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1. ROSA Desktop Environment(s): KDE DistroWatch Rank (last 30 days): 14 Version Tested: ROSA Desktop Fresh 2012 While the commercially driven Mandriva has been struggling over the past few years, two new Mandriva-based distros have been on the rise. ROSA is one of them. It is a general-purpose distro from Russia that uses a customized take on KDE and many other modifications to improve the end-user experience. It is becoming known for both its “Desktop Fresh” edition and its server edition, ROSA Enterprise Linux Server, which is based on Red Hat rather than Mandriva....

1. Native Wallpaper Changing Feature in Your Desktop Instead of using a third-party application to change your wallpaper, maybe the desktop environment of your choice offers such an option, hidden somewhere in its preferences, or through an extra plug-in (like in KDE’s plasma desktop). Desktop environments like Gnome, XFCE and Cinnamon come with a native wallpaper-changing feature, and they work well despite only offering a basic functionality. In KDE and Gnome, you can also install plug-ins or an extension to extend the wallpaper-changing feature....

1. GoUrl Bitcoin Payment Gateway & Paid Downloads & Membership The most popular type of Bitcoin WordPress plugins seem to be the plugins you use to accept Bitcoin payments on your site. One of the best plugins in this category is GoUrl Bitcoin Payment Gateway & Paid Downloads & Membership. It’s available for WooCommerce, too (GoUrl WooCommerce – Bitcoin Altcoin Payment Gateway Addon). If you are looking for other WooCommerce plugins, there are a few more, such as WooCommerce Bitcoin Payments and Altcoins – Accept Bitcoin with CoinGate....

1. Pocket Yoga Pocket Yoga can serve as both a reference tool and your yoga guide. It contains a list of poses broken down into specific steps, each accompanied by illustrations and vocal commands. Soothing music plays in the background as you complete each one. The app’s interface is simple and looks great on modern devices, making it an easy recommendation. But thanks to a lack of animations between poses, the app is better for experienced users than those approaching each pose for the first time....

While there is no denying I am a big user of Google’s offering, including Gmail, it never hurts to keep an eye open for what else is available. Windows Live mail (Hotmail) has added a staggering amount of upgrades since I had a Hotmail account. Below are some of the things you may not know Hotmail can do. 1. Folders Folders are the key to keeping your email inbox clear....

Using these nifty online tools, you can copy-paste text or URLs into a box, set your parameters for just how heavily summarized you want it to be, then click a big button to get the low-down on a given article in just a few sentences. Here are our favorite tools for this purpose. 1. SkimCast Unlike the other options in this list, when SkimCast generates its summaries it keeps the original text intact, and simply highlights the key information from the text that you need to read to get the gist of it....

Usernames Can Only Be 15 Characters Long Usernames can have a maximum of 15 characters, and that does not include the @. You can naturally add letters, numbers, and underscores. You could even create a username with a single character if there were any available. Send a Maximum of 1,000 Messages a Day I honestly don’t know who would need to send that many messages, but that is the limit Twitter has for their users....

1. Locale GTalk Plug-in Free Using this plugin will help let other people know you are busy or otherwise engaged. Using this plugin in combination with the location setting in Locale, you can choose different GTalk status messages based on your location. If you are at the playground, you can have it set to change your status to busy with the status “@the park with the kids”. Locale GTalk Plug-in Free (Free)...

Design Considerations Designing a browser theme can be very challenging. This is mostly because a browser comes with a list of design constraints that are as unique as the application’s use. In addition to the normal stuff like fonts, logos, file types/sizes, legal availability of images, and color selection… you have to worry about a very limited canvas, tricky dimensions, and a number of other unique items. Not to worry though, this task is far from impossible....

1. Change Telegram’s Color Theme or Create Your Own Staring at the same colors for too long can be depressing. That can quickly be taken care of by changing Telegram’s theme colors. Go to “Settings -> Chat Settings” and choose any of the default colors. If you want to create your color scheme, scroll all the way to the right to get to the last pentagon icon composed of multiple color circles....

Here are a few ways you can make the virtual assistant amenable to your lifestyle. Before you begin, download and install the app from Google Play or the App store. Ensure the Wi-Fi speed is satisfactory. 1. Voice Recognition Out of the box, Echo speakers might have a hard time understanding your accent. This is easily resolved by creating your voice profile in “Recognized Voices” within “Settings.” In the next step, you will prompt Alexa to “learn your voice” by speaking ten phrases while sitting in a quiet place....

