The good news is that you can add a web browser to Roku and use it to surf the web straight from your computer. The better news is that there are more ways than ever before to do this, with the caveat that the feature is still somewhat limited. How to Add and Use a Roku Web Browser There are several ways to add and activate web browsers through Roku, whether you’re on a Mac or PC....

By default when you install the MariaDB database server, it only accepts connections to its local host. The same host computer it is installed on. If want to connect from a remote client computer from a remote location, you will not be able to connect to databases set up on the server. This brief guide shows you how to enable that. When configured correctly, you will be able to connect to the database servers from remote systems and applications not connected to the same subnet or host computer....

It’s a great tool that may come in handy in a time of trouble. Not only can it back up MySQL databases automatically, but it also comes with many features like email notifications, incremental backups, backup compression, and encryption. If you’re looking for a simple yet powerful tool to automatically back up MySQL databases, you may want to try this. You probably won’t regret it. This brief tutorial is going to show you how to install and configure it on Ubuntu servers....

Each method offers a unique way to rename your files. For example, File Explorer helps you quickly rename files but with limited features. The Command Prompt provides a few more features but is not as easy to use. Use File Explorer To Batch Rename Files In Windows 10 If you’re only looking to basic rename files on your machine, you don’t need to install any apps. The built-in rename feature helps bulk rename files as well and you can use it from the context menu....

With Windows multi-accounts functionality, all users can use one device while giving everyone their sign-in (username and password), and access to their files, browsers, and desktop settings. There are two types of system account one can create: A local account or a Microsoft online account. Which account you create will be of two types: Standard or Administrator. By default, when you create an account, whether a local or Microsoft account, it will automatically be a Standard account....

By default, Ubuntu Linux shows the battery status icon on the top system menu bar. A green status icon with a lightning bolt indicates the battery level while the battery is charging. When the battery is fully charged, it changes to white with a lightning bolt. There are other battery indicators available that will give users some idea of how charged their battery is or if it’s charging or not in Ubuntu Linux....

Let’s say that you have created a Reddit account and chose a random username. As everything changes, you may end up feeling remorse toward the username so you plan to change it. Is it possible to change username on Reddit? If yes, how to change Reddit username the right way? Social media platforms like Instagram and Twitter offer flexibility in username choices, which means you can change them as many as you want....

By default on Ubuntu, after 15 minutes of sudo sessions, you’ll have to re-enter your password to continue using the sudo command tool. This can be frustrating in some cases, and if you find yourself in similar situations, follow the steps below to change how often sudo sessions terminate. Out of the box, if you enter your password to run a sudo command, you can continue to run subsequent commands using the existing session for 15 minutes....

Neither Instagram nor Facebook will let you know when someone blocks you. There are third-party apps that will promise to solve that problem for you, but that rarely works. Truth is, finding out if someone blocked you on Instagram or Facebook takes some detective work. Here’s how to tell if someone blocked you and what you can do about it. How to Check If Someone Blocked You on Instagram On Instagram, you can try a couple of different techniques to find out whether someone blocked you....

How do you know which versions of MySQL or MariaDB database server you’re running? How do you find out? What command do you use? The answer to all your questions is detailed below. Nowadays, everywhere you look you’ll find MariaDB database servers being used with many open-source projects. This was not the case a few years ago. Then, MySQL was probably the only database server used in the majority of the open-source projects....

A Crash Course on RAM Before we get into the details of how to check the type of RAM your computer is equipped with, it’s important to make sure we’re all on the same page. RAM or Random Access Memory is a special type of very fast computer storage. It’s different from your hard drive, which is relatively slow and non-volatile. That is, your hard drive doesn’t lose its data when the power is turned off....

A few days ago, we showed you how to download offline maps in Windows 11. By default, offline maps are automatically saved in the C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\MapData folder. Windows will allow you to change where offline maps are automatically stored. This will allow you to save download maps on removable drivers and partitions that can be easily carried around. When you select a different drive or location for offline maps, all new and downloaded offline maps will be moved and saved into a folder named MapData at the root of the selected drive....

Compromising the integrity of confidential client data or unknowingly sharing your credit card information with a hacker can cost you a ton of money and reputation. However, you can easily avoid this by protecting your Wi-Fi network with good security. If you want to keep your wireless network protected, you should use the best encryption standard, which is currently WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access). WPA3 has been released, but WPA2 is still the most common setting on most routers....

When using Miracast or another supported technology, you can wirelessly connect your Windows PC to a TV, projector, another PC, or another kind of external display that supports Miracast. WiGig will let you connect with a WiGig dock. Once the connection is established, you can share and extend content on your Windows PC to external displays, including your TV, projector, another PC, or any device that supports Windows display. This is an easy way to display content on larger TVs from a Windows PC....

The Citrix Xen Server is a free enterprise-class server virtualization solution that is a direct competitor to VMware ESXi. Both are free and it’s actually quite hard to tell which one is better. Some people swear by VMware because of longer experience with virtualization technology while others say that Citrix has a better product. I’m not really sure, but in this post I’m going to talk about one feature that the VMware product does very well: converting a physical server into virtual server....

Microsoft included some basic requirements that must be met to install Windows 11. Although you can install Windows 11 on hardware that doesn’t meet the minimum requirements, Microsoft does not recommend such installation methods. At the time of this writing, a virtual machine created for Windows 11 on VirtualBox will not allow it to be installed through the normal process. Although Windows 11 VM template is included with VirtualBox, it is still not compatible and won’t allow you to install Windows 11 the traditional way....

Besides the security flaw found in its Download Your Data feature, which leaked some users’ passwords, there are several other ways the platform poses a threat to your privacy. For instance, there’s the default setting that automatically tracks a user’s location, the update to their DM service that informed other users when you’re active and the last time you were active, plus sharing your in-app activity such as comments, likes and more with other users....

The good news is that you don’t have to throw out your Alexa in the name of privacy. You can delete your Alexa information. How to Delete Your Echo History You can go into the Alexa app and look at previous requests to the hardware, but it can be hard to know what else is heard and recorded. There are options for stopping the Echo from listening all the time, but those require unplugging the device or purchasing a peripheral accessory....

Instagram Stories is one of Instagram’s best features. It allows you to see the most updated snapshots and short videos of friends or public figures. Since stories disappear after 24 hours, you might want to download it for watching later. If you want to know how to download Instagram stories, you’re so lucky to be here! Instagram doesn’t come with an option to save stories but it’s possible to download photos or videos using third-party apps....

The good news is that you can not only clip on Twitch, but you can also download those clips for posterity. It doesn’t matter if you’re the one who made the original clip or not–you can use third-party tools as well as Twitch’s own features to download clips. How To Download Twitch Clips If you make clips of your favorite Twitch moments, you can find them in your Creator Dashboard....