AnyDesk is a popular Remote Desktop application that uses a new video codec, which is specifically designed for fresh looking graphical user interfaces. AnyDesk software is versatile, secure and lightweight. The software uses TLS1.2 encryption and both ends of the connection are cryptographically verified. AnyDesk is very lightweight and is cra...
Most of us seldom use App Launcher, the 3×3 grid 
To get started with Black Menu, download the extension from Chrome’s web store. Once installed, you will see colorful Black Menu button which lets you instantly use most popular Google products in interactive material themed interface.
While you can use some of the products directly as it asks you permission during installation, you will have to separately grant permissions for few apps from the extension.
You can then hover to switch between multiple applications which makes things more convenient. A click, however, redirects you to the actual product website. One of the most baffling things about Black menu is that it provides you a search bar for individual platforms that works flawlessly.
#. If the default arrangement doesn’t suit your needs, the extension allows you to reorder items through drag and drop functionality.
#. Black menu isn’t limited just to the corner, you can pull out a particular service in a separate panel by tapping the little arrow icon right to the search box.
#. To switch Google accounts, click on your name and it will reveal all the available profiles.
#. At the end of the list, you’ll find the “more” option which will reveal all the Google products. Although, you cannot preview the content like for others, clicking them will take you to their websites.
#. You can open the Black Menu directly by pressing Ctrl+B (works only in latest Chrome builds).
You can add and remove items for the panel through the extension settings. I personally adore the Hangouts add-on, it’s a great way to use the messaging platform without actually leaving what I’m working on. On the right-hand side, you’ll find “General Settings” category that holds a couple of useful toggles including a white theme option. You can also choose click instead of hover to open an app window if you don’t like the default functionality.
You can even get “Unread counts” on app icons of Google+ and Gmail through the settings option.
If you don’t prefer the extension being limited to a corner in Chrome’s toolbar, you can choose to open it in a panel and use it as a standalone application.
If you’re not looking for something this comprehensive, Carlos Jeurissen, the developer behind Black menu offers another extension called “Shortcuts for Google”. Unlike the one we saw earlier, this extension only holds shortcuts of Google services. It works in the same way, except you don’t have interactive panels here. You can remove/add Google products and it even lets you customize the icons.
I really liked the Black Menu, something Google themselves should have build. It is definitely better than the default app launcher. Give it a try and if you still have any doubts, let me know in the comments section down below.
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Apple is currently refusing to comply with a court order that has required the company to create the decryption tool that would make it easier for the FBI to unlock an iPhone that was used in the December massacre in San Bernardino, California.
Microsoft President and Chief Legal Officer Brad Smith of Microsoft speaking at a congressional hearing, said that the tech giant “wholeheartedly” supported Apple’s in its adamant refusal to aid the FBI in unlocking a terrorist’s iPhone Smith also said:
“We at Microsoft support Apple and will be filing an amicus brief next week.” – An amicus brief is a legal apparatus that allows third parties not directly involved in a court case to ‘weigh in.’
To illustrate his point, Smith then placed an antiquated early 20th Century adding machine on the desk in front of him saying:
“We do not believe that courts should seek to resolve issues of 21st century technology with a law that was written in the era of the adding machine…Every case has implications for others.”
The machine served as a reference to the All Writs Act, which the FBI has used to underpin it’s legal case against Apple. Smith’s use of the old machine didn’t necessarily go down well at the hearing. “Do you have any other props?” he was subsequently asked.
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has also stated he was “disappointed” by several reports that he was in favour of, and supported the FBI’s demands for the iPhone in question to be unlocked. He said that news reports were not accurately reflecting his opinion.
“The extreme view that government always gets everything, nobody supports that. Having the government be blind, people don’t support that.”
Too many Cooks?
Apple’s Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook has vigorously vowed to fight the order, saying the software required to access the phone doesn’t exist and that being forced to create it could place millions of iPhones at risk of being hacked or spied on by governments.
Microsoft is currently fighting the U.S. government itself in court. But their battle centers around a suspected drug trafficker’s e-mails that are stored on one of the company’s data centers in Ireland. Apple has backed Microsoft in that case, which is still ongoing.
Apple’s response to the court was due Friday.
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