Launch iTunes, then go to the advanced settings of the iTunes app (Advanced -> Turn on Home Sharing). Once active, after logging in, you should see a Home Sharing tab on the left side of the main screen of iTunes. Start Adding Computers. On the computers you want to share with, repeat the first step. Go onto one of these additional computers, activate Home Sharing in iTunes, and log in with the same Apple ID you used in step one....

Install XAMPP We’ll follow the easy route of using the XAMPP installer by ApacheFriends, which turns the installation of Apache, MariaDB, PHP into a next-next-next affair. Visit the ApacheFriends site and download the latest “XAMPP for Linux” installer. Since we’re at the downloading stage, also visit Bitnami’s site and download its latest WordPress installer for Linux. Open a terminal and change to the directory where you downloaded the two files to something like: Make the two files executable:...

Why Is Your Mac Running Slowly? There are a number of causes for a slow Mac. Everything from memory issues and leaving too many apps open can cause slowdowns. There is also a possibility your computer is running out of storage. If you don’t have enough free space, your computer could slow down. Buggy software could also be the source of the issue. The good news is that when macOS runs slow, there are a number of tips and tricks available to help get things back on track....

With the addition of this feature to the latest OS X, you can now easily find where your cursor is just by shaking your fingers on the trackpad of your Mac. When you do that, the cursor will get a little bigger for you to be able to see it. While that is a really nice feature, it sometimes becomes annoying as a little shaking on the trackpad makes the cursor larger and you don’t want that to happen everytime....

Why It’s Important for Your Child to Code Computers have a somewhat negative reputation among older generations. There are plenty of reasons for this, as, arguably, the public perception of computers has historically been low. Many of those not born into “Generation Z” have had to learn that computers teach valuable skills for life and work. In contrast, the image of computers has been that they simply help children kill time after school....

A more nefarious side to this new digital goldmine is cryptojacking, where people hijack other’s browsers and force them to perform mining operations in their stead. As a result, people are now more concerned than ever about hackers using browsers to take advantage of them. Let’s examine how to check to see if your browser is secure enough to stop a cryptojacking attack. Testing Your Browser In response to the recent cryptojacking attacks, browser developer Opera has updated their browser to combat this new attack vector....

There are a couple of sites dedicated to helping you keep tabs on Santa’s delivery route this December so you can make sure you’re all tucked away in bed when he visits your home. NORAD’s Santa tracking service, in particular, has been around for more than sixty years now. NORAD Tracks Santa began when a small-time Colorado newspaper accidentally printed the number of US Air Force Colonel Harry Shoup as a phone line to reach Santa back in 1955....

If you have been using Evernote for your note tasks and wish to migrate to Apple Notes, you now have an easy way to do so. Apple has made migrating from Evernote to Apple Notes so easy that you will be done with the entire process in a few minutes. Transferring Notes from Evernote to Apple Notes In order to transfer all of your notes from your Evernote account to Apple Notes, you only need access to the Evernote app and the Apple Notes app; no other app is required....

The Obvious Stuff Before progressing to more complicated techniques, let’s try a few easy fixes. When you troubleshoot a Wi-Fi router, sometimes the simplest techniques will be enough to resolve your issues and restore your Internet connection: Switch off your router and switch it back on again. Then wait a few minutes and see whether your Internet connection is back up and running. Check whether there are any issues with your service provider....

So how do you find Realtek HD Audio Manager, and how do you update and reinstall the Realtek drivers? We have everything you need to know here. Where Is Realtek HD Audio Manager? Before tweaking Realtek HD Audio Manager, you need to actually know where to find it. The default installation directory for Realtek should be “C:\Program Files\Realtek\Audio\HDA.” Here you’ll find a large number of seemingly executable (.exe) files, but the one that really matters is “RtkNGUI64....

Although Windows 8 offers new forms of authentication like a picture password or a PIN code, the previous versions of Windows still use the text password authentication system. Windows can also use finger print security but you need a separate hardware device for setting up finger print security. Rohos Logon Key is a fantastic free utility which turns your USB flash drive into a logon key. This means that you don’t have to enter your password again and again manually....

What Is Voice Typing and Why Should You Use It? Microsoft updated the Windows 10 dictation tool and renamed it “Voice Typing” in Windows 11. Thanks to Azure Speech services, the feature is now seamless and much more accurate. The following are its key advantages. An average person can type around 40 words per minute, but we can speak around 130 words per minute, making voice typing a huge time saver....

Setting Up Google Assistant With the 12.24 version of the app, you can receive the new standalone lock screen setting for Google Assistant. Earlier on, you would set up this function on the Personalization menu that is accessible in Settings. With the updated version, go to “Popular Settings” and “All Settings.” Other features you may see are Languages, Lock Screen, and Voice Match. Go to the Personalization toggle and ensure that “Personal Results” and “Lock Screen Personal Results” are turned on....

Here’s how to tie Google Assistant to an alarm and some interesting things you can do with it. How to Use Google Assistant with Alarms To start, we need to bring up the alarms menu. To do that, bring up the apps list and tap on “Clock.” Once you’re on the alarms page, tap the name of the alarm you want to edit. If you don’t have an alarm set up yet, tap the Plus button at the bottom of the page, then set the time you want the alarm to go off....

There are many tools available on Linux to create text-based content: text editors, word processors, content management systems, and desktop publishing applications. The most appropriate one will depend on how your content will be distributed, whether on paper, electronically in a format such as PDF, or online. But traditionally, the process of drafting this content is often different from the final layout, as evidenced by the recent popularity of “distraction-free” editors (such as WriteRoom for Mac OS X and iOS or the cross-platform FocusWriter)....

So, this feels a bit strange doesn’t it? There’s never been a Christmas Day King’s Speech on British TV before (unless you count the excellent Colin Farrell film). The first televised Christmas address from a monarch was Queen Elizabeth II’s in 1957. There had been Christmas Day addresses to the nation before. Elizabeth’s father began the tradition in 1932, but they were delivered via the radio waves. Indeed, Elizabeth’s own first addresses were aired on the radio....

WebSharing Lite WebShare will let you access the files on your Android device from your web browser over your Wi-Fi network. It is important to realize the files being accessed here are the files on the Android phone, not the memory card. This is where many people struggle to access files. A microSD card can be removed and placed in a card reader if needed. The way WebShare works is pretty straight forward....

Introduction The Huawei Nova 10 Pro offers a couple of strong cameras, a premium design, and fast charging for a price that pitches it just above the mid-range and just below the usual mainstream flagship brigade. Besides this unusual positioning, there’s a huge elephant in the room. This is a Huawei phone, which means that it’s fundamentally hamstrung from a software perspective. In other words, it’s starting from way behind virtually every other smartphone on the market....

In this tutorial I will explain how to install and configure Ntop on Ubuntu 14.04. Installing Ntop You can install ntop by running the following command: During installation you will be asked to enter the password for the administrator. Simply enter your password and finish installation. After installing ntop, start ntop service: By default, ntop listens on port 3000 to display network usage via a web browser. To verify ntop is working, run: You should see an output like the following:...

In this article we will show you the facility for camera tracking in Blender and suggest some ways you can use it for visual effects. The Right Track Where Blender makes its money is not on the software but on manuals and tutorials. It’s a good business model, but it does mean that the features and power of the software are lost on most users. Camera tracking is a high-end application, or at least it used to be....