Fingerprint readers are increasingly common in mobile phones, arguably even in individual segments, and product lines are a must. Logically often used to identify in our terminal, increasing safety. Now a new application gives the fingerprint of a function that allows us to take pictures by pressing the sensor of our phone. Let's review how it work and what it offers.
Usually, we use the fingerprint readers, obviously, to identify ourselves on our phone, and this is away from the most curious or foreign hands. But this new app gives you another use the fingerprint reader that is quite useful and practical. Thanks to the app Imprint we can use the fingerprint reader to take pictures or record videos.It becomes more available on our phone button to perform such actions. This is very useful if your phone does not have a dedicated button to take pictures like a compact camera.
Creators Imprint recommends using your application with fingerprint readers back because they are ideal for recording videos or take pictures with the front camera. However, Imprint can be used with any fingerprint reader, either front, rear or side as in the case of the Xperia. Imprint also offers the possibility of someone else takes pictures or videos by pressing the fingerprint reader, just set this case within the application for other than us the only ones who can touch the reader when pulling photos.
Imprint also offers the possibility to access directly the gallery of pictures or videos by pressing the fingerprint reader, without any intermediate step. There is no doubt that this application can be very useful in certain situations where we want to take pictures or record videos quickly and without having to be clicking on menus before each image, with the danger that scene that we hope to capture change suddenly. If your phone has a fingerprint reader, especially back, Imprint is a good way to turn your phone into a small compact camera with a dedicated shutter button. Now you can download it from Google Play with a cost very content.
Increasingly more we tend to have all our connected together so that we can easily interact with all devices. One of the aspects that seek to synchronize between them are notifications so that if, for example, are using the PC and receive a message on the mobile we know what it is without having to take the device. There are several application that allows us to synchronize our Android smartphone notifications on our PC, but one of the most complete is pushline .
Pushline is a platform made up of two parts, on the one hand, a free extension for Google Chrome and other an Android app so that, once matching two, will allow us to receive notifications from your smartphone on your computer through the extension installed in Google Chrome.
The main functions and features of this application are:
It allows us to receive and interact with notifications of our Android from the PC.
Accept or reject calls.
Adjust the volume.
Locate the smartphone, even if it is silent.
Synchronize contacts with your PC.
Make calls.
Reply to SMS.
Notifications are encrypted before being sent to the computer, so they travel over the network secure.
Can send notes, text and other content in both directions (from PC to smartphone and vice versa).
Synchronize PC clipboard and Android.
Very low traffic and resources consumption.
It is free and free of advertising.
A first thing to do is download and install the extension in your browser.
How to configure and use pushline on Android and Google Chrome
Once you have installed both our PC and our smartphone Android, application the next step is to match the two applications . To do this, we will open the applications on Android and see how it appears a temporary code.
If we open the extension of our Google Chrome we will see how a button appears at the bottom to pair it with our smartphone. We click on it and enter the key that we appear in Android.
After a few seconds we can see how the connection is successful, we displayed a notice of proof and light at the top right has become green, indicating that pairing has been completed successfully and no connection between Android and PC.
For our part we have to do more because, from now on, whenever you receive a notice we receive on our computer, however, as we have shown before, this tool has many additional features as we will see then.
The first is the ability to send notes from a PC to your smartphone, for example, send links or text you want. To do this, open the side menu of the Chrome extension and select " Send a Note ".
We write the text you want and, in seconds, see how it appears in Android notification with the text.
One drawback to the application we can emphasize that, if we mark a notice as read on Android, this does not disappear from our PC, nor vice versa. We must discard notifications manually both Android and the Google Chrome extension. You may later add this feature but for now, can not be.
another pushline functions is the ability to use the tool to make calls or answer incoming calls, but the audio will always be through the smartphone. It will also allow to synchronize your calendar to check any number from the search box.
From the Android application we can also configure some aspects of the application, for example, making only notifications of some specific applications are sent, send notifications test to verify that everything is working properly or activate the " private mode " to disable temporarily sending these to the PC.
As we can see, pushline is an excellent alternative to sending notifications have our Android to your PC, especially after the change of business plans Pushbullet to turn most of their payment functions.
