The widget weatherboard will also be updated based on the region and location you specified during your setup. Windows comes with multiple widgets that sit on the taskbar. They are feeds of content such as news, weather, stocks, and traffic that are automatically updated with live information from your taskbar. To use the widgets board, you need to sign into your Microsoft account, your work account, or your school account....

Widgets are feeds of content such as news, weather, stocks, and traffic that are automatically updated with live information on your widgets board. In Windows, the Widget board opens automatically as you hover over the weather icon on the Taskbar. Well, you can turn that off or on anytime. Starting with build 25211, Microsoft is adding a new setting to control the behavior of the Widgets, so users can choose whether to see updates from widgets on the Taskbar other than simply showing the weather....

The new Microsoft Edge browser has adopted the Chromium open-source project code base and offers better web compatibility and performance over the legacy edge. Edge browser is a cross-platform which supports all Windows, macOS, and Linux systems. If you’re currently using Microsoft Edge and want to learn how to enable or disable the new Edge startup boost feature, the steps below should show you how to do it. Microsoft Edge startup boost is there to improve the browser startup experience....

All Windows 10 computers come with a hidden built-in administrator account. This account is disabled by default. When you’re setting up a new computer, you’re asked to create a user account. The first account you create will be added to the administrator’s group. These administrator accounts have full control of the files, directories, services, and other resources on the local computer. Practically, the administrator account has full control of everything on the system....

DNS cache may become corrupt at some point and may prevent you from resolving websites and other internet domain names if that happens. When that happens, the most common way of resolving the issues is clearing the temporary cache database. Ubuntu uses systemd-resolved, which is a system service that provides network name resolution to local applications. It implements a caching and validating DNS/DNSSEC stub resolver and responder. So, if you’re experiencing weird Internet connection issues or browsers not working opening some websites and domains, you may want to clear your DNS cache as well as your web browser stored caches....

The Windows Security app is a built-in application that comes with Windows 11. It provides a centralized dashboard to see what’s happening with the security and health of your device and take any actions needed. The app has many sections that allow you to quickly see the status of your virus and threat protection, firewall and network security, Account protection, and more. The App & browser control section provides the settings for Microsoft Defender SmartScreen, which helps protect your device from potentially dangerous apps, files, websites, and downloads....

For those who don’t know about Grafana, is open-source software that provides monitoring and analytics across network systems and runs on all major operating systems, including Ubuntu. Grafana is a complete enterprise-grade server and log monitoring system which brings together data from diverse systems and databases into a single platform. This post will show you how to perform a basic configuration after installing this open-source project backed by a vibrant community....

InvoicePlane is an open-source, self-hosted application for managing quotes, invoices, and payments based on PHP. It is designed from the ground up to allow business owners to create and manage and track their business quotes, invoices, and client payments. When deciding on free open-source quotes, invoices, and payment platforms, don’t ignore InvoicePlane. This free open-source invoicing and payment platform based on PHP can get the job done. This post covers installing the latest version of InvoicePlane, which at the time is v1....

You can now install and run Linux servers and services on directly from a Windows desktop or server via Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) without installing third-party apps or using virtual machines. Back in 2017, Microsoft released WSL and later WSL2 which lets developers run a GNU/Linux environment, including most command-line tools, utilities, and applications directly in Windows without setting up a virtual machine or dual-boot. WSL2 is the new and improved version that comes with a performance boost, and full system call compatibility, and is built with a new architecture that delivers features that make WSL an amazing way to run a Linux environment in Windows....

For developers looking for a great platform to manage their Java or PHP codes, Netbeans might be a great place to start. NetBeans is much more than a text editor. Netbeans provides a great set of tools for PHP and C/C++ developers and enables anyone to develop applications for desktop, mobile, and web in Java, PHP, C/C++, XML, HTML, JavaScript, and many other platforms. Also, for students and new users learning Linux, the easiest place to start learning is Ubuntu Linux....

OctoberCMS is a free, open-source, self-hosted, simple, and modular content management platform based on the Laravel PHP framework. It is built from the ground up to allow webmasters and editors to create powerful and dynamic content websites. If you’re looking for a robust, secure, and easy-to-use content management platform to manage your websites or blogs, you’ll find OctoberCMS to be useful. This post covers installing the latest version of OctoberCMS....

It comes with features such as a menu module, HTML blocks, and a slider module that can load at any given position. PanoplyCMS offers features that may not be available to other PHP-based CMS, like WordPress Joomla, or Drupal. If you’re looking for a Meteor-based CMS that’s SEO-friendly design, flexible CSS framework, and is free, you might want to take a look at PanoplyCMS. For more about PanoplyCMS, please check its homepage....

pH7 Dating CMS enables you to build robust social networking websites for your school, company, or for any group looking to collaborate around the same ideas or issues. This brief tutorial is going to show students and new users how to install pH7 CMS with Apache2, MariaDB, and PHP 7.2 support on Ubuntu 16.04 and 18.04 LTS. For more on pH7 CMS social platform, please visit its home page...

When the sound coming out of your computer is too loud, Ubuntu Linux allows you to quickly mute the volume from the system menu on the top bar as well as in the Ubuntu Linux settings app. Although one can adjust the sound volume in Ubuntu Linux, sometime, one may just want to completely mute or turn off the sound coming out of their computer. Toggling the sound device mute option is the quickest way to do it, and the steps below will show you how to do that....

Although one can adjust the sound volume on Windows 11, sometime, one may just want to completely mute or turn off the sound coming out of their computer. Toggling the sound device mute option is the quickest way to do it, and the steps below will show you how to do that. In Windows 11, you can adjust or mute the sound volume right from the Quick settings menu on the Taskbar....

A Microsoft account is what you use to access many Microsoft devices and services, including signing into Skype, Outlook.com, OneDrive, and more. You can manage and control your account from a single dashboard online as well. Once a device is added to a Microsoft account profile, the device is automatically included with Windows features such as share experiences, app sharing across devices, find my device, and many more. If you don’t use a device but it still appears in your devices list, below is how to remove it....

By default, Windows 11 will display a pop-up and ask you to select what actions to take when you insert media or attach a new device. This works if you haven’t changed anything. However, if you have chosen certain actions for particular media, and you wish to change it or choose a different action, you can configure that particular setting or reset the entire AutoPlay, and the steps below will show you how to do that....

If you can’t do a restart at the time when prompted, you can schedule a more convenient time when to install and apply the updates. Sometimes, you won’t get a notification if the updates were installed in the background while using your computer. Windows will attempt to restart your computer automatically when you’re not actively using it or when the computer is idled. However, there might be cases when you don’t want your computer rebooted....

Windows Update helps get the latest fixes and security improvements, keeping your device running smoothly and staying protected. In most cases, you don’t do anything to get updates for your computer. Once updates are installed, you will have to restart your computer to complete the update process. If you can’t restart your PC immediately after updating, you can schedule a restart or set active hours. Active hours let Windows know when you’re typically at your PC....

Windows 11 comes with a feature that automatically sets the printer you used most recently to be your default printer. While this might work when a single printer is installed, in situations where multiple printers are used, sometimes the wrong printer can be set as your default printer. For some users who are used to working with Windows 10, there are some changes with Windows 11 that might take some time to learn....