people to create passw...

These days, the Internet has made it easier for users to access almost any type of media in just one simple search. Not only that, it is now very easy to store media files locally may it be on your PC, tablet or smartphone. While ...

Windows 10 comes with the option to sync your settings. If you have the sync settings turned on, Windows saves your Internet Explorer web browser settings, applications, passwords, Ease Of Access, themes, and other Windows setting...

Even though Windows Update has been around since Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, it wasn’t uncommon to not know a whole lot about what Windows Update was before Windows 10 arrived. Windows 10 has seen many changes, an...

Microsoft has designed Windows 10 in such a way that the Windows Update feature automatically installs the drivers when they are available to download. That means you are going to be getting hardware drivers whether you wanted the...

Although we’ve just gone over all of the ways people can uninstall Windows updates and even stop them from rolling out to a computer entirely, most people are unaware that those two options even exist and will continue to re...

Few things relating to your devices are as important as keeping a working internet connection. A working internet connection allows users to browse the World Wide Web freely, receive Windows OS updates, and application updates. If...

Windows 10 is a lot different to older versions of Windows since Bill Gates is no longer in charge; however, you’ll still find many of the same features available that you have known for a long time—one of those is Sys...