The only place I like to watch a beach ball is on the beach itself. And the place where the less I like to see it is on my MacBook Pro ailing where the happy ball has become too familiar presence. If your Mac has become unbearably slow, there are several ways to restore life.
Before you perform any maintenance, I recommend that you back up all your information. In the case of Macs, it's easy: Look for an external hard drive and run the application Time Machine . With the hard drive backed Mac, you can intone proceed.
1. Replace your hard drive with an SSD
Moving from traditional magnetic hard drive one solid state drive (SSD) is the best thing you can do to improve the performance of a MacBook already advanced in years. This is a photo gallery where we explain step by stephow to update your Mac with an SSD . You'll be amazed not only how easy it is, but how well it will make the performance of your machine.
I myself just do that, and I replaced the hard drive of 500 GB of my MacBook Pro 2011 with solid state disk Samsung 850 EVO of the same capacity. The Samsung SSD and SATA-USB cable cost me just over $ 200 on Amazon. And the whole process took less than an hour (not counting the half day that took him to clone the hard drive in the MacBook SSD).
The hardest part was finding a Torx screwdriver size 6T to remove the four screws that secure the disk to the computer chassis.
2. Add more RAM
Take that you're changing the hard drive to your Mac to add more random memory, which is also a simple process.
First you have to identify the specific memory module for your MacBook model. The brand does not matter much, just have the type, speed and amount of memory due. Apple has a useful support page that shows the memory specifications of different models, along with an illustrated guide to replace the memory modules ..
In my case, my MacBook Pro early 2011 has two DIMM slots, each occupied by a 2GB module. As had no empty slot, he needed to replace those two modules with two of 4 GB. So, I needed DDR3 memory with a speed of 1,333 MHz. After finding adequate memory, follow the guide with photos below to install the new modules.
3. Clean your hard drive
Sometimes all you need is a MacBook cleaning. Over the years, it has probably filled with files and applications you no longer use or need.
Desintala old applications
For starters, look in the Applications folder and downloads. If you see an application there that do not remember installing, chances are you will not needed. Move them to the Trash to reclaim some space on your hard disk.
Each application that installs has related files left behind when you move it to the Trash. As the operating system Mac OS X does not have a built -in uninstaller, AppZapper can uninstall applications and related files. The first five cleanings are free, and then you have to pay US $ 12.95.
Clean the applications you use
The next step is to clean the applications that you run. When you install an application on a Mac, the software comes as part of a package of files, such as permissions that tell the operating system what users can do what thing specific files.
Over time, these permissions may change, leading to the computer becomes slow, it freezes or simply stop working. To repair these permissions, OS X has a built -in tool called Disk Utility .
Identifies which applications use the most resources
If your Mac seems to need a nap every afternoon, at the time that more work you have, there is a way to see which applications are using more system resources. Open Activity Monitor .
The numbers change constantly, but show the CPU and memory resources each app is using. After watching the Activity Monitor for a while this morning, I realized that Firefox usually takes more CPU resources and more than three times the amount of memory.
Perhaps it is time to abandon Firefox and Chrome use only. In addition, I identified that iTunes does not monopolize as many resources as I thought. My apologies to iTunes.
Deletes large files that do not use
Now that you dealt applications, it is time to take a look at the files that crowd the hard drive. You can use Finder to find those big files. Open Finder and select the volume where you want to search. Then choose File> Find (or press Command-F ). Mark on the scroll menu type , and choose Other . When the window opens Select a search attribute flag Grid File Size , it unchecks the other grids and mark OK .Change the option from the pulldown menu of "equal to" a "greater than" and then changes the KB toMB . Enter a minimum file size, say, 100 MB. Then you can delete any file that is included in the list and you no longer need, or you can place it on an external disk.
4. Reduce the number of items login
If your Mac is slow to log on, the problem may be that too many applications are activated at the beginning. You will probably never decide to rush out so alone.
Go to System Preferences> Users & Groups and then mark the tab Startup Items to see a list of applications that are activated at login.
Tinges applications that do not want to be activated at login and marks the button with the minus sign below the list of applications.
5. Keep your operating system updated
Apple publishes free new versions of its operating system, so that there is no justification for not keeping it updated. The new versions have improved performance and security to keep your Mac running efficiently.
Check periodically with the Updates tab of the Mac App Store to check for operating system updates, and do not ignore notifications ready to install updates.
