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Tag: tips

Samsung strips out the Settings shortcut widget, but you can achieve the same shortcut results with the QuickShortcutMaker app

2022-12-152022-12-15 Danie
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Many Android smartphones come with a Setting widget built-in which can be used to add direct shortcut to desired settings on Home Screen but many mobile phone manufacturers such as Samsung remove the preinstalled Setting […]

Blog#settings, android, shortcuts, technology, tips

Four simple steps to make Linux’s Bash prettier and more functional for non-expert users

2022-11-072022-11-07 Danie
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Many remote (and even local) commands can executed so much quicker when using Bash instead of graphical user interfaces, but for newer users, Bash can be an unfriendly and cumbersome environment. In this video I […]

Blog#bash, linux, productivity, technology, tips

Here are all the S Pen features and functions on the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra because no stylus is just intended for plain writing

2022-03-202022-03-20 Danie
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The Samsung Galaxy S Ultra lineup officially succeeds the Galaxy Note lineup, meaning that the S Pen is here to stay. In fact, we can even hope to see Samsung’s foldables come with S Pen […]

Blogsamsung, spen, stylus, technology, tips

The Watch Command in Linux can refresh a CLI command repeatedly for you

2022-01-122022-01-12 Danie
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Sometimes, while working on the Linux command line, you might want to execute a command repeatedly so as to track any change in output. Luckily, there is a command-line utility that lets you do this. […]

BlogCLI, linux, opensource, technology, tips

Use a SSH Config File to Manage SSH Connections to Various Remote Servers (or Pi’s) instead of remembering IP addresses, ports, etc

2022-01-062022-01-07 Danie
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Using SSH profiles can help you in cases where you regularly connect to various servers (especially if you’ve added custom SSH ports to the mix too). No need to remember the IP address and other […]

Bloglinux, security, ssh, technology, tips
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