Previous versions of OS X (up to OS X Lion) had a quick keyboard shortcut (Command + Option + 8) enabled by default to allow you to invert the colors of your display, but that’s changed in more recent versions of macOS. The option is still available – it’s just in your Mac’s System Preferences. Follow the steps below to invert the colors of your Mac’s display: Open System Preferences on your Mac....

Sure, you can put a lock on on your device, but if you do end up loaning it out for someone to make a quick call or watch a quick video, the device is already opened up, meaning they could be privy to everything on your device. This app helps keep keep the most private things private. This app opens up to a picture of a lock on a safe, because that’s exactly what it is....

The trick is easy. You just have to press “Enter”, follow by “~.” (a tilda and a dot, without the quotes). The “~” shortcut is an escape character and the dot represents a disconnection. So the “~.” combination allows you to close the SSH session. Other escape characters you can use include: ~.: Disconnect. ~^Z: Background ssh. ~#: List forwarded connections. ~&: Background ssh at logout when waiting for forwarded connection / X11 sessions to terminate....

There are multiple ways to lock the display on a Mac, and it’s up to you to decide which one you want to use. Here are all of them: 1. Using Keychain Access to Lock the Display Keychain is a built-in feature on your Mac that allows you to lock the display on your Mac when you want to leave it. Here’s how you can set it up: Click on Launchpad in your dock and search for “Keychain Access....

A Word Of Warning If you didn’t already know, there are some negative aspects to making applications run at startup on Windows. First of all, the app could initiate before its dependencies are loaded and throw an error. This doesn’t happen very frequently, but you should be aware that nothing is wrong with the program. It’s just starting up before its libraries do. I must be honest – this might not happen at all in Windows 8, as I have never experienced such an issue, but the possibility is still there, and you should be aware of what caused it....

Open a terminal and type: Restart Nautilus: That’s it. Open your Dropbox folder and you should see the sync icon and the Dropbox entry in the context menu.

AutoText allows you to store text snippets that you can reuse, so you don’t have to rewrite the same things. The best is that depending on the snippet you create, they can keep both the “structure” and the appearance of the text. Install LibreOffice (Writer) You can add LibreOffice to Debian/Ubuntu-based distributions with the command: If you do not wish to install the entire LibreOffice suite, you can only install Writer with the command: However, it is not obligatory to resort to the command line....

If you do a lot of copying and pasting on your Windows PC, a clipboard manager is sure to come in handy for you. With a free clipboard manager like Shapeshifter, you can save more than just the last item that you’ve copied to your clipboard. Plus, it’s sure to give you a productivity boost since you’ll spend less time copying the same things over and over again. Shapeshifter is a user-friendly clipboard manager that integrates nicely into Windows 8....

Still, Chromebooks are notoriously low on storage space. Most of them max out at about 32 gigabytes of internal memory. For those that want to use a lot of big programs in their Crouton installations, this can be a big problem. Fortunately, this lack of storage can easily be solved. With the help of this guide, you’ll be able to easily setup your Crouton installations to reside directly on an external device....

LinkClump is a Chrome extension that allows the user to open two or more links in one go. After downloading the extension, you can now use LinkClump to open multiple URL links. To do this, you’ll need to hold down the right mouse button, then draw a box around the links you want opened. A tiny number appears on the bottom right corner of the selection box to indicate how many links will be opened....

What Is an Emulator? An emulator is a computer application that is used to emulate a different operating system or OS. Along with games, emulators are also used to run legacy software that is incompatible with modern computer hardware. However, video game emulators really became popular during the ’90s so that people could play their older console games on a PC and relive their memories. Dump Your Nintendo Switch Games To play Nintendo Switch games on your PC, you should already own a Nintendo Switch and games that you want to emulate....

1. Get an Emulator Emulating a game requires two parts: the ROM, which contains the game data, and the emulator, which acts as the console system. If you want to play NES games, for example, you’ll need an NES emulator. If you want to play PS1 games, you’ll need a PS1 emulator, and so on. Some emulation systems can handle more than one console, but most are individualized. Emulator Zone provides the largest collection of functional emulators to download, but it can be light on Mac emulators....

There is just one drawback to having so many files on your phone. The more files you have, the more time it takes for you to find them. At least for now, Android doesn’t have a feature that searches your entire device for the file, but that shouldn’t be a problem. How to Find Your Files on Any Android Device – Option 1 A useful app you can use to find any file on your Android device is Andro Search....

Run a macOS Virtual Machine (All Apps) The most reliable way to run Mac apps on Linux is through a virtual machine. With a free, open-source hypervisor application like VirtualBox, you can run macOS on a virtual device on your Linux machine. A properly-installed virtualized macOS environment will run all macOS apps without issue. Virtualizing a desktop like this does require significant RAM, so it may not run smoothly on low-resource devices....

Game Trainers Trainers, as they came to be known, are programs that can modify a game to offer the player godlike powers. Those may start from a simple infinite ammunition cheat and extend to customizable jump heights and teleport functions. There are two reasons for which many people don’t like the very idea of trainers: First, the fact they stemmed from “warez.”. Those were pirated versions of games, that in many occasions also carried viruses....

How to Save Posts on Facebook Saving posts to read later is extremely simple, and you can do this on literally any type of post you see on Facebook, including photos, videos, links, events, places and everything else. Follow the steps below to get started saving posts whether you’re using Facebook on your PC or mobile device. These collections can be set on “Public” as well as “Private” (for your eyes only)....

The new feature is also easy to use, so if you’re not very tech-savvy, that shouldn’t be much of an issue. Hopefully, it will make you feel more secure when sending an email so you won’t have to worry about who reads it once you send it. How to Send Private Emails in Gmail Once you’ve logged into your Gmail account, click on the “Compose” button as usual. To the right of the “Send” button, you’ll see various icons, and the last one should be a lock icon....

While some programs have this option by default, many don’t. Several third-party tools let you send any Windows 10 program directly the system tray using the minimize option or a hotkey. This is also a great way to quickly hide running programs from prying eyes. Minimize to Tray One of the most commonly used tools to send Windows 10 programs to the system tray is Minimize to Tray. As the name implies, it minimizes apps to the system tray....

Turning on the On-Screen Keyboard in Gnome The on-screen keyboard in Gnome is the easiest to use. To turn on the On-Screen Keyboard in GNOME, access the Settings Menu. You can either do that by pressing the Super key and typing “Settings” or by clicking on the System Tray in the upper-right corner and clicking “Settings.” In the menu on the left, scroll down until you get all the way to the bottom and find the segment that says “Universal Access....

Setting Up Your Microphone Whether you decide to use a USB or Bluetooth external microphone, the first thing you need to do is connect and install it. Windows will usually find and install the drivers automatically, but if for some reason that doesn’t happen when you connect the microphone, you should check the manufacturer’s website and download the drivers from there. Once the drivers are installed, it’s time to set up the microphone....