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1. OpenRGB OpenRGB is a very popular RGB lighting control software. Typically, computer peripherals have their own software to control the RGB lighting, but if you pair different brands in the same setup, it can disrupt the lighting and create a race condition. The software are also resource hungry; therefore, you lose out on performance by installing the software. You can solve this issue by using OpenRGB to control all of your accessories from a single interface....

How to install Scrivener Scrivener is a software designed for authors, professional writers, novelists or anyone who’s into writing. As a word processing program, the features are quite advanced compared with Microsoft Office Word. You have to spend time learning the workflow until mastery. It’s available for Mac OS X ($45.00) and Windows 8.1 Ready ($40.00), and it also comes with a free trial. To install, just visit the links above or download the free trial version....

Important note: to create a new team in Microsoft Teams, your Microsoft account needs to be a part of an organization. You also need the permission of that organization to create a new team in the platform. Create a Team in Microsoft Teams Desktop and Web App The app is available on macOS, Windows, and Linux, and you can download it from the official page. If you need guidance to install Microsoft Teams on Linux, we have a dedicated article on the matter....

Enable Hyper-V in Windows 10 Even though Hyper-V is built into Windows 10, you need to enable it to use. To do that, search for “Turn Windows features on or off” in the Start menu and open it. Alternatively, you can also execute “optionalfeatures.exe” in the Run dialog box. The above action will open the Windows Features window. Here, select the checkbox next to “Hyper-V” and click on the “OK” button....

Things to Note and Do Before Deleting Your Account Unfortunately, the steps to delete your account aren’t as transparent as they could be. We’ll show you how to get it done, though. Next, under “Browse Help Topics,” select “Contact Us” from under “Need More Help?” Now, select “Non-order related.” Nearer to the bottom of the page, you will see a section titled “Tell us more.” Select “Account settings” as well as “Close my account” from the drop-down boxes that appear....

Since these pieces of nostalgia aren’t coming back anytime soon, you might want to digitize those memories. If you have audio cassettes or VHS tapes gathering dust, here is how you can bring them to life. Digitizing Audio Cassettes Audio cassettes consist of an analog music tape whose length gives the total playing time. If your cassette tape has been pulled off one of the reels, you need to straighten it out and carefully wind it back up by slowly turning the hubs....

Installing The GNOME Tweak Tool The GNOME Tweak tools is essential for anybody who wants to change the default settings in GNOME, right down to things like setting a dark theme and including minimize/maximize buttons. The GNOME Tweak Tool is in most repos, so you can just use your package manager of choice. Once it’s installed, you’ll be able to find it in your “Utilities” folder by default. Disabling Automatic Workspaces To disable automatic Workspaces, open the GNOME Tweaks tool and navigate to “Workspaces....

That is about to change with AppYet. With AppYet, you no longer have to worry about the development fee for a mobile app, or feel frustrated about the lack of mobile support for your favorite sites, because you can now create your own mobile app in minutes. AppYet is an online app that allows you to grab a RSS feed and turn it into an Android app. It is easy to use, even for people with completely zero coding knowledge....

Another useful option is the preview pane where you can see the content of an email and the list of emails at the same time. If you have this option disabled, as soon as you click on an email, you lose visual contact of your inbox and only see that particular email. How to Enable Gmail’s Preview Pane By default, the Preview Pane feature is disabled. To turn it on you’ll need to go into Gmail’s settings and click on the Advanced tab....

A bad thing about this service is that it requires an Internet connection to work. When you speak, the audio sample is sent to Apple’s servers, where it is converted into corresponding text, and return to your Mac where it is inserted into the application. This unnecessary requirement made a quite useful service somewhat inconvenient, especially if you wanted to enter longer paragraphs. It also made having an active internet connection necessary for using the Dictation feature, which made some people quite disappointed....

Why Enable the Hidden Screen Recorder in Android 10 With so many apps available, why go through all the trouble? The answer is simple: privacy. Most apps collect your data as you record. While there’s no guarantee that Google won’t store some information, at least you don’t have to share your data with another company, too. Plus, why not just use what’s already built in to your phone? If you have a Samsung or LG device, the feature may already exist without having to do anything....

Go to LeFeed and sign in with Facebook. As always, it will ask for some permissions. Choose what you want to approve and what not and lastly allows the application to connect with your Facebook account. As you get into the service, you will land onto the Settings page where you can configure the way you wish to use LeFeed. I would recommend not to change anything as of now....

Using grep to Find a Specific Word in a File By default, grep searches through the contents of files as well as their file names. It’s included on the majority of Linux systems and is generally identical across distros. Programmers looking through the file contents of their projects might prefer to run a different command, like ack. Depending on how the file is encoded, grep may not always be able to look inside....

Use the ls Command Generally, the ls command is used to list all of the directories and files in the Linux terminal. However, it can do much more – for instance, classify directory contents and display file sizes. Use the find Command The find command can be used to search any files inside a Linux filesystem. In this case, we can employ it to list files according to their file sizes....

It is time to channel your inner Sherlock Holmes. We are going file hunting! Why is this important? Knowing when a file was used, accessed or changed can help with unauthorized access or simply as a way to keep track of what has happened. This investigation could be on a professional level, with dedicated forensic analysis, or on a home-user level, trying to see which of their photos was copied and potentially where it ended up....

There are several advantages to using th command line instead of the visual interface: We can check on individual item, and isolate those that are causing the problems. Command line tend to have more options so we can test the system deeply. We can use scripts to automate the process. In this article, we will show you how to diagnose and fix network problems using the command line. To get started, first make sure that you are running the command prompt with Administrator privilege....

Common Causes of Driver Power State Failure Error Based on the name, you might think this error has something to do with drivers or your power supply. Both could be correct. While it’d be nice if Windows gave you more to go on, you’re left to figure out the exact cause, which could be any of the following: Incorrect power settingsDriver issuesIncompatible hardware Windows gives you this error when the system tries to wake a specific device driver, and it doesn’t respond....

It might seem like you’re out of luck, but there are a couple of ways to break the loop. The most common cause is a strange permission issue with a file Ubuntu needs to start the graphical desktop. You can work your way around it by entering the command line shell and correcting the file permission. It’s a quick fix, and it works in most cases. Log in to the Shell Start Ubuntu like you normally would....

Turn Off Fast Startup There is a built-in feature called “Turn on fast startup,” which is supposed to improve the Windows 10 slow-boot issue. However, frequent experience suggests it does the complete opposite and that your system may be better off without this setting. To access it, launch “Power & sleep settings” from the Start menu and go to “Additional power settings.” Then go to “Choose what the Power buttons do,” which may lead to the following screen....

This storage view shows a small chart that breaks down the amount of space used by various audio files, movies, photos, backups, etc. However, sometimes the numbers shown in this window may be incorrect. For example, we’ve seen systems that report 0KB for audio files, even when there were about 100 files present on that particular device. This issue is simply a result of an incorrect indexing of your hard drive and does represent the true contents of your system....