My Computer tips. Computing Tips & tutorials, programming, linux.

Computer Ramblings

Gaming on a budget XBox 360

Date Posted: 3rd of October 2024

Number of Views: 56

Computer Ramblings

Amazon Alexa How to stop other devices turning on in your home, when using the Wake Word Alexa

Date Posted: 30th of September 2024

Number of Views: 132

HTML

Prioritising index.html over index.php as your index page using the DirectoryIndex directive in your .htaccess file

Date Posted: 8th of April 2024

Number of Views: 208

Linux Terminal

Connect to server via ssh using the terminal in Linux

Date Posted: 1st of April 2024

Number of Views: 509

Linux Terminal

Change the hostname on Ubuntu server

Date Posted: 22nd of March 2024

Number of Views: 533

Linux Terminal

Cowsay command display ASCII cow in terminal with message

Date Posted: 20th of March 2024

Number of Views: 563

Vanilla Javascript

Display Print Dialogue window using Javascript

Date Posted: 19th of March 2024

Number of Views: 364

MariaDB Database

MariaDB commands to show databases, tables, fields from the MariaDB prompt

Date Posted: 17th of March 2024

Number of Views: 474

Computer Ramblings

KeepassXC, Safe and secure way of storing your login information and passwords

Date Posted: 14th of March 2024

Number of Views: 508

Google

Monitor your child's online activity with Google Family Link

Date Posted: 14th of March 2024

Number of Views: 363

MariaDB Database

Convert unix timestamp in seconds to readable date in MySQL / MariaDB

Date Posted: 12th of January 2024

Number of Views: 639

Ubuntu

Creating a new user on Ubuntu server

Date Posted: 31st of December 2023

Number of Views: 482

MariaDB Database

MariaDB Can't connect to local server through socket '/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (111)

Date Posted: 20th of December 2023

Number of Views: 497

Linux Terminal

use the mv command to move files and folders using the Linux Terminal

Date Posted: 3rd of December 2023

Number of Views: 505

Computer Ramblings

My Computer Tips fun, interesting and educational website links

Date Posted: 29th of November 2023

Number of Views: 493

Linux Mint

Where are the action scripts located in Nemo file manager

Date Posted: 23rd of November 2023

Number of Views: 579

Linux Terminal

Output CPU, Kernel, Memory, Storage information using the inxi command in the terminal Linux

Date Posted: 22nd of November 2023

Number of Views: 597

Google

Google Family App, where do I manage approval requests when my child makes a purchase

Date Posted: 24th of September 2023

Number of Views: 719

Apps

Where can I watch Discovery Plus, if I cancel my Sky contract

Date Posted: 24th of September 2023

Number of Views: 345

Ubuntu

Virtualbox, how do I start, shutdown and save a machine state using the terminal in Linux

Date Posted: 28th of July 2023

Number of Views: 924

Debian

Download Debian 12, bookworm. Firmware is now included in the normal Debian installer images

Date Posted: 28th of July 2023

Number of Views: 2,408

Android

I want to purchase and also redeem a Google Play Store Voucher

Date Posted: 17th of July 2023

Number of Views: 2,079

Android

Website reverts to Desktop mode using Chrome on Android devices

Date Posted: 15th of July 2023

Number of Views: 645

CPanel

How to access your site through CPanel without a domain name

Date Posted: 7th of July 2023

Number of Views: 1,081

Linux Terminal

How do I install Windows fonts in my Linux distribution

Date Posted: 5th of July 2023

Number of Views: 811

Retro Software, Magazines & Games

Put your old Blackberry Playbook to use in 2020

Date Posted: 2nd of July 2023

Number of Views: 7,839

Amazon Associates

Embedding iframe on website using Amazon Associates sitestripe Text+Image feature does not show product on website

Date Posted: 9th of June 2023

Number of Views: 1,275

Bash Scripts

Bash script. Creating a simple menu using the read command in Linux

Date Posted: 5th of June 2023

Number of Views: 958

PC Components & Maintenance

Dell Latitude E5440 Laptop, M1004 error fan not spinning

Date Posted: 18th of May 2023

Number of Views: 1,034

Linux Terminal

Write and append to .txt file using the terminal in Linux

Date Posted: 11th of May 2023

Number of Views: 910

Firefox

How do I enable the top menu bar in Firefox

Date Posted: 2nd of May 2023

Number of Views: 951

Kubuntu

Where are the wallpapers located in Kubuntu. How to do I add my own wallpaper

Date Posted: 2nd of May 2023

Number of Views: 777

PHP7

Split comma delimeted string using the php explode() function and output results

Date Posted: 18th of April 2023

Number of Views: 1,182

PC Components & Maintenance

4 Pin to 8 Pin ATX Motherboard CPU Supply Adaptor

Date Posted: 12th of April 2023

Number of Views: 1,065

Emulators

C64 Forever, Free Express edition. Commodore 64 Emulator running on Ubuntu and Ubuntu based distributions using Wine

