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Top 5 Alternatives to Extratorrent

In an unforeseen move, Extratorrent decided to shut down few months ago. It was one of the most popular torrent site, but now users who visit it's homepage are greeted with a message which clearly states they are not going to return in the future. Now that they are gone, various clone sites such as extratorrent.cd has been setup to squeeze money from the confused visitors via its advertisements. People visiting these clone sites should know that the original ExtraTorrent owners have deleted all data, and none of the impostors have access to the old ExtraTorrent files. There are many alternatives out there. You just need to look at the right place. Take a look at the following original torrent sites which might entice you. 1337x.to 1337x is probably the best designed torrent site you'll ever come across. Although it lacks the ExtraTorrents' rating system, nonetheless, most of the contents are verified by moderators. The site has easy-to-navigate subsections whic...

Remove "Restore Previous Versions" Option from Context Menu in Windows

Windows has a feature which lets you to restore the previous versions of any drive, folders, or files. Actually, it is a part of " File History " service of Windows which helps in recovering accidentally deleted files by copying them to a backup location. If you don't need this service, then you can can disable this by turning off the File History service in Services Manager. Open Run dialog box by pressing Windows and R key simultaneously. Type services.msc and press OK. It'll open Services Manager. In Services Manager, right click on the " File History Service " and choose Properties . Now, change the startup type to Disabled and then click on the Apply button. Done! After disabling this service, you'll notice that the " Restore Previous Versions " item is still available in the Context Menu. Follow the following steps if you want to get rid of the " Restore Previous Versions " from the Context Menu in your Win...

How to Take a Screenshot of a Whole Webpage in Chrome & Firefox

Screenshots can be very useful for blogs, presentations, and customer care, etc. It is quite easy to take screenshots of the visible area, but there aren't many ways to take screenshots of a whole webpage. Typically, most people use extensions to do the task, however, it is also possible to take a full screenshot without using any third party extension or plugin. If you don't trust browser extensions then you can use Developer Tools in Chrome and Firefox to do the same. Chrome : You can use Responsive Design Mode in chrome to capture the whole webpage. Follow the following simple steps to see how to do it: Go to the page you wish to capture. Launch Developer Tools by pressing F12 button or navigate to Menu > More Tools > Developer tools . Press CTRL+SHIFT+M simultaneously to go to the device toolbar. Click on the " More options " button from the top right corner of the screen. Click on the " Capture full size screenshot " option. Done!...

How to View & Reset Data Usage in Windows 10

Windows 10 was launched almost two years ago, but the initial version of the operating systems was quite buggy and it was not appealing to many users. However, the latest stable Creators Update for Windows 10 includes various new features and design tweaks. If you use a Windows 10 PC regularly then you might have noticed that there is a built-in tool to monitor your PC's data usage for different Internet connections. It is an efficient feature and shows the data usage of every applications for the last 30 days. View Network Data Usage in Windows 10 Follow the following steps to get a glimpse of your data usage in the last 30 days: Open Settings app by pressing Window+I key simultaneously. Click on the " Network & Internet " option. Next, go to the " Data usage " section from the left sidebar. Now you can see the total data consumed by your PC in last 30 days. Click on the " View usage details " link to check the data consume...

Firefox Focus is Now Available on Android

There are large number of web browsers available for Android, some put efforts on minimalistic design, a bit of them offers wide variety of add-ons, few of them focuses on saving data, many are there to collect your private information but hardly any of them offers robust privacy. Firefox Focus is a web browser by Mozilla which is centered around private browsing. It is a super simple browser, which blocks any content trackers and ads. It has a powerful Stealth mode which blocks its screenshots in Recent Apps. Firefox Focus was launched on Apple App Store a year ago, and now it's available for Android with many new features. This browsers doesn't offers as many features as other browsers but it offers a robust privacy protection in it's minimalistic interface. The design is so soothing that you may want to to replace your feature rich browser with Focus even if you're not particularly concerned about ads and trackers! Unlike Firefox, it doesn't have ...

