Ubuntu Linux comes with a Magnifier that makes part or all of your screen bigger so you can see words and images better. Similar to a magnifying glass, the Magnifier feature in Ubuntu Linux is used to produce a magnified image of an object on one’s screen so one can see and read better. This is useful for people with poor vision or has difficulties seeing objects on their computer screen, allowing them to move around by zooming in on parts of the screen....

When you have the Rygel package installed, you can enable Media Sharing in Ubuntu Linux. Once enabled, you can browse, search and play the media on your computer using a UPnP or DLNA-enabled devices such as a phone, TV, or game console. In Ubuntu Linux, you can configure Media Sharing to allow these devices to access the folders containing your music, photos, and videos. Sharing must be enabled on a connected network....

Setting up a Ubuntu server to update automatically sounds good. the question is, how does one accomplish it? In order to keep your data and server secure, it’s recommended that you routinely update your servers. Ubuntu is no different. Without installing security patches or software updates, you leave your servers open to hackers and intruders. So, go and update your servers. If you don’t have all the time in the world to do that on Ubuntu servers, follow the guide below to configure Ubuntu to install security updates and patches automatically....

At times, you might write something important in Notepad that requires extra security. Encrypting your Notepad text file is the best option to increase your security. So, here’s how you encrypt and decrypt a text file in Windows 10. 1. Windows Encrypting File System The Windows Encrypting File System (EFS) is an integrated file encryption tool available to all Windows 10 versions except Home. EFS is not the same as Bitlocker, which you can use for full disk encryption....

Luckily, there are ways to find the best Wi-Fi channel in your area and get your router to use that channel. This way, your router uses the most efficient channel to pass the signals and improve your connection. You can use various tools to find the best Wi-Fi channels on Windows, Mac, and Linux computers. In this guide, we’ll focus on Wi-Fi 2.4GHz’s channel numbers 1, 6, and 11. This is because these channels don’t overlap with each other....

If you can’t find your BitLocker Drive Encryption recovery key, we’ll show you where to look. Check Your Microsoft Account Did you choose the “Save to your Microsoft account” option when encrypting your drive in BitLocker? Visit https://account.microsoft.com/devices/recoverykey in a web browser and sign in to your Microsoft account. You can use any web browser on any device—Windows, Mac, iOS, or Android. If you have multiple Microsoft accounts, sign in to the account linked to the computer you want to unlock....

Let’s hope you only run into the easy fix variety, but we’ll prepare you for the less easy, guaranteed to work fixes too. Why Is Filename Length Even An Issue In Windows? There’s a long history of filename lengths being a problem for operating systems like Windows. There was a time when you couldn’t have filenames longer than 8 characters plus a 3-character file extension. The best you could do was something like myresume....

BSOD errors are one of the biggest pet peeves for Windows 10 users, and they come in different forms like the clock watchdog timeout BSOD, stop code memory management BSOD, or the video_TDR_failure. This guide explains how to fix a video tdr failure error in Windows 10. What is a Video TDR Failure? Most BSOD errors (stop errors) can happen when there’s a problem that causes your computer to shut down or restart unexpectedly....

This is when you attempt to capture either your desktop, window, or a gaming application, and the only thing that appears is a black screen. There are a few causes for the OBS black screen capture error, and this article will show you how to fix each one. Make Sure the Right GPU Is Selected The most common problem with OBS Studio is when people try to capture a display and the entire preview window is either grey or black....

Technically, you can’t get faster Internet than what you’re paying for because that’s simply not how that works. If you pay for 30 Mbps download speeds, that’s the absolute maximum you’ll ever get unless you pay for more. However, what we’re talking about here is the fact that you’re probably not getting those speeds. If you want to truly maximize your network speed at work or home, you need to be aware of the activities bogging down the network....

Is there a way to get WiFi without an internet provider? Actually, we’ve got six things you can try. If you prefer to quickly watch a video instead of reading through the article below, make sure to check out our YouTube video where we go through the different ways you can get WiFi Internet without an ISP. Public WiFi (With a VPN!) Depending on where in the world you live, there may be a lot of public WiFi hotspots available around you....

Some reasons users might want to roll back Windows 11 upgrade are incompatible system drivers, performance issues, and lack of user support. Whatever your reasons for rolling back Windows 11, this option is only available for 10 days after you upgrade your computer. After 10 days, Windows 11 will delete all the previous installation files to make room for Windows 11 updates and other upgrades. You’ll not be able to restore Windows 10 after the 10 days have passed....

The latest File Explorer version in Windows 11 now defaults to Home, which was previously referred to as Quick access. It allows you to quickly access and views your frequently accessed folders (Quick access), favorites, and recent files on the left pane. In the File Explore Home pane, under This PC, you can also show drive letters. Internal and external drives that are connected to Windows are assigned letters from A to Z....

Tools such as the free Zoom Cloud Meetings enable groups of people to work together in a virtual face-to-face meeting. Zoom is a cloud-based video communications solution for collaboration, live chat, audio and video conferencing, meeting recordings, and webinars across all devices. This article will show you how to create and host a Zoom cloud meeting on your desktop or smartphone. Get Started with Zoom Cloud Meetings on Your Desktop First, you need to create an account and download the app if you want to host a Zoom meeting,...

Akeneo PIM platform is designed to allow enterprises and business owners to collaborate and automate engaging experiences with customers and partners across multiple devices, including mobile. If you’re looking for an open-source, enterprise Product Information Management (PIM) platform for your business, Akeneo PIM is a good place to start. This open-source platform is based on the Symfony2 framework and is highly customizable. How to install Akeneo PIM on Ubuntu Linux with Apache support As described above, the Akeneo PIM platform is designed to allow enterprises and business owners to collaborate and automate engaging experiences with customers and partners across multiple devices, including mobile....

Apache Hadoop is an open-source, Java-based software platform that can be used to manage and process large datasets for applications that require fast and scalable data processing. It can be used across multiple distributed computing, delivering high availability in cluster environments for your applications. There are many ways to install Apache Hadoop and some custom installations are also available. However, for most system administrators, the method below should be the standard way to install it in their environment....

Croogo is open-source content management (CMS) that is built for everyone! This CMS is built on the CakePHP MV framework, Twitter Bootstrap, and enables you to have responsive websites and blogs in minutes. If you want to build a website and blog based on proven technologies, Croogo might help you create and manage your content on every device with its intuitive and powerful admin dashboard. For more on Croogo CMS, please visit its home page...

CuteNews is a flat-file content management system (CMS) based on PHP that is easy to install and set up. No database, just PHP — plain and simple! It also comes with a search function, file upload management, backup & restore, IP banning, permission level supporting flood protection, and many more. If you are looking for a solution to edit your website live and with ease and don’t want to fiddle with SQL, then CuteNews is a great place to start....

Drupal is a free and open-source CMS based on PHP and MySQL that also has many features and thousands of plugins and templates or themes. If you want to create an online website or store, Drupal might be the simplest way to do it, especially if you will need support from users to manage and maintain the site. This tutorial is based on Ubuntu Linux. We’ll be installing the Apache web server, MariaDB database server, and PHP modules....

There are many FTP clients to choose from. Some are cross-platform, which means they work on Windows, macOS, and Linux systems and others are not. If you’re a FileZilla user on one platform, and you want to use the same in Linux, then continue below to learn how to install FileZilla on Ubuntu Linux. FileZilla is a free software, cross-platform FTP software, consisting of FileZilla Client and FileZilla Server. It supports Supports FTP, FTP over SSL/TLS (FTPS), and SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) and comes with an intuitive user interface that allows anyone to easily manage to transfer files between a local host and remote FTP server....