How To Securely Transfer Files In Linux Using Scp

Configuring SSH On your remote server, you’ll need to install an SSH server. The most common on Linux is the OpenSSH server. To install it, run one of the following commands: Depending on your distro, you may need to allow SSH through some software firewalls. On Ubuntu, this problem is nonexistent, but on Fedora, you’ll also have to run the following commands: Connecting to Your System via SSH Before you can connect via SSH, you need to find out the IP address of the remote server....

December 24, 2022 · 6 min · 1263 words · Thelma Moore

How To Set Up A Bitcoin Full Node With Dojo In Linux

One way to start using Bitcoin for transactions is to use a full node with a mobile wallet. One of the best tools that you can use is Dojo with Samourai Wallet. How Does Bitcoin Work? At its core, Bitcoin is a distributed database that keeps track of records in an immutable way. It creates a system that does three things: Every new entry in the database depends on the previous one, creating a historical chain of events that links all of the entries to each other....

December 24, 2022 · 7 min · 1301 words · Susan Hedges

How To Set Up Your Amazon Echo Dot Or Tap

For All Devices Echo Plug in your device to the outlet with the included USB cable and AC adapter. Power on your device by pressing and holding the action button for a few seconds. Once the ring light turns orange, you will be able to pair your Echo to a WiFi network by following the onscreen prompts. Alexa will now be able to take your queries. Echo Dot Plug in your device to the outlet with the included USB cable and AC adapter....

December 24, 2022 · 3 min · 555 words · Stephen Chapman

How To Setup Google S Pagespeed Service On Your Website

How PageSpeed Service work? The concept behind the PageSpeed service is simple. After you have set it up, Google will grab a copy of your website, optimize it and cache it in their server. When a request is made on your website, the optimized and cached version from Google server are served in place of the copy from your own server. Requirement There are a few things that you must fulfil before you can make use of the PageSpeed Service....

December 24, 2022 · 4 min · 667 words · Maria Saade

How To Turbo Boost Your Clipboard With Copyq

With CopyQ, you can copy multiple snippets to an extended Clipboard and edit them to update their contents or tag them to organize them! Let’s see how to do that to modernize your currently mundane and feature-less clipboard. Installation CopyQ is available on Windows, OS X, and Linux. Download it from its page at SourceForge and install it like any other app available in executable format. On Linux, find CopyQ in your distribution’s software center by searching for “copyq....

December 24, 2022 · 4 min · 839 words · Carlos Rodrigue

How To Turn Your Dvd Cd Library Into A Digital Library

Rip CDs Ripping music CDs isn’t a new concept. Chances are the default music player on your computer already has the functionality necessary for ripping CDs into a digital format. This process is relatively straightforward in Windows Media Player and iTunes. Rhythmbox is my default media player in Linux. When I pop in a music CD, it appears in the sidebar. Clicking on the CD reveals the number of tracks on the disk and the ability to edit all of the associated tags....

December 24, 2022 · 3 min · 616 words · Dean Holmes

How To Turn Your Raspberry Pi Into A Personal Web Server

By the end of this tutorial, you will have learned how to install the popular Apache web server on your Raspberry Pi, set up PHP, and create a simple webpage that anyone can access over your local network. What Is Apache Web Server? Apache is one of the most popular web server applications in the world, accounting for almost 40 percent of all web servers at the time of writing....

December 24, 2022 · 5 min · 896 words · Beulah Edler

How To Uninstall Cortana After May 2020 Update

Microsoft used to make this nearly impossible, with most users choosing to just disable and hide the icon. Now you can uninstall Cortana if you no longer find it useful. If you ever change your mind, there’s also an easy way to reinstall it. Is It Safe? Since Cortana used to be built in to Windows 10, you may have heard that it’s dangerous to remove a core Windows component....

December 24, 2022 · 3 min · 517 words · Tracy Mcgaughey

How To Unlock Your Iphone With A Face Mask On

How to Unlock without Apple Watch Previously, unlocking your iPhone without taking off your mask was possible only if you had an Apple Watch. Thankfully, there’s now also a solution for those who don’t own an Apple smartwatch. However, it’s available to you only if you have an iPhone 12 or newer and use iOS 15.4 or later. Now you can unlock your iPhone using your Face ID, even with a mask on....

December 24, 2022 · 2 min · 327 words · Nicholas Fraser

How To Upload And Listen To Your Personal Songs In Youtube

Keep in mind that this is still a relatively new feature, so it might take some time to roll out to your particular corner of the world. How to upload your own songs to YouTube There are two ways to upload personal files to YouTube. Both of them require you to have a YouTube account. You have to go to music.youtube.com instead of the regular YouTube site. This is an exclusive music streaming service which is designed to track and cater to the kind of music you like to listen to online....

