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The Best Ways to Send Money with Your Phone

If you need to pay someone back for dinner, send rent money to a roommate, or send someone cash when they need it, you can do it all easily from your smartphone. We’ve rounded up the best mobile payment apps that help you sen…

Craig Lloyd Apr 19th, 2018

How to Quickly Create a Text File Using the Command Line in Linux

If you’re a keyboard person, you can accomplish a lot of things just using the Linux command line. For example, there are a few easy-to-use methods for creating text files, should you need to do so.

Walter Glenn Feb 21st, 2018

How to Check if Your Linux System Is 32-bit or 64-bit

Most modern computers are capable of running a 64-bit operating system. But just because a computer supports it doesn’t mean that’s what’s running. Here’s how to tell whether you’re running a 32-bit or 64-bit version of Linux…

Lori Kaufman Jan 8th, 2018

How to Change Your IP Address From the Command Line in Linux

This trick should work on all Debian-based Linux distros, including Ubuntu. To get started, type ifconfig at the terminal prompt, and then hit Enter. This command lists all network interfaces on the system, so take note of th…

Taylor Gibb Jan 5th, 2018

Why Your Android Phone Isn’t Getting Operating System Updates and What You Can Do About It

Back in the early days of Android, system updates were very random: they would roll out at different times, and often several times per year. Now, Google has taken a much more streamlined approach, releasing one major Android…

Chris Hoffman Dec 19th, 2017

Seven Things You Don’t Have to Root Android to Do Anymore

For years, Android enthusiasts have been rooting their devices to do things that Android doesn’t allow by default. But Google has added many features to Android that once required root, eliminating the need for many people….

Cameron Summerson Dec 18th, 2017

How to See What’s Taking Up Space on Your Android Device

When you picked up your shiny new Android device, you probably thought “yeah, this has plenty of storage. I’ll never fill it up!” But here you are, some number of months later with a full phone and no clue why. No worries: he…

Cameron Summerson Dec 14th, 2017

Five Ways to Customize Android that iOS Still Can’t Match

Android is very customizable–many of its features are just defaults, and can be swapped out for third-party alternatives without any rooting required. When it comes to iOS, well…not so much.

Chris Hoffman Jun 20th, 2017

How to Optimize Your Android Phone’s Battery Life with Greenify

At this point, smartphones are prolific. We use them for calls, text messages, social networking, photos, quick searches, streaming music, watching videos…the list goes on. But each thing you do drains your battery life, an…

Cameron Summerson Jun 9th, 2017

How to Run Android Apps and Games on Your Windows Desktop with BlueStacks

If there’s an Android application you really love and wish you could run on your computer, now you can: there’s a dead simple way to run Android apps on your PC or Mac without the fuss of moonlighting as an Android developer….

Jason Fitzpatrick Jun 8th, 2017

How to Find Files and Folders in Linux Using the Command Line

Most people use a graphical file manager to find files in Linux, such as Nautilus in Gnome, Dolphin in KDE, and Thunar in Xfce. However, there are several ways to use the command line to find files in Linux, no matter what d…

Lori Kaufman Jun 7th, 2017

How to Repair GRUB2 When Ubuntu Won’t Boot

Ubuntu and many other Linux distributions use the GRUB2 boot loader. If GRUB2 breaks—for example, if you install Windows after installing Ubuntu, or overwrite your MBR—you won’t be able to boot into Ubuntu….

Chris Hoffman May 15th, 2017

The Complete Guide to Speeding Up Your Virtual Machines

Virtual machines are demanding beasts, providing virtual hardware and running multiple operating systems on your computer at once. As a result, they can sometimes be a little slow. Here are some tips to help you squeeze ever…

Chris Hoffman May 2nd, 2017

How to Clear Your Browser History on Android

Web browsers you use on your mobile phone or tablet remember your browsing history, just like browsers on your PC or Mac. Anyone who borrows your phone or gets access to it somehow can see which webpages you’ve visited. How…

Lori Kaufman Apr 24th, 2017

How to Use Your Bash History in the Linux or macOS Terminal

The bash shell is the standard terminal environment included with most Linux distributions, included with macOS, and available for installation on Windows 10. It remembers the commands you type and stores them in a history fi…

