All of this is cool, but what about local media? Microsoft has you covered. The Xbox One can support DLNA with its Media Player app. Here’s how to get a DLNA server for your Xbox One up and running on Linux. Note: though this guide focuses on Xbox One, the exact same process with Minidlna can be applied for any DLNA-enabled device. Installing Minidlna Before you can set up your server, you’ll need to install the application responsible for handling such things on your network....

Use Your Smartphones If you want to create an intercom system at home but don’t want to purchase any additional hardware, using your smartphones may be right for you. More than likely, everyone in your house already has their own phone. To use your phones as an intercom, you will need to download a walkie-talkie app. These apps allow you to send voice messages to other phones with one click of an on-screen button....

There are several uses for a custom text shortcuts. For example, you can set up email addresses or location addresses for a simple character, which when typed, will fill in the entire information automatically. Follow the steps below to set up custom text shortcuts on both the Gboard and SwiftKey keyboard apps on Android. Create Custom Text Shortcuts in Gboard If you use Gboard as the default keyboard app on your Android device, follow these steps:...

That’s why cloud storage is so popular these days, and one of the biggest players in the field is Google with its Google Drive. Hundreds of millions of people are using the service to store and sync files across devices. But last July Google decided to pull the plug on Google Drive and gave users until March 12, 2018, before they shut it down completely. The App, Not the Service Now before you frantically press the emergency button and jump out the window, please note that the “Google Drive” that Google kills is not the cloud storage service but the PC app we use to access the service....

But how does it work? Creating a meeting If you are planning on being the host of the Zoom call, you first need to download the software from Zoom’s website. After the software is downloaded, install it as you usually would. When the Zoom dialog box appears, click “Sign in” to create your meeting. To start a meeting immediately, click the “New meeting” icon. To schedule a meeting, click the Schedule button....

What Is a Dynamic IP Address? As you likely know, IP addresses are used to provide a digital “address” for an Internet-connected device. Static IP addresses mean the computer or website can always be reached at that specific address. It’s fixed, unchanging, and reliable. A dynamic IP address means your computer has no fixed digital address. This makes a dynamic IP address harder to dial into consistently. It would be like if your friend’s cell phone number kept changing every time you wanted to call them....

Tip: is your Spotify web player not working? We have the solutions! Sharing Your Playlist on the Desktop App Good to know: Trying to decide between music streaming services? Read our comparison of Spotify vs. Apple Music. Sharing Your Playlist on the Spotify Mobile App Helpful hint: Do you have duplicate songs on your playlist? Find out how to remove them. Sharing Your Playlist on the Web Sharing an Individual Song From Spotify Tip: If Spotify just isn’t your thing, check out these Spotify alternatives....

But between PCs there’s a little more to it than that. Concepts like “ICS” (Internet Connection Sharing) and “Bridging connections” don’t roll off the tongue quite as easily as tethering and are a few clicks more complex than their Android counterparts. Not too much more, mind you, so here’s a little guide to ease you through the process. Wired/Ethernet First up, it’s worth establishing that for standard Internet-sharing purposes, Internet Connection Sharing and Network bridging fulfill pretty much an identical function, with near-identical results when I tested the speeds of both connections....

But over time the virtual machine (VM), also known as the guest operating system, may grow due to files you have saved and other activities you’ve done inside the OS. Funnily enough, deleting files directly from inside the VM doesn’t free up the storage space for the host system to use. If you have a need to free up more storage space, these are the steps to shrink a VirtualBox VM and reclaim lost space....

Fortunately, if you’re using Windows 10, there are a few ways you can enable a middle-click for your touchpad. If You Have a Precision Touchpad If your laptop has a precision touchpad, you can enable middle-click functionality within Windows 10. However, there’s a good chance you don’t know if your touchpad is precision or not! If you’re interested in finding out, or you already know it’s a precision touchpad, follow these steps....