Date Posted: 12th of April 2023

Number of Views: 4,177

Android

Backup your WhatsApp contacts, messages, images and videos before migrating to a new Android phone

Date Posted: 7th of April 2023

Number of Views: 789

Emulators

How do I start dosbox in fullscreen mode

Date Posted: 5th of April 2023

Number of Views: 850

PC Components & Maintenance

Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 CPU 2.66GHz - Socket 775

Date Posted: 31st of March 2023

Number of Views: 741

Search Engines (SEO)

How do I view the latest cache of my website using Google Search

Date Posted: 21st of February 2023

Number of Views: 848

CSS

Creating a fixed footer div at the bottom of your webpage

Date Posted: 19th of February 2023

Number of Views: 659

Linux Terminal

Get the dimensions of image using the terminal in Linux

Date Posted: 18th of February 2023

Number of Views: 1,185

MariaDB Database

Unable to connect to MariaDB remotely. Socket fail to connect to host on IP address, port

Date Posted: 16th of January 2023

Number of Views: 1,611

MariaDB Database

Unable to connect to MariaDB remotely, Host ip_address is not allowed to connect to MariaDB server

Date Posted: 14th of January 2023

Number of Views: 1,672

Emulators

Joystick not detected after installing Amiga Emulator fsuae snap package

Date Posted: 9th of January 2023

Number of Views: 1,193

Emulators

Install fsuae Amiga Emulator via snap package on Ubuntu and Ubuntu based distributions

Date Posted: 6th of January 2023

Number of Views: 1,686

Vanilla Javascript

Show and Hide div using Javascript

Date Posted: 29th of December 2022

Number of Views: 1,041

Google Chrome

How do I open a file in Google Chrome / Chromium

Date Posted: 26th of December 2022

Number of Views: 1,121

Vanilla Javascript

Get the window width and height in Javascript

Date Posted: 21st of December 2022

Number of Views: 1,160

PHP7

Remove double whitespaces from a string of text using PHP preg_replace

Date Posted: 18th of December 2022

Number of Views: 1,082

Computer Ramblings

Crossover Office 22.0.1, Adobe, Photoshop CS2 on Linux Mint 21 Vanessa

Date Posted: 9th of December 2022

Number of Views: 1,427

Ubuntu

Install SQLite DB Browser, Create a new table, Insert and query data in Ubuntu and Ubuntu based distributions

Date Posted: 9th of December 2022

Number of Views: 1,470

Computer Ramblings

Selling your old Audio CDs and DVDs, can you make decent money on Ebay

Date Posted: 7th of December 2022

Number of Views: 2,111

Libre Office Draw

Libre Office Draw, set up unit measurement and ratio for technical drawings

Date Posted: 10th of November 2022

Number of Views: 1,673

Android

How do I disable voice message recording in WhatsApp on Android

Date Posted: 15th of October 2022

Number of Views: 25,294

Vanilla Javascript

Simple for loop in Javascript

Date Posted: 11th of October 2022

Number of Views: 967

HTML

Use the HTML <mark></mark> tag to highlight text on your webpages

Date Posted: 2nd of October 2022

Number of Views: 985

HTML

Using the HTML <kbd></kbd> tag to show keyboard shortcuts in your webpages

Date Posted: 2nd of October 2022

Number of Views: 1,088

MariaDB Database

Perform basic SELECT queries in MariaDB using the Linux Terminal (Part 4)

Date Posted: 25th of September 2022

Number of Views: 2,906

MariaDB Database

Create a new database, table and insert data, using MariaDB in the Linux Terminal (Part 3)

Date Posted: 25th of September 2022

Number of Views: 3,253

MariaDB Database

Create a new user using MariaDB database in the Linux Terminal (Part 2)

Date Posted: 25th of September 2022

Number of Views: 3,277

MariaDB Database

Install MariaDB database in Ubuntu based distributions 2022 (Part 1)

Date Posted: 25th of September 2022

Number of Views: 3,595

Linux Terminal

SFTP Secure file upload and download using the put and get commands in the Linux Terminal

Date Posted: 15th of September 2022

Number of Views: 949

Bash Scripts

Rename all images inside folder with sequential numbers bash scripts

Date Posted: 27th of August 2022

Number of Views: 1,165

Android

Tips on saving your mobile data whilst using your Android Mobile abroad

Date Posted: 27th of August 2022

Number of Views: 765

Android

No internet access using your mobile, android device in the EU, try these tips

Date Posted: 26th of August 2022

Number of Views: 1,022

Bash Scripts

Getting user input bash scripts

Date Posted: 2nd of August 2022

Number of Views: 1,660

Linux Terminal

The whatis command in Linux

Date Posted: 25th of July 2022

Number of Views: 1,061

Linux Terminal

Export man pages in .html or .pdf format by installing mandoc on Ubuntu and Ubuntu based distributions

