For example, some people are not aware of how to attach a photo to an email in iOS’s Mail app, as the option is somewhat hidden in the editing menu. Here we’ll cover how to attach photos, videos, and various files to an email on iOS. You can also choose to use other third-party email apps such as Gmail, but note that the procedure will be different for those apps....

One thing that should be helpful in navigating through the long article is Table Of Contents (TOC). Unfortunately, most of the time the TOC is set to sit at a particular position and will quickly disappear after the user scrolls away. It would be nice if you could set the TOC to be floating along the article in a fixed position so it will always be available. If you are a WordPress user, here’s how you can add a floating table of contents to your WordPress posts....

Installation of the Platform If you heeded the advise in the previous article, you installed one of the “Infrastructure” stacks, and installed an application such as SugarCRM as a module on top of it. If not, grab the latest “LAMPStack” here and run through the installation process. Once you’ve completed it, start and stop your Stack to make sure everything went smoothly. Preparing the LAMP Stack For a New App In addition to installing and configuring the application itself, the BitNami modules take some additional steps to integrate that application into the base platform:...

What Are Benchmarks? In this context, a benchmark is a fixed test (measure) of performance – whether of your entire PC or individual components. This measure of performance can be lined up to and compared with other PCs that have run the same benchmark, allowing you to see how your performance lines up compared to everyone else’s. Is one of your components underperforming in comparison to what other people are scoring?...

Block a WiFi Network Windows doesn’t provide any options in the Settings app or Control Panel, but you can easily block a WiFi network using the Command Prompt. To block a WiFi network, all you need is the network name or SSID. You can get a WiFi network name by looking at the network connections pop-up. (Click on the network icon in the taskbar.) When you block a WiFi network, it will no longer appear in the network connections pop-up, and you won’t be able to connect to it....

Why Debian? There are a few distributions out there, such as Puppy or Damn Small Linux which focus almost entirely on this niche. Why not use one of them? You certainly can, but Debian’s characteristics make it ideal as a platform for building up your software stack the way you want it. Debian’s greatest strength (though some might call it a weakness) is that it is not a unified, cohesive whole in the way that Windows, OSX, and even Ubuntu are....

The trick requires the use of Terminal, which issues a command that tells the Mac to change the screenshot file format to .jpg. This tutorial walks you through the process. Changing the Screenshot File Format on a Mac Launch Terminal on your Mac by opening Spotlight and searching for and clicking on “Terminal.” Changing the Screenshot Format to JPG The most common photo file type is JPEG, also known as JPG....

Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to safely clean the inside of your computer. You will need: Screwdrivers Q-tips Can of compressed air >90% isopropyl alcohol (optional but effective) Dismantle and Grounding Start by powering off your computer and unplugging any attached cords. Before removing the case to delve into those sensitive computer components, you’ll want to ground yourself by touching a metal surface. Grounding means to negate electrostatic discharge that you may accidentally transfer to computer parts, potentially rendering them useless....

In this post, we’ll teach you exactly that. We’ll be using an open source application called Virtualdub to compress a video file while still retaining the quality of the original. VirtualDub is a video capture/processing utility for Windows. It is free and open source and is released under the GNU GPL license. To get started with using Virtualdub, download and install it from virtualdub.org. By default, Virtualdub does not come with any video compression codecs built in, because of licensing restrictions....

Most of the best VPN services are built on OpenVPN. OpenVPN is a free and open-source VPN server that you can actually use to set up your own VPN. There’s no need to do that, though. You only need the client part of OpenVPN. When you install OpenVPN on Ubuntu, you also get the client. You can use the OpenVPN client to connect to any OpenVPN server, regardless of the VPN service or whether they have a GUI client or not....

Here is how you can convert legacy BIOS to UEFI in Windows 10. If you’re a Windows 11 user, you shouldn’t do anything, as UEFI mode is enabled by default on your device. Do not skip any of the prerequisites of legacy BIOS to UEFI conversion mentioned below, as it can lead to system failure and even hardware issues in some cases. Why Convert Legacy BIOS to UEFI? You probably have some inkling why you’d want to change from the legacy BIOS to UEFI, but just to confirm, here’s what you need to know....

How to create a Homegroup in Windows 8 From the Start screen, search for “Homegroup,” then click on “Settings” and “Homegroup.” Click “Create” to begin the process. From here, you can pick and choose the files, folders, and attached devices that you want to share. Choose wisely, make sure you are not granting additional permission than it is necessary. If you have media devices hooked up over your network, they can also access shared content....

The recovery disk, a secret partition which is part of the Recovery System, resides on your system drive, and while it contains useful tools to recover your data and move on, it’s no good if you can’t get to it. In this article, we talk about the Recovery Disk hiding on your system, and how to prepare for the worst case scenarios by making a copy of it as a bootable recovery disk....

What Are Location-Based Reminders Location-based reminders are alerts that are triggered when you (and your GPS-enabled smartphone) are in a certain location. In some cases it’s also possible to choose whether you want to have the reminder delivered as you leave a certain location. You’ll need to keep your location services turned on at all times if you want these reminders to work. Unfortunately, this means that your phone’s battery life may be affected, so if you don’t have your charger with you while you’re away for an extended period, the best thing may be to disable the location-based reminders for a while....

Create a new Spreadsheet in Google Drive. In Column A, enter the content that you want to embed in the QR code. It can be a URL, a word, sentence, or paragraph, a contact number. In the respective cell in Column B, paste in the following forumla: You can change the 150×150 value to set the QR code size. Also, change the “A1” value to the cell where it will grab the content to embed....

1. Log in and Get Started First, create your account in the login area using just an email address. It is recommended to verify the email after registration: I used a temporary email address and never got stalled. They do ask for a phone number, but you don’t have to provide one. Click “Create Now” once you’re logged in in the dashboard. 2. Create Your App Once you are logged in, select “Create App to Earn....

However, there will be times when you might want to defer updates or pause them entirely for a set period of time. There may be any number of reasons like compatibility problems, bugs and problems in Windows updates, slow Internet connection, etc. No matter what the reason is, the latest Creators Updates allows you to defer or pause Windows 10 updates. Here’s how. Note: To pause and defer updates in Windows 10 you need to have Windows 10 Creators Update installed....

where +t is the time criteria to search the files. For example, I took a lot of screenshots on my Gnome shell desktop and it resulted in tons of redundant images in my Pictures folder. I used the following command to delete old images in the folder: This will find all files in the Pictures folder that are more than 1 day old and (force) remove them all. More options...

Here are some of the best ways to detect keyloggers in a Windows computer. We will also discuss an advanced preventative technique called “keystroke encryption” that neutralizes even the most sophisticated keyloggers. What are Keyloggers? A keylogger is a piece of software or hardware which monitors the keystrokes entered on a computer/laptop keyboard or mobile device. Hardware keyloggers are inserted using USB or a rogue driver and are easier to detect and remove....

Automatic updates are beneficial because you don’t have to worry about updating on your own; however, there are times when the update happens when you don’t want it to. If you want more control on when and how to install these updates, there are a few things you can do. Prevent Chrome Updates from System Configuration Disabling Chrome updates through the System Configuration isn’t as hard as it may sound....