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A fan of podcasts? Have a mobile device but also like to listen to podcasts on your Linux desktop or laptop? Follow along with this guide as we go over how to add podcasts to your mobile device with Linux. Note: Gpodder works best with Android devices. Apple devices can …

YouTube Red is YouTube’s premium version which gives users access to exclusive content. It’s not exactly popular. In addition to exclusive content, YouTube Red also has a picture-in-picture mode that allows users to watch videos in a floating player on their devices. The feature is great but not really something …

Kali Linux is the leading security and penetration testing Linux distribution. It is used by thousands of professionals to find security vulnerabilities and other problems. In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to get Kali working on your computer. Download the Kali Linux ISO Kali Linux needs to be downloaded …

SMB or Server Messaging Block is a network protocol that’s used to access files over a network. You can use SMB on practically any popular desktop OS including Windows 10, macOS, and Linux. On Windows 10, SMB isn’t enabled by default. If you’re looking to communicate with an SMB server, …

Chromium Edge is officially out of beta, and ready to run on your every day Windows 10 PC. When you install this browser, it will effectively replace the Microsoft Edge browser currently on your system. If you’d like to run the two side-by-side, or you’d like to back up the …

macOS has an app switcher that you can activate with the Command+Tab keyboard shortcut. This app switcher isn’t the most intuitive to use. It seems to only let you select an app as its primary function. If you want to switch to an app, you have to release the Tab …

If you’re a KDE Plasma 5 user and you’re looking to take control of the clipboard, don’t go installing software like CopyQ. As it turns out, the desktop has it’s own built-in clipboard management tool. In this guide, we’ll go over how to use it. Enable clipboard management in KDE …

Wirelessly communicating with an iPhone (or an iPad) isn’t easy if you’re not using a Mac, or another Apple device. If you need to wirelessly send files to an iPhone from a non-Apple desktop system e.g., a Windows 10 PC, you might be looking at a long list of apps …

Keyboards have a dedicated key to mute sound from speakers. Keyboards that do not come with special keys still have the function(fn) row of keys which double as controls for managing media. One of those keys will be able to mute the speakers. A similar key does not exist for …

Microsoft has rebuilt Edge (again), and this time it is based on Chromium. The Chromium-based Edge is out of beta and anyone can download the stable version. There’s just one catch; once you install the new Chromium-based Edge, you will have to bid farewell to the original Microsoft Edge browser. …