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Mac: How to change your computer name
Does your Mac have a different name than you’d like? Follow along for how to quickly change your computer’s name. Your Mac’s name will show up in a variety of circumstances including when AirDropping files, managing your devices on iCloud like with Find My Mac, and...
Install ffmpeg on Mac OS X
FFmpeg is a great little program to help convert more or less any media format. I previously wrote an article how to install ffmpeg on the Raspberry Pi. This short tutorial will help you install ffmpeg on Mac, which is luckily a lot simpler! The easiest way to...
Suspend Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Desktop Automatically After Inactivity
On a laptop or desktop running Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, one can configure it to automatically suspend or go to sleep after certain time of inactivity… When you suspend Ubuntu computer is goes to sleep. All your applications will remain in their current state when you resume....
Best Linux Distros for Beginners
So, you heard about Linux so many times but never had the guts to finally commit to the change cause of those scary stories that you heard on how complex setting up Linux is, and the choice of the Linux distribution in the first place? Well, you shouldn’t worry about...
FIREFOX SEND IS AN EASY WAY TO SHARE LARGE FILES SECURELY
YOU’VE GOT NO shortage of ways to send encrypted messages, and at least as many cloud services for sending large files. But the Venn diagram for the two remains surprisingly, inconveniently small. That’s the beauty of Mozilla’s Firefox Send, a free,...
Windows 10 Could Automatically Uninstall Buggy Windows Updates
Microsoft is reportedly working on a new functionality that will automatically remove botched updates from Windows 10 to fix startup issues and other bugs preventing the PC from booting. "The support document was quietly published a couple of hours ago and for some...