Technical Tips & Tricks

Running Linux From a USB Drive As a Virtual Machine or Bootable Disk Step 1. Select the USB drive where you want Linux installed. Step 2. Choose the source ISO file of the Linux distribution you downloaded. Step 3. Choose Live Mode. Step 4. Leave the third box checked, the other two are up to you and self-explanatory. Step 1. Select the USB drive where you want Linux installed. Step 2. Select the Linux distribution you'll be installing...

How to remove the ‘blue tick marks’ in Whatsapp The ‘Read receipts’ feature, which allowed users to check if their messages have been read, can be disabled now. Much to the consternation of users, Whatsapp had introduced ‘blue tick marks’ against messages that have been read. So here’s how you disable the feature: 1. Download the latest update of Whatsapp here 2. Once installed, goto settings>Account>Privacy 3. Uncheck ‘Read receipts’ Whatsapp...

Review: Google's new email service, Inbox NEW YORK: My first reactions to Google's new email app, Inbox, boiled down to one part frustration, one part irritation. It's meant to make your life easier, but it's more complicated to use than Google's Gmail app. With Inbox, you keep your Gmail email address and contacts. The Inbox app adds organizational tools. For many people, email is a place to store information. I rely on it for bills, shopping-delivery...

iPhone, iPad malware affecting 350,000 devices discovered Palo Alto Networks has discovered a new family of malware that can infect Apple desktop and mobile operating systems, underscoring the increasing sophistication of attacks on iPhones and Mac computers. The "WireLurker" malware can install third-party applications on regular, non-jailbroken iOS devices and hop from infected Macs onto iPhones through USB connector-cables, said Ryan Olson,...

Apple's next iPhone to have glasses-free 3D display: Report Apple may be planning to introduce a glasses-free 3D display in the next iPhone, according to a new report from Economic Daily News (via MacRumors). The report claims Apple is working on a "naked eye 3D screen" alongside a new 3D "hardware and software ecosystem" for next year's iPhone. This would be Apple's first use of 3D in any of its consumer devices, and while Economic Daily...

10 things to know about maintain your android phone safely  Mac computers can't get viruses Yes, Apple computers are susceptible to malware too. Apple used to brag its computers aren't vulnerable to PC viruses, but the company quickly changed its marketing page after a Trojan affected thousands of Mac computers in 2012. Incognito browsing keeps you anonymous There’s a misconception that “incognito” and “private”...

1 million people are already testing Windows 10 The Technical Preview of Windows 10 may not have every feature of the upcoming operating system, but Microsoft has revealed that over a million people are testing it out regardless. These users have sent 200,000 nuggets of "user-initiated feedback" or "UIFs," as Microsoft apparently calls your tips internally so far. It's been two weeks since the Windows 10 preview version launched, and Microsoft...