Welcome to My Computer Tips
My Computer Tips was launched in 2015 to document my computing issues, and also add instructions to common tasks in various Linux distributions should I ever encounter the same problem twice.
My Computer tips has grown in popularity and now has over 250 tutorials and tips, covering many areas of computing from programming and retro computing to Linux Distributions.
Latest Tips & Tutorials
Added: 20th of April 2025
Retroarch installed with Steam. Where is the RetroArch system folder located in Steam on LinuxAdded: 17th of April 2025
Retroarch flathub installation on Linux. Where is the RetroArch system folder locatedAdded: 19th of December 2024
The Chaos Engine Commodore 64 versionAdded: 17th of December 2024
The Commodore 64 Xmas demo, Season Greetings from CommodoreAdded: 12th of December 2024
Adobe Photoshop how do I trim transparent pixels without using the crop toolRecently Viewed Tips & Tutorials
Last Viewed: 28th of April 2025 - 14:33:48 pm
Create a simple cronjob in LinuxLast Viewed: 28th of April 2025 - 14:28:08 pm
Install Apache2 on Ubuntu and Ubuntu based distributions in 2024Last Viewed: 28th of April 2025 - 14:22:52 pm
Microsoft Office Standard, 3.5" Floppy Disk version . Word, Excel, Power Point and Mail. Windows 3.1, MS-DOSLast Viewed: 28th of April 2025 - 14:22:51 pm
Launch Firefox in incognito mode from the command line in LinuxLast Viewed: 28th of April 2025 - 14:16:06 pm
Open and edit files using Visual Studio Code from Filezilla FTP Client on LinuxMost Popular Tips & Tutorials
Added: 30th of September 2020
Start, Stop and Restart the Cups print Server in Linux using the terminalAdded: 27th of October 2020
Open and edit files using Visual Studio Code from Filezilla FTP Client on LinuxAdded: 15th of October 2022
How do I disable voice message recording in WhatsApp on AndroidAdded: 16th of July 2020
Open thunar file manager as root user on XubuntuAdded: 27th of March 2016
Access FTP server using the Nemo File Manager in Linux MintFeatured Tips & Tutorials
Added: 30th of September 2020
Start, Stop and Restart the Cups print Server in Linux using the terminalAdded: 2nd of July 2023
Put your old Blackberry Playbook to use in 2020Added: 26th of June 2022
Install Apache2 on Ubuntu and Ubuntu based distributions in 2024Added: 25th of September 2022
Install MariaDB database in Ubuntu based distributions 2022 (Part 1)Added: 25th of September 2022
Create a new database, table and insert data, using MariaDB in the Linux Terminal (Part 3)Recently Updated Tips & Tutorials
Updated: 28th of January 2025
Adobe Photoshop how do I trim transparent pixels without using the crop toolUpdated: 26th of January 2025
Selling your old Audio CDs and DVDs, can you make decent money on EbayUpdated: 10th of December 2024
Copy .iso image to USB flash drive using dd command in Linux using the terminalUpdated: 10th of December 2024
Install SQLite DB Browser, Create a new table, Insert and query data in Ubuntu and Ubuntu based distributionsUpdated: 21st of November 2024
Basic user input and output using C++ in Linux, Learning C++