Customize LightDM on KDE If you’re running KDE, it is pretty easy to customize LightDm. Open System Settings, and find “Login Screen (LightDM)”i n the “System Administration” group. Opening this will display a screen that allows you to: Select from among two included themes: Classic (displaying only fields for username and password) and “User Bar” (displaying avatars and usernames in a side-scrollable list with a field for password below). Change the background image for the LightDM screen....

In the early phase of this movement, malware developers didn’t really care who they hit. The idea of “quantity over quality” was key, hitting as many people as possible in the hopes that a handful will pay out. It became apparent over time, however, that hitting bigger targets usually ended up with better payouts. As time goes on, we’ve seen these attacks shift toward attacking businesses over the general public....

Energy Saving There are plenty of concerns for leaving everything on at all times. Chief among those are for energy-saving reasons and that the computer components may be harmed by staying on at all times. Let’s handle the latter first. It has never been proven that leaving your computer on will harm it, or your mobile device for that matter, and many consider that thought to be technology myth. As far as saving energy, yes it can help to shut your computer down every night....

Introduction I’ve come to trust Dell’s XPS range to deliver great-looking laptops with high-performance specs and cutting-edge design. This year’s Dell XPS 15 doesn’t disappoint on any of these accounts. It looks superb, it’s light and practical, and with 12th-gen Intel Core processors and optional Nvidia graphics, it’s powerful too. What’s more, Dell has addressed our few concerns about the display on last year’s model by sending over a version with a stunning 3....

DeskConnect vs. AirDrop Why would you even consider using DeskConnect when Apple has already included AirDrop natively in the soul of both macOS and iOS? For those who are not familiar with AirDrop, it’s a file transfer service which enables users to send files wirelessly among supported Macintosh computers and iOS devices without using mail or a mass storage device. The problem with AirDrop is that it requires a modern Wi-Fi chipset, which means older desktops and notebooks may be unsupported....

Greater Control One of the distinguishing features of iOS is the removal of user control. It’s is the polar opposite of Android, which gives users an incredible degree of control and options right out of the box. Some users, frustrated by this feature, will jailbreak their phones to change functionality that iOS won’t allow a standard user to modify. The big idea here is that limiting user control is a bad thing....

But not everyone thinks they should be able to be protected and believe a backdoor should be included on the devices for the purposes of law enforcement. The United States is considering banning end-to-end encryption for this reason. Do you think end-to-end encryption should be banned? Our Opinion Miguel thinks banning end-to-end encryption “would be impossible, as you can always skirt the definition by law.” Yet, even if it were banned, it would just about guarantee that systems and networks would be more vulnerable to attacks....

This iOS app helps users make a habit out of exercising. While there’s no guarantee that this is THE app that will finally get you to work on those abs of yours, being one of the winners of Apple Design Awards 2016 should secure its place in your “to try” list, shouldn’t it? Registering for an Account To personalize your exercise, you’ll need to register for an account. The first step is to set your goals by telling the app what you wish to achieve by exercising....

To help users preserve battery life, Apple has implemented features like App Nap to pause unused programs in OS X Mavericks. Another feature that was introduced with the new OS was CPU timer coalescing to allow processors to maintain a lower average energy usage. In addition to these automatic features, you can use common power-saving methods such as dimming your Mac’s screen to a minimum, disabling unused Bluetooth and Wi-Fi controllers etc....

ScreenFetch is known as “The BASH Screenshot Information Tool” and it can display your theme, hardware information and distro’s logo in ASCII, right in the terminal. You can even get it to take a screenshot or even customize the screenshot command. Download ScreenFetch from its GIT page. You don’t need to install GIT to download the software. Just click on the link to download the tar.gz file. Extract the compressed file to your Home folder....

What Is the “ERR_CONNECTION_TIMED_OUT” Error When you try to access a website and get the error message “ERR_CONNECTION_TIMED_OUT,” you might easily assume that your local network connection is having issues. However, that isn’t always the case. When you want to visit a website, your computer sends a request to the server asking for access. Once the server validates your request, your browser connects to the website. When you ask a website for access, a timer will start to run....

You can install Flym from Google Play Store and the F-Droid repository. The interface is clean and minimalist with a blue menu bar at the top. To clear up the most important terms I’ll be using: “Feeds” simply refers to RSS feeds that you add or import into Flym. “Entries” are articles that are posted within each feed that you follow. The buttons on the right can be used to hide or show read entries; reload a selected feed, a group of feeds or all feeds in the list; mark all entries as read; add or edit new feeds; and access settings....

8. Sonic Forces Platform(s): Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One, PC Release Date: November 7, 2017 The Sonic Cycle is a well-known Internet phenomena, but for the most part recent Sonic games have really stepped up in quality. From the brilliant Sonic Mania to Sonic Generations and Colors, a lot of recent Sonic titles have been a lot more enjoyable for blasting around at insane speeds. Sonic Forces returns to the Generations formula with Modern and Classic stages as well as the ability to play as custom characters....

The installation is pretty straightforward, and immediately leads you to the login page for networks. The tutorial is also clear and self-explanatory. The Chime button is accessible from the browser’s add-on bar on the top right. On the Setup page, Chime detects networks that you’re already signed in to. To sign in to other networks, simply click on the button. This opens a new tab for that network’s login page....

One of the cool and most-used functions of the OS X is the on-screen volume controls with fade-in fade-out effects that look pretty neat when you lower or increase the volume of your speakers using the hardware keys. A developer have developed a similar volume HUD for Windows notebooks as well, and if you’re interested in getting a similar solution for your Windows 8.1 PC, 3RVX comes to the rescue....

The development of GNOME Do is inspired by Quicksilver and GNOME Launch Box. As such, you will find many features to be familiar. Once you installed it, you can easily summon the search box via Super + Space shortcut key. Simply type the name of the application or file that you want to locate and GNOME Do will find the match and display it on the left pane. On the right pane is the action that you can take with that file you have located....

Eyes Can See, but Intelligence “Perceives” Artificial sight has been with us for more than a century. Anything with a camera can see. It’s a very basic sort of thing. But even a blind man can surpass the camera’s understanding of what it is looking at. Until very recently, computers were not able to easily and accurately name the objects found in pictures without very specific parameters. To truly say that a man-made object has “vision” would mean that it at least has a concrete ability to specify what it is looking at, rather than just simply looking at it without gathering any context....

It will take some time for the feature to work at its best, but once it does, you’ll see that it was worth the wait. Let’s see how you can take full advantage of this battery-saving feature. What Is Adaptive Battery? Adaptive Battery is a battery-saving feature introduced in Android 9 that uses Alphabet’s DeepMind AI technology. Adaptive Battery is the result of Android and DeepMind teaming up. The feature aims to predict the app you’re going to use and only allow those frequently-used apps to run in the background....

Cloud storage means an offsite server owned by a hosting company where you store your data. If you’ve had a personal computer crash, and you lost all your data, you understand how frustrating it is. Cloud storage makes it possible for you to recover your files even if your computer has breathed its last breath. Cloud Storage There are three types of cloud storage: public, private, and hybrid. In public cloud storage, global data centers store your data, and you pay based on how much storage you use....

Using the Google Contacts App (Android) The contact shortcut shows on your Android phone’s home screen. Tap on the shortcut to open the contact, then tap on the number in the contact to call the person. Using a Widget (Android) If you own a Samsung Galaxy phone, you can use the Contacts widget to add contacts to the home screen with a direct dial shortcut, which allows you to call a person from the home screen without opening the contact....