You may be selling your old computer after a recent upgrade and need to make sure your personal photos don’t turn up on the Internet. There are many reasons you may wish to obliterate your data from a hard disk or SSD. Unfortunately, the process is far from what we see in Hollywood films: you … Read more
There are many ways and many tools you can use to shrink your files, either to reduce the space they take up or send them as a package to a contact. Of these, 7-Zip has ascended to the top spot for most users, thanks to its unique combination of great performance and compression levels with … Read more
Jellyfin is a media server for streaming and organizing pictures, video, and audio. Unlike other solutions on the market, Jellyfin is completely free with no paid features or premium upgrade plans and allows you to have full control over your media. Any device with a modern web browser can access and stream from Jellyfin, and … Read more
The biggest difficulty most Windows users face when they switch to a Linux distribution is the inability to run their favorite Windows software, especially games. Gaming on Linux has improved, but to play Windows-only games on Linux, you’ll need to use Wine. Wine is designed to help bridge the gap between Windows and Linux software, … Read more
If you work with many types of graphics files each day, you probably also use different graphics apps to open and edit them. And you’re probably wasting a lot of time without even realizing it. Theoretically, you can select multiple files, right-click on them and select the program you want from the “Open with” option … Read more
If you’ve written any code, you probably agree that programming involves reading documentation, lots of it. In many cases, the time spent reading documentation and other code exceeds the actual time writing code. And since that documentation is more often than not accessed on the Web, a significant portion of time is wasted finding the … Read more
Modern reality wants operating systems to have intelligent search functions that are not limited to the local file system but extend to the Internet, allowing us to seek information online. For example, Peppermint Linux’s startup menu allows you by default to complete searches through the DuckDuckGo search engine and seek information on its official forums. … Read more
One of the most powerful file managers in Linux, Thunar is simple to use and provides all the essential tools a user needs to manage their files. Among them is a quite powerful renaming tool. Thunar Bulk Rename specializes, as its name suggests, in renaming groups of files and allows doing it in different ways. … Read more
The need to transfer files over a network is one that arises often. GNU/Linux systems support multiple protocols and tools for doing so, some of which are designed for somewhat permanent file sharing (such as SMB, AFP, and NFS), while others such as Secure Copy (SCP) are used for quick manual and scripted file transfers. … Read more
Deepin Linux is one of the best distributions a beginner can choose for his first steps in the world of Linux. Deepin incorporates all the essential tools most people would need for the daily use of their computer, while its creators take care of both its sleek looks and usability. Even a complete Linux beginner … Read more