Chris Hoffman Apr 10th, 2017

The Best Keyboard Shortcuts for Bash (aka the Linux and macOS Terminal)

Bash is the default command-line shell on most Linux distributions, from Ubuntu and Debian to Red Hat and Fedora. Bash is also the default shell included with macOS, and you can install a Linux-based bash environment on Windo…

Lowell Heddings Mar 17th, 2017

How to Clear Your Dropbox Cache in Windows, macOS, and Linux

When you delete sensitive files from your Dropbox account, you may think you’ve deleted them permanently. However, the files remain in a hidden cache folder on your hard drive for efficiency and emergency purposes that is cle…

Lori Kaufman Mar 8th, 2017

Beginner: How to Install Google Chrome in Ubuntu 14.04

If you’ve tried to install Google Chrome in Ubuntu Linux, you may have noticed that it’s not available in the Ubuntu Software Center. However, it’s easy to download a package file for Google Chrome and install it on your …

Lori Kaufman Mar 3rd, 2017

What’s the Difference Between Bash, Zsh, and Other Linux Shells?

Most Linux distributions include the bash shell by default, but you could also switch to another shell environment. Zsh is a particularly popular alternative, and there are other shells, like ash, dash, fish, and tcsh. Bu…

Chris Hoffman Mar 3rd, 2017

Which Linux File System Should You Use?

When formatting partitions on a Linux PC, you’ll see a wide variety of file system options. These options don’t need to be overwhelming. If you’re not sure which Linux file system to use, there’s a simple answer….

Justin Garrison Mar 1st, 2017

How to Run Android on Your Computer

Android isn’t largely thought of as a desktop operating system, but if you’re curious about how Google’s mobile OS works, running it on a device you already have isn’t a bad idea. This will give you an idea of what to expect …

Cameron Summerson Feb 7th, 2017

The Best Free Tools for Creating a Bootable Windows or Linux USB Drive

If you need to install Windows or Linux and you don’t have access to a CD/DVD drive, a bootable USB drive is the solution. You can boot to the USB drive, using it to run the OS setup program, just like a CD or DVD….

Lori Kaufman Feb 2nd, 2017

5 Ways To Try Out and Install Ubuntu On Your Computer

Want to try out Ubuntu, but not sure where to start? There are lots of ways to try out Ubuntu — you can even install it on Windows and uninstall it from your Control Panel if you don’t like it.

Chris Hoffman Feb 2nd, 2017

Set the Default Terminal Emulator on Ubuntu Linux

Ubuntu has a number of terminal emulators that you can use, including xterm and the gnome terminal. If you install the kubuntu desktop package you can also use konsole under ubuntu.

Lowell Heddings Jan 12th, 2017

How to Create a Live Ubuntu USB Drive With Persistent Storage

A Linux live USB drive is normally a blank slate each time you boot it. You can boot it up, install programs, save files, and change settings. But, as soon as you reboot, all your changes are wiped away and you’re back to a f…

Chris Hoffman Dec 9th, 2016

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Five Ways to Customize Android that iOS Still Can’t Match

How to Optimize Your Android Phone’s Battery Life with Greenify

How to Run Android Apps and Games on Your Windows Desktop with BlueStacks

How to Find Files and Folders in Linux Using the Command Line

How to Repair GRUB2 When Ubuntu Won’t Boot

The Complete Guide to Speeding Up Your Virtual Machines

How to Clear Your Browser History on Android

How to Use Your Bash History in the Linux or macOS Terminal

The Best Keyboard Shortcuts for Bash (aka the Linux and macOS Terminal)

How to Clear Your Dropbox Cache in Windows, macOS, and Linux

What’s the Difference Between Bash, Zsh, and Other Linux Shells?

Which Linux File System Should You Use?

How to Run Android on Your Computer

The Best Free Tools for Creating a Bootable Windows or Linux USB Drive

5 Ways To Try Out and Install Ubuntu On Your Computer

Set the Default Terminal Emulator on Ubuntu Linux

How to Create a Live Ubuntu USB Drive With Persistent Storage

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