Date Posted: 9th of July 2022

Number of Views: 1,521

Ubuntu

Install Apache2 on Ubuntu and Ubuntu based distributions in 2022

Date Posted: 26th of June 2022

Number of Views: 1,576

Lubuntu

Adding a new application shortcut to the panel in Lubuntu

Date Posted: 25th of June 2022

Number of Views: 5,339

Linux Terminal

Using the rm command to delete a directory, files using the terminal in Linux

Date Posted: 31st of May 2022

Number of Views: 1,435

Linux Terminal

Check amount of free disk space using the df command in the terminal on Linux

Date Posted: 23rd of May 2022

Number of Views: 1,166

PC Components & Maintenance

Upgrading the graphics card on my old PC. CPU fan not spinning up.

Date Posted: 14th of May 2022

Number of Views: 1,077

Lubuntu

How do I change the font sizes in Lubuntu

Date Posted: 14th of April 2022

Number of Views: 1,877

Ubuntu Mate

Change the preferred applications in Ubuntu Mate

Date Posted: 2nd of March 2022

Number of Views: 1,269

Ubuntu Mate

Install Opera web browser in Ubuntu and Ubuntu based distributions

Date Posted: 20th of February 2022

Number of Views: 1,320

Bash Scripts

Best books for learning how to create bash / shell scripts in Linux 2022, rated by customer reviews

Date Posted: 10th of February 2022

Number of Views: 1,269

Ubuntu Mate

Create an animated .png using apngasm in Ubuntu and Ubuntu based distributions

Date Posted: 27th of January 2022

Number of Views: 1,907

PC Components & Maintenance

How do I upgrade the memory on a Compaq CQ58 Laptop

Date Posted: 20th of January 2022

Number of Views: 1,563

Retro Software, Magazines & Games

Duck Shoot for the Commodore Vic 20, Mastertronic (1984)

Date Posted: 12th of January 2022

Number of Views: 1,721

Retro Software, Magazines & Games

8-bit and 16-bit computer games I used to play in the 1980's - 1990's

Date Posted: 16th of December 2021

Number of Views: 1,923

Computer Ramblings

The Linus Tech Tips Linux challenges and the state of Linux

Date Posted: 15th of December 2021

Number of Views: 1,800

Ubuntu Mate

Convert image in .png format to .webp on Ubuntu and Ubuntu based distributions

Date Posted: 9th of December 2021

Number of Views: 2,531

Ubuntu Mate

Update keybinding for Print Screen button to open mate screenshot and capture active window with delay

Date Posted: 8th of December 2021

Number of Views: 2,240

Linux Terminal

How to access linux man pages and output specific manual page to a .txt file

Date Posted: 29th of November 2021

Number of Views: 2,128

Java

Install Bluej on Ubuntu, Java Development Environment for beginners

Date Posted: 19th of November 2021

Number of Views: 2,376

Java

Simple for loop in Java. Print the numbers 1 to 10 in the console

Date Posted: 13th of November 2021

Number of Views: 2,005

Caja File Manager

Caja file manager scripts. Creating and executing bash scripts from the right click context menu

Date Posted: 12th of November 2021

Number of Views: 1,810

Cups (Common UNIX Printing System)

Show status of printers and other printer information using the terminal in Linux

Date Posted: 30th of October 2021

Number of Views: 2,337

Java

Reading user input and outputting the results to console in Java using Scanner class

Date Posted: 27th of October 2021

Number of Views: 1,677

Java

Printing to console in Java using the System.out.println command

Date Posted: 19th of October 2021

Number of Views: 2,863

Java

How to compile your Java code using the terminal in Linux, Learning Java

Date Posted: 16th of October 2021

Number of Views: 1,906

C++

Guess the random number C++ code on Ubuntu and Ubuntu based distributions, Learning C++

