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Tablets have become the must-have item of the modern tech world. Tablets are more portable, sleeker, and boast a greater battery life than their laptop predecessors. Plus, tablets feature touch screens, high quality cameras, and access to thousands of applications. Despite their impressive abilities, tablets, like all other gadgets, can be improved by the addition of accessories. They can be difficult to type and write on, aren’t compatible with standard external hard drives, and are extremely fragile. With tablets becoming more prevalent in the education and business worlds, investing in accessories is a must. Indeed, a number of accessories are available to help you get the most out of your tablet. Read on to find out about the four best tablet accessories to create an improved tablet experience.

Cases:

Every tablet needs a good case not only to protect its screen from shattering, but also defend it from daily wear and 

tear. Several types of cases are out there to choose from, and deciding which one is right for you depends on how you plan to use your tablet.

If your tablet is reserved for personal use at home, think about purchasing a case like Apple’s iPad Smart Cover. The Smart Cover, which comes in several colors, attaches to your iPad using magnets along the side, and has a fold-able cover that allows you to prop up your iPad horizontally for the purposes of viewing images and videos as well as typing.

But if you plan to use your tablet more “aggressively”, consider getting a more durable case, like those which cover the screen with tough plastic and have a thick rubber-like material casing the rest of the tablet. Models like the widely popular Otter box will protect your tablet from nasty falls and scratches alike.

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Keyboards:

Typing with on-screen keyboards can be a pain, especially if you prefer the feeling of individual keys or have larger fingers. Fortunately, many tablets can be paired with external keyboards, which connect to your tablet via Bluetooth or through a separate connection. Any basic keyboard will do the trick for those looking for a tactile typing method that leaves your entire tablet screen clear to show your work, rather than having half of it covered with a keyboard.

However, if you’re getting a case and a keyboard, why not kill two birds with one stone? Get a keyboard case! As the name suggests, this is a two-in-one accessory—a case with an attached keyboard. Your protected tablet will be propped up, and your keyboard will remain flat on the surface—much like a laptop. Here you get the benefits of a laptop and of a tablet through a single accessory.

Styluses:

Some tablet apps allow users to take handwritten notes, and your finger might not be the most precise or efficient tool for the job. Not only do touch screens not capture strokes while users are wearing winter gloves, for example, but most people prefer using a writing utensil to take notes on their tablet as they would on paper—styluses (styli?) do the trick. Styluses can be more expensive than you expect, ranging from about $20-$30 for one of good quality. Though you may find cheap options at your local pharmacy, they tend to be of poor quality. If you plan on using a stylus often, go ahead and invest in one of good quality.

You’ll have to choose between styluses with pointed tips and rounded tips. If your stylus will be used mostly for writing go with a pointed tipped one. If it’s for dragging, positioning, and tapping on your screen, the rounded tip is the type for you.

External Hard Drive:

Tablets weren’t necessarily designed to replace your laptop altogether, even though most of us might like it to. Tablets usually don’t offer much memory or storage space, with even the iPad having only 64 GB. Several different options exist, however none of them comes with a small price tag. Extra storage for the iPad averages at about $150 for hundreds of gigabytes of space.

Another storage option is cloud service, which provides some storage space for free, with additional space for a fixed monthly rate. Explore your options to figure out how much space you need and what price you’re willing to pay; it’s always worthwhile to shop around and ask yourself, “Am I saving enough?”

Accessories for your already-expensive tablet can be quite costly, but are well worth the investment. Accessories facilitate tablet usage and can make your life much easier. Before turning your pockets inside out to purchase every accessory you lay your eyes on, consider which ones you really need and, most importantly, which ones seem worth the price. Whether you’re a gamer or a business professional, accessories can help you to make the most out of your new favorite mobile device!

With cloud storage, we rarely need to bring or store our files in a thumbdrive or in our devices anymore. Sometimes, however, you need to convert some of the files, but as they are in the Cloud, converting them means needing to download the file into the computer before using a desktop conversion software on it.

Wouldn’t it be easier if there’s a way to convert your files straight from your cloud storage andautomatically save it in your storage after conversion? If you are a user of Google Drive, you might want to check out DriveConverter.

DriveConverter is a web app which allows you to convert files that you save in Google Drive. The type of files it can convert are documents, images and audio.

Convert Google Drive Files

To start, go to DriveConverter and click on "Convert Files Now" button. It will connect to your Google Drive account and request permission to access your Google Drive account.

After that, you may select and convert Google Drive files right on DriveConverter webpage.

You can also browse to your Google Drive account and select a file that you wish to convert. Right click on the file then click Open With > DriveConverter.

It will ask you for permission to access your Google Drive.

After granting permission it will redirect you to the converting page. You will then be asked to choose what format you want to convert the document into. Let’s choose PDF.

Click on Convert and it will start to convert your file. When the converting is done, it will showSave Complete which means you can find your file in your Google Drive. You can also choose to download it into your computer via the Download button.

Convert Newly Uploaded Files

Click on "Convert New Files" and on the left sidebar, click on "Upload". Then, click on Choose files to upload and a directory will open up. Look for your file. Alternatively you can drag and drop the file you want to convert into the space.

After selecting the file, it will bring you to the converting page. Do ensure you tick on "Save to drive when finished?" if you want to save the converted file straight into your Google Drive. Then, click onConvert. That’s it!

Supported File Types

DriveConverter is compatible with documents, audio files and images. For documents, it can convert:

• From DOCX, DOC, RTF, TXT
• To PDF, XML, RTF, HTML, DOC, DOCX, TXT

For spreadsheets, it can convert:

• From XLX, XLSX
• To XLSX, CSV, PDF, TXT, HTML

For images, DriveConverter can convert:

• From PNG, JPG, GIF, BMP, TIFF
• To PNG, JPG, BMP, GIF, TIFF

And as for audio files it can be convert:

• From MP3, MP4, M4A, FLAC, WAV, OGG
• To MP3, M4A, MP4, WAV, FLAC, OGG

Note that you can only convert one file at a time as there is no option for batch converting just yet.