A message on the lock screen can be an effective way to remind yourself to do something. If it helps, you can also use it as place for a motivational quote though perhaps the desktop is a more suitable place for it. Regardless why you do it, here’s how you …
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How to use your smartphone as a touchpad for Linux
Are you using a Linux PC without a mouse? Do you need an emergency touchpad? Check out the Remote Touchpad app. Once installed, you can connect to it via your smartphone and the phone’s touchscreen as a touchpad for your Linux PC. Note: Remote Touchpad does not need a mobile …
Read More »How to back up a Windows 10 product key
Windows 10 requires a license to work. A Windows license can be bought and used on any system of your choice, or you can by hardware that comes with Windows 10 installed with an OEM license. The license basically comes with a Product Key that you enter in Windows 10. …
Read More »How to install Peppermint OS
Peppermint OS is an offshoot of Ubuntu Linux, with a heavy focus on a lightweight, useable desktop environment, and ease of use that Ubuntu does not deliver. If you’ve tried out Ubuntu and found it too difficult but still want to try out Linux, follow along with this tutorial as …
Read More »How to record Discord voice calls on Linux
Discord is one of the most popular VOIP/Video communication applications in 2019. Ever since the app was made available on Linux, support for the Linux platform has gotten better. However, there’s still no built-in way to save calls in the Linux app. Instead, if you’d like to save your Discord …
Read More »How to edit program shortcuts in Gnome Shell
Do you have a program shortcut you’d like to change on the Gnome Shell desktop? If so, follow along with this guide to learn how you can edit program shortcuts in Gnome Shell! Method 1: Alacarte menu editor Gnome Shell, unlike KDE Plasma 5, does not have a built-in program …
Read More »How to check the weather in Gnome Shell
In recent updates to Gnome Shell, they’ve added a built-in weather tracker, known as Gnome Weather. This tracker allows users to quickly check the temperature and weather conditions directly from the notification center or the useful Gnome Weather program. This new tracker needs to access your location to display weather …
Read More »How to install OpenOffice on Linux
Not a fan of Libre Office on Linux? Are you looking to install Apache OpenOffice on your system instead? Follow along with this guide as we go over how to install OpenOffice on Linux. We’ve got detailed instructions for Ubuntu, Debian, Arch Linux, Fedora, and OpenSUSE! Ubuntu/Debian instructions Apache’s Open …
Read More »How to convert a PowerShell script to EXE on Windows 10
Scripts are great for when you have a very specific need that an app can’t meet. If you know how to write a script, or you’ve found the perfect one, it’s likely going to ease an everyday task for you. A script is great but it comes with some restrictions. …
Read More »How to run multiple VLC player instances on Windows 10
Media players normally only run one instance at a time and this makes sense. No one can play two different audio files or video files at the same time and still understand what’s going on. People don’t listen to two songs at once, and no one watches two movies side-by-side. …
Read More »How to auto hide the menu bar and Dock on macOS
macOS lets you work in full screen not matter which app you’re working in. Full screen app support on macOS is ahead of the curve; a full screen app acts like a desktop space, and you can pin two apps side by side in full screen mode. In full screen, …
Read More »How to download stand alone Windows 10 drivers
Windows has shipped with generic drivers for years now. These are basic drivers such as network and display ones that will give you a usable system right after a clean install. You won’t need to install drivers from disks, or other installation media just to get the system up and …
Read More »How to disable lock screen sleep on macOS
Macs tend to sleep compulsively. If you leave the system unattended, a Mac will sleep after a few minutes. There’s no setting that lets you choose how long macOS should wait before sleeping an idle system’s screen. Getting around this limitation is very easy with the caffeinate command but it …
Read More »How to play Fallout 4 on Linux
Fallout 4 is the 4th installment in Bethesda Game’s popular post-apocalyptic role-playing game. In the game, you are the “sole survivor” and must travel the Boston nuclear wasteland to track down your lost son Sean. Like all Bethesda games, the developer does not port games to the Linux platform. However, thanks …
Read More »How to automatically resize VLC player for vertical videos
Videos have always been recorded in landscape mode. They used be square a long, long time ago but once the era of square monitors disappeared, videos became landscape oriented. Then phones got cameras, and those cameras became insanely good and now, we have vertical videos. Vertical videos were shunned, and …
Read More »How to burn a disc image to an SD card on Windows 10
USBs have become the go-to device for installing any sort of operating system. They’re easy enough to carry, every single computer has at least one USB port, they come in large size configurations at a cheap price point, and optical drives have almost disappeared from computers so there really isn’t …
Read More »How to install OSMC on Raspberry Pi
OSMC is a media player operating system based on the Kodi media center. Its purpose is to make an easy to use, easy to understand entertainment interface for watching TV, Movies, and other types of media. Currently, OSMC is supported on Raspberry Pi, PC, and other types of hardware. In …
Read More »How to fix ‘We can’t set up mobile hotspot’ on Windows 10
Windows 10 has a built-in mobile hotspot feature that lets users share the internet connection on their desktop with up to eight other devices. It’s a pretty useful feature and it’s incredibly easy to use as well. You only have to flip a switch to set up the mobile hotspot. …
Read More »Scrapestack Web Scraping API (Review): Powerful Real-time Engine for Website Scraping
Web scraping may look simple but it can actually turn out to be a rather complex endeavour. Many website owners try to actively protect against it in order to protect their data which mostly precludes running an in-house script to repeatedly pull data from target websites. For efficient scraping, what …
Read More »How to view all app permissions on macOS
App permissions on macOS did not work like app permissions on iOS. This changed with Mojave, and Catalina. If you’ve updated to Catalina, you likely have started to see prompts asking you to give apps permission to access certain information on your Mac. If you want to view all app …
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