If, like me, you have recently updated to Android 11 and use Nova Launcher or Nova Launcher prime, you’re probably pulling your hair out every time you head back to your home screen and it reverts back to the standard android layout. I hear ya’. I suppose you have also tried to set it as…
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Samsung Watch Battery Drain: How to Fix
Do you own a Samsung Watch and have noticed that the battery is draining much quicker than expected? I too had this problem and spent hours scouring the web for answers. I tried various “solutions” including uninstalling apps, using a darker watchface and even resetting the watch entirely. While this preserved a very small amount…
Secrecy is Key
Have you ever wanted to store text in a secure way, so that if someone were to stumble across it, they wouldn’t understand what it says? I’m the same. Although every hashing/encryption method out there has a way to decrypt it easily. The only way to be 100% secure would be to create your own…
End of Year Review
I’ve been very lapse toward the end of this year in terms of writing posts and I know I can say that I will do my best to rectify the situation; but I know that will never be the case. I’ve put it down to poor time management and life has got in the way…
Scam Phishing Links in Your Google Calendar
There is a relatively new scam doing the rounds at the moment and you may have already been a victim of it. Scammers have found that you no longer need to fill a users inbox with potential phishing emails, but rather they can get you by inviting you to a Google Calendar event using your…
Scam E-Mail
This email has been doing the rounds for some time now but I thought I would write about it as people are still falling for it and paying up, only to realise that it was a scam. The email I am referring to looks like this;- From the image, you can see that it is…
100 Useful Websites
Here is another list of useful websites. Please note that at the time of posting this, all links work. 101cookbooks.com – Obviously, you will find a lot of recipes here. 50waystogetajob.com – Steps to help you move forward in getting that next job. about.me – The easiest way to make a personal page. all-free-download.com –…
Free Software List – 2018 Edition
Who wants to pay for software these days? I’m one of those that will look for alternatives if there are any available. To give back to the community, I present you with a small list of free alternatives, broken down into categories. Don’t worry, there will be more posts like this in the future. Image…
Websites With Free Stock Photos
Free stock photos that are actually worth using can sometimes be difficult to find. Sifting through stock image websites is often a daunting task and most of them only offer images that are obviously staged and that you shouldn’t be using in the first place. Thankfully, there are many professional photographers that give away free…
Using Chrome Extensions in Opera
With the increasing use of the newest version of Opera Browser, I decided to write a post about something I learned today (yes, it’s taken me this long to work it out!). You can install any Chrome Extension in the Opera Browser, as it uses the same framework. Shall we jump straight in and I’ll…