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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: 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


Recently Viewed Tips & Tutorials

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Display free memory using the terminal in Linux

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

Last Viewed: 13th of February 2025 - 15:15:46 pm

Wine application icon missing in Ubuntu Mate menu

Last Viewed: 13th of February 2025 - 15:14:58 pm

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

Last Viewed: 13th of February 2025 - 15:14:08 pm

The Chaos Engine Commodore 64 version


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: 25th of September 2022

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

Added: 15th of September 2022

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

Added: 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)

Added: 15th of October 2022

How do I disable voice message recording in WhatsApp on Android


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++