Windows 11 allows you to sign in with a PIN. This personal PIN is a recommended, fast and secure way to log in to your Windows device and access other apps, and services. Windows PIN is part of the Windows Hello security feature that enables other sign-in options. One can use a picture password, PIN, fingerprint, and face and to sign into Windows. Hello, the PIN is secure in that the PIN is tied to the specific device on which it was set up....

Windows has two network profiles one can select Public and Private. Depending on where you use Windows, one of these network profiles will be selected. When you are setting up Windows and choose to use Windows in a work or school environment, Windows 11 select a private network profile. If you select to use Windows at home, the public network profile is chosen. At home, your PC will typically be hidden from other devices....

When you log in to Ubuntu Linux, you’re logged in as a normal user who can use root or administrative privileges to perform administrative tasks using the sudo command. Once you are in as a normal user, it’s not quite easy to open File Manager or nautilus with root privileges. There is a tool called nautilus-admin that used to work, but not anymore. That tool claims to open files and folders as administrator from the context menu once installed....

Instagram story is a feature that allows you to post snapshots or videos that will disappear after 24 hours. Besides making your own story, this social media platform lets you repost someone’s story to share with the audience. Do you know how to repost an Instagram story? Reposting stories on Instagram takes only a few seconds, especially if you are tagged. If not, you might need to take a few more steps to save the story on your device and post it manually....

No database servers are required, all data is stored in JSON files which makes it easier to install, faster to use, and very suitable for Ajax transfer. This CMS platform is designed for ease of use to allow webmasters to collaborate and automate engaging experiences with users across multiple devices, including mobile. For more about CMSUno, please check their Homepage This brief tutorial is going to show students and new users how to install CMSUno CMS on Ubuntu 16....

This brief tutorial is going to show students and new users an easy way to get Flarum working on Ubuntu 16.04 / 17.10 and 18.04 with Nginx, MariaDB, and PHP 7.1 support. If you’re looking for a feature-rich, efficient and free community forum platform, then you may want to consider Flarum. Install Nginx HTTP Server Nginx HTTP Server is the second most popular web server in use. so install it, since Flarum needs it....

Fork CMS is a user-friendly open-source content management system (CMS) built on the LAMP or LEMP stack. Whether you’re creating a personal or business website, ForkCMS can help you manage great content on every device. If you currently running your website and content on other CMS like WordPress, Drupal, or Joomla and they’re not working right for you, then you may want to give ForkCMS a try. It’s a great alternative to those PHP-based content management systems....

Our previous tutorial showed you how to install GLPI on Ubuntu with an Apache2 web server. This one shows you how to use Nginx instead. GLPI is a free, open-source ITSM platform built with PHP that allows IT decisions makers with large IT infrastructures to solve problems efficiently when they emerge while getting insights into every IT asset in the company with automated inventory discovery. GLPI comes with inventory management that automatically discovers computers, peripherals, and network printers, including asset lifecycle management, incidents, requests, problems and changes management, and many more....

Our previous tutorial showed you how to install MantisBT on Ubuntu with an Apache2 web server. This one shows you how to use it with Nginx instead. MantisBT is an open source issue tracker platform designed to be flexible and user-friendly and helps a tool you collaborate with different teams to resolve bugs and issues as quickly and professionally as possible. For more about Mantis, please check its homepage To get started with installing Mantis, follow the steps below:...

Pydio is an open-source file-sharing and sync platform that fits your infrastructure and provides a single point of access to all your data storage. It is an alternative to software such as ownCloud and Nextcloud that provide storage services, file sharing, and sync. If you’re looking for an enterprise file-sharing platform similar to Dropbox and other storage platforms that you can host in your environments, then Pydio is a good place to start....

This brief tutorial is going to show students and new users how to install and configure Varnish with Apache2 on Ubuntu 17.04 | 17.10. In this post, we’ll set up Varnish to be the doorway or front-end to Apache2 to quickly serve HTTP requests. When you configure Varnish to be the font-end to Apache2 or other web servers, it can greatly enhance the server’s performance. This is because Varnish stores web caches in the system’s memory ensuring faster retrieval in subsequent requests for the same resource....

When you talk about navigation, what comes to your mind is the direction. If you have an Android smartphone, you can use Google Maps as a navigation service. But there is one more thing that needs to be mentioned here, and that is Waze. Waze is a GPS-based map application that aims to help users get to their destination. However, the use of Waze is always active, so you need to find out how to turn off Waze....

When you connect a printer to your PC or add a new printer to your home network, you can usually start printing right away. In many cases, you won’t have to install a printer driver for your printer to work. Windows 11 comes with many printer drivers already installed and ready to use. By default, Windows automatically make the last printer used as your default printer. Your default printer is automatically selected in your print dialog box....

Ubuntu Linux comes with a feature known as sticky keys which are there to help people who can’t hold multiple keys on the keyboard at once. For example, to copy a text or files, one can simply use the CTRL + C keys to get it done. However, everyone can do that. When you enable sticky keys, copying can also be done by pressing the CTRL key, and then the C key to doing the same function, without the need to hold down CTRL while pressing the C key....

Windows comes with a feature called Storage Sense that can automatically free up drive space for you by getting rid of items that you don’t need, like temporary files and items in your Recycle Bin. By default, Storage Sense is disabled and only works on your Windows system drive only, and typically has a drive label Local Disk (C:) when enabled. Even though the feature is disabled by default, Windows may turn on Storage Sense to manage select temporary files, then notify you....

Microsoft releases Windows updates and patches, which are good for your computers every month. In most cases, you won’t know or isn’t clear when each update was installed if you need to go back and resolve some issues which started after Windows updates. If you recently updated Windows and find out that your Windows computer isn’t working normally, you can review the recent updates and remove the problem files that are causing your machine not to work....

Flash is a plug-in for your web browser that allows you to watch videos and use interactive web pages on some websites. While HTML5, which is a more modern solution, is increasingly offered, there are still some websites that won’t work without Flash. If you do not have Flash installed, you will probably see a message telling you so when you visit a website that needs it. Flash is available as a free (but not open-source) download for most web browsers....

Use the desktop clients to keep your files synchronized between your OwnCloud server and your desktop. It supports Windows, Mac OS, and Linux systems. If you want your files and data synchronized across all your devices, you’ll want to install the client. Whether you’re a small or large enterprise, the OwnCloud desktop client can help your team communicate and collaborate and these conversations will be available on the desktop, mobile devices, and everywhere you have the OwnCloud client installed....

Beekeeping has been around for centuries and it just gets better from time to time. Beekeepers nowadays can take advantage of beekeeping apps that allow them to maintain bee colonies and hives. However, finding the best beekeeping app may take some time. Do you need a little help to find an ideal mobile app to support your beekeeping activities? You are lucky as you will find the top 10 beekeeping apps for Android and iOS....

Do you want a personalized T-shirt, limited-edition print books, or one-of-a-kind gifts? Then Redbubble might be your best bet for finding what you’re looking for. But, there are other Redbubble alternatives to consider if you’ve tried this print-on-demand site and it doesn’t fit your needs. What is print-on-demand? The e-commerce business is growing at a quick pace and many analysts predict that the popularity of dropshipping as a fulfillment model will grow in tandem....