Date Posted: 5th of October 2021

Number of Views: 1,513

Ubuntu

How do I upgrade a single package in Ubuntu and Ubuntu based distributions

Date Posted: 12th of September 2021

Number of Views: 1,898

Ubuntu

Create a multiboot USB for your .iso images, using Ventoy on Linux

Date Posted: 25th of August 2021

Number of Views: 2,657

Emulators

Install Open MSX emulator in Ubuntu and Ubuntu based distributions

Date Posted: 21st of August 2021

Number of Views: 1,991

Computer Ramblings

The information superhighway. Getting online in the early days of the internet

Date Posted: 18th of August 2021

Number of Views: 2,364

Firefox

Launch Firefox in Kiosk mode from the command line in Linux

Date Posted: 6th of August 2021

Number of Views: 1,912

Firefox

Launch Firefox in incognito mode from the command line in Linux

Date Posted: 6th of August 2021

Number of Views: 2,764

Vanilla Javascript

Display date and time using Javascript

Date Posted: 25th of July 2021

Number of Views: 1,547

Libre Office Draw

Turn off snap to grid in Libre Office draw

Date Posted: 23rd of July 2021

Number of Views: 5,984

Kubuntu

Where are the wallpapers located in Kubuntu

Date Posted: 22nd of July 2021

Number of Views: 2,132

Thunderbird Email Client

Thunderbird Export / Save Emails to different formats using ImportExportTools NG

Date Posted: 20th of June 2021

Number of Views: 1,822

Google

How do I turn on the dark theme in Google Search

Date Posted: 9th of June 2021

Number of Views: 1,402

Computer Ramblings

HP Envy 5320 will not print in Colour on Windows 10

Date Posted: 5th of June 2021

Number of Views: 2,173

Xubuntu

Install Cool Retro Terminal on Ubuntu and Ubuntu based distributions

Date Posted: 5th of June 2021

Number of Views: 2,642

CSS

CSS keyframes animation, move text around the screen in a square path

Date Posted: 2nd of June 2021

Number of Views: 1,979

CSS

CSS animation, rotate image 90 degrees using transform rotate

Date Posted: 20th of May 2021

Number of Views: 4,892

Computer Ramblings

Block websites using the Sky Broadband Shield

Date Posted: 8th of May 2021

Number of Views: 2,793

Ubuntu Mate

MATE Desktop Environment, how do I edit the main menu

Date Posted: 5th of May 2021

Number of Views: 4,116

Ubuntu Mate

Open website with no browser toolbars in Chromium or Google Chrome on Ubuntu Mate

Date Posted: 18th of April 2021

Number of Views: 2,427

Retro Software, Magazines & Games

USB to internal Floppy Disk PCB connector board on Linux

Date Posted: 18th of April 2021

Number of Views: 2,510

Ubuntu

How to find out what date you installed Linux on your machine

Date Posted: 13th of April 2021

Number of Views: 2,308

CSS

Alternating div background colours using CSS

Date Posted: 9th of April 2021

Number of Views: 5,581

PC Components & Maintenance

ICY BOX IB-173SSK Mobile Rack for 2.5" & 3.5" SATA, SSD, HDD

Date Posted: 1st of April 2021

Number of Views: 2,388

Computer Ramblings

SKYQ apps versus FreeSat and Smart TV apps for YouTube and other services

Date Posted: 27th of March 2021

Number of Views: 2,929

CSS

How I created rounded boxes in the early days of the web using HTML tables, .gifs and Photoshop

Date Posted: 6th of March 2021

Number of Views: 1,945

Caja File Manager

Copy and paste the path to a folder using the location bar in Caja file manager

Date Posted: 28th of February 2021

Number of Views: 1,813

Ubuntu Mate

Neofetch, display system information in the terminal on Ubuntu and Ubuntu based distributions

Date Posted: 25th of February 2021

Number of Views: 2,870

Retro Software, Magazines & Games

Extract and list the contents of an Amiga .adf file using the terminal in Ubuntu

Date Posted: 22nd of February 2021

Number of Views: 3,640

Ubuntu

Install bashtop in Ubuntu and Ubuntu based distributions. Monitor your cpu, memory, disks, network and other processes

Date Posted: 21st of February 2021

Number of Views: 2,319

Ubuntu Mate

Install the Fira sans font on on Ubuntu Mate

Date Posted: 15th of February 2021

Number of Views: 6,085

Ubuntu

Ubuntu 20.10 Groovy Gorilla installation error, installer crashed

Date Posted: 3rd of February 2021

Number of Views: 2,888

Ubuntu Mate

Install psensor on Ubuntu and Ubuntu based distributions to monitor hardware sensors

Date Posted: 31st of January 2021

Number of Views: 2,163

Ubuntu

Find out what version of Ubuntu you are running, using the terminal

Date Posted: 29th of January 2021

Number of Views: 2,061

Ubuntu Mate

Output graphics card details in Ubuntu and Ubuntu based distributions using the terminal