Adding Gmail Account to your iPad: You must have an active Gmail account that you will be using to have your calendar synced with your iPad. On the SpringBoard of your iPad, tap on the Settings icon. It will open the Settings section on your iPad from where you can control everything of your iDevice. On the left-hand side, you will see various menus. Just tap on the one that says “Mail, Contacts, Calendars”....

The feature to take full page screenshots is only available on devices running the latest version of iOS. Also, it only works in the Safari web browser right now, although we hope it will be extended to other browsers and apps in future versions of iOS. The method to take a full page screenshot works similarly to taking any standard screenshot, except you have to choose an option which saves the whole page as a file....

As the desktop and corporate system ecosystems get crowded with all sorts of malware, new hackers turn their gaze towards mobile phones, which boast a decent amount of performance for their chips. Now your phone has a target on its back, and it’s time to arm yourself to combat the issue. The Process Usually, when a hacker wants to infect an Android phone, they will make a fake app that merely mines cryptocurrency while running in the background....

About DistroTest DistroTest is hosted on a Debian-based server and launches a QEMU-hosted window to run the distros. It is the brainchild of founder Andy Klemman that launched in February 2017. Amazingly, the online Linux distro testing site is run exclusively by Klemman and his partner Tobias Forster. Distros on Distrotest all run in a QEMU-hosted window that can be resized by the tester. For such an ambitious project, the premise of DistroTest is surprisingly simple: you navigate to DistroTest, find the distro you wish to test, start it by clicking the Start button, and a virtual machine (VM) launches in a new window using your browser as a display....

What You Need To repurpose your router as a Wi-Fi repeater, you will need the following items: Powerline network adapter with no Wi-FI Old router (802.11n or 802.11ac) Ethernet cord Extension cord (maybe) Create Your New Repeater First, you need to identify your current router’s IP address, which channel it broadcasts on, and the security type it uses. Open Settings. Click Network and Internet. Click “Network and sharing center” link....

Sometimes taking the default GPU update route can lead to a misbehaving graphics card. This article shows you how to update your AMD drivers so that they work properly after the update in both Windows 10 and 11. Update AMD Drivers – Basic Method You’re probably already familiar with this, but just to be sure, we’ll quickly tell you how to update your AMD drivers the standard way. Simply open Radeon Software, click the Settings cog in the top-right corner, then “Check for Updates” on the new screen....

Replace the Internal Hard Drive Replacing the internal drive sounds hard, but it isn’t that difficult. However, there are a few steps that are necessary for a smooth transition. First, before you remove the drive currently inside your PS4, you’ll want to back up its data so you can transfer it to the new drive once you have it installed. To do so, simply follow this guide from Sony. Alternatively, you can back up your PS4’s data to the cloud if you are a Playstation Plus subscriber....

What Is a Custom Email Domain? An email domain is the part of the email address after the @ sign. A custom domain email is anything other than gmail.com, outlook.com, yahoo.com, etc. For example, if I had “david@thisisanicloudtest.com” as my email address, then “thisisanicloudtest.com” would be the custom email domain. Many businesses use custom domain email addresses to promote the business, as it looks more professional. To proceed a bit further, a custom email domain is a domain through which you can send and receive emails....

Your Mac may not support GIF wallpaper out of the box, but you can create animated wallpaper with the help of a third party app. In this tutorial, we show you how. Introducing the GIFPaper application Below are the instructions for creating animated wallpaper using the free GIFPaper application. Head over to the project’s GitHub page. Select “Code -> Download ZIP.” Unzip the zip file. Inside this folder, launch the “GIFPaperPrefs....

What You Need to Know About Bitwarden Send This feature of sending encrypted text or files is called Bitwarden Send. Using this feature, you can send a text and also share private codes, legal documents, or any file up to 100 MB in size. Moreover, Bitwarden Send can be used with anyone, including those who do not have Bitwarden accounts. Some other benefits of Bitwarden Send are: Your data is end-to-end AES-256 bit encrypted....