WordPress is the most popular content management system in use today. It’s an open-source platform and works great in Linux systems, including Ubuntu. If you’re running Windows and want to use WordPress, using Windows with WSL 2 might be your best option and the steps below will show you how to do that. With WSL, you can install a full Linux operating system inside Windows. So get Windows, enable WSL, install a Linux OS and run WordPress....
Changing a folder or file name in Windows 11 is not difficult at all. You could mistakenly change a folder name simply by fast clicking without even knowing it. Simply right-clicking a file or folder will give you the option to rename it. There are multiple ways to rename a file or folder. You can select a file or folder and click the Rename command on the File Explorer menu, or right-click on the file or folder and select Rename, or scroll to show more options to see the rename command on the context menu....
When you’re using Windows 10 for personal or business use, there will be documents that you’ll create, and save, and at times will have to search for a few that are missing or not readily available. Windows has a built-in search feature that allows you to search for documents from a particular folder or the entire PC. The steps below will help you find your files in Windows 10. For students or new users looking for a computer to start learning on, the easiest place to start is Windows 10....
Chamilo is a free e-Learning Management System (LMS) platform built on the LAMP / LEMP stack which allows users to create an educational community and empower students to publish and work together while improving access to education and knowledge globally. Some of its features include, course management, user and authentication, and enrollment allowing students to easily post to the site, use hashtags, view and edit posts from any device, and many more....
Our previous tutorial showed you how to install the Friendica social network platform on Ubuntu with Apache2. This one shows you how to run it with Nginx instead. Friendica is a free and flexible, decentralized social networking platform that makes it easy for you to build and maintain your social networking projects and communities. This software comes with built-in support for ActivityPub, including platforms like Funkwhale, Hubzilla, Mastodon, Pleroma, Pixelfed, OStatus, and diaspora* protocols....
SCP (secure copy) is a command-line utility that allows you to securely copy files and directories between two locations, either remotely or locally on the same host. If you ever needed to transfer files quickly between two Ubuntu servers, the best way to do it is via SSH using Secure Copy (SCP). SCP uses SSH encryption and authentication to securely transfer files between servers quickly and easily. Secure copy is a means of securely transferring files and folders between two locations....
In our previous post, we showed you how to enable and disable Mobile hotspots in Windows 11. In that post, we said Windows has a built-in mobile hotspot feature that can be used to share an internet connection with other devices over Wi-Fi. When you turn on a Mobile hotspot in Windows, you may also want to enable the power saving feature to automatically turn off the hotspot when no devices are connected after 5 minutes....
Windows 11 comes with a feature called Night light that may help you resolve some of the eye issues you may be experiencing at night in front of your screen. Night Light changes the colors displayed on your screen into warmer versions that are easier on your eyes. Our previous post on Night lights showed you how to manually turn them On or Off at Night light. You can not only turn On or Off Night light, but you can also schedule it to automatically turn on or off....
Whether you want your PC to stay awake to install updates or stay awake to connect to it remotely, using the steps below should help you get it done. If a PC supports it, a better option to wake a PC up and connect to it remotely would be the Wake-On-LAN feature. It comes ready to use with some network adapters and Windows systems. If a PC doe not supports Wake-on-LAN, then using Wake Timer with scheduled tasks should also work....
How can one configure a WordPress site to auto-update if it’s not already enabled? A common reason WordPress blogs and websites get hacked is due to outdated plugins, themes, and WordPress files. So if every WordPress site online today will just configure auto-update, successful WordPress hacking will reduce dramatically. These outdated plugins and themes open the door to potential hackers and these hackers will take over these outdated sites with ease....
This brief tutorial shows students and new users how to install Google AdSense code to a WordPress website to start earning some money from Google. If you’re reading this post, then you probably have heard a thing or two about AdSense and you’re looking for a simple tutorial on getting started with the program. If so, then you’re at the right place. The steps below will guide you in adding AdSense codes to your WordPress sites to start making some serious money....
The new Windows 11 comes with many cool features and a refreshing new graphical interface, including a centered Start menu and taskbar, rounded corner windows, cool themes, and colors that will make any Windows device stand out. One thing you can also do with Windows 11 uses its built-in backup and restore tool to protect your important files. To back up your files in Windows 11 simply means making copies of your files and storing them somewhere for safekeeping....
Windows also supports a variety of languages, so choosing the correct country and region will also select the right currency, and date/time formats supported for those regions and languages. The steps below are going to show you how to change your locations easily on Windows so that documents, programs, and other data that depend on location settings can be formatted correctly. If you’re a student or new user looking for a Windows computer to use, the easiest place to start is Windows 11....
There are some applications and services that automatically start up when Ubuntu Linux boots up or when you log in. These apps and services are usually running in the background. Like Windows and other modern operating systems, you can configure applications to startup every time a user logs in to their desktop in Ubuntu Linux. Apps that you configure to startup will get started when a user logs in, in addition to the default startup applications configured on the system....
Ubuntu Linux lets you create a bootable disk that you can use to restore your computer when there’s a problem. For you to create a startup disk, the flash drive must have at least 2GB of storage capacity on it. Any data on the USB flash drive will be erased or lost when you create a startup disk. So, make sure you’re not using a critical flash drive and that you don’t have any useful data on it....
There’s a feature in Windows 11 that will automatically restart applications and programs (restartable apps) that were opened and running when a user signed out or shut down the computer. The next time the user signs back in, the programs or apps automatically launch. Windows 11 detects and saves running programs and apps before restarting. When the user logs back in, Windows will automatically restore the previously running programs. Not all apps can do that....
In Ubuntu Linux, if you find it difficult to see the keyboard cursor in a text field, you can make it blink to make it easier to locate. There are some people with a poor vision which makes it difficult to view small text or locate the cursor on their screen. For these people, enabling the keyboard cursor to blink can help. There are multiple accessibility features one can enable in Ubuntu Linux....
Laptops and other devices have touchpads that add the same functionalities as a mouse without the need for an external mouse. If you have a mouse and you don’t need the touchpad enabled, you can simply disable it with a few clicks in Ubuntu Linux. One reason users might want to disable the touchpad is the accidental movement of the mouse pointer or cursor with their palm while typing. You may want the touchpad disabled when using the internal keyboard on your laptop....
If you’re running virtualization software like VirtualBox or VMware Player, you may have to follow a workaround to enable pass-through TPM support to the virtual machines from the host computer. As far as I know, VirtualBox doesn’t have this feature, but with VMware Player, you can enable this, and the steps below will show you how to do that. If you’re running VMware Workstation Pro, there’s no need to apply the configuration steps below....
A Windows product key is a 25-character code used to activate Windows. The key is typically affixed to the back or side of the computer. You will need this key to you’ll need a key to activate it. If your device doesn’t have a key affixed to it, it may have a digital license key. A digital license (called a digital entitlement in Windows 10, Version 1511) is a method of activation in Windows 10 and Windows 11 that doesn’t require you to enter a product key....