Date Posted: 22nd of January 2021

Number of Views: 2,099

Ubuntu Mate

How do I calibrate a Joystick or Gamepad in Ubuntu or Ubuntu based distribution

Date Posted: 14th of January 2021

Number of Views: 6,408

Linux Terminal

Kill multiple processes using the pkill command in Linux

Date Posted: 5th of January 2021

Number of Views: 3,045

PC Components & Maintenance

HP Deskjet D1560 printer, old printers

Date Posted: 4th of January 2021

Number of Views: 3,048

Computer Ramblings

PayPal smart buttons. Create a Pay Now button for your website

Date Posted: 28th of December 2020

Number of Views: 2,608

Emulators

Install dosemu2 dos emulator in Ubuntu and Ubuntu based distributions

Date Posted: 24th of December 2020

Number of Views: 6,153

Ubuntu Mate

USB floppy drive, Formatting floppy disks to work in Windows using Ubuntu Mate

Date Posted: 22nd of December 2020

Number of Views: 2,717

C++

Basic user input and output using C++ in Linux, Learning C++

Date Posted: 19th of December 2020

Number of Views: 2,646

Linux Terminal

Display free memory using the terminal in Linux

Date Posted: 17th of December 2020

Number of Views: 2,752

Python3

Learning Python 3, check user input is an integer

Date Posted: 11th of December 2020

Number of Views: 1,830

Retro Software, Magazines & Games

Microsoft Flight Simulator Version 5

Date Posted: 8th of December 2020

Number of Views: 2,692

Emulators

dosbox, disable mouse capture inside dosbox window

Date Posted: 8th of December 2020

Number of Views: 4,316

Python3

Learning Python3, Generate a random number using Python3

Date Posted: 8th of December 2020

Number of Views: 1,711

Python3

Learning Python 3, getting basic user input and printing the results

Date Posted: 7th of December 2020

Number of Views: 1,739

PHP7

What version of .php are my hosts running

Date Posted: 3rd of December 2020

Number of Views: 1,634

Python3

Learning Python3, System calls on Linux

Date Posted: 1st of December 2020

Number of Views: 1,998

Linux Terminal

Using mlocate to find files by name, extension using the terminal in Linux

Date Posted: 27th of November 2020

Number of Views: 2,226

Ubuntu

Install Redshift to automatically adjust the colour of your screen depending on time of day on Ubuntu and Ubuntu based distributions

Date Posted: 26th of November 2020

Number of Views: 3,359

Python3

Create a new window using GTK and Python in Ubuntu and Ubuntu based distributions

Date Posted: 19th of November 2020

Number of Views: 1,746

SQlite

Install SQlite3 in Ubuntu and Ubuntu based distributions, create table, insert data

Date Posted: 19th of November 2020

Number of Views: 1,574

Linux Terminal

Capture screenshots of websites using cutycapt in different formats using the terminal in Ubuntu and Ubuntu based distributions

Date Posted: 15th of November 2020

Number of Views: 2,849

Ubuntu

PulseAudio, Pavucontrol not saving settings after reboot on Ubuntu and Ubuntu based distributions

Date Posted: 11th of November 2020

Number of Views: 9,688

Ubuntu

No sound after installation of Ubuntu or Ubuntu based distribution, install pavucontrol

Date Posted: 9th of November 2020

Number of Views: 2,260

Linux Terminal

Display a calendar in the terminal

Date Posted: 6th of November 2020

Number of Views: 2,671

Retro Software, Magazines & Games

OctaMED SoundStudio for the Commodore Amiga

Date Posted: 2nd of November 2020

Number of Views: 5,283

Ubuntu

Shutdown Ubuntu and Ubuntu based distributions at a specific time or within (x) minutes

Date Posted: 30th of October 2020

Number of Views: 2,433

Emulators

Vice Commdore 64 Emulator will not launch on Ubuntu and Ubuntu based distributions

Date Posted: 30th of October 2020

Number of Views: 5,298

Ubuntu

Open and edit files using Visual Studio Code from FIlezilla FTP Client on Linux

Date Posted: 27th of October 2020

Number of Views: 35,583

Vanilla Javascript

Clear all form fields using Javascript

Date Posted: 25th of October 2020

Number of Views: 528

PHP7

Running .php scripts from the terminal using Ubuntu

Date Posted: 23rd of October 2020

Number of Views: 2,003

Ubuntu

Download Microsoft Edge preview version for Ubuntu and Ubuntu based distributions

Date Posted: 22nd of October 2020

Number of Views: 1,960

Linux Terminal

Create a simple cronjob in Linux

Date Posted: 20th of October 2020

Number of Views: 2,469

C++

Install Microsoft Visual Studio Code in Kubuntu, Ubuntu and Ubuntu based distributions. Compile and execute C++ script

Date Posted: 18th of October 2020

Number of Views: 3,568

C++

Create a simple c++ script using Ubuntu and other Ubuntu based distributions, Learning C++

Date Posted: 17th of October 2020

Number of Views: 2,077

Firefox

Firefox site information, connection to website, padlock is showing as insecure

Date Posted: 12th of October 2020

Number of Views: 1,829

PHP7

Convert all characters to Upper or Lower case in PHP7

Date Posted: 7th of October 2020

Number of Views: 2,006

Image Editors

Photopea advanced image editor. A Photoshop alternative online

Date Posted: 6th of October 2020

Number of Views: 2,145

Xubuntu

Install Putty in Xubuntu and other Ubuntu based distributions

Date Posted: 5th of October 2020

Number of Views: 2,233

Cups (Common UNIX Printing System)

Start, Stop and Restart the Cups print Server in Linux using the terminal

Date Posted: 30th of September 2020

Number of Views: 49,548

Cups (Common UNIX Printing System)

Cups, Unauthorized Enter your username and password or the root username and password to access this page.

