by ray | Feb 27, 2017 | Linux / Ubuntu
How do I add cron job under Linux or UNIX like operating system? Cron allows Linux and Unix users to run commands or scripts at a given date and time. You can schedule scripts to be executed periodically. Cron is one of the most useful tool in a Linux or UNIX like...
by ray | Oct 26, 2016 | G Suite, Security
If you’ve configured two-step verification for your Gmail account, rather than checking your mobile for codes you can plug in a verified USB stick instead. You can carry it wherever you go, and of course, it doesn’t lose battery or signal. According to Google, it also...
by ray | Oct 26, 2016 | Raspberry Pi
The Amazon Echo is useful to have around the home. It can play podcasts, take reminders and notes, tell you the length of your commute, even control other appliances in your house. But at prices ranging from $50 to $150, it’s an expensive proposition if you’re not...
by ray | Oct 13, 2016 | G Suite
1) Open browser and go to https://photos.google.com and login using your Gmail or G Suite (Google Apps) account. Click the cloud icon (see red box) in the upper right corner. 2) After the photos finish uploading, choose “Shared Album” and select “New...
by ray | Sep 22, 2016 | Mac OS X
What are you trying to do? Format an SD card in Windows Where does it apply? Mac OS X How to do it Here is a link that shows you how to reformat an SD card (or MicroSD card) on your Mac: The steps are also written out below. Connect the SD card to your computer by...
by ray | Sep 22, 2016 | IT / Tech News, Linux / Ubuntu, Mac OS X
CD/DVD drives have gone obsolete and USB drives have become more popular and cheaper now. Thats the reason we prefer to use USB drives instead of CD or DVD to install a new system. There are many utilities available which can do...
by ray | Sep 22, 2016 | Linux / Ubuntu, Mac OS X, Raspberry Pi
Find the SD card device In this case, the SD card is /dev/disk4. DO NOT get this wrong or you may destroy all the data on the wrong disk/card/drive. diskutil list /dev/disk0 #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: GUID_partition_scheme *160.0 GB disk0 1: EFI 209.7 MB disk0s1...
by ray | Sep 22, 2016 | Linux / Ubuntu
The Barnes & Noble NOOK HD and HD+ were released in 2012, and the tablets offered high-resolution displays, dual-core processors, and microSD card slots, among other features. But they weren’t hugely successful for B&N, and the NOOK HD and HD+ were the last...
by ray | Sep 22, 2016 | Linux / Ubuntu
This is linked to using a non LTS version of ubuntu called an End of life version. As those have discontinued support. You can check if your ubuntu lies in the end of life version on this link – https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases The simplest solution is to do the...
by ray | Sep 20, 2016 | Linux / Ubuntu
This answer summarizes the recommended community upgrade process. You should always read the release notes for any potential issues that may affect your upgrade. Backup Before you start any upgrade process – ask yourself this question: Can I afford to lose any/all my...
by ray | Sep 19, 2016 | Linux / Ubuntu
Sysadmins, rejoice: PowerShell is coming to Linux and Mac. Microsoft announced Thursday that its automation and scripting system is breaking out of the confines of Windows and going open source. The company is also releasing alpha versions of PowerShell for Linux...
by ray | Sep 19, 2016 | Raspberry Pi
The Raspberry Pi Zero might still be hard to find, but at least it’s not hard to use. DIYer and teacher Te Co Ed shows off how to easily program and use the Pi Zero over USB. The Raspberry Pi Zero Is a $5 Computer the Size of a Stick of Gum The Raspberry Pi has long...
by ray | Sep 19, 2016 | Linux / Ubuntu
When Google launched its Chrome browser, they open-sourced most of the software and released it to the Chromium project. Google Chrome has all the features of Chromium and adds features such as automatic updates, and built-in PDF viewer and Flash player. Dig in as we...
by ray | Sep 19, 2016 | Security
Even if your password is a bit more complicated that “qwerty,” your information is always out there in the big, bad world of the Internet. Just this week, it was revealed that hundreds of millions of account details had been stolen from many popular email services and...
by ray | Sep 15, 2016 | Linux / Ubuntu
Stack Exchange gathers all the best tech forums (i.e. Stack Overflow) as well as some random forums and lists the top-rated experts in each tech category.
by ray | Sep 15, 2016 | Linux / Ubuntu
rc.local doesn’t tolerate errors. rc.local doesn’t provide a way to intelligently recover from errors. If any command fails, it stops running. The first line, #!/bin/sh -e, causes it to be executed in a shell invoked with the -e flag. The -e flag is what...
by ray | Sep 15, 2016 | Linux / Ubuntu
In Ubuntu, you create init scripts using the SysV init system. Details are here. In this article, I will create a very simple script to start and stop Tomcat. In this tutorial, our goal is to start and stop Tomcat as the user “joe”. First, we will create a script...
by ray | Sep 15, 2016 | Linux / Ubuntu
Q: I want my touchpad to be disabled when I use my mouse. How can I do that? touchpad-indicator has stopped working on 11.10. It used to work on 11.04. Gnome3 is not a solution as I don’t like it and find it buggy. A: Run the following command in a terminal:...
by ray | Sep 15, 2016 | Training/Coding
Check out General Assembly.
by ray | Sep 15, 2016 | Microsoft Windows
All you need to do is add the language pack and use the language bar to switch to Korean. I’m on Windows 7 Home Premium and I can write in Korean just fine. I think the other people who answered think that you want to see the all the text in Windows in Korean...
by ray | Sep 15, 2016 | Microsoft Windows
Q: I have recently upgraded to Windows 10 from Windows 8.1 using the Media Creation Tool link found on the Microsoft website. I did not receive updates while using Windows 8.1, they had been “disabled by the administrator”, even though I was the local...
by ray | Sep 15, 2016 | Mac OS X
Apple removed the ability to burn disc images from Disk Utility in OS X 10.11 and newer, and while that makes sense for many Macs that no longer have SuperDrives, CDRW, and DVD burners, for those who use an external burner, use disc drive sharing, or who do have...
by ray | Sep 15, 2016 | Linux / Ubuntu
If you’ve ever forgotten your password, you aren’t alone… it’s probably one of the most common tech support problems I’ve encountered over the years. Luckily if you are using Ubuntu they made it incredibly easy to reset your password. All it takes is adjusting the...
by ray | Sep 15, 2016 | Wordpress
Paste this code into your style.css – .post-meta {display:none; }
by ray | Aug 18, 2016 | G Suite
Google Duo, a new video chat app that works exclusively on phones, is getting released today. I’ve been using it for about a week and I can tell you that it’s fast, easy to use, and devoid of complicated bells and whistles. You tap on the face of the...
