I’ve been experimenting with Linux Mint on my HP laptop and wanted to check the Device Manager. There are Terminal commands you can perform to get this information. To open the Terminal, click on the Start button then Terminal, or click on it in the […]
You can run Windows programs on Linux using various utilities. You can do this by using Wine, Crossover, PlayOnLinux and Bottles. I saw a video using Bottles and decided to give it a spin. 🙂 I’m using Linux Mint 21.3 on my HP Notebook 15-bs023a.
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I was having problems fixing my HP Deskjet D1341 – the power light was blinking and the printer was unusable. I didn’t find a fix at that time but I did find a way to keep using the printer but not to full capacity. My
A guy brought me his Chrome Book because the messenger on Facebook was acting very slow. When he clicked on a contact to open a conversation, it would take a few minutes for the messenger to get ready. Sometimes up to 5 minutes. He also
Two things VLC offers you are to save a snapshot or screenshot of a video and to record clips from a video or even an entire video if you want. One thing I like to do is to change the default save folders to the
We just had an Internet/Phone/Cable blackout that started yesterday from around 6:30 PM to 9:30 AM this morning. Everything eventually came back online except the internet on my main computer. I tried connecting using different browsers but nothing. It was working on my other computers
I was downloading some files with the Vivaldi browser and the download manager would open every time on the left-hand side of the browser which I found annoying. It’s easy enough to disable this. Click on the V icon in the top left-hand corner of
I recently uninstalled the K-Lite codec pack from my system. One of the downsides to this action was that when I opened File Explorer some of my videos were displaying the VLC icon instead of the expected video thumbnail. I followed some instructions online about
A quick tip for Vivaldi browser users who want to hide the side panel on the left side of the browser window. Hit the F4 key on your keyboard to hide it. Hit it again to show it. Simple as that. —
A while ago I remember having some computer issues that I couldn’t solve except when someone mentioned online about removing some codec packs. I don’t remember what problems I was having but I remember that removing the installed codec packs at the time solved the
TeamViewer was my remote control software of choice until today. When I opened the program I got the message saying that I was using this in a business environment and was limited to five minutes per session and once disconnected, I had to wait to
A basic setup guide. Warning concerning all software of this type: Only give access to people you trust. I’ve been experimenting with using different remote desktop software options. One suggestion that comes up is AnyDesk. There is some controversy about whether the installer contains a
How should you recharge your batteries in your laptop? The most popular information online always suggests 100% until it drops to about 20%. This article suggests otherwise. Why Charging Your Gadgets Over 80 Is Such A Bad Idea Also: How To Make Android Battery Last Much
Microsoft is going through one of its bullying stages of trying to force Windows 11 upgrades. So what else is new? The update you need to concern yourself with is KB5001716. For more about this update issue read: Read more at gHacks There is a