Date Posted: 30th of September 2020

Number of Views: 2,498

Search Engines (SEO)

How do I generate a sitemap in .xml format and import this to Google Search Console to get my website listed in Google

Date Posted: 30th of September 2020

Number of Views: 2,475

Computer Ramblings

Sell or re-purpose your old computer cables and components

Date Posted: 3rd of September 2020

Number of Views: 3,016

Computer Ramblings

Making the switch from Windows to Linux, here are some things to think about

Date Posted: 31st of August 2020

Number of Views: 3,536

Linux Terminal

Create a new folder and file using the mkdir and touch commands using the terminal in Linux

Date Posted: 16th of August 2020

Number of Views: 2,785

Ubuntu

Create a really simple banner using GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) in Linux

Date Posted: 7th of August 2020

Number of Views: 2,555

Linux Terminal

Convert a PDF document to text or html using pdftotext, pdftohtml in Linux using the terminal

Date Posted: 3rd of August 2020

Number of Views: 3,402

Emulators

BBC Micro emulator beebem for Ubuntu, Xubuntu, Lubuntu, Mint and other distributions

Date Posted: 28th of July 2020

Number of Views: 4,477

Retro Software, Magazines & Games

BEEBUG FOR THE BBC, Retro magazine for the BBC Micro 1984

Date Posted: 26th of July 2020

Number of Views: 2,926

Ubuntu

Install the tree package to list folders and files in a tree like format inside the terminal on Linux

Date Posted: 22nd of July 2020

Number of Views: 2,321

Linux Terminal

List files in a directory using the ls command

Date Posted: 22nd of July 2020

Number of Views: 2,892

Xubuntu

Open thunar file manager as root user on Xubuntu

Date Posted: 16th of July 2020

Number of Views: 16,312

Kubuntu

Enable Desktop Cube in Kubuntu

Date Posted: 11th of May 2020

Number of Views: 2,615

Thunderbird Email Client

How do I disable paragraph spacing when composing emails on Thunderbird

Date Posted: 8th of May 2020

Number of Views: 4,541

Thunderbird Email Client

Change the default web browser for opening links inside emails on Thunderbird Linux

Date Posted: 7th of May 2020

Number of Views: 4,044

Python3

How to create a basic Python3 script in Ubuntu and Ubuntu based distributions

Date Posted: 28th of April 2020

Number of Views: 3,129

Computer Ramblings

Websites that prompt users to turn off their ad blocker, or block website content

Date Posted: 28th of April 2020

Number of Views: 1,995

Kubuntu

How do I remove widget / application icon from the menu panel in Kubuntu 19.10

Date Posted: 21st of April 2020

Number of Views: 2,000

Ubuntu Mate

How do I find out what version of Caja file manager I am running

Date Posted: 16th of April 2020

Number of Views: 6,204

Android

How do I turn off Chrome notifications in Android

Date Posted: 15th of April 2020

Number of Views: 2,043

CSS

Using CSS grids to create a simple grid layout

Date Posted: 10th of April 2020

Number of Views: 2,346

PC Components & Maintenance

My computer powers up for a few seconds then shuts down

Date Posted: 4th of April 2020

Number of Views: 1,903

Xubuntu

Understanding themes and icons in Xubuntu, XCFE

Date Posted: 2nd of April 2020

Number of Views: 2,864

Retro Software, Magazines & Games

YouTube channels featuring retro computers, games, software, and peripherals

Date Posted: 26th of February 2020

Number of Views: 6,927

Xubuntu

How do I create a new menu panel in Xubuntu or other Linux distribution that uses XFCE4

Date Posted: 22nd of February 2020

Number of Views: 3,771

Xubuntu

Where are the desktop wallpapers located in Xubuntu. /usr/share/xfce4/backdrops

Date Posted: 18th of February 2020

Number of Views: 7,452

Xubuntu

How do I reset the menu panels in Xubuntu, XFCE4

Date Posted: 18th of February 2020

Number of Views: 4,185

Thunderbird Email Client

How to import Thunderbird profile from newer to older version, thunderbird --allow-downgrade

Date Posted: 5th of February 2020

Number of Views: 3,692

HTML

How do I display a popup calendar using HTML5

Date Posted: 4th of February 2020

Number of Views: 4,843

Linux Terminal

How to access HP Linux Imaging and Printing System set up on Ubuntu using the terminal

