The computer mouse is one of the best inventions in the field of computers. Even today with most devices allowing users to simply use the interface using their fingers, there’s still no replacement for the precision of a mouse. When you’re working with larger displays, a mouse is also more convenient. However, the most productive …
Deepin is the default desktop environment of the Deepin Linux distribution and has been created specifically for it. The distribution and also the desktop environment are projects of Chinese software company Deepin Ltd. Deepin is one of the most minimalistic desktop environments you’ll come across. It is also extremely slick and beautiful right out of …
Linux Deepin 15.8 Improves on an Already Gorgeous Desktop Read More »
Desktop apps on Windows are traditionally distributed as exe files which are app packages, most of the times with their own installers. Once you run the executable file, the installation wizard requires you to check a few options and click a few things. This is in contrast to how apps are installed on macOS or …
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Windows may have many drawbacks, old outdated ways and some things that are just pure crap. But one of the most incredible, and perhaps also under-rated features is the Windows taskbar. It has been around since Windows 95. A single panel that contains all system controls, icons, currently running tasks, the start button and now …
Linux is many things but being the most user-friendly operating system is not one of them. I’ve often called out Windows for behaving like an OS from the 90s what with the way apps are installed or uninstalled the registry mess and other things. While Linux generally handles that well, it has room to improve …
Quickly Change Audio Output Device to HDMI on Ubuntu (GNOME) Read More »
Windows 10, by default, displays the time and date on the right side of the taskbar like every other version of Windows previously has. It displays the usual forward slashes between double-digit numbers for the date and a 12-hour format for the time. There’s nothing inherently wrong with that, of course, but not everyone likes …
Change Between 24-Hour & 12-Hour Clock on Windows 10 Read More »
If you’ve never heard of display managers, a display manager is responsible for starting the display server and loading the Linux desktop after you type in your username and password. Also referred to as a “login manager”, it controls user sessions and manages user authentication. Most of its job is done under the hood and the …
In this rather simple tutorial, we’ll show you how to type Indian rupee symbol on Ubuntu with your keyboard. The tutorial below has been written for Ubuntu 18.04 onwards. However, it should also work for any newer or older versions of Ubuntu. This method can also be applied to other Linux distros or even other operating …
It seems that software companies everywhere are bent on emulating the look and feel of text on paper on the screens. From Microsoft to Google and Apple, everyone is making the interfaces on their respective operating systems more and more white. As they do so, they also realize that a certain section of the user …
GRUB or Grand Unified Bootloader is a bootloader package developed to allow users to select from two or more operating systems installed on a single disk. GRUB is what makes dual booting a PC with Windows and a Linux distribution such as Ubuntu possible. You can always install two operating systems on a disk but …