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Top 4 Slack Alternatives You Should Check Out Now to Reduce Your Cost

Slack is a popular app for team communication, but it is not the only one around. Check out these Slack alternatives that are cheaper and as good as Slack.

5 of the Best Freshbooks Alternatives for Small Businesses

FreshBooks is the go-to software for tracking expenses and invoices, but it is quite expensive. Here are 5 of the best Freshbooks alternatives that you should try to save on cost.

Tagspaces Revisited: Offline File Organiser with Powerful New Features

TagSpaces has seen some heavy development since our last review. Let’s see how TagSpaces 2.5 performes compared to its previous version.

Useful Editing Technique You Should Know to Make Your Photos Look Better

Photo editing is something we could all be better at. This article will show you some simple photo editing techniques to make your photos look better.

Find Your Lost Files with Wondershare Data Recovery

If you are searching for files that were long ago deleted or even recently deleted, Wondershare Data Recovery is a worthwhile option for retrieving them. Follow along to see how it works.

Get Awesome Powerpoint Templates with SlideModel

PowerPoint is omnipresent in business. SlideModel is a service that provides access to a large library of professionally designed PowerPoint templates, graphics, maps and other PowerPoint sundries you might need. Let’s check it out.

pCloud Drive: A Personal Cloud Storage for All Major Platforms Review

Looking for other cloud storage options or additional places to store & back up files? Check out pCloud Drive, a cross-platform cloud service that delivers.

How to Encrypt Your Files Before Uploading to the Cloud with Cryptomator

Cryptomator is an open source app that encrypts files before uploading to the cloud. Here’s how to use it to apply client-side encryption to cloud files.

Apply Prisma Effects to Your Photos from Your Desktop

Prisma is an app that uses artificial intelligence to apply filters to photos. Here’s how to apply Prisma effects from your desktop using Telegram.

Zoho Notebook: A Beautiful Alternative to Evernote Note-Taking App

Looking for an Evernote alternative thanks to their not-so-user-friendly policy update? Zoho Notebook for iOS is a great contender and has better features.

Using Sketchup to Make 3D Printable Models

Looking for the best way to create 3D printable models? In this article we will show you how to make and print 3D models with Sketchup Make.

Need a Skype Alternative? Try Ring, the Secure P2P Communication Platform

Are you looking for a Skype alternative with no central server? Meet Ring. It’s decentralized, focused on privacy, and is all about peer-to-peer.

Turbo Download Manager: A Cross-Platform Compatible Download Manager

Turbo Download Manager is a download manager that’s available on basically every platform and browser. In this article we take a look at this multi-platform download manager from inbasic.

How to Easily Move From Evernote to OneNote

Interested in OneNote and looking to move your notes from Evernote to OneNote? Here’s how to switch from one note-taking app to the other.

Render Stunning Visuals of Human Objects with Daz 3D

The free cross-platform 3D rendering program Daz 3D Studio comes with poseable human being objects and scenes to render. Here’s how to set up Daz 3D and get started.

Does Anti-Malware Really Do Anything to Help Stop Malware?

A number of viruses evade security software detection causing huge problems. So we ask: are anti-malware applications worth the trouble anymore?

How To Authorize and Deauthorize a Computer in iTunes

Part of Apple’s DRM system requires that all content endpoints be authorized to use the content you buy and use on them. Here’s how to authorize and deauthorize a computer.

More Basic Sketchup Construction Tips and Tools

Looking for more tips regarding Sketchup Make software? Here are a few more tools to make better models. We cover using guides, snapping cursors, reference points and more.

How to Resize and Optimize Images Using GIMP

Want to decrease the size and/or file size of your images? This tutorial will show you how to resize and optimise images using GIMP.

Beginners Guide to 3D Modelling with Sketchup

Sketchup is a CAD program. In this article, potentially the first of a series, we show you how to get up and running doing 3D modelling in Sketchup Make.

Getting Rid of the Blue: F.lux and Alternatives for More Devices

If you work on your computer for long hours, you probably deal with eye strain and disrupted sleep. Luckily, this can be helped by a few apps like F.lux

Access Google Music from the Desktop with Google Play Music Desktop Player

What if there was a way to access your Google Play Music library from your desktop? Luckily, there is! Meet the Google Play Music Desktop Player.

Building Complex Camera Rigs in Blender 3D

In this article we teach you how to put together virtual camera rigs for interesting camera work in your virtual 3D world.

ZeroNet: A p2p Website Service Based on Bitcoin and Torrent Technology

ZeroNet is a P2P networking tool powered by BitTorrent & encrypted with Bitcoin tech. It lets you access and host websites in peer-to-peer fashion.

Mastering Blender 3D for Lathed Objects

The spin tool in Blender 3D is a powerful tool for making lathed objects and radial arrays of objects. In this article we prove this by making a model of a toy rocket.

