The new Windows 11 comes with many new and wonderful features with a refreshing new graphical interface, including a centered Start menu and taskbar, rounded corners windows, themes, and colors that make the OS look more modern and cohesive. One feature that’s still in Windows 11 from the previous version is Windows safe mode. Safe mode helps you troubleshoot issues that are difficult to resolve in normal boot mode since too manage programs and services are started and running....

A few days ago, we showed you how to check your device’s UEFI BIOS firmware version in Windows 11. We said that UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) is a standard firmware interface created by the UEFI consortium, designed to replace the older BIOS (basic input/output system). It is designed to improve software interoperability and address the limitations of BIOS which has been used for decades. As of Windows 10, version 1703, Microsoft requires UEFI Specification version 2....

We recently showed you how to enable or disable “Show flashing on taskbar apps” in Windows 11 to get the user’s attention when certain actions are required. By default, Windows will flash the taskbar apps 7 times and then stop. If you feel 7 is too short of a time to notify users, you can adjust that setting in Windows. You can change how long to show flashing taskbar apps....

When you want to find files, folders, and settings in Windows 11, the Quick access feature is there to help you without searching through the entire system’s hard drive which can contain thousands of files. By default, File Explorer opens to Quick Access. When you want to file or folder content quickly in Windows 11, you can pin it to Quick access so it’s at your fingertip when you need it again....

If your Windows 11 device has a built-in precision touchpad, you can change its settings to allow click actions that can mimic wired or wireless mouse actions. By default, touchpad devices operate in a standard direction. If your touchpad device will not scroll in the direction you like when using the two-finger swipe gesture, you can change that. Windows also allow users to turn off or disable these actions from the Settings app....

As you may already know, MariaDB is rapidly becoming the default database server on Linux systems, including Ubuntu. Over the past years, MySQL was the undisputed database king for all Linux distributions. After Oracle Corporation purchased the previous parent company of MySQL and made some controversial licensing changes, the open-source community gradually started drifting away from MySQL towards MariaDB. MariaDB is a drop-in replacement for MySQL. This means it operates and functions like MySQL....

With this feature turned on, Windows provides optimal brightness and contrast levels, while saving power and providing longer battery life. In some cases, your computer might not display content at optimal quality and the battery-saving arguments may not be convincing to you to keep it on. In situations where your computer isn’t using the best quality content on your screen, you can turn off or disable content adaptive brightness to see if it fixes your issues....

Microsoft Teams is being added to Windows 11 for all consumer versions. Teams by default will automatically start up every time you log in. And if you set up your account and sign in, it will log you in automatically as well. This post will show you how to disable Microsoft Teams app and stop it from starting up and logging you automatically so you’re not always connected online. The new Windows 11 will come with many new features and enhancements that will work great for some while adding some learning challenges for others....

The Windows Security app is a built-in application that comes with Windows 11. It provides a centralized dashboard to see what’s happening with the security and health of your device and take any actions needed. The app has many sections that allow you to quickly see the status of your virus and threat protection, firewall and network security, device security controls, and more. The Firewall & network protection section provides settings to control who and what can access your network....

If you don’t already know about Angular CLI, it’s a command-line interface tool that you use to initialize, develop and maintain Angular applications easily on compatible systems. Installing Angular CLI is also easy. Major versions of Angular CLI follow supported major versions. However, minor versions can be scheduled and released separately. A single workspace configuration file, angular.json, is created at the top level of the workspace. This is where you can set per-project defaults for CLI command options, and specify configurations to use when the CLI builds a project for different targets....

Webmasters and users who love classic interfaces will feel comfortable building online databases, e-commerce, and multilingual sites. Asgard CMS is also built on an open-source core with support for open standards, which might be very useful in helping you run your digital content. This CMS platform is designed for ease of use to allow enterprises and business owners to collaborate and automate engaging experiences with users across multiple devices, including mobile....

Chef is a popular configuration management tool that allows IT admins to automate the deployment, management, and secure maintenance of IT resources across in an environment. Chef has three components: Chef Workstation or Desktop, Chef Server, and Chef Client/Node. Because this post is about installing Check Workstation or Desktop, we’ll be discussing that only. The chef workstation is the computer or system where the system admin creates recipes, cookbooks, and other development work....

It is built on an open-source core with support for open standards, which might be very useful in helping you run your digital content. This CMS platform is designed for ease of use to allow enterprises and business owners to collaborate and automate engaging experiences with users across multiple devices, including mobile. For more about Elxis CMS, please check their Homepage To get started with installing Elxis CMS, follow the steps below:...

Focalboard is an open-source alternative to tools like Asana, Trello, and Notion. It can be installed as a stand-alone application or integrated into the Mattermost platform on your servers. Companies and businesses can use Focalboard to help their developers stay aligned to complete tasks, reach milestones, and achieve their goals. If you want a simple and intuitive Kanban-style project management platform, you may want to take a look at Focalboard....

Forma LMS ensures consistent compliance and competency management for highly regulated industries. many businesses use the Forma LMS platform to perform training sessions for employees. Some of its features include allowing students easy integration with any intranet software, which extends its functions with a wide range of plugins. For more about Forma LMS, please check its Homepage To get started with installing Forma, follow the steps below: Install Apache2 HTTP Server Forma CMS requires a web server and Apache2 HTTP server is the most popular open-source web server available today....

Hestia Host Control Panel is a free, simple, and fast web host control panel that you can use to host websites, mail servers and other web hosting features from a simple web interface. Hestia which also runs on low-resource servers comes with Nginx + PHP-fpm and advanced caching that are available right out of the box. With its auto-installer, you’re able to install more than 439 apps with one click....

Every time folks think about content management systems, WordPress, Drupal, and Joomla come to mind. Microweber is a CMS that most people haven’t heard of. However, if you’re looking for an open-source CMS that’s intuitive with drag n’ drop and real-time text writing and editing features for building websites, then Microweber is a great place to start. Besides building great websites and blogs, Microweber comes with an integrated online store feature by default....

Moodle is an open-source course management system that works great for professionals, businesses, and colleges who want to run and manage their courses or training materials online securely. It is probably the best and most popular open-source learning management platform available today. However, if you’re going to be setting up Moodle in your environment, make sure to run it over HTTPS. This setup might take a while to complete and the process below should work on other Linux platforms as well....

PhpStorm provides on-the-fly error prevention, autocompletion, and debugging, and supports HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. You can install and use it for free for 30 days. after which, you must purchase a license. This brief tutorial is going to show students and new users how to easily install the PhpStorm IDE installer on Ubuntu 16.04 | 17.10 | 18.04 desktop… For more about PhpStorm, please check its Homepage. To install PhpStorm on Ubuntu, follow the steps below: There are two ways to install PhpStorm on Ubuntu: one is via its ToolBox App and the other is using Snap....

The just-released preview of Windows 11 comes with new features such as redesigned user desktop, including a centered Start menu and taskbar, rounded corners windows, themes, and colors that will make Windows 11 better looking than previous versions. One legacy feature that’s also available in the new Windows 11 is the ability to remotely manage servers, including Active Directory server and other services, including Server Manager, Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-ins, consoles, and more with RSAT....