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When you’re using Windows 10 for personal or business use, there will be documents that you’ll create, and save, and at times will have to search for a few that are missing or not readily available. Windows has a built-in search feature that allows you to search for documents from a particular folder or the entire PC. The steps below will help you find your files in Windows 10. For students or new users looking for a computer to start learning on, the easiest place to start is Windows 10....

You can even assign a keyboard shortcut to these apps. Create a Command Prompt Desktop Shortcut on Windows 10 You can add a Command Prompt shortcut to your desktop the same way you add any other shortcut. Once the shortcut is added, you can change its name and icon to your liking. To start: Run the Command Prompt Shortcut With Admin Rights To run certain commands, you’d need admin privileges in Command Prompt....

Chamilo is a free e-Learning Management System (LMS) platform built on the LAMP / LEMP stack which allows users to create an educational community and empower students to publish and work together while improving access to education and knowledge globally. Some of its features include, course management, user and authentication, and enrollment allowing students to easily post to the site, use hashtags, view and edit posts from any device, and many more....

Our previous tutorial showed you how to install the Friendica social network platform on Ubuntu with Apache2. This one shows you how to run it with Nginx instead. Friendica is a free and flexible, decentralized social networking platform that makes it easy for you to build and maintain your social networking projects and communities. This software comes with built-in support for ActivityPub, including platforms like Funkwhale, Hubzilla, Mastodon, Pleroma, Pixelfed, OStatus, and diaspora* protocols....

With a few tweaks, you can tell Chrome to stop pestering you and invading your space. Learn how to stop Chrome notifications using the right settings and extensions to enjoy a less distracting online experience. What Version of Chrome Are You Using? Some of the steps below to stop Chrome notifications only work with Chrome version 80. To find your version, open Chrome on your computer. Click on the three dots in the top right-hand corner, open Help, and select About Google Chrome....

SCP (secure copy) is a command-line utility that allows you to securely copy files and directories between two locations, either remotely or locally on the same host. If you ever needed to transfer files quickly between two Ubuntu servers, the best way to do it is via SSH using Secure Copy (SCP). SCP uses SSH encryption and authentication to securely transfer files between servers quickly and easily. Secure copy is a means of securely transferring files and folders between two locations....

In our previous post, we showed you how to enable and disable Mobile hotspots in Windows 11. In that post, we said Windows has a built-in mobile hotspot feature that can be used to share an internet connection with other devices over Wi-Fi. When you turn on a Mobile hotspot in Windows, you may also want to enable the power saving feature to automatically turn off the hotspot when no devices are connected after 5 minutes....

Windows 11 comes with a feature called Night light that may help you resolve some of the eye issues you may be experiencing at night in front of your screen. Night Light changes the colors displayed on your screen into warmer versions that are easier on your eyes. Our previous post on Night lights showed you how to manually turn them On or Off at Night light. You can not only turn On or Off Night light, but you can also schedule it to automatically turn on or off....

Whether you want your PC to stay awake to install updates or stay awake to connect to it remotely, using the steps below should help you get it done. If a PC supports it, a better option to wake a PC up and connect to it remotely would be the Wake-On-LAN feature. It comes ready to use with some network adapters and Windows systems. If a PC doe not supports Wake-on-LAN, then using Wake Timer with scheduled tasks should also work....

In addition to using the Screenshot feature on your desktop, you can take advantage of it in the Word mobile app on Android and iOS. Getting that perfect shot for your document couldn’t be simpler. Take a Screenshot of an Active Application One of the best features of the Microsoft Word Screenshot tool is that you can just click to capture a shot of an active application. The feature works the same on both Windows and macOS....

In this post, let’s look at what you can do when your laptop is not charging even though the charger is plugged in. This way, you won’t have to panic and start thinking that your laptop has hit the end of the road. Double-check the connection Before you do anything, make sure you actually plugged in the charger to your laptop. This mistake can happen if you’re on a rush....

If you have used LastPass once there is a chance that you have wondered if there is any new feature in the Premium account or if there is any difference between LastPass Free vs Premium account. Seems like there are subtle but very important differences between them and we will cover the important features in this post. Before beginning the LastPass free vs premium comparison lets look into common features of each of the accounts:...

Note that this is a guide to installing Mint from scratch. If you’re already a Mint user, we have a guide to reinstalling Mint without losing any of your preferences. How to Install Linux Mint To get started with Linux Mint, you first need to download the installation file and transfer it onto a USB drive or other form of removable storage. Downloading Mint A Quick Note About Linux Mint Versions If you go the above route, you’ll always get the latest version of Linux Mint....

Adding Contacts to Windows Live Mail Several options in Windows Live Mail make it easy to create and maintain an up-to-date contacts list. One option lets you automatically add contacts to your address book when you reply to them a certain number of times. However, sometimes you just want to add a contact to your address book manually rather than wait until you reply to an e-mail message. Manually adding contacts to an address has several advantages....

By adjusting a few settings, cleaning your mouse, or running repair programs, you can stop your mouse from double clicking accidentally. Adjust Double-Click Speed If your mouse’s double-click speed is set too low, your system might interpret two separate clicks as one double-click. Here’s how to set the speed higher. After you’ve changed the slider, try double-clicking and test whether the new speed works better for you. Disable Enhanced Pointer Precision Some users report that a too-sensitive mouse can cause double-click errors....

Odds are, you’ve come here to find out more about VPN connections as well as how to set them up on your router. Let’s start with the basics. A VPN stands for a Virtual Private Network. The clue is in the name – it makes any information you send to the VPN server completely private. While Internet Service Providers usually have access to your browsing activity, A VPN connection completely masks this from their view… nice one....

Zbigz alternatives 1: BITPORT Forget about ZbigZ and their crappy servers, Here we present to you BitPort which has been giving a great service regarding direct torrent download and cloud storage. You can not only download torrents but also stream torrents directly from any device (PC/MAC/iPhone/Android Mobile) if you want to. Bitport has SSL encryption hence your ISP can’t trace your online activity. Moreover, quality servers of BitPort will give you uninterrupted service on the go....

Even though Windows 7 is a big step forward from Windows Vista, it still has it’s share of problems. I’ve had numerous issues with Windows 7 hanging when performing routine tasks on my computer. I’ve tried to collect as many solutions that I ended up using in this guide. Hopefully, someone will be able to fix their problem by looking here rather than searching a bunch of websites. I’ll try to make the guide more navigable by using section headers to identify what type of hanging I’m trying to deal with....

What is data analysis? Data analysis is used very differently if you’re talking about business data, manufacturing data, marketing data, or data specific to the industry and business that you operate. In this article, you’ll learn about the different aspects of data analysis, what they mean, and how they’re generally used across the board. Data Collection The first stage of any data analysis is data collection. This simply means gathering data from all of the sources that hold information you need....

There are several cool or useful things to do with an old iPhone or Android. You already know about using it as a media server with Plex and Spotify, or make it a remote control for tv and smart home devices with SURE for Android or Home for iOS. So, let’s look at some less obvious uses. Pay the Phone Forward Cell phones have become a necessity almost everywhere in the world....