Getting GDM2 Setup As it’s not yet available in standard repos, you’ve got to install via PPA. It’s an extremely quick and easy process, and shouldn’t take more than about 2 minutes. Just open up your browser and enter: And to run, you can find the application under System -> Administration -> Login (GDM2Setup) or run the command: Auto Login You can enable basic auto-login for a given account if you want to keep it simple, but GDM2 Setup allows for some extra functionality as well....

Black Friday is arguably the best time to start thinking about upgrading your gaming setup, and that’s been made very easy with this deal. BT is now offering the Xbox Series X and an extra black controller for just £469. When you consider that the retail price of the Xbox Series X sits at £449 it means you’re getting the extra controller for a mere £20, which is a massive saving on its own, and perfect if you want to start gaming with friends or family....

Google’s top spam fighter, Matt Cutts, recently posted a lengthy blog entry about the state of Google’s battle with spammers. In the post, Cutts said that, while spam in Google’s index was less than half what it was five years ago, that spam has increased in Google’s index in recent months and, for certain queries, has become more noticeable. According to Cutts, this change isn’t just due to the fact that there are more spammers than ever trying to cheat their way to a higher search engine ranking, but because Google’s recent Caffeine update has the search engine indexing more content than ever before, including spam....

Once they have served their purpose, the ones you don’t use just sit in a drawer or on a desk until you throw them away or lose them (and you don’t even remember it existed). But what if you could combine them and make a higher capacity drive to plug into a media player in a TV or back up your USB drives that are in use? This article explains how to turn old USB drives into a mini RAID to give them new life....

Let’s Start with Some History Be Inc. started developing BeOS in 1991 and unleashed the first release in 1995. BeOS was intended to compete with early versions of Microsoft Windows and Mac OS as a multimedia-oriented desktop operating system. Apple came close to buying BeOS in 1996, but Be Inc. wanted $200 million for it – more than Apple was willing to pay. Apple instead purchased NeXTSTEP, from which OS X eventually descended....

In order to ensure you are safeguarding your computer and Internet activity from unwanted guests, it is necessary to use the following tips to lock down your insecure wireless router sooner rather than later. Set Your Approved Devices List An easy way to boost security of your wireless router is to establish (and maintain) a list of devices that are allowed to access your network. Your mobile phone, tablet, and laptop have unique MAC addresses that can be used to allow access, even when the password is not known....

What We Know A report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States demonstrates that up to a quarter of Americans between the ages of 20 and 69 have some form of hearing loss due to consistent noise levels. The American Osteopathic Association takes this one step further, saying that headphones may be responsible for one in five teens suffering from some minor or major form of hearing loss....

After installation, all you have to do is run the application and it will display a message in your system’s taskbar. This message will ask you to right click on it. When you do so, it will display the option of Holiline Reminder. You will then be able to access the settings of the application, request a feature, report a bug, or see more about the application. Selecting “Event editor” from the menu will show the calendar....

We cover all the different operating systems here at Make Tech Easier, so we put this question to some of our writers here and asked them, “How did you decide on a specific OS?” Our Opinion Derrik reports that he “personally can’t stand anything but Linux.” He needs a terminal and SSH, as well as a command structure he is used to. He made his choice based on what he could do with OS....

Measuring Internet speed First, it’s important to get a basic understanding of exactly what some of these terms mean: Mbps This is one of the most commonly misunderstood abbreviations. A Mbps refers to megabits per second (not megabytes). A megabit does not equal a megabyte. It actually takes eight bits to equal one byte, so if you’re downloading a one MB (megabyte) file at one Mbps (megabit per second, it will take eight seconds to download....

What is macOS App Sandboxing? Each app gets its own area to play in: a “sandbox.” If the application wants to reach outside its sandbox, it needs to ask the operating system for permission. Depending on the sandbox settings, the OS will either deny or approve the application’s request while providing the least specific information possible to complete the request. Think of a car. The driver is protected by multiple security features like anti-lock breaks, air bags, crumple zones, and more....

Of course, these days, people know that Bill Gates won’t email them out of the blue. That’s why scammers have taken to impersonating entities a little closer to the victim, such as the companies they interact with. Recently, I received the following text on my phone. It was very convincing, but the scammer was a little off the mark. They claimed to be from the network provider O2, and while I was once an O2 customer, I have since moved on....

But it wasn’t. Seriously? The most popular CMS in the world, and it doesn’t have the option to create a table? Fortunately, playing in the WordPress environment means that there’s always a plugin or two for everything. The Usual Suspect The most common way to insert a table in WordPress is to “unlock” the more advanced editing options using a plugin. The most common plugin that people use is TinyMCE Advanced....

On Ubuntu gestures are absent by default. This is a shame, as a lot of Mac users tend to switch to Ubuntu due to the fact that both operating systems share a similar design philosophy: simplicity and ease of use. Fortunately, it is possible to get touchpad gestures working in the Ubuntu operating system with some third party software. Installation To get a Mac-like touchpad in Ubuntu, some software will need to be installed first....

Most people are unaware of the components that go into building a personal computer. You have probably heard words like “motherboard”, “CPU”, and “RAM”, but have little idea about what they mean, how they affect the speed at which information is processed, or how many files you can store at once. In fact, you have probably never seen the inside of your computer casing (unless your PC failed and you had to call tech support to come in and check it out)....

Device Requirements To AirPlay content to your Mac from your iPhone or iPad, your devices must fulfill a few hardware and software requirements. For the OS, you will need: Mac running macOS Monterey or lateriPhone or iPad running iOS/iPadOS 14 or later In terms of hardware, you need one of these Mac devices: MacBook Pro (2018 or later)MacBook Air (2018 and later)iMac (2019 and later)iMac Pro (2017)Mac mini (2020 and later)Mac Pro (2019)Mac Studio (2022)...

Luckily, Box does support WebDav. This means that you still can connect to it from your Linux desktop, though the solution is not as elegant as the Dropbox sync. Here is how you can connect to Box from Linux. Note: This tutorial is based on Ubuntu, Gnome Shell and Nautilus. Open Nautilus. Go to “File -> Connect to Server”. Under the Type dropdown, select the option “Secure WebDav (HTTPS)”. Next, enter the URL “www....

Generally, when you shut down or restart your system, Windows tries to gracefully close all the applications automatically. However, when an app is doing something in the background or if there is any unsaved work, it may block Windows from shutting down. This is good for the most part because it gives you a chance to save your work and properly close the application. But if there is any app that is misusing this feature or if you think you don’t want applications blocking the shutdown or restart process, you can force Windows to close all applications regardless of their state during shutdown, restart, or sign-out process....

That is where the batch renaming feature comes into the picture. What it does is let you rename a group of files at once so you do not have to go through each file to rename it individually. It saves you time by letting you rename multiple files with your chosen formatting at once. The said feature is not present in the versions of OS X prior to Yosemite. However, you can use third-party tools to get the job done on your Mac even though you are not running Yosemite....

Because of the growing efforts to block ads, advertisers have only updated their invasive tactics, detecting adblockers and blocking access to site content to anyone using them. There is a way around this downright annoying practice, though. You can run your own scripts to counter the website’s scripts. Note: this site provides free content and we rely on advertisement income to keep this site going. If you are using an adblocker, we plead with you to support us by adding this site to your adblock’s whiltelist....