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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 270 tutorials and tips, covering many areas of computing from programming and retro computing to Linux Distributions.


Latest Tips & Tutorials

Added: 2nd of June 2025

How do I connect to an FTP server using the Dolphin file manager in KDE / Kubuntu

Added: 28th of May 2025

Googles change to showing AI results first, and how visitors to My Computers Tips has dropped

Added: 20th of May 2025

Where are the Kubuntu / Plasmoid widgets located and how can I edit a widget

Added: 10th of May 2025

Adding Apps, Places menus and Window List to Gnome 3 on Fedora 42

Added: 10th of May 2025

VirtualBox error, This kernel requires an x86-64 CPU, but only detected an i686 CPU. Unable to boot - please use a kernel appropriate for your CPU.

Added: 20th of April 2025

Retroarch installed with Steam. Where is the RetroArch system folder located in Steam on Linux

Added: 17th of April 2025

Retroarch flathub installation on Linux. Where is the RetroArch system folder located

Added: 19th of December 2024

The Chaos Engine Commodore 64 version

Added: 17th of December 2024

The Commodore 64 Xmas demo, Season Greetings from Commodore

Added: 12th of December 2024

Adobe Photoshop how do I trim transparent pixels without using the crop tool

Added: 9th of December 2024

Google Your client does not have permission to the requested URL

Added: 22nd of November 2024

Intel Virtualization Technology keeps getting disabled in the BIOS

Added: 21st of November 2024

Install Linux Guest Additions inside Linux Guest, Virtualbox

Added: 8th of November 2024

Compress folder in zip format using the terminal in Linux. Add current date to filename

Added: 3rd of November 2024

Compress folder in tar.gz format using the terminal in Linux. Add current date to filename

Added: 1st of November 2024

Disable Window Shadows in Ubuntu Mate

Added: 3rd of October 2024

Gaming on a budget XBox 360

Added: 30th of September 2024

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

Added: 8th of April 2024

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

Added: 1st of April 2024

Connect to a remote server via SSH using the terminal in Linux


Recently Viewed Tips & Tutorials

Last Viewed: 14th of June 2025 - 8:35:43 am

How do I disable voice message recording in WhatsApp on Android

Last Viewed: 14th of June 2025 - 8:33:17 am

Turn off push notifications in Firefox web browser

Last Viewed: 14th of June 2025 - 8:33:05 am

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

Last Viewed: 14th of June 2025 - 8:31:59 am

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

Last Viewed: 14th of June 2025 - 8:30:21 am

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


Most Popular Tips & Tutorials

Added: 30th of September 2020

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

Added: 27th of October 2020

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

Added: 15th of October 2022

How do I disable voice message recording in WhatsApp on Android

Added: 16th of July 2020

Open thunar file manager as root user on Xubuntu

Added: 27th of March 2016

Access FTP server using the Nemo File Manager in Linux Mint


Featured Tips & Tutorials

Added: 2nd of July 2023

Put your old Blackberry Playbook to use in 2020

Added: 7th of December 2022

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

Added: 27th of September 2019

Install Fuse ZX Spectrum Emulator in Ubuntu and Ubuntu based distributions

Added: 26th of January 2019

Switching from Windows to Linux, three ways to Install and try a Linux distribution without dual booting

Added: 25th of September 2022

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


Recently Updated Tips & Tutorials

Updated: 28th of January 2025

Adobe Photoshop how do I trim transparent pixels without using the crop tool

Updated: 26th of January 2025

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

Updated: 10th of December 2024

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

Updated: 10th of December 2024

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

Updated: 21st of November 2024

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