Play Virtual Fidget Spinner Simulation Game in Google Search

Google has hidden plenty of games in it's search, and they keep increasing. To access a game, you'll need to search a certain keyword to trigger it. For example: To play Atari Breakout- Search for Atari Breakout on Google Images! Just a few hours ago, redditors have discovered that Google has hidden a virtual fidget spinner simulation game in it's search result. Follow the simple steps given below to access it: Open Google Search in your web browser. Search for " Spinner " without quotes. Viola! Considering you search for the right keyword, the game appears in mobile as well as the desktop versions of Search. However, it's not available in the light version of the Search page. The game works similar to the real life version of the fidget spinner. To play: Just mimic a rotational motion using your finger in your touchscreen smartphone. You can use your mouse to mimic the rotational motion in your PC. Alternatively, you can click on the spin...

How to Watch Any TV Show or Movie on Kodi

Kodi is a cross-platform media center solution developed by XBMC/Kodi Foundation, a non-profit technology association. Kodi which was previously known as XBMC has been growing rapidly from last few years. While the application offers to play local media files, but, it has plethora of third party add-ons, which, we can use to increase it's usefulness. In this post, you'll learn the process to install Indigo and Exodus on Kodi 18 (64-bit). The process is similar on version 17 of this app, however, I haven't checked the previous versions. Note : Streaming copyrighted content is illegal, nevertheless, it's completely legal to use Kodi for viewing the content you've purchased. First, we'll need to add Indigo Installer. Follow the following steps to know how to do it: Open Kodi . Click on the Gear button (settings). Select File Manager . Double Click on Add Source . Click on <None> ... ...type  http://fusion.tvaddons.ag and...

How to Type Rupee Symbol (₹) in Android

Rupee symbol (₹) was announced almost seven years ago, but it is still very difficult to access the symbol in most of the android keyboards. For example: In Samsung's default keyboard, they haven't made the English (India) language available for download. Needless to say, Indian users who use Samsung Keyboard will receive suggestions in other versions of English. This post will explain you to type Rupee "₹" symbol in some of the most popular keyboards available for Android. Samsung Keyboard In Samsung Keyboard, you can choose Hindi language for the keyboard when you need to type the rupee symbol. Changing the language is quite easy. You can swipe your finger in left or right direction to change it, once you add the Hindi language. Tip: You can select multiple languages! Follow the following instructions to add the Hindi as an option. Open Samsung Settings app, and go to " Language and input " setting. Under the Keyboard and input preferenc...

Turn On or Off Recent Items and Most Visited Places in Windows 10

Windows 10 keeps track of all the files and folders you access and displays that information in number of places unless you turn this feature off. The goal of this feature is to make it easier for us to access frequently visited items. It'll save a lot of clicks to open the last item, in a case, such as, when an app crash and we have to close it. For example: When you right click on the Google Chrome icon in the taskbar, you'll see a list of  top ten most visited sites, and few recently closed tabs. Or when you right click on an app such as Paint or File Explorer in Start, you'll see a list of recently opened files. See image attached below. These lists are also displayed when you go to the file menu in File Explorer or Paint. You can even pin an item in the list. This feature can be useful for many users, but if you're the one who like clean interface then you can turn it off. Follow the following steps to toggle this feature on or off. Open Window...

How to Determine RAM Configuration in Windows 10

Sometimes you may need to know the speed, memory type of the RAM you have installed in your system. It's relatively easy if you can open the case yourself without any professional help but if you can't then there are plenty of easier options available in Windows 10. Source: Alpha Coders The easiest option to determine your system memory type is to check via Task Manager. But in few cases, the Task Manager may fail to determine your system's RAM configuration. In that case, you can use Command Prompt or a third party program. This tutorial will show you three different ways to determine your systems' RAM configuration. Continue reading to know more: To Determine RAM Configuration via Task Manager It's the easiest options of the three. Follow the following simple steps. Open Task Manager in More Details view. Click on the Performance tab, and then click on Memory . You can see the RAM size and its type in the top right corner of the window. ...