GIF is graphic format – Graphich Interchange Format – which was first specificated in May 1987. GIF is well known for it’s limit of 256 colour spectrum and support for animations and aplha channel to create transparent pictures. GIF is one of the oldest widely used graphic formats – for example, TIFF was created in Spring 1986. GIF… Read More »
This day was big day for me. I have replaced my Galaxy Note 4 with new model – Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge. I’m loyal Samsung customer, although I was thinking about smartphones from other manufacturers, like iPhone 7, but it hadn’t persuaded me, so I have chosen again smartphone with Android from Samsung. I was looking for Galaxy… Read More »
Social networks are great to share informations, thoughts and opinios. In past, we lived in media monopol ruled by editorships and televisions. They were dictating us, what we should see and what should we think. But Internet appears and we can gain infos from almost any source, even from those which are censored or banned by government thanks… Read More »
iOS 9 was a huge jump for iPads. With Split View multitasking it was possible to display two apps at one screen and with Picture-In-Picture feature you can even watch video while multitasking. But it still needs much more improvements. Propably one of the biggest issues is picking apps in Split View, but I’m mostly missing drag’n’drop feature… Read More »
Converting files to PDF is easy on macOS thanks to virtual PDF printer. But as for iOS, there is no native way to convert files to PDF, so you will need to get app from App Store. Store offers really many apps for this task, so choose carefully. I was finding app with ability to import files from… Read More »
PDF support in macOS is fully native. With Preview app, you can not only view images, but browse PDF files too. And it works great with Quick Look feature in macOS Finder. Some apps allow directly to export file as PDF document, including built-in Preview app. On the other side, some apps may offer to export file to… Read More »
Recently I reviewed great Content Blocker for macOS and iOS – 1Blocker. But no blocker is 100% solution, so I decided to find another one. I was finding customizable Content Blocker with iCloud sync between Mac and it’s iOS counterpart. I found Roadblock. In past, Roadblock didn’t support iCloud sync, but this feature was added later so I… Read More »
I have mentioned 1Blocker HERE and HERE, but now I decided to make full review. Internet ads are very annoying, especially flashing banners and pop-ups. Also, Internet is full of trackers, which monitor your behavior on Internet network, like Facebook’s buttons found on many websites. On the other side, tons of ads affect your browser performance and drain… Read More »
Apple today updated it’s two operating systems – macOS and iOS. Updates are recommended for all users with compatible devices. Changes are mostly under the hood, focused to improve stability, compatibility and security. Apple released security update for older operating systems OS X El Capitan and OS X Yosemite too. Be sure to download updates only from official… Read More »
With iOS 10, unlocking your iPhone a iPad was changed. There is no more iconic “Slide to Unlock” and when using Touch ID, you have to do one extra step – manually press the Home Button. This may be annoying, but it can be changed. This setting is relatively hidden, in section “Accessibility”, but it is available and… Read More »
Computers in LAN use SMB protocol to exchange files. On iPad, or on any other iOS device, it may be problem, because there is no built-in way to get access to computers in LAN. But thanks to App Store and great developers, you just need right app. Best apps I found are, for example, Documents by Readdle, iFiles… Read More »
I have found many question on Internet about downloading files on iOS, so I decided to explain it. Some iOS-known files can be downloaded via Safari, but problem may be where to store your downloaded file, so you will need an app which can store any file format, like Documents by Readdle, iFiles 2 or GoodReader. Another problem… Read More »