Tricks and Hacks

If you are using your system for long enough, you will eventually run out of space. This is especially true if you are using a smaller 60 or 120 gig SSD for your system drive. Obviously, when you have no more space on your boot drive you cannot install any new software or add files. To make things worse, your system can potentially become slow. So, if you ever received the insufficient storage space warning, here are some tips to free up disk space in Windows. How to Analyze the Disk Space? Before doing anything, it is important that you analyze your disk space. It helps you finding which folders or files are using most of the space on your hard drive. To analyze the disk space, you can use a free program called WinDirStat . So, download the application and install it. After installing, open the application by searching for it in the start menu. Now, WinDirStat will ask what drives to scan. Just select the drive you want to scan and click on the button “Ok”. In my case, I’m j

Managing storage on your smartphone can be a hectic task, especially if it does not support micro SD card. And it seems like most flagship smartphone manufacturers these days, are following the Apple way of not using a micro SD on their iOS devices. But thankfully, you can use USB Flash Drive on Android and iOS to increase its storage. So, here is how it works. Why some Smartphones do not support Micro SD card? All Google’s smartphone (both Nexus and Pixel) comes with a fixed storage, just like the Apple’s iPone. Even the flagship killer – One plus 2 and 3, does not support micro SD card. So, why is that? Well, first of all, you can not compare the storage quality of SD card to the phone’s internal storage. Not all storage are created equal. The phone’s internal storage offers much better performance than an SD card. And second, people often buy a cheap SD card (class 4 or 6) to save money. This affects the overall performance of devices. And then the same folks complain ab

Google Search is hands down the best search engine to get accurate results. However, it always tracks your activity and  creates a profile  of you to cater ads and search results. If you extensively use Google services, then Google knows who you are, your name, your interest, age, gender, phone number, home address, your current location, your work and everything that you ever share online. So, are you comfortable with this? And if you not then you should switch to a private search engine. Many private search engines never track your searches and ensure you stay anonymous online. And today we will list down 5 of the best search engines that offer unique features and respect your privacy. Best Private Search Engines 1.  DuckDuckGo DuckDuckGo is definitely the king when it comes to private search engines, thanks to its reliable features and strict focus on privacy.  DuckDuckGo is very clear about its  privacy policy  and lists everything you will ever need to know.  Of co

Nowadays, it is common to have more than one computer, like a personal/work computer and home computer that everyone uses in your house. When you have multiple computers, it is common that you find yourselves wanting to share or transfer files between those two computers. Thankfully, sharing files between two computers is way easier than you think and you can do it in multiple ways. 1. Windows HomeGroup If you have two Windows PCs that are Windows 7 and above then the easiest way to share files and folders between those computers is to use the Windows HomeGroup. Creating a HomeGroup in Windows is as easy as clicking a single button. However, one thing to keep in mind is the computers you want to access should be on the same network. To start off, search for “HomeGroup” in the start menu and open it. Once opened, click on the button “Create Homegroup.” The above action will open the HomeGroup creation wizard. Just follow the on-screen instructions. At the end of th