Normal keyboard shortcuts won’t help you here. Nothing you’ve learned in your entire computing life will help you, in fact. Vim is very much its own creature, and even to exit it, you’re going to have to learn how to do things the Vim way. Accidentally Launch Vim? Here’s How to Get Out Fast If you meant to run another command but accidentally launched Vim instead, exiting is fairly simple....

This also means that your computer’s IP address is ever-changing, making it difficult to connect with the outside world. Dynamic DNS solves this issue by constantly updating its DNS service with your latest IP address. If you are looking to run a home network, here, in no particular order, are some of the best free dynamic DNS providers. 1. Namecheap Namecheap provides a free dynamic DNS app with its domains, which just so happens to be one of the best DNS services....

Apart from regular search queries, do you know that you can use the Google search engine in a variety of creative ways? You can use Google to know the sunrise and sunset timings, convert currency amounts, perform local searches, find movie show times and so on. These type of Google search, better known as Google special search requires the user to type a specific query and add an attribute to the query....

Introduction Lots of companies try to innovate in the busy gaming laptop market, but not many do it like Acer – and that remains true of the exciting, surprising Acer Predator Helios 300 SpatialLabs Edition. Need proof of the innovation on show? Look no further than its 15.6-inch display. The panel deploys 3D technology to make games even more absorbing, and you’ll find top-class Nvidia and Intel internals elsewhere. But, at $3499 in the US, £3699 in the UK, and nearly €4000 in Europe, there’s no denying that this innovation is expensive....

If you’re not sure which to use, here’s a guide that will take you through the positives found with each one so you can decide for yourself! Why Use WhatsApp? WhatsApp is a familiar friend for many of us, and it’s actually older than you might expect. It was originally released in 2010, and it has evolved into the most popular messaging application in use at the moment. One of the best things about WhatsApp is that it works perfectly, allowing for phone calls over the Internet that are relatively decent depending on your Internet connection....

The Flaws and the Alternatives While Evernote has all the essential note-taking needs covered for average users, more serious writers can use more features that are commonly available on other note-taking apps. For example, it’s strange that Evernote users have to go through hoops just to see the word count. There is no way to create headers (H1, H2, H3, etc.), so users have to settle with the combination of bold and font size as the more inconvenient substitute....

Matter, which has been years in the making and promises true interoperability for smart home products, is now available on 17 Echo products with a further 13 to come. Although there are just a handful of Matter products currently available, the support from Echo devices sets the scene for 2023 when the majority of new products will be Matter compatible and a host of existing products will be updated. The first 17 Echo devices that work as Matter controllers include: Echo Dot (5th Gen), Echo Dot (5th Gen) with clock, Echo (4th Gen), Echo Dot (3rd Gen, 2018 release), Echo Studio, Echo Show 8 (2nd Gen, 2021 release), Echo Show 10 (3rd Gen), Echo Show 5 (2nd Gen, 2021 release), Echo Show 15, Echo Dot (Gen 3 with Clock), Echo Dot (Gen 4 with Clock), Echo Show 5, Echo (v3), Echo Dot Gen 4, Echo Input, Echo Flex and Echo Show 8....

Great List of Android Widgets For Tweaking And Monitoring Your Device Settings [Part 1] Android Widgets Series: Great List Of Clock Widgets To Help You Tell The Time [Part 2] 1. Default Android Widget Firstly, the stock version of Android comes with a few widgets pre-installed. These widgets are not as nice or as feature-full as some of the other examples in this article, however if you simply wish to scan the month or your upcoming appointments then it is perfectly adequate....

The Internet has its share of ad blocking software with varying degrees of effectiveness. In March 2016 the New York Times came out with a pop-up visible to ad blocker users insinuating that their practice hurts the publication’s financial interests. The question that needs to be answered here is whether publishers are truly hurt by ad blockers and – by extension – whether the users themselves suffer. What the Anti-Adblock Camp Says Publishers, advertisers, and the unions that advocate for them are slightly divided on their opinions regarding ad blocker usage and how to deal with it, but most of them almost unanimously consider this software a challenge they have to face in a way that doesn’t annoy their visitors....