Date Posted: 13th of November 2019

Number of Views: 3,046

Thunderbird Email Client

Linux, Thunderbird is already running but not responding error

Date Posted: 24th of October 2019

Number of Views: 3,804

Linux Terminal

Where are the log files located in Linux

Date Posted: 16th of October 2019

Number of Views: 2,359

Linux Terminal

Oracle VirtualBox, Unable to insert virtual optical disk

Date Posted: 11th of October 2019

Number of Views: 8,830

Linux Terminal

Oracle VirtualBox only displaying 32-bit version(s), when setting up new Virtual Machine on Linux

Date Posted: 11th of October 2019

Number of Views: 2,691

Ubuntu

Ubuntu 4.10, Warty Warthog. The first Ubuntu Linux Distribution

Date Posted: 6th of October 2019

Number of Views: 4,642

Retro Software, Magazines & Games

Microsoft Office Standard, 3.5" Floppy Disk version . Word, Excel, Power Point and Mail. Windows 3.1, MS-DOS

Date Posted: 3rd of October 2019

Number of Views: 5,249

Linux Terminal

The Linux uptime command

Date Posted: 3rd of October 2019

Number of Views: 3,090

Emulators

Install Fuse ZX Spectrum Emulator in Ubuntu and Ubuntu based distributions

Date Posted: 27th of September 2019

Number of Views: 9,277

HTML

HTML select menu, displaying counties in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

Date Posted: 26th of September 2019

Number of Views: 4,026

Firefox

Turn off push notifications in Firefox web browser

Date Posted: 24th of September 2019

Number of Views: 2,484

Linux Terminal

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Date Posted: 17th of September 2019

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Wine

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Date Posted: 12th of September 2019

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Ubuntu Mate

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Date Posted: 9th of September 2019

Number of Views: 4,215

Linux Terminal

Copy .iso image to USB flash drive using dd command in Linux using the terminal

Date Posted: 3rd of September 2019

Number of Views: 4,315

Lubuntu

Where are the Desktop wallpapers located in Lubuntu

Date Posted: 30th of May 2019

Number of Views: 5,873

Emulators

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Date Posted: 25th of May 2019

Number of Views: 8,771

Lubuntu

Open pcmanfc file manager as root user on Lubuntu

Date Posted: 25th of May 2019

Number of Views: 12,336

Ubuntu

Sim City 4 Deluxe Edition Install Wine Linux. Trouble installing from CD/Disk 2

Date Posted: 19th of May 2019

Number of Views: 3,706

Computer Ramblings

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Date Posted: 26th of January 2019

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Linux Terminal

Nemo file manager not showing thumbnails of images

Date Posted: 22nd of November 2018

Number of Views: 8,392

Vanilla Javascript

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Date Posted: 22nd of October 2018

Number of Views: 3,228

Vanilla Javascript

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Date Posted: 15th of October 2018

Number of Views: 3,194

Vanilla Javascript

Using document write() in javascript.

Date Posted: 14th of October 2018

Number of Views: 3,353

Linux Terminal

Remove files and folders from inside directory on Linux

Date Posted: 15th of September 2018

Number of Views: 3,565

Wine

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Date Posted: 13th of September 2018

Number of Views: 3,183

Wine

Remove wine menu entries in Ubuntu and other distributions

Date Posted: 28th of June 2018

Number of Views: 7,654

Linux Terminal

How do I access the cups server, common unix printing system

Date Posted: 27th of June 2018

Number of Views: 5,519

Wine

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Date Posted: 14th of June 2018

Number of Views: 4,081

Linux Terminal

Find my username using the terminal

Date Posted: 5th of June 2018

Number of Views: 3,305

Ubuntu

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Date Posted: 3rd of June 2018

Number of Views: 2,885

MariaDB Database

Create a new user in MariaDB and GRANT ALL privileges

Date Posted: 28th of May 2018

Number of Views: 2,963

Ubuntu

Install MariaDB Database in Ubuntu and other Ubuntu based distributions

Date Posted: 26th of May 2018

Number of Views: 3,003

Ubuntu

Convert .mkv video to .png images using ffmpeg

Date Posted: 24th of May 2018

Number of Views: 7,592

Linux Terminal

List hardware information using the terminal

Date Posted: 20th of May 2018

Number of Views: 2,867

Ubuntu

Shutdown Ubuntu using the terminal

Date Posted: 20th of May 2018

Number of Views: 2,713

Wine

How do I install .msi file using Wine

Date Posted: 3rd of May 2018

Number of Views: 7,409

Linux Terminal

Batch resize images in Linux using imagemagick and the terminal

Date Posted: 14th of October 2017

Number of Views: 3,934

Linux Terminal

Install multiple .deb files

Date Posted: 17th of March 2017

Number of Views: 10,648

Xubuntu

Xubuntu, Gigolo opens FTP connections in Firefox instead of Thunar

Date Posted: 29th of May 2016

Number of Views: 4,276

Ubuntu

Running Sketchup 8 in Wine. Sketchup was unable to initialize OpenGL, Linux

Date Posted: 29th of May 2016

Number of Views: 7,204

Linux Terminal

Change the default text editor in Filezilla, Linux

Date Posted: 26th of April 2016

Number of Views: 6,409

Ubuntu

How do I install a .deb package using the terminal in Ubuntu and Ubuntu based distributions

