Ubuntu doesn’t offer the Safe Mode and Automatic Repair tools you’ll find in Windows, but it does offer a recovery menu and a reinstall option that keeps your files and programs. If you can’t boot anything — not even a USB drive or CD — you may need to configure the boot order in your BIOS. If this doesn’t help, there may be a hardware problem with your computer....
The Nest Hello can alert you on your phone whenever someone rings your doorbell, but if you have a Google Home, you can also have Google Assistant audibly announce that someone is at the door. RELATED: Nest Hello Installation: 3 Things You Should Know How is this any different than just a doorbell chime, you ask? Well, it’s definitely a bit similar, but the Google Home can also tell you who exactly the person is if the Nest Hello recognizes him or her based on its Familiar Faces feature (which is only available with a Nest Aware subscription)....
Security is super important, but sometimes speed is of the essence. If you live and work in an environment where you are confident of your privacy, your Mac can automatically sign you in without a password. Here’s how. Warning: If you follow this process and your Mac is lost or stolen, anyone with access to it will be able to access your data, completely unfettered. That may be a risk that is worth taking, but only you can make that decision....
Most browsers have a default page that displays when you open a new tab. If you don’t want your browser deciding what webpage you see when you open a new tab, you can change it to a custom webpage of your choosing. For example, Chrome and Firefox like to show you tiles of webpages you’ve visited recently and Chrome also shows trending stories. Internet Explorer wants you to see MSN every time you open a new tab....
Getting Started Running WordPress in Docker requires two separate containers: a web container, running Apache and PHP, and a database container, hosting MySQL. You must also set up Docker volumes for the WordPress data directories. These store your configuration files and uploaded media so they persist across container restarts. Make sure you’ve got Docker and Docker Compose installed before you continue. Although you can use the Docker CLI on its own, Compose makes it easier to define the two services, their dependencies, and your volumes....
Note: we aren’t going to cover how to reinstall Windows, since you should know how to do that already. This article just covers backing up and restoring your activation. Introduction Advanced Token Manager easily allows you to back up all the information that Windows uses to check the validity of you copy of Windows. Collectively called a Token, this information can be backed up to an external storage medium. Once you have formatted you can import the Token and your Windows will be genuine again....
Apple Music has a couple of nifty features including the ability to share song lyrics. You don’t have to take screenshots of song lyrics any longer when sharing to social networks because Apple has made sharing easy. This Apple Music feature, first introduced in iOS and iPadOS 14.5, will only work with songs that have time-synced lyrics in Apple Music. Song lyrics stored in a text format won’t automatically scroll as the song plays....
In Windows 11, when you hover your mouse over the minimize/maximize button on an app window, you see various Snap layout options. If you find these annoying, you can turn them off, and we’ll show you how. Snap Layouts is a feature in Windows 11 to quickly move your app windows around. When you hover over the minimize/maximize button on an app window and select a layout from the menu, your app window follows that layout and changes its position on the screen....
If you’ve got a Verizon Mi-Fi and you’re having problems with it disconnecting all the time, there’s a quick and easy fix—you’ll just need to upgrade the firmware to the latest version. Here’s how to do it, and fix your connection issues. If you aren’t experiencing any issues at all, you might not want to upgrade, but in our experience, the Mi-Fi will sometimes disconnect in certain areas—and this is the solution....
Everybody that’s owned a PC has had to deal with the eventual system boot slowdown. Here’s how to use Event Viewer to track exactly how long your system takes to boot up and shut down. The Event Viewer in Windows 7 provides us with an easy way to track any error or warning messages. What you may not know is that every event in Windows gets logged in the event viewer....
Active Directory is essential to any Microsoft network built on the client-server network model–it allows you to have a central sever called a Domain Controller (DC) that does authentication for your entire network. Instead of people logging on to the local machines they authenticate against your DC. Lets take a look at how to install Microsoft’s Active Directory. Installation Open Server Manager and click on roles, this will bring up the Roles Summary on the right hand side where you can click on the Add Roles link....
While it certainly can be nice to have a large screen, it’s hard to reach everything with one hand. Niagara Launcher is very different from most home screen launchers. Its vertical layout makes it much easier to open an app with just one hand—among other cool features. RELATED: Niagara Pro Android Launcher Review: A New Take on Homescreens Home Screen Reimagined What sets Niagara Launcher apart from other launchers is its vertical layout....
And it turns out there is, in the form of an extension called Google Calendar Quick Add. All you have to do is use the Ctrl + ; keyboard shortcut to pop up this dialog: You’ll notice that the blue link in the screenshot above shows the name of my default calendar. If you have multiple calendars you can just click on the link to switch to a different calendar....
Most browsers are moving towards a minimalist approach and are consolidating menus, toolbars, and other program elements. If you want to maximize the website viewing area, and you use Firefox, there is an option for optimizing the space available in your browser window. Buttonizer is a Firefox add-on allows you to quickly convert one toolbar at a time to a button on the address bar. To install Buttonizer, go to the Buttonizer page on the Mozilla Add-ons site using the link at the end of this article....
If you want to control your lights from your phone or with your voice, you have two options to consider: buy smart bulbs or buy smart light switches. Here’s how to decide between those two options. RELATED: How to Install and Set Up the Belkin WeMo Light Switch Smart Light Switches Are Cheaper If you purely base the comparison on cost, smart light switches are likely to be far cheaper than smart bulbs, especially since one light switch can control multiple light fixtures, depending on how your house’s wiring is set up....
We’ve published a lot of articles about Microsoft Office 2007 and 2010 and the programs in the suite. This article compiles many useful tips for Office, Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, OneNote, and a few links to articles about the latest version, Office 2013. Office The following articles cover Office 2007 and 2010 in general and using multiple programs within the Office suite. We show you how to add security to your important documents, use templates, customize the Quick Access Toolbar, create a customized tab on the Office ribbon, and backup and restore the ribbon and Quick Access Toolbar, among other useful tips....
Last month we covered topics such as whether or not ReadyBoost is worth using, if should you leave your laptop plugged in all the time or not, 14 special Google searches that show instant answers, and more. Join us as we look back at the best articles for September. The Best Articles of September Note: Articles are listed as #10 through #1. How To See Who Logged Into a Computer and When...
Many gamers refer to any performance problem in an online game as “lag.” But if your computer’s frame rate is low, that isn’t the same thing as lag — lag and low FPS are different problems with different causes. This article was written because so many gamers call any performance issue “lag.” Understanding what is and isn’t lag will help you identify and fix performance problems when they occur....
Google Photos is arguably the company’s best product. It offers a huge range of powerful tools and sharing features. If you and a partner both use Google Photos, there are some incredible features you should be using. What Is Partner Sharing in Google Photos? “Partner Sharing” is the name for a collection of features aimed at people who use Google Photos together. The basic idea is Google Photos can share specific photos and videos on your behalf....
What Is a Graph Database? Graph databases are most commonly used for highly interconnected data, and for situations where the content of the data itself matters less than the overall structure. The most straightforward use case for graph data is for social networks. Consider a network of people; each person has a friends list and has relations to other people. Each person also makes posts, often hundreds of them. Every post could have thousands of people interacting with it....
