by Richard W | Dec 6, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Windows
Windows 8 comes with several tools that help you protect your files and folders by backing them up automatically, but one feature that’s most useful is File History. The new File History can automatically backup all your documents, browser favorites, music and videos,...
by Richard W | Dec 5, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux
One positive thing to note in the Linux community is that support for proprietary printers is on the rise. In the past installing drivers for printers was almost impossible. Most Linux users were restricted to network attached printers only without support for many...
by Richard W | Dec 4, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Windows
Here’s a quick new for Linux users. TeamViewer 8.0 has just been released for Windows, Mac and beta version for Linux systems. This brief tutorial will show you how to install it in Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal) if you haven’t already done so. If you already know...
by Richard W | Dec 4, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Windows
Wubi is an Ubuntu installer that lets you install Ubuntu within Windows without actually changing your Windows settings. It’s just like installing any Windows’ program. With this tool you can run a full version of Ubuntu as if it was installed on a separate machine...
by Richard W | Dec 4, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Windows
One of our readers submitted the above question recently to our general inbox. Although we try our best to respond to many of the questions submitted, we just can’t reach all of the questions in time. If you need help with issues in Windows or Ubuntu, it’s best that...
by Richard W | Dec 3, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux
This brief tutorial is going to show you how to install Google Play Music Manager desktop client in Ubuntu 12.10. This application lets you upload music to the cloud and download your entire library to your computer. Once your music is uploaded to your library, you...
by Richard W | Dec 3, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Windows
By default, Microsoft disables the administrator account in Windows 8. This brief tutorial is going to show you how to enable it so that you can login as the administrator. For security reasons, it’s not recommended to sign in with this account and that’s why it was...
by Richard W | Dec 3, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Windows
This brief tutorial shows you how to disable changing of the lock screen image in Windows 8. In some environments, default corporate image is assigned to all user desktops. This is done mostly via Local Group Policy in Windows. Well, if you want to accomplish the same...
by Richard W | Dec 2, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Windows
Continuing with our series on file sharing between Windows 8 and Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal), today post will show you how to create shared resources in Ubuntu 12.10 so users on your Windows 8 machine can access them. We have shown you similar post in Windows 8...
by Richard W | Dec 1, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux
By default Ubuntu goes to sleep by turning the screen blank or dark every ten minutes of inactivity. This can be very annoying when watching a move or flash video and your display keeps going dark. While Ubuntu has built-in setting that you can use to disable the...