Date Posted: 17th of April 2016

Number of Views: 3,848

Linux Terminal

How to view files on a Linux partition in Windows

Date Posted: 13th of April 2016

Number of Views: 3,660

Linux Mint

Access FTP server using the Nemo File Manager in Linux Mint

Date Posted: 27th of March 2016

Number of Views: 15,465

Linux Mint

What happens when a file is owned by root in Linux Mint

Date Posted: 23rd of March 2016

Number of Views: 3,634

Ubuntu

Unable to access files on external drive on Ubuntu and Ubuntu based distribution, change ownership and group using chown -R

Date Posted: 23rd of March 2016

Number of Views: 3,754

Ubuntu

Unable to set the correct time in Ubuntu and Ubuntu based distributions

Date Posted: 17th of March 2016

Number of Views: 3,835

Linux Terminal

Crossover Linux 19, the easy way to install Windows Applications and Games

Date Posted: 8th of February 2016

Number of Views: 3,290

CSS

Simple CSS responsive menu for websites and mobile devices

Date Posted: 26th of January 2016

Number of Views: 3,211

Xubuntu

Volume control is missing from my panel and plugins in Xubuntu, how do I restore it?

Date Posted: 20th of January 2016

Number of Views: 4,032

Linux Terminal

Show hidden files in a specific directory using the terminal in Linux

Date Posted: 18th of January 2016

Number of Views: 6,239

PHP7

Get the day of the week for a specified date using PHP7

Date Posted: 17th of January 2016

Number of Views: 3,720

Xubuntu

Xubuntu, Panel Preferences notification area greyed out

Date Posted: 16th of January 2016

Number of Views: 4,286

PHP7

How to upload files larger than 2MB using PHP7

Date Posted: 14th of January 2016

Number of Views: 3,593

Ubuntu

Enable ufw, uncomplicated firewall in Ubuntu and Ubuntu based distributions

Date Posted: 26th of December 2015

Number of Views: 4,266

Thunderbird Email Client

Back up emails, accounts and contacts in Thunderbird on Ubuntu based distributions

Date Posted: 24th of December 2015

Number of Views: 5,356

Linux Terminal

How can I view all of the bash history in Linux using the terminal

Date Posted: 23rd of December 2015

Number of Views: 2,809

Ubuntu

Install a very basic LAMP server using Ubuntu 15.10

Date Posted: 21st of December 2015

Number of Views: 3,719

PHP7

Preserve line breaks in PHP. nl2br function

Date Posted: 21st of December 2015

Number of Views: 8,423

Bash Scripts

Create a simple bash script in Ubuntu and Ubuntu based distributions

Date Posted: 18th of December 2015

Number of Views: 4,512

PHP7

Convert a Unix timestamp to date and time using PHP

Date Posted: 18th of December 2015

Number of Views: 4,374

Linux Terminal

Mail delivery failed: returning message to sender. No Such User Here

Date Posted: 17th of December 2015

Number of Views: 3,703

Ubuntu

Install Perl in Ubuntu, and create a perl script

Date Posted: 17th of December 2015

Number of Views: 6,579

Ubuntu

View hard disk information in Ubuntu, sudo fdisk -l

Date Posted: 17th of December 2015

Number of Views: 10,936

Linux Terminal

Import - Export MySQL / MariaDB database using the terminal in Ubuntu Linux

Date Posted: 15th of December 2015

Number of Views: 3,769

PHP7

How to validate a form using PHP7

Date Posted: 15th of December 2015

Number of Views: 3,038

PHP7

Count the number of elements in a PHP array using the count() function

Date Posted: 15th of December 2015

Number of Views: 2,781

MySQL Database

Create a new user, assign all privileges using MySQL / MariaDB using Linux

Date Posted: 28th of November 2015

Number of Views: 3,187

PHP7

Pass ampersand through query strings in URL using PHP7

Date Posted: 27th of November 2015

Number of Views: 4,795

MySQL Database

MySQL / Maria DB Basic Security

Date Posted: 21st of November 2015

Number of Views: 3,324

Gnome3

How do I change the font size of the top menu panel in Gnome3

Date Posted: 25th of September 2015

Number of Views: 4,141

Ubuntu

Install dosbox in Ubuntu and Ubuntu based distributions

Date Posted: 18th of September 2015

Number of Views: 6,801

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