If you see your touchpad cursor or pointer shooting across the screen faster than you’re moving your fingers, it might be related to pointer precision. Windows allows you to change the touchpad cursor speed if it’s moving too fast or too slow. Windows allows users to change these settings from the Settings app. If you have a mouse connected to your laptop and you rather use it, then disabling the touchpad actions will save you some annoyance....
Windows Terminal is a modern host application for the command-line shells that include Command Prompt, PowerShell, and bash (via Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)). Unlike the previous shell apps in Windows, Windows Terminal comes with many features including multiple tabs, panes, Unicode and UTF-8 character support, a GPU-accelerated text rendering engine, and themes customization with text, colors, backgrounds, and shortcuts. By default, Windows Terminal will now open when certain command functions are executed in Windows 11....
When you have multiple input devices connected to Windows 10, you may often have to switch between these different connected devices to choose the most suitable one for a particular case. While it’s easy to set the default Mic for every app across the system, some apps allow you to choose your preferred Mic which overrides the system’s default. For students and new users looking for a computer to start learning on, the easiest place to start is Windows 10....
This post shows students and new users how to configure LAMP / LEMP time zones properly on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS servers. Getting the server configured in the correct time zone and with the correct dates allows webmasters to get logs reports with correct dates and times, configure time-based configurations, and many more. So, when setting up your new LAMP or LEMP server the step below is a great place to start....
A Microsoft account is what you use to access many Microsoft devices and services, including signing into Skype, Outlook.com, OneDrive, and more. You can manage and control your account from a single dashboard online as well. From the online dashboard, you can change your password, update security information, and review your search and browsing history when you use a Microsoft account to sign into Windows or other devices. With a Microsoft account, you can also protect and stay connected with your family, and find, lock, or erase lost or stolen Windows devices....
As a chat app with million of users worldwide, Telegram comes packed with a bunch of features that promise convenient communication. Channel is one of Telegram’s best tools that allow broadcasting for audience in larger size. Good news for all, how to create Telegram channel is quite simple. Many users create channel for business as it can reach people directly. Besides, it supports unlimited number of subscribers, so it is often used in businesses....
With Windows Hello, one can use a PIN, face, or fingerprint to sign into their devices. Windows Hello is a way one can ditch their passwords in favor of a more secure and personal method of authentication. To use Windows Hello security authentication methods, you’ll need a Windows computer with special hardware that supports these authentication methods. You’ll need a fingerprint reader to sign in with your fingerprint, an infrared camera to use your face, and TPM to sign in with a PIN....
The Microsoft Edge browser is the default browser in Windows 11. Users are allowed to switch to their preferred or favorite browser anytime. Edge is based on Chromium, similar to Google Chrome and other Chromium-based browsers in use today. There are lots of features one can use with Microsoft Edge. One such feature is the Edge bar. It provides convenient access to search, personalized news and content, and productivity tools without taking over your screen....
In any case, backing up your emails is always a good idea. Even if you are using a web service like Outlook.com or Gmail, it’s still not a bad idea to use a desktop client like Outlook to download all your mail so that you have it stored locally. Web services and giants like Microsoft and Google may seem immune to failure, but you never know when something catastrophic can happen....
One unfortunate error in Chrome that could stop pages loading, however, is the “dns_probe_finished_bad_config” error. This has a number of causes, but it usually points to a problem with a domain name server configuration. If you want to know how to fix a dns_probe_finished_bad_config error, here’s what you’ll need to do. What Is a dns_probe_finished_bad_config Error in Google Chrome? A dns_probe_finished_bad_config error message usually appears in Google Chrome when your device’s DNS server can’t resolve a website address you’ve attempted to visit....
Still, you may encounter a few issues when trying to stream with your Chromecast dongle, such as the “Source not supported” error. Here’s a look at why this error occurs and how you can fix it. Causes of the Google Chromecast “Source Not Supported” Error There are several reasons why you may see the Chromecast “source not supported” error, including: An occasional bug in the app you’re using to stream content....
However, if a list within the PFN database is corrupted, you’ll likely encounter a complete system crash with an accompanying PFN_LIST_CORRUPT blue screen of death (BSOD) stop code. Outdated or faulty device drivers and conflicting system-related settings are typical reasons that trigger the PFN_LIST_CORRUPT BSOD. On a more serious note, disk-related errors and defective RAM (random access memory) can also corrupt PFN lists. Should you keep running into the PFN_LIST_CORRUPT BSOD repeatedly, you can fix it by working your way through the list of solutions below....
In this article, we’ll show you nine ways to fix Outlook search. We’ll start with the easiest and most likely fix, so try these solutions in the order in which they’re listed. Note: There are several versions of Outlook, and we’ll try to cover as many as possible wherever the process varies between versions. 1. Restart Outlook Using the Task Manager The first thing to try is simply restarting Outlook....
There is a wide array of problems that may come to your printer. It ranges from a simple problem such as unclear printing, stuck paper, to the more technical one such as printer driver is unavailable. When you have this issue, chances are that you think the printer requires complicated treatment only techy person knows. But wait! This problem is actually simple if you know what to do. When it comes to “Printer driver is unavailable” error, it indicates that the printer driver is not compatible with your computer or is outdated....
If you want to generate a script for a particular SQL function, such as CREATE, SELECT, UPDATE, etc, you would normally just right-click on the table in SQL Management Studio and choose Script Table as and then the function you want to script. However, the ALTER To option is disabled in the Script Table as menu option! So if you want to generate a script, how do you go about doing it?...
If you need a database management system with native multi-model and search capabilities, including high availability, you may want to look at ArangoDB. This database platform is used by small and large companies that process massive amounts of data. The system provides synchronous replication, automatic failover, and a self-organizing cluster. with no single points of failure. For more about ArangoDB, please visit its homepage. Install Required Packages To get the latest version of ArangoDB, you can either use it....
Whether you’re creating a personal or company ticket management site, Attendize can help you build and manage your content on every device with its intuitive and powerful user and admin dashboard. This brief tutorial will show students and new users how to install Attendize with Apache2, MariaDB, and PHP 7.2 support on Ubuntu 16.04 and 18.04 LTS. Some features of this platform include: Beautiful mobile friendly event pages. Easy attendee management – Refunds, Messaging etc....
Elasticsearch is a search engine that provides a distributed, multitenant-capable full-text search engine and schema-free JSON documents across distributed shared storage. Logstash is a free and open server-side data processing component that collects, parses, and transforms data before sending it to other sources, including Elasticsearch. Kibana is a free and open user interface that lets you explore and visualize Elasticsearch data. Beats are lightweight transport agents that collect application data and send it to Elasticsearch or another platform....
Google Chrome is not an open-source browser and is not automatically included with Ubuntu repositories. If you want to use Chrome on Ubuntu, you’ll have to download it manually or add its repositories to install it. Below, we’ll show you how to do that when using Ubuntu Linux. Also, for students and new users learning Linux, the easiest place to start learning is Ubuntu Linux. Ubuntu is the modern, open-source Linux operating system for desktops, servers, and other devices....
Google Cloud SDK is a software toolset that helps developers and users manage cloud services hosted on the Google Cloud Platform. The packaged toolset contains the gcloud, gsutil, and bq commands and is available in package format for installation on Ubuntu as well as other Linux systems. In Ubuntu, there are multiple ways to install Google Cloud SDK. Ubuntu users can use its official APT repository and also install it from Snap package management....
