Activating Facebook Timeline You can activate your Timeline in Facebook. You will need to click on the link in the bottom left of the page. Once you activate the Timeline, your page will refresh. You will need to click on your profile to see the major changes. Where to start You may want to take the tour. It will give you a good run-through on the newest features. You will get an idea of how to add new pictures like a Cover....

Android and Google – the unbreakable link First of all, you need to know that Android was developed by Google. It is therefore closely linked to your Google account. When you first power on your Android phone, it will prompt you to setup your Google account, after which it will link your Google Contacts, Gmail and Google calendar to your phone. The main screen The main screen is akin to your desktop in your computer....

For the most part, it varies. Most modern desktops on the Linux platform will have HiDPI support, but which are the best? Here we have compiled a list of the best desktop environments to use with HiDPI displays. Pantheon The Elementary OS project works very hard to make all software easily accessible to its users. This means all the software, and everything in between, is ready to go without setup....

It’s the perfect time to start thinking about settling down with a cup of hot chocolate as the winter months come rolling in, and now you can do it at a more affordable price thanks to Black Friday. We’ve found this unheard-of deal on the Hotel Chocolat Velvetiser, which is seeing its price swirl down on eBay from £99 to just £54.99 – it just may be the cheapest price we’ve ever seen for this product....

The Accessories – Adapters, Headphones, and Cases Galore As you may know, Apple has taken a lot of flack over their new, smaller Lightning connector. Some have called it a great contribution to the thinner form we are loving and raving about. However, others are finding the new Lightning connector to be a possible nuisance than treat. Outside of the charging port, the new form factor also means that your old iPhone 4S case will not work with the iPhone 5....

Installing uBlock Origin A pre-built version of the uBlock Origin extension is available for Google Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Microsoft Edge and Opera. You can also build the extension manually from source for Firefox and Chrome. A quick warning: uBlock Origin is not and has never been connected to ublock.org or the uBlock extension. The Origin part in the name is very important in distinguishing between these two unrelated projects that once shared a similar codebase....

The “Cat” branding of an Ethernet cable is perhaps one of the most important parts of purchasing one, since it provides key information about the speeds of the cable in addition to the Mhz (frequency) of the cable. “Cat,” in this case, stands for “Category.” When buying Ethernet cables, you should only be buying Cat-5 cables or higher. Lower-standard cables aren’t actually Ethernet cables, offer very low speeds, and are typically used for telephone applications....

Inbox Reminders While you can just pin an email to the top of your inbox, this can quickly become a cluttered way of reminding yourself to attend to a subject. Furthermore, it doesn’t actually remind you when to attend to that subject. So, what’s the workaround? It’s quite easy, actually. View the email you’d like to be reminded about, just hover your pointer over the plus (+) symbol on the bottom right of the window, and select the “Reminder” icon....

The SITH is a slightly larger in size and more stylish than the Nano. Similarly, it also serves as a wireless travel router and wireless media streaming and sharing device. It can also be used as a power bank (on-the-go mobile charger) thanks to the built-in 10400 mAh battery. Below you’ll see how the HooToo compares in size to a coffee mug and a vitamin bottle. This will give you a good idea of its height and width....

In this article we describe the basic software and hardware you will need to turn your Pi into an easily portable desktop word processing machine plus a few ideas on how to take it to the next level. Make Your Basic Pi First you need to turn your RasPi into a mini desktop computer. You’ll need a keyboard and a mouse; wireless would be best. A mini keyboard and mouse which runs on a single dongle would be best, especially if you have an older Pi with only two USB sockets....

A new package management approach Seasoned Ubuntu users have been quite familiar and comfortable using apt and its front-ends to install deb packages on their systems. But Ubuntu is slowly changing the time tested packaging system to something new named “snappy”. The nomenclature is supposed to indicate the speed improvement this new packaging system brings. According to the Ubuntu Developer website: Snappy is meant to increase security by means of isolation....

What is Autoruns Autoruns is an advanced start up manager which is a part of SysInternals package. It allows you to delve deep into the startup programs and shows almost all the programs that are loaded automatically at every startup. Due to the increased efficiency of the programs, developers are using different methods to load their programs at start up. These methods include, hooking their programs to services, scheduled tasks, system DLLs, helper objects, etc....

How Rublon works is by restricting your login to your personal computer, particularly your browser. After you have added your PC to the list of “Trusted Devices,” you will only be able to log in to your WordPress Dashboard from your PC. Login from other PCs or remote location will not be validated, even with the correct username and password. Installation of Rublon There are two parts to setting up Rublon for your WordPress site....

You can improve the speed and performance of your website by making regular cleanups of your WordPress database. This also leads to smaller, more manageable backups. Before you begin, backup your database This one is compulsory. You need to back up your database, or preferably, make a full backup of your website before attempting to clean up your database. It allows you to restore your website to a previous working state in case something goes wrong during the cleanup process....

Subsequently, you’re likely to come across elements you enjoy and colours you wish to reuse in your own projects. In this article we’ll show you the essentials for getting websites to tell you everything you want to know. What’s the Colour? ColorZilla Originally created for Firefox, ColorZilla has since become available on Chrome and its related browsers as well. Upon installation, you’ll find an extra button in the UI for both browsers....

But the two virtualization heavyweights have their differences. Both have free and premium versions, each offering a different degree of functionality and variations in performance. Here we weigh the two up against each other, helping you decide which one is best for your needs. We’ll mainly be comparing the free versions of VirtualBox and VMware, though will also mention the premium versions when relevant. Want to know more about how virtualization works?...

Fantastic legends like these are often only spoken of in myths, but last Friday we witnessed the birth of a real-life digital “world serpent,” a worm that spread so far that it has encompassed the globe, infecting services like the United Kingdom’s National Health Service and large companies in other parts of the world like Telefónica in Spain. Although experts are still trying to figure out how this worm continues to spread and how to counter the threat, we have a good idea of what happened and how you can take action to prevent harm to your system....

Since it is an extension, you simply add it to your Chrome browser and then visit Netflix.com. You should see a “Watch Trailer” button underneath each movie image; it also works for TV shows too. Once you click on the button, a video will pop-up for you to watch; it appears that all of the videos are from YouTube, which is also nice if you’re an active YouTube user.

What Is “WebAuthn”? Have you ever used a phone or laptop that had the capability to scan a fingerprint? You can use the scanner to replace the password login for your device, so you don’t have to type anything. In a way, WebAuthn is like that, only to log into websites instead of a device. Let’s say you want to log onto a website. It supports WebAuthn as a verification method, so you decide to use it....

What Does “4K” Mean? If you stream videos online, you’ll probably see terms related to video quality. These will be numbers that end with a “p,” such as 360p or 720p. These represent the number of pixels in the video. A 360p video will have 480×360 pixels in it, while 1080p videos have a whopping 1920×1080 pixel resolution. This matters because higher resolutions have more room for fine details. Imagine you’re making a tile mosaic of the Mona Lisa....