There are plenty of NZB Indexers out there such as NZB Matrix and NZBs(dot)ORG , but they only index SOME of Usenet. Here’s how to build your own indexer so you can index what you want. Things You Will Need: A computer running Ubuntu. A Usenet account. A basic understanding of the Linux terminal. A decent internet connection. If you have all of the above you are good to go, let’s get started....
If you’re not familiar with the gesture, it’s a big time saver. Simply double-tap the left or right side of the video, and you will skip ahead or back 10-seconds. This is much easier than trying to use the seek bar. What if 10 seconds isn’t enough for you? Maybe it’s a little too much? We can fix that. First, open the YouTube app on your iPhone, iPad, or Android device....
Ever wanted to add color to your old, vintage, or historical photographs? Load up some old pictures and see how color can be added quickly to any black and white photograph in this simple Photoshop how to. While many purists simply don’t like the look of colorized black and white photographs, the ability to add color to black and white images is as indispensible as it is simple. Read on to see just how easy it can be....
Linux is pretty quick to boot on modern computers, but why not pare it down some more? If you’re hurting from a lack of SSD or just want to boot faster, E4rat will easily shave down your boot time. Note: this article was written for Ubuntu 11.04 so it’s very possible that it doesn’t work anymore. E4rat and Your Linux PC E4rat is a utility that’s designed to cut your Linux boot time drastically....
Google’s Chrome Web Store offers a variety of themes for Chrome, which include background images for your new tab page and custom colors. Even better — you can create your own theme in just a few minutes. This official Google app allows you to quickly and easily create a custom Google Chrome theme, complete with a custom background image and color scheme. You can even share the themes you create....
Have you ever heard of tmpfs in Linux? It is that small temporary file system residing within memory and installed by default on Linux distributions. Ultra-fast but usually limited in size. Can one grow it easily? Find out & more! What Is tmpfs? Everything inside of a computer has a certain native speed of operation. It starts with the CPU (the Central Processing Unit) in your computer, which has a set of L1-Lx caches (Level 1 to Level x), which are very small (for example, 16Kb) but ultra-fast (and likely ultra-expensive)....
While Microsoft Word isn’t known for its photo-editing abilities, it does have some basic features you can use such as image mirroring. If you want to flip a picture in Microsoft Word, here’s what you’ll need to do. These steps should work for any recent version of Microsoft Word that you have, include Office Online and Microsoft 365. RELATED: How to Find Out Which Version of Microsoft Office You’re Using (and Whether it’s 32-bit or 64-bit)...
Apache is one of the most popular web servers but its default configuration contains questionable choices on many Linux distributions. Apache tends to advertise its specific version and the platform it’s running on, information that could be valuable to attackers. This quick article will show you how to disable this output to help protect your server. There’s usually no reason for it to be active and turning it off should only take a minute....
Cert-Manager automates the provisioning of certificates within Kubernetes clusters. It provides a set of custom resources to issue certificates and attach them to services. One of the most common use cases is securing web apps and APIs with SSL certificates from Let’s Encrypt. Here’s how to add Cert-Manager to your cluster, set up a Let’s Encrypt certificate issuer, and acquire a certificate for Pods exposed via an Ingress. Installing Cert-Manager Cert-Manager is easiest to install using Helm....
If you ever want to sign into two different accounts on the same website at once – say, to have multiple Gmail inboxes open next to each other – you can’t just open a new tab or browser window. Websites store your login state in browser-specific cookies. There are a number of ways you can get another browser window with its own cookies and stay logged into multiple accounts at once....
If you don’t have a touchscreen computer and spend all your time on the desktop, Windows 8’s new interface can seem intrusive. Microsoft won’t allow you to disable the new interface, but Classic Shell provides the options Microsoft didn’t. In addition to providing a Start button, Classic Shell can take you straight to the desktop when you log in and disable the hot corners that activate the charms and metro app switcher....
We all love transparency, since it makes your desktop so beautiful and lovely—so today we’re going to show you how to apply transparency to the panels in your Ubuntu Gnome setup. It’s an easy process, and here’s how to do it. This article is the first part of a multi-part series on how to customize the Ubuntu desktop, written by How-To Geek reader and ubergeek, Omar Hafiz. Making the Gnome Panels Transparent Of course we all love transparency, It makes your desktop so beautiful and lovely....
Whether you’re setting up a new home network or overhauling the one you’ve got, planning and mapping out your devices and intended uses can save you a lot of headaches. (Banner image credit: karindalziel) Count Your Devices and Plan (Image credit: Docklandsboy) When setting up your home network, take a tally of what kinds of devices will be on your network. I’ve got two desktops, three laptops, five phones/PMPs, a printer, an XBOX 360, and a Wii to keep track of....
Being able to remotely control your computer is an age old geek trick. But what about changing BIOS settings or installing an operating system remotely? With Intel AMT KMS this is within reach for any geek with the right hardware. Intel vPro is a management platform built into Intel processors and other hardware that allows companies to manage their desktops and laptops out-of-band (OOB). That means the computers can be managed no matter if the computer in on or off, and even if the operating system has failed or there is no hard drive present....
Manually removing extra blank lines from a Microsoft Word document is tedious. Luckily, a feature built into Word can remove all empty lines at once. Here’s how to do it. How Blank Lines Work in Microsoft Word Microsoft Word adds a hidden tag (called a “paragraph tag”) to the end of each line whenever you hit Enter. You can see these tags in your document by clicking the paragraph icon (which looks like a backward “P” with two lines) in the “Home” tab of Word....
The Web Push API lets you send push notifications to web browsers and APIs. While most of the logic happens in the browser, you still need a server-side component to generate your notifications. Here’s how to implement a Web Push backend using PHP. Prerequisites For the purposes of this tutorial, we’ll assume you’re familiar with the basics of creating HTTP APIs in PHP. You’ll need to expose a few public endpoints using your web framework....
Depending on the settings you chose when you originally set up Windows 8 you may have given apps access to your location. While it may help in some situations like using the Maps app a lot of people prefer privacy. Read on to find out how to claim your privacy back in Windows 8. Preventing Applications From Using Location Information Press the Windows + I keyboard combination and click on the Change PC Settings link at the bottom of the sidebar....
Apple doesn’t include an “official” method for switching between these modes without the physical switch. What if it stops working? What if you keep accidentally switching it? There are a few nifty “hacks” we can utilize thanks to the iPhone’s great Accessibility suite. RELATED: Make Your iPhone Easier to Use With These Hidden Accessibility Features Make a “Virtual” Ring/Silent Switch Let’s get a little more creative. Using the iPhone’s “AssitiveTouch” feature, we can create a virtual Ring/Silent switch....
Dockerfiles define the content of Docker images as a set of instructions in a text file. The Dockerfile syntax is generally straightforward but there are some gotchas to avoid. Adhering to best practices while writing complex Dockerfiles in a team setting can be tricky unless you’re automatically validating your file’s content. Hadolint is a Dockerfile linter that can spot common issues for you. It uses an abstract syntax tree (AST) to parse your Dockerfile against predefined rulesets....
File History is Windows 10’s main backup tool, originally introduced in Windows 8. Despite the name, File History isn’t just a way to restore previous versions of files–it’s a fully-featured backup tool. After you set up File History, you can just connect an external drive to your computer and Windows will automatically back up your files to it. Leave it connected and Windows will back up automatically on a schedule....