Hibernation is a state that can put your computer instead of turning it off or put it to sleep. When the computer hibernates, take a snapshot of your system files and drivers and keep that catch on the hard drive before it is turned off. This allows your computer to start faster, because you do not need to re-establish those files or settings.
Hibernation is a feature enabled by default and does not harm your computer, so it is not necessary to disable it, even if you do not use. However, when hibernation is enabled, this feature of the system reserve some space for that file - hiberfil.sys file - which is assigned 75 percent of the RAM on your computer. If you have 8GB of RAM, your hiberfil.sys file will 6GB of storage space on your hard drive; if you have 16GB of RAM, 12GB take your hiberfil.sys file.
Therefore, the main reason why you would disable hibernation on your computer is if you really need those gigabytes of space on your hard drive. If you disable hibernate , you can not hibernate (obviously), nor will be able to take advantage of the Quick Start feature of Windows 10, which combines startup times from hibernation and quick start.
Here's how to disable and re-enable hibernation in Windows 10:
1. Dale right click the Start button and select Command Prompt (Admin) from the popup menu. If you are asked by User Account Control, asking if you want to allow this program to make changes to your computer, select yes.
2. In the Command Prompt window, type powercfg.exe / hibernate off and press Enter on your keyboard.
3. To enable hibernation Windows 10, open the Command Prompt and type powercfg.exe / hibernateon and press Enter on your keyboard.
The battle between Apple and the FBI has put us remember the importance of encryption (or encryption information). Whatever your opinion about it , you should not have to explain why worth protecting your personal data, and it all starts with your smart phone.
IPhones and Apple iPads and most devices Android can be encrypted, and this is what you need toknow to do it:
iOS
Apple introduced the encryption devices with iOS 8 in 2014. All that is needed to activate a security code or a fingerprint. While a four-digit password is enough, if you want to have better protection I recommend using a numerical access code or longer password.
Go to Settings (Settings)
Select Touch ID & Passcode (Touch ID & password), or passcode (password), in the case of older devices that do not have fingerprint reader
Click the option Turn Passcode On (enable password)
Enter an access code or password to be strong
Android
In the case of Android devices it is a bit more complicated. Nexus phones and tablets from Google come with standard encryption enabled. A majority of new devices that are being sold with Android 6.0 Marshmallow , such as theSamsung Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 Edge , are also encrypted. Similar to what happens with the iPhone way, all you have to do is add a security code or your fingerprint to activate.
Go to Settings (Settings)
Click Security (protection)
Select Screen Lock (lock screen)
Create a security code
However, in the case of older ones, such as the devices Moto X Pure and Galaxy S6 , you'll need tomanually encrypt them . Before starting, make sure your phone is connected to power and to complete the process could take up to an hour, depending on the amount of data stored on your device. Then create a security code using the method described above and follow these steps:
Go to Settings (Settings)
Select Security (security)
Click Encrypt phone (encrypted phone)
In the Galaxy S6 the method is slightly different. You have to go to Settings (Settings), select Lock Screen and Security (screen lock and protection), followed by Other Security Settings (other protection settings) and click Encrypt phone (encrypted phone).
You can also encrypt your SD card to keep your data safe and prevent the card from being used on another device (unless it is first deleted). Go to Settings (Settings) , select Security (protection) , followed by Encrypt external SD card (encrypt external SD card) and click Enable (activate). Unlike device encryption, which requires that you delete the phone to remove the SD card encryption can be easily reversed in the Settings menu (configuration).
Reasons not to encrypt your Android device
Encrypt your phone might seem obvious, but there are some reasons why you may want to do so. The method is slightly different on each device. Motorola, for example, lets you continue using a personal identification number (PIN) and a pattern after the phone has been encrypted, but Samsung only let you use an access code or fingerprint.
Samsung also required to enter a password each time you restart the phone. While this makes it difficult for thieves access to your data, it may be too inconvenient for some people.
In addition, the performance of your device also will be a little affected when encriptes. In recent high -end phones just noticed the change, but older or low - end models could I resent it . I recommend only encrypt recent high - end devices like the Galaxy S6, LG G4, HTC One M10, and newer versions of the same (Galaxy S7, LG G5 and others).
