Bitcoin Lightning is a system that uses custom Bitcoin transactions to move assets quickly outside of the regular blockchain process. In this regard, Lightning is similar to the Tor Network where it uses TCP/IP as its backbone when routing anonymous connections. Bitcoin allows you to easily exchange money over the Internet without a central authority. Every transaction you make is direct to the payee, and you distribute it over the entire network....

Even if your server is a completely unknown hobby server, automated scripts will find it and continually try to brute force their way in using SSH. Although they’re not likely to get in as long as you’re using complex passwords or other security measures, there’s still always the chance that they could succeed. Luckily, there’s a useful and fun way to trap these hackers in your server and keep them too distracted to cause any trouble....

For example, it’s possible to add a background image to the new tab. You can also have your favorite sites appear with every new tab so they’re easier to access. There are different options when it comes to adding your own personal touch; let’s see what they are. 1. Add a Background Image to Firefox 57’s New Tab If you find Firefox 57’s new tab page dull, add some life to it with the New Tab Tool 86 extension....

There are a plethora of customization options available for the command line terminal. In this tutorial we will discuss some of the key customization settings available for the terminal window in Ubuntu 16.04, the latest Ubuntu LTS release. Customize command-line terminal in Ubuntu 16.04 Nearly all the customization options can be accessed through the “Profile Preferences” entry that sits in the terminal’s “Edit” menu. Click it and the Preferences window will appear....

The following tools help you deal with RAR files in Windows. 1. WinRAR Since we are dealing with RAR files, the most obvious choice is its default creation/extraction tool – WinRAR. Apart from Windows, WinRAR also supports Mac, Linux, BSD and Android. During installation, you are given the choice to associate WinRAR with a variety of file formats including .rar, .zip, .7z, .gz, .tar and .zipx. This makes WinRAR one of the most versatile software tools....

We’ve all had it, that time when you try to empty your trash in OS X and the system tells you it can’t delete the files because they are “in use,” when as far as you are aware, they’re not. Frustrating isn’t it? Around seven times out of ten, the file is actually linked to a program, and there is a legitimate reason for this annoying message. But often the file is not in use, you know it isn’t and yet the message is stubbornly persistent....

In this article we cover how to disable the auto-brightness on your iOS / iPadOS device. The option to do so has changed its location in the Settings app over the past few iOS releases, with every successive version having a different location for the Auto-Brightness feature. Turning off auto-brightness also slightly conserves battery life, so if you really like to squeeze the max out of your iPhone/iPad’s battery, you can choose to turn this feature off....

If you log into this default Guest User account, you’ll notice that the Mac will restart to a secured version of Safari only; the account will also have access to the Internet. In case you ever lose your Mac and the person that finds it is a good Samaritan, this Guest User account will allow them to get online. This way, you’ll be able to find your Mac without giving them access to your files and folders (unless shared) or applications....

Fortunately, your Netflix account keeps track of what you have watched and makes recommendations. This is based on a complex algorithm that analyses your viewing history, so it’s pretty good at predicting what you might like. However, even with these suggestions, we sometimes find ourselves searching through the seemingly endless Netflix catalog manually. Netflix organizes their movies and TV shows into genres, or as Netflix calls them – Categories. Whether you feel like a rom-com or something scary, these broad categories can help narrow down the search....

Open Files (also known as Nautilus) and navigate to the folder that contains the ISO file. Right click the ISO file and select “Open With -> Disk Image Mounter”. Your ISO will magically mounted in Files and you will be able to view the content within. When you are done, simply click the “Eject” icon to unmount it.

Exporting Saved Passwords from Firefox After you have launched Firefox, click on the three horizontal lines in the upper-right corner to access all the settings. Then, click on the “Logins and Passwords” section. By selecting the “Logins and Passwords” submenu, you effectively launch the Firefox Lockwise within the browser as a tab. Consider it as your vault where you can search for every login and password stored by Firefox. To start the exporting process, click on the three-dot icon in the upper-right corner under the three horizontal lines....

Note: if you’re looking to factory reset your Mac instead, we can help! How to Back Up the Data on Your iPhone If you need to migrate the data on your existing iPhone to a new iPhone, you will need to create a copy or backup of all of the information on your phone. You can do this using a wired connection to a Mac/PC or wirelessly via iCloud....

No Signal If your second monitor is getting “no signal,” it means that the data is not making it from the computer to the monitor. There are several different things you can try to fix this. If you connected the monitor while it was on, the system might not be recognizing it. Turn the monitor off and then back on to see if the system acknowledges the new monitor. Another easy thing to check is the cables....

Check Your Volume and Hardware First, make sure you haven’t just muted your system. It may seem pedantic, but you can potentially save yourself from hours of audio troubleshooting by identifying this early. Tap the mute/unmute button and then increase your volume before testing the audio again. If you’ve plugged in headphones or external speakers, this is also a good time to check whether they’ve blown out. Check Individual Apps One of the fastest ways to check for audio issues is to ensure there isn’t an issue in an individual app....

Why Is My Android Storage So Full? There are many reasons why you are not having enough storage space: The phone comes with a huge operating system which takes up the bulk of the storage space. This is especially true for phone manufacturers that add a lot of customization to the Android OS.Plenty of bloatware. Most Android phones come with bloatware, but for some especially cheap phones, the amount of bloatware on it is ridiculously huge....

Using Touché Download Touché from the developer’s website. Install by dragging into your Applications folder. At this point you might discover that you’re running the wrong version of macOS Sierra. You’ll need to have macOS 10.12.1 installed, but you’ll also need the correct subversion, called a “build.” The correct build for this version is 16B2657, which can be downloaded from Apple. If you need to, install the updated version of macOS by mounting the DMG you just downloaded and running the contained install....

Let’s explore how to do this using a trick in the Android OS as well as an app that can help. How to Hide a File or Folder in Android First of all, to do this trick, we need a file explorer app. Your favorite app should do the job, but before we get started, prod around the settings of the app and double-check if you have an option to “show hidden files” or “show system files....

Download newrez from gtk-apps. Inside the zipped file, there should have two files – newresz and newresz-v. Extract the two files and place newresz in the “Home -> .gnome2 -> nautilus-scripts” folder. If the nautilus-scripts does not exist, create it. Next, kill your nautilus by typing “killall nautilus” in the terminal. At your desktop, right-click your mouse and navigate to “Scripts -> newresz”. You should see the following: Enter the resolution size that you want to set, say 1280, or 1920 and click OK....

Note: If you just want to have a quick setup of LAMP server, follow the guide here. Installing Apache Getting apache onto your Ubuntu machine is easy. Using either the Synaptic Package Manager, Ubuntu Software Center, search and install the “apache2” module. Alternatively, you can open a terminal and type the following command: Once the installation finished, open a browser and go to the URL “http://localhost“. If you see the word “It Works!...

If you are using a PC that does not support any compositing manager, or you wanted to try out alternative dock for your Ubuntu machine, follow this tutorial to install and configure Cairo Dock on your Ubuntu Intrepid. Installing Cairo dock Adding the repository In your terminal, Add the following line to the end of the file. Save and close. Add the signed GPG key: Install the application: Loading the Cairo dock Go to “Applications -> System Tools -> Cairo-Dock”....