These war documentaries, currently available on Netflix, are masterpieces made by award-winning directors and artists featuring several interviews. A lot of archive footage and pictures were used to recreate the action, horrors, moral dilemma, and tensions of the war. Intrigued enough? Let’s begin. 1. The Civil War No list of war documentaries is complete without Ken Burns. An expert on war and history, Ken Burns delivers a masterpiece with The Civil War....

Thanks to the Android ecosystem and Samsung Experience Home, the Galaxy S9 has a bundle of neat options that can truly change the looks, and at times the function, of the home screen and the lock screen. So, if you are looking to switch over from the conventional layout to a more trendy and chic one, here are a couple of tricks to spruce up the lock/home screen of the Samsung Galaxy S9/S9+ As it’s going to be a long list, let’s jump straight in....

Widgets have been part of Android since its inception. But they came late to the iPhone and iPad. Due to that, they lack certain capabilities, but fortunately, with time, Apple is adding more features to them. You can add widgets for both Apple apps and third-party apps to your iPad. Without making you wait further, let’s show you how to add and use widgets on Apple iPad. What Are Widgets on iPad Widgets are information boxes that show important content from the associated app without opening the app....

Action launcher is the only one that I ever found useful enough after trying Nova. It’s fast, customizable, and I find the Shutter feature simply brilliant. Download Action Launcher Evie Launcher has been around for some time now and is gaining in popularity. It comes with a universal search that works offline, removing Google from the equation. Download Evie Launcher Let’s begin. Evie launcher offers one of the best search features when it comes to Android launchers....

I could make my way to the home screen and just say “Ok Google, what’s the cricket match score” and it would tell me. I love not doing things. But I’ve switched between many launchers since. I did my stint with Aviate, then I had my honeymoon period with Nokia’s Z Launcher. Recently, I installed EverythingMe and it’s doing me good. But that’s a topic for some other day. Today I want to take the voice search aspect out of the home screen and spread it across the OS....

So, it’s only fair that we compare the Wyze Lock with the August Smart Lock and see which smart lock gives you a better deal. Let the game begin! But before that, Specs That Matter Design and Function One of the Wyze Lock’s primary highlights is that it fits over your door’s existing locks, thus taking away the hassle of replacing the entire unit. Secondly, it doesn’t come with any fingerprint reader or a keypad....

Another important aspect of any good batch application is the ability to be reused. Because you’re not just going to use the batch tool once, you’ll be using it everyday or even multiple times a day. You need a good way to save your configured image settings so you don’t have to customize them every time you want to resize an image or add a watermark for your site. No matter if you use Windows, Mac, or Linux, say hello to your new best friend, BorderMaker....

That helps when we have something very confidential to share and wish to leave no trace whatsoever. Stuck for a similar need? Burn Note is what might help. All you need to do is navigate to the service website, type your message and click on the Send button. Well, that’s not just it. If you want you can expand the Options menu and choose the type of note display, enable/disable timer, set expiry time and choose a password....

customize at least a few aspects of that appearance. Well, there are actually quite a few ways to do this. This time, we will show you a couple of simple and fast tips that you can implement in just a few minutes that will completely change your desktop’s look using your Mac’s own built-in options. Let’s get going: Arrange and Adjust How Your Desktop Items are Displayed The Show View Options is a tool that allows you to easily customize your Mac’s desktop appearance to a great degree....

secure your most important files and folders so that no one can access them even if they have full access to your computer? Perhaps you share your Mac with someone else and don’t want to create a whole new account for that person or you want to have your most vital information covered against possible theft. For these and other similar scenarios, I’m going to show you how to create an encrypted folder on your Mac that you can actually lock with a password to secure it and take with you anywhere you want....

While we all know what a normal CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) TV is (the bulky sets most of us grew up watching shows on), it’s the different flat screen displays that are confusing to pick from. When looked from a distance, LED, LCD and Plasma, all look the same. They are all flat, slim and available in a variety of sizes. But don’t get deceived by the look and pick on the basis of it....

Smartphones can now charge quicker than ever, thanks to the different charging techniques that makes it possible. However, recently, OnePlus unveiled a new charging technique which is capable of charging the phone from 0-60% in just 30 mins. Quite impressive I’d say and today we are going to see how Dash Charging works and if it’s better than Qualcomm’s Quick Charge technology. Dash Charge and Qualcomm Quick Charge: Same, Yet Different....

Here’s his comment on our killer keyboard shortcuts article: Try this out and let us know if it worked for you. Thanks Danny! If the normal function of a drag & drop is to COPY a file (e.g. between folders of different drives/partitions), SHIFT+[drag&drop] will cut & paste the file. Despite both situations, ALT+[drag&drop] will create a shortcut of the file in the destination folder. The above article may contain affiliate links which help support Guiding Tech....

Android OEMs such as Samsung, OnePlus, Xiaomi have improved their offerings by a mile. Even then, there is a section of power users who want to control every aspect of the home screen experience. While the likes of Nova, Action, and Microsoft launcher are dominating Android launcher space, the newbies ask Evie, Lawnchair, and Smart Launcher 5 are offering a minimalist and unique take on Android skin. Lawnchair recently got a massive upgrade, which provides a capable Pixel UI to all the Android devices....

Every online storage service, including OneDrive, Google Drive, Dropbox, etc., offers a seamless sharing capabilities of files and media. Also, there are dedicated software and add-ons to transfer the files among the team members quickly. Dropbox provides such an offering with Dropbox Transfer. Firefox has introduced Firefox Send, and then we have WeTransfer, which takes sharing to the next level. There are several advantages of using a dedicated sharing service compared to traditional ones like OneDrive and Google Drive....

Vitamin D is a free software for Windows and Mac computers which lets you set up your own high security private surveillance system inside your home or office. Only asset you need is a web cam and a computer to run Vitamin D software on it. Vitamin D detects moving people by using Motion detection technology. It records all the things and alerts you whenever it detects any activity or motion....

As you may have expected, the Mini Liplay has the edge over the Mini 11 camera since it lets you store your precious moments in the form of digital files. On the other hand, the Mini 11 brings the fun of instant cameras. Just point & shoot, and a small photo will be in your hands in a matter of a few minutes. Besides that, it’s a new model as well....

This is useful in certain cases where you find the desktop design of the site more compelling than its mobile version, and want to stick to the same design even while browsing it on your Android. Especially useful if you own a phone with a bigger screen or maybe a tablet. However, there is no built-in way to save the desktop view as your default view using which you can open the desktop version of the website all the time....

Well, it’s a rare question a smartphone user would ever ask. But, my brother did. He accidentally deleted some useful PDF files on his Android phone. I suggested him to use Dumpster, a nice little app to restore accidently deleted files and also works like a Recycle Bin for Android. But, the question still remains. Why Android or iOS doesn’t have an inbuilt Recycle bin? Well, let’s first see how the recycle bin works on a PC....

If Powerpoint is a bit off putting to you, Haiku Deck is an alternate that’s entirely web based. It also has an iOS app for iPad and iPhone but today I’ll tell you about the web app. The Whole Nine Yards When it comes to making presentations, Haiku Deck has the ground covered. The most basic features like slides, backgrounds, text, lists, charts, templates, etc are all present here....