For those who don’t know about Stacer, it’s an open-source utility for optimizing and monitoring Linux desktops, including Ubuntu. It provides a user-friendly dashboard that can be used to monitor CPU, Memory & Disk Usage, and services, including restoring and restarting them. This might not be an enterprise system like Monit, but can be very useful for Linux users who want to optimize their desktop computers. This post will show you how to perform a basic configuration after installation....

Although VMware Workstation Player is free for personal use only, it’s not open-source software. If you’re looking for open-source virtualization software, then you might want to try VirtualBox. If you’re going to use VMware Workstation Player in a commercial environment, you will have to purchase a license. Commercial users can also use VMware Workstation Pro which offers more features than the Player. If you’re a student or new user learning Linux, the easiest place to start learning is on Ubuntu Linux....

Few people have heard of OpenLiteSpeed, not because it’s bad, but because it’s not widely used and not yet popular. Many good things have been written about OpenLiteSpeed, and if you want to test it yourself, continue below. OpenLiteSpeed is an open-source web server developed by LiteSpeed Technology. It is designed to be lightweight and comes with an admin panel to manage the server easily from your favorite web browsers....

The Windows login screen is a security feature that helps protect your PC from others. Someone will need to know your password before they are allowed to sign in. Without knowing the correct password to sign on to Windows, access will be denied. If your computer will not be used by others or not used in public areas, then one can turn off the password protection screen on Windows. If you’re a new user looking for a computer to start learning on, the easiest place to start is Windows 11....

Windows lets you mount the internal or external drives in an empty folder. This makes the drive appear as just another folder. The contents of the drive will still physically be located on the drive. You will be able to access the drive’s content via the mounted folder path. Whatever you save in the folder, will be saved on the drive. You can mount drives only in empty folders on basic or dynamic NTFS volumes....

Desktop Stickers is a hidden new feature in Windows 11 that isn’t enabled, and not available for users to use by default. As of now, one must dig deeper into the Windows registry to enable it which is not recommended. With desktop stickers, users will be able to place stickers on their desktop and remain there even if the desktop wallpaper is switched or replaced. If you did enable stickers and are using them on your desktop, the steps below show you how to remove them from the desktop....

There are multiple ways to restart a PC with Ubuntu Linux and all of them work well. Some work well in certain situations, but they all accomplish the same goal: to restart Ubuntu Linux. For example, if your PC running Ubuntu Linux is stuck and not responding to keyboard or mouse commands, simply pressing the power button to shut down won’t hurt in many cases. You can then press the power button again to start up your Ubuntu Linux machine....

Window 11 supports multiple display monitors. When your computer detects multiple displays, each display will be numbered to help you identify them more easily. A number appears on the screen of the display it’s assigned to. You can rearrange the display based on how your physical monitors are set up. To arrange the display, select and drag the display to where you want it, (right or left of the others)....

A single-app kiosk uses the Assigned Access feature to run a single app above the lock screen. When the kiosk account signs in, the app are launched automatically. The person using the kiosk cannot do anything on the device outside of the kiosk app. To set up a kiosk in Windows, User account control (UAC) must be turned on to enable kiosk mode. Also, the kiosk account or user must sign in on the physical device, as a remote desktop is not allowed....

webEdition is free to download and use and comes with an intuitive user interface, granularly administer users and groups, and a responsive design that supports all modern devices. This platform is fast and lightweight, gives webmasters modular and extensible features, extensible via plugins to collaborate and automate engaging experiences with users across multiple devices, including mobile. For more about webEdition, please check their Homepage This brief tutorial is going to show students and new users how to install webEdition on Ubuntu 16....

If you want a Content Management System (CMS) that has enterprise-class features, is scalable and performs at a high level, then Zenario CMS is a good place to start. Zenario CMS is built on an open-source core with support for open standards, which might be very useful in helping you run your digital content. This CMS platform is designed for ease of use to allow enterprises and business owners to collaborate and automate engaging experiences with users across multiple devices, including mobile....

Whatever you add to the Public folder is automatically shared with other users on the computer. These folders are created and remained empty until items are placed in them. They can help users get organized in Windows, especially if you want a consistent view across multiple accounts. When you turn on Public folder sharing in Windows 11, other connected devices on the same network will be able to search, discover and access these folders....

This feature will encrypt your internet connection, prevent browser tracking, and keep your location private to help protect your data from online threats like hackers. Microsoft Edge Secure Network is currently in preview and not available to all users yet. This feature will become available to all when it has been tested and improved across devices. To use this service, a Microsoft Edge sign-in is required to track free data usage and access Secure Network every month....

This brief tutorial shows students and new users how to install and enable Microsoft PowerShell Core for Linux on Ubuntu 16.04 | 18.04. PowerShell can be used as an automation and configuration management platform. It consists of a cross-platform (Windows, Linux, and macOS) command-line shell and associated scripting language. For more about PowerShell Core on Linux, please go to its homepage To install PowerShell Core on Ubuntu, follow the steps below: There are many ways to install PowerShell Core on Ubuntu....

The Music folder is important, although not critical. It simply provides a unified storage location for saved music and audio data so you don’t go looking everywhere to find the content you saved on your computer. When you import music files and other audio data, Windows will attempt to automatically store them in your Music 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 Music to reside on a network share or another partition....

This brief post is going to show students and new users how to install and configure Dropbox on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Servers (headless) to automatically back up important configuration files and website content. this process can be an affordable way to get your content secured. To get started with backing up your files via Dropbox, continue with the steps below: Install Dropbox on Ubuntu Before getting the backup process to work, you must download and install Dropbox....

Our previous post showed you how to change the Lid Close Action in Windows 11. When Windows goes to suspend mode, it’s not turned off – just go to sleep. You can resume by opening the lid and your session will continue from where you left off. In Lid Open Action, users can specify which one of the two actions to take below: Do Nothing = No action is taken when the system lid is opened....

A desktop theme is a collection of a set of fonts and colors, styles of icons, shapes, and colors of the borders of each window, all packaged together to create a complete experience. Unlike previous versions, the current version of Ubuntu Linux doesn’t come with packaged desktop themes that one can use to change the look of their computer. Then, there were themes for different seasons and styles, and designs from the most creative people....

Removable storage devices can also be used to infect computers with malware and viruses. In highly secured environments, most people disable the use of external storage devices in Windows. By design, Windows allows users to read and write to removable storage devices they connect to their computers. If you want to enhance your device’s security by disabling access to removable storage devices, you can use the steps below to control that....

When you think of a host file, think of it as a plain-text file used by the operating systems to map IP addresses to the hostname on the local computer. The host’s file has priority over DNS. When you type a domain name in your browser to go to a website, your computer translates the domain name your typed into an IP address and connects to the server that hosts the website....