How to Manage Your TV Shows Automatically With Sonarr

The Internet comes with the solution to watch whatever TV shows you want, at whatever time. Sonarr is one of the best tools to do it. Here’s how it works.

Blender 3D Building Virtual Video Screens

Did you know that you can add video files to a plane in Blender to create a wall, floor tile, carpet, etc.? In this article, we show you how to make virtual video screens.

Mastering Blender 3D Digital Cinematography

Using a camera in Blender 3D is the same as using a real camera; to get the best out of your shots you need to be a cinematographer. Here are some basic techniques you should know.

How to Add and Sync Subtitles in VLC Media Player

VLC makes it easy to add and manage subtitles and offers simple, yet powerful, options to get the best experience. Here’s how to add subtitles in VLC player and sync with the video to get a comfortable experience.

Building a Custom Ring in Blender for 3D Printing

Want to create a custom ring for 3D printing? In this article we discuss how to design a ring object in Blender and output it to print so you can actually wear it on your finger.

Terrific Typefaces You’re Missing Out On

Looking for some cool, unique typefaces to help jazz up your Web and graphic designs? Here are a few fonts worth checking out that you probably don’t know about.

Mastering Depth of Focus in Blender 3D for Realism

Getting realistic renders in Blender 3D software is about more than textures and lighting. It’s about how you use a camera. In this article we will show you how to use Depth of Focus in your own Blender shots to add realism.

Mastering Blender 3D Textures with UV Mapping

Texture mapping is the art of sticking a graphic to the outside of a 3D shape to provide colour and texture. In this article we explain how to do UV mapping in Blender 3D to make your objects look realistic.

How to Create a Quick Presentation Using Evernote

If you use Evernote to collect materials for research or other purposes, you can turn them into cool presentations without having to rely on other software. Here’s how.

Master HDR Environment Lighting in Blender 3D

HDR has come to mean those brightly coloured tone-mapped landscape images people post on the Internet. But that’s not what HDR is. This tutorial will explain what HDR environment lighting is and how to get the effects in Blender 3D.

Skitch Is Going Away – Here Are Its Alternatives

We have to say goodbye to the beloved screenshot and editing app, Skitch. If you’re an avid Skitch user looking for an alternative, here are some replacements to check out.

Mastering 3D Lighting in Blender

To get good lighting in 3D graphics images, you need to have a grasp of lighting in the real world. This tutorial will help you master 3D lighting in Blender.

Mastering 3D Rendering in Blender

In this article we cover rendering engines, settings for rendering, quality levels & more for taking Blender scenes & turning them into still images & video sequences.

How to Easily Organise Your Music with MusicBrainz Picard

Looking for software to help you identify and correct your music library? Musicbrainz Picard is a simple tool to do just that. Check it out.

Easily Create Custom Maps Using These 4 Tools

If you frequently use maps, then you might want to create custom maps that are specially customized for your needs. Here are five of the best tools for this purpose.

Blender 3D Animation Basics

In this article we cover the basics of animation – keyframes and motion. We also give a quick-start intro to rendering your finished work as a video which will lead into a forthcoming article covering rendering in depth.

Turn MIDI Files Into Multitrack Music with Reaper

In this article you’ll learn to add MIDI files to Reaper and how to orchestrate & mix a final product, in this case, a fine example of Classical Chipmusic.

Blender 3D Advanced Modelling

Continuing from our previous article on Blender 3D modelling basics, this article discusses advanced modelling techniques using subdivisions and loop cuts.

How to Create Pop Art Retro Screen Prints Using Pixlr

If you are looking for a new graphics technique using layers, you may want to try this great retro 1960s pop art screen print effect. We’ll show you how to get this cool effect using Pixlr.

Blender 3D Lighting and Rendering Basics

In this article we will teach you to light your scenes using virtual lights inside Blender 3D and render your scenes as a still, a cross-platform software.

Tagspaces, a Powerful Offline Personal File Organiser

Tagspaces is a non-cloud note and file organiser for all major platforms. It works offline, is open source, uses plain file formats & uses simple tagging. Here’s a closer look.

Blender 3D Materials and Textures Basics

In this article we show you how to texture objects that you make in Blender 3D using photographic bitmaps and graphics you create.

Blender 3D Basics: The Getting Started Guide

In this article we give you a beginners’ guide to building objects in 3D with Blender, a free cross-platform 3D graphics and video software.

Reading Blind: The Best Screen Readers for the Visually Impaired

If you or a friend or family member are visiually impaired, or you just want a screen reader, here are some of the best screen readers to use.

Create Cool Sound Effects with Reaper

There are a lot of effects that come with the DAW software Reaper. In this article we show how to create sounds and provide fun presets to get you started.