​​The Most Helpful Google Search Modifiers Everyone Should Be Using

Hidden google tricks:
✔️ Use quotation marks around the phrase to force Google to show results matching the entire phrase.
✔️ Use dashes to exclude misleading words (canyon -grand).
✔️ Looking to expand your search results? Use a tilde symbol before a word to find results related to the term (coding ~class. That way, you’ll also see results for coding colleges, classes, courses).
✔️ Type in the search phrase, and then just add filetype:pdf at the end to look for PDFs. You can also find PowerPoint presentations, Word documents, and Excel sheets using this format.
✔️ Use an asterisk for words you can’t remember.
✔️ You found a website you liked and want to find more websites like it — use related:(site address).

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​​How to speed up the work of any browser

Over time, the browser becomes very clogged — unnecessary cookies, files and other garbage appear in databases. This cannot be avoided, even if you have a powerful computer. Instead of manually cleaning the browser, try the SpeedyFox utility.

It optimizes databases where your download and visit logs, cookies and other settings are stored. The program carefully deletes all the most unnecessary data and leaves only the necessary one. After that, the browser will speed up, and the data will load several times faster.

After launching SpeedyFox, click "Optimize" and in a few seconds the browser will be optimized. Almost all browsers (Firefox, Chrome, Opera) and even Skype and Viber messengers are available for this. Windows and Mac OS are supported.

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How to block access to a smartphone microphoneYou can get rid of wiretapping forever with the Micro Guard FREE app for Android. It securely locks the microphone so that no applications can access it.

To use, you need:

1️⃣ Download the app from Google Play.
2️⃣ Open, move the slider to the "ON" mode and click on "Scan for spies".
3️⃣ Then click on "Fix all problems".
4️⃣ Allow to enable the "Deep detective" function. It will help to record attempts to gain access to the microphone without your knowledge.

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*? Stake Properties*

Digitally invest in prime rental properties in Dubai from only AED 500 (USD 136), no matter where you are in the world!
Stake is available to savvy investors all over the world.

?Join now and you will get AED 200 as bonus!?

? How it works:

1. Browse: Sign up in less than 3 minutes and browse collection of properties.
2. Purchase: Buy a piece of the ones you love, starting from only AED 500.
3. Own: Sit back and track your income and investments online.
4. Exit: Hold, exit or resell your stake in a way that suits your financial goals.

Stake is regulated by the DFSA.

Keep Alive

Keep Alive will send a custom message via SMS to one or more people if you haven't used your device in a given period of time. Intended to be used as a failsafe for those living alone in case of an accident or other emergency. Once the settings are configured, no further interaction is required.

Features:
✔️100% Device-based, no cloud services or accounts required;
✔️Free with no ads or trackers;
✔️Minimal Battery Usage;
✔️Multiple SMS Recipients;
✔️Custom Alert Messages;
✔️Optional: Include Location Information in SMS;
✔️Optional: Place a phone call with speakerphone enabled

#app #security #android

Google Play

Keep Alive - Apps on Google Play

Notify others if you haven't used your device in a given period of time

How to remove watermarks from an image

We all love to share pictures from the Internet, especially if we find something we've been looking for a long time. But unfortunately, many of them are drowned in annoying watermarks, spoiling the whole atmosphere, and sometimes overlapping half of the image.

To avoid wasting time looking for a replacement or working in a photo editor, you can ask for help from Watermark Remover, whose artificial intelligence will get rid of unnecessary elements of any image in a matter of seconds.

It will cope not only with semi-transparent watermarks, but also with invisible marks which only special software can spot.

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*? Cryptomator*

Cryptomator offers multi-platform transparent client-side encryption of your files in the cloud.

Key Features:

✔️ Works with Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, MEGA, pCloud, ownCloud, Nextcloud and any other cloud storage service which synchronizes with a local directory;
✔️ Open Source: No backdoors, control is better than trust;
✔️ Client-side: No accounts, no data shared with any online service;
✔️ Totally transparent: Just work on the virtual drive as if it were a USB flash drive;
✔️ AES encryption with 256-bit key length;
✔️ File names get encrypted;
✔️ Folder structure gets obfuscated;
✔️ Use as many vaults in your Dropbox as you want, each having individual passwords;
✔️ 256-bit keys (unlimited strength policy bundled with native binaries);
✔️ Scrypt key derivation;
✔️ Cryptographically secure random numbers for salts, IVs and the masterkey of course;
✔️ Sensitive data is wiped from the heap asap;
✔️ Lightweight.

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Google Play

Cryptomator - Apps on Google Play

Put a lock on your cloud: Take the security of your data into your own hands

Turn YouTube videos into GIFsGifrun is the service where you can turn any YouTube video into a GIF. Go to the site, provide a link and an editing panel will appear.

You can specify the duration of the gif, the format, the number of FPS, add text, and make the gif infinite or repetitive.

You can download the video directly from here and you can add filters to your GIF: Sepia, Vignette, Silver etc.

Use it!

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Сheck if your data is leaking through a VPN

Do I Leak is a tool to check for data leaks through VPNs. It is designed to detect most leaks that could reveal your real identity.

To test, go to the link, select "VPN Leak Test" and click on "Begin test". Then follow the simple instruction and the service will check everything for you. Use only verified VPN services.

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