December 24, 2022 · 2 min · 292 words · Jerri Whittaker

How To Use Airpods Automatic Switching Feature To Switch Between Devices

For example, if you have your AirPods connected to your Mac but receive a phone call on your iPhone, your AirPods will automatically switch to your iPhone when you answer a call. The feature is really useful, and when used properly, can really make your workflow efficient. Supported Devices Currently, only the following headphones by Apple and Beats support the audio switching feature: AirPods ProAirPods (2nd generation)PowerbeatsPowerbeats ProSolo Pro...

December 24, 2022 · 3 min · 559 words · John Ball

How To Use And Send Memoji Stickers On Your Ios Device

How Memoji Work You can design a Memoji sticker easily on your iOS device (more below). Once created, you’ll have a customized sticker pack of your Memoji self that you can send to your friends or family on iMessage or any other messaging platform. It’s a fun and creative way to express your feelings instead of a traditional emoji or thumbs up/down sign. Memoji are unique and can be made to represent you and add creativity to your messages....

December 24, 2022 · 2 min · 398 words · Alison Houston

How To Use Data Saver On Android

What Is Data Saver? Google released Data Saver on Android 7.0 and later releases. If you have an older version, you won’t be able to use the feature, sadly. First, it’s important to know this isn’t the Data Saver feature available in Chrome for Android. This is Android’s system setting. Data Saver is designed to let you toggle on/off which apps you will allow to use background data. Developers have to incorporate this feature into their apps....

December 24, 2022 · 3 min · 598 words · Debra Jones

How To Use Disposable Accounts For Viewing Websites

If you intend to view content without making an account, you could use a disposable email and create a “throwaway” account as outlined in a previous article. Alternatively, you could use a “shared” account. Essentially, this is a throwaway account someone else has made and shared the password to. We do not recommend participation on-site with such an account, but it can allow you to view things you could not previously....

December 24, 2022 · 2 min · 366 words · Brittany Barnhill

How To Use Facebook Chat In Os X S Messages App

If you own and use a Mac though, there’s another way you can use Facebook Chat – add Facebook Chat to the built-in Messages app. The method to add a Facebook Chat account to Apple’s Messages app and hence use the Messages app to Facebook chat is actually very simple. Follow the steps below: Open the Messages app on your Mac. Click on “Messages” in the top-right corner of your screen, and from the opening pop-up window, select “Preferences....

December 24, 2022 · 2 min · 279 words · Charles Alo

How To Use Git Alias To Make Git More Efficient

Git Alias: What Is It? Git Alias may be defined as a created command that automatically infers the text of a larger command to bring out the repetitive references as a shortcut process. The programmer can use Git aliases to design commands that should exist or makes logical sense towards efficient committing. Here’s one of the examples of a global alias being created for “checkout,” which is used to interchange branches in a repository....

December 24, 2022 · 3 min · 595 words · Justina Bercier

How To Use Nmap To Check Your Linux Computer For Open Ports

Linux systems are built to be servers, so attackers would attempt to use a compromised system that way, even if that system was set up to be a desktop. Through the use of tools like NMAP, you can figure out which ports are open on your Linux system, stop unwanted and unused services, and possibly close those ports altogether with iptables. Install NMAP First, you need to install NMAP. It’s a well-known and respected security tool, so it’s available in just about every distribution’s official repositories....

December 24, 2022 · 5 min · 936 words · Grace Hill

How To Use The Nvidia Control Panel To Overclock Your Monitor

Luckily, finding out what’s possible with your monitor is incredibly simple, and it can be done from within NVIDIA’s Control Panel in just a few clicks. Read on to learn what you need to know to see if you can squeeze a few extra hz out of your monitor with NVIDIA’s Control Panel! Note: the NVIDIA Control Panel is only available if you are using a NVIDIA graphic card. If it is not installed, you can get it from the App Store....

December 24, 2022 · 3 min · 513 words · Clifton Frazier

How To Use The Ss Command To Monitor Network Connections In Linux

What Is the ss Command? While the two-letter command’s name may seem arcane, it’s actually quite simple. Like many Linux/Unix commands, the name is an abbreviation of what the command does. Here, ss stands for Socket Statistics. Socket Statistics is a replacement for the old netstat tool, aimed at being easier to use and understand. It simply displays information about sockets. This includes not only TCP and UDP sockets, the most commonly used types, but also DCCP, RAW, and Unix domain sockets....

December 24, 2022 · 3 min · 569 words · Robert Averitt

How To View A Whatsapp Status Secretly

How Does WhatsApp Status Work? WhatsApp status is a bit of a camouflaged feature that can easily slip under your radar. To get to it in the Android app, you’ll need to open WhatsApp and press on the “Status” tab at the top of the screen. In the iOS app, tap the “Status” option in the bottom-left corner of the display. On desktop, you’ll need to click on the circular icon on the left side of the screen....

December 24, 2022 · 4 min · 649 words · Bessie Barrientos