Sails make it easy to build custom, enterprise-grade Node.js apps, including real-time web applications. Sails are designed to emulate the familiar MVC pattern of frameworks like Ruby on Rails, but with support for the requirements of modern app that includes salable data-driven APIs and more. It supports databases such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, and many others. Below is how to install Sails.js on Ubuntu Linux. How to install Sails....

Unlike Windows and macOS users, Spotify clients may not have the same support as those clients. Linux users can install the client but they’re on their own to support it and resolve issues if things are not right. Linux, including Ubuntu users, will need to manage and support the client themselves. Linux users may also not have the latest client version, so just keep that in mind before installing Spotify....

When you install a preferred language, the default keyboard layout for the language will be installed as well. Windows also allow users to install an input language keyboard to set a language-preference order for websites and apps, as well as change their keyboard language. When you have multiple languages and keyboard layouts in Windows, a default input method will always be used when switching between languages and keyboard layouts. Windows will allow you to change your keyboard layout to type in another language or input method you want to use....

They just want to get their comments in, make their point, and hope for a response. Now others have websites and blogs that they want to promote, pretend to leave comments, but also include their website URLs for promotion. This may be known as a website traffic-building scheme. Going around the web leaving comments on random blogs but also including their website URLs. Doing this is not the worst thing, but not a good reason to fake a comment....

Well, this post shows you how to get Drupal working with an Apache2 HTTP server and Cloudflare. For those who want to use Apache2 instead, they’re in the right place. Drupal, a free open-source content management system (CMS) works out of the box after installation. However, to give your audience and users the best experience you may want to consider using Cloudflare CDN, SSL, and protection. And if you’re a student or new user who wants to take advantage of all the great features Cloudflare offers, the steps below should help you get there....

Exponent CMS is an open-source content management system (CMS) that allows webmasters and anyone for that matter to build beautiful and dynamic websites without necessarily directly coding web pages, or managing site navigation. It comes with everything, from user management to site configuration, to content editing, and many more features that are available with other popular CMS platforms. Exponent is designed for ease of use with security features that may help protect your content out of the box....

Windows 11 comes with a standard mouse pointer size and color, which is small and white. The default small size usually isn’t helpful especially for people with poor vision. With the use of wide screens and higher resolutions, it can be difficult to spot the mouse pointer across bigger areas of the screen or even double screens. We’re written helpful posts that show users how to increase the size of the mouse pointer as well as change the color to help people with poor vision....

There are three channels one can enroll in: Dev, Beta, and Release Preview channels. Once your system is enrolled into a channel, you can switch between channels to receive updates in that channel. When you want to exit the Insider program and start receiving a stable build when Windows is fully released, simply unroll your machine, and the steps below will show you how to do that. Windows 11 is scheduled to be released on October 5, 2021....

This feature is turned off by default in Windows 11. However, if you’ve used it before in previous Windows, and want to bring it back to Windows 11, then use the steps below to enable it. If you haven’t used it before, Aero Shake is easy to use. All you have to do is grab the app window you want to keep open by selecting its title bar. You can grab it by clicking and holding down the left mouse button....

This protection is built into Windows and it works with Microsoft Defender Endpoint to provide protection on your device and in the cloud. Protection such as Controlled folder access, Real-time protection, Tamper protection, and Ransomware protection are included with Microsoft Security. When you enable Microsoft Defender SmartScreen, websites and pages you visit online will be analyzed for suspicious behavior. If Microsoft Defender SmartScreen determines that a page is suspicious, it will show a warning page to advise caution....

Your computer comes with many useful devices, such as network adapters, monitors, printers, video card drivers, and more. These software drivers allow your computer to perform various functions and tasks. For all these devices to run smoothly and perform well, their drivers may need to be updated with the latest. The good thing is, Windows 11 will automatically download and install the latest drivers for many of the devices installed on your computer....

Is this new? It’s always been the case where MySQL and MariaDB, a fork of MySQL prompt passwords every time before access is granted to the server. Apparently, not anymore for MariaDB. Now simply installing the database gives the root access without a password. Even after running the command sudo mysql_secure_installation. the root account password is never required. However, other applications and services that depend on MariaDB will fail if the root password is needed for authentication....

The Documents folder is important, although not critical. It simply provides a unified storage location for saved documents and personal data so you don’t go looking everywhere to find the content you saved on your computer. When you create a new document with any application and simply click the save button, the document will automatically be saved in your Documents folder. This is the default behavior in Windows. If you are an administrator, you can use folder redirection to modify or change the location of Documents to reside on a network share or another partition....

Windows computers automatically initiate its AutoPlay feature whenever you insert a removable device such as a CD, DVD, or memory card. It displays a popup by default and gives you options on what actions to take. To make things easy, you can customize the AutoPlay feature to automatically detect the kind of disc or media inserted and take actions based on the settings you defined so you don’t have to always choose what to do when a disc is inserted....

You can choose your display resolutions to control the number of items shown on the screen. The higher the resolution, the more you can fit on a screen and the sharper items appear on the screen. The resolution is the number of dots, or pixels, the monitor displays. You can only select resolutions that your monitor supports. Higher resolutions display more, but items on the screen appear smaller. Lower resolutions on the other hand show larger items on the screen but fewer of them....

By default, the primary mouse button sits located on the left-hand side of the mouse, for the benefit of right-handed users. Left-handed users usually reverse this position on Windows. Windows allows users to change or switch the primary button of the mouse to be on the left or right. When Windows uses the right button, all normal mouse operations like selecting, clicking, and dragging are done by the right mouse button....

By default, Ubuntu Linux uses a balanced power mode to optimize for performance with reduced power consumption. Ubuntu Linux also allows users to change or select a different power mode that suits their needs and gives them options to enable a device set to bring out the best battery life, the best performance, or a balance between the two. You can select separate power modes for when you are running on AC and battery (DC) power....

Windows supports Bluetooth which allows you to stream music, send data, and communicate with nearby devices wirelessly with ease. When you turn on Bluetooth in Windows, devices that are paired will also send their battery status to Windows. If the Bluetooth device has an app, you may be able to check the battery level using the app. However, Windows 11 can show you the battery level of Bluetooth devices using the Settings app....

Windows 11 supports many types of memory cards. From SD card to miniSD card and MicroSD card and more, depending on if your computer has a slot or external card reader available. A lot of computers do not come with built-in memory cards reader so you may purchase an external reader that connects through a USB port. Once a card reader is connected to your computer, make sure it’s properly plugged in, and working....

For some apps to function properly, they need to know where you’re located and where you’re connecting from. Windows location services is a feature that enables certain Windows features such as auto setting the time zone or Find my device or other apps to discover your device location information. This can be good for some users, but for others, it raises some privacy issues. If you feel that location service in Windows 11 is evading your privacy, you can turn it off for all apps to prevent accessing the location....