Another Streaming Dongle Emerges To Steal The Throne From Chromecast | Androidheadlines.com

Another Streaming Dongle Emerges To Steal The Throne From Chromecast | Androidheadlines.com: "Google’s Chromecast just might be the reigning King in living rooms when it comes to streaming dongles for your TV, but many other devices have started to emerge that could very easily give the Chromecast a run for its money. One such device that has yet to reach consumer hands is called the “Airtame” streaming Dongle, and it was actually a crowd funded project on indiegogo. We don’t know about you, but crowd funded projects are the best sometimes, because we get to see a lot of really cool ideas come to light, all because of the excitement garnered by the masses that would love to own said products. The Airtame, is a dongle that promises to bring all sorts of Chromecast like features, along with plenty that the Chromecast doesn’t yet itself possess. Its still very possible of course that we could see some of these features get updated into Google’s little wonder dongle before the Airtame reaches the hands of the backers and those who pre-ordered, which is scheduled to be sometime this may if all goes well."



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Never forget anything ever again with these 11 phone tricks — www.techhive.com

Never forget anything ever again with these 11 phone tricks — www.techhive.com: "I’ll be the first to admit: “Use your smartphone to remind yourself of things” seems like a story that doesn’t need to be written. Of course you can use it to keep track of grocery lists, to-dos, reminders, and calendar entries. But I bet you didn’t know that there are gobs of other tricks for keeping track of things with your phone. Most of them don’t even require any apps—you can use your phone’s built-in features. Here are a few of our favorite ways to augment your forgetful biological brain with the synthetic brain in your pocket."



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Social media lockdown: 4 privacy features you won't find in your settings — www.techhive.com

Social media lockdown: 4 privacy features you won't find in your settings — www.techhive.com: "You use a social network—at least one, maybe a few. Everyone does. You probably know all about your preferred network’s privacy settings, enough to make sure that the whole world doesn’t know your business. But if you’re paranoid—aren’t we all?—you can find ways to lock down your privacy that go above and beyond even two-factor authentication."



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How to root the 7-inch Kindle Fire HDX

How to root the 7-inch Kindle Fire HDX: "The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX is the latest in its line of tablets that run a forked and heavily customized version of Android 4.2 which Amazon calls Fire OS 3.0 "Mojito." But if you want to get more out of it, namely installing the full Google Play Store, you'll need to root the device. Here's a step-by-step guide to rooting your Fire HDX and some helpful tips if you run into any difficulties during the process."



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How to Delete Accounts From Any Website | PCMag.com

How to Delete Accounts From Any Website | PCMag.com: "The words "I wish I could quit you" take on a whole new meaning when you want out of a relationship with an Internet service. Sure, you once thought you and Facebook or Amazon or Netflix would be together forever, but terms of service change, end-user license agreements mature, and, well, you're just not in the same place anymore."



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▶ How to upgrade to a larger hard drive | PCWorld

▶ How to upgrade to a larger hard drive | PCWorld: "You can’t simply remove your old hard drive, then install a new one, and expect Windows to boot. You need to bring everything, including Windows itself, to the new drive. That’s not a difficult task, but it’s not an intuitive one, either."



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▶ How to easily find drivers for Unknown Devices in Windows | PCWorld

▶ How to easily find drivers for Unknown Devices in Windows | PCWorld: "If you're mucking around with a new Windows installation, you're probably going to run into driver headaches.

No matter whether you're installing a fresh copy of Windows on a freshly built rig or simply upgrading your PC to a new version of Windows, the OS fails to properly identify all of the hardware connected to the system more often than not. I typically like to download drivers for all of the major components in a PC before I even begin an OS installation, but inevitably a motherboard will have an obscure controller on-board or the system will have a non-descript add-in card that Windows doesn’t recognize."



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Chromebook power tips: How to work smarter online and offline | PCWorld

Chromebook power tips: How to work smarter online and offline | PCWorld: "Don’t let the “Scroogled”-spouting Pawn Stars guys fool you: Chromebooks aren’t useless hunks of plastic.

Google’s Chrome OS has matured into a functional operating system, and not just because Web browsers themselves are evolving into something spectacular. Beyond a desktop-class browser and other software improvements, Chromebooks offer a full keyboard, mouse support, and peripheral ports."



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