by Richard W | Oct 27, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Internet, Security, Web, Wordpress
WordPress 3.7 was just recently released and with it comes a new feature that allows WordPress to automatically update itself without any user input. The feature is there to help improve security and provide stability for websites using WordPress. WordPress will only...
by Richard W | Oct 24, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Windows
For Ubuntu and Linux users, there are many media players to choose from. In fact, it’s pretty easy to fine a decent one just by searching Google or visiting popular open-source download sites. The problem is, you can’t install them all, so you must choose the best one...
by Richard W | Oct 23, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Linux
NetBeans, an integrated development environment (IDE) written in Java programming language has just been updated to version 7.4 and this brief tutorial is going to show you how to install it in Ubuntu if you haven’t already done so. This post is not one of our average...
by Richard W | Oct 22, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Linux
Here’s another tip for new Ubuntu users. HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) driver has just been updated to version 3.13.10 with support for more HP printers and this brief tutorial is going to show you how to install it in Ubuntu. For those who do know what HPLIP...
by Richard W | Oct 21, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Windows
When it comes to Windows 8 and 8.1, there are many different views. Majority of those views are expressed by folks with less favorable ratings of Microsoft’s newest operating system. But one thing is true, whether you’re against Window 8 / 8.1 or for it, the Windows...
by Richard W | Oct 21, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Linux
Another blog post that is geared towards new Ubuntu users or newbies. This post shows you how to easily change your computer name when using Ubuntu. Many users will never worry about changing their computer name or hostname in Ubuntu. In most cases, that’s the least...
by Richard W | Oct 21, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Windows
Is your Windows 7 computer running out of storage space? If so, you may want to continue reading below to learn how to delete old Windows updates files to reclaim valuable storage space. You see, Windows stores old update files in this location C:\Windows\winsxs on...
by Richard W | Oct 18, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Linux
Ubuntu 13.10 may have been released yesterday but chances are you’re still running Linux Kernel 3.11.0. Sticking with the current kernel in Ubuntu 13.10 isn’t a bad thing. In fact, it’s not always recommended to upgrade Linux Kernel outside of your Linux...
by Richard W | Oct 11, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Security
When you compare Windows and Ubuntu, you’ll see that Windows has many advantages over Ubuntu and maybe Ubuntu has few over Windows as well. But one feature that stands out is the ability to restore your machine to a previous state. Windows has had this feature going...
by Richard W | Oct 2, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Windows
There are many things that will make your computer run slower. Sometimes, all you need to do is make small changes to the way Windows operate to improve performance. Changes like deleting temporary data, empting the deleted items folder, and adjusting Windows’...
