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Jun
24
2024

How to Install Microsoft Text Fonts in Ubuntu Linux

Microsoft TrueType Fonts Back in 1996, Microsoft released a package of fonts, called “TrueType core fonts for the web” with a license giving any user permission to install them. Naturally, in true Microsoft style, the aim was for their fonts to become dominant. Although canceled six years later, the font pack is still available and includes: Andale Mono Arial Black Arial (Bold, Italic, Bold Italic) Comic Sans MS (Bold) Courier New (Bold, Italic, Bold Italic) Georgia (Bold, .

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Jun
24
2024

How to Use LinkedIn Recommendations to Stand Out From the Crowd

Why You Need Recommendations Your LinkedIn profile should tell a potential employer (or valuable industry connection) that you’re a skilled professional. To convince them, you need people to vouch for you. LinkedIn Recommendations, which are different from skill endorsements, are perfect for this. They’re a form of validation of the personal brand that you’re creating on LinkedIn. They confirm what you say about yourself. Think of them as mini-letters of recommendation a way.

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Jun
24
2024

How to Integrate Google Calendar Into Thunderbird

What You Need Google Calendar integration requires two Thunderbird add-ons: Lightning (pre-packaged as of Thunderbird 38) adds a Sunbird-type calendar to Thunderbird. Provider for Google Calendar connects Lightning with Google Calendar for bi-directional read and write access. Note: If all you want is to read access to a public calendar, you only need Lightning. First, open the Thunderbird Tools Menu (hamburger icon) and under Add-ons > Extensions check whether you still need to install .

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Jun
24
2024

How to Use Apple Music With Your iTunes Music Collection

How to Add Music to Apple Music or iTunes Although we’re in an age of streaming, it’s still common to have music files on your computer that you want to add to iTunes or the Apple Music app. You might have ripped these files from a CD, downloaded them online, or produced them yourself. Wherever you got your music files from, all you need to do is drag and drop them into the Apple Music or iTunes window to add them to your library. Make sure you drop the songs in the Library section.

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Jun
24
2024

How to Connect a PS3 Controller to Your Android Phone or Tablet

Using a PS3 Controller With Your Android Phone You might choose to pair a PS3 controller with your Android phone because you have a spare one lying around. But because the PS3 controller comes from an older generation of hardware, it has some limitations. While PS3 controllers do have Bluetooth functionality, they don’t seamlessly connect to other hardware like newer controllers. Both the original Sixaxis and DualShock 3 versions of the PS3 controller are specifically meant to connect to.

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Jun
24
2024

How to Set Up Two-Factor Authentication on a Raspberry Pi

The Amazing Raspberry Pi The Raspberry Pi is a single-board computer. It launched in the U.K. in 2012 with the intent of getting children to tinker with, create, and learn code. The original form factor was a credit-card-sized board, powered by a phone charger. It provides HDMI output, USB ports, network connectivity, and runs Linux. Later additions to the line included even smaller versions designed to be incorporated in products or run as headless systems. Prices range from $5 for the minima.

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Jun
24
2024

How to Enable Attendee Registration for Zoom Meetings

Enable Attendee Registration Zoom gives users the option to require attendees to register for Zoom meetings. You can ask for things like name and email, and set custom questions. This also increases your meeting’s security. Here’s how to enable attendee registration for Zoom Meetings. Here are a few notes, however, before we get started. First, this option is only available to licensed users, which makes sense because you’d only use this feature in business meetings anyway. A.

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Jun
24
2024

How to Record and Share PS4 Gameplay Videos

Change Your PS4 Sharing and Broadcast Settings Before you begin capturing PS4 gameplay, you need to make sure that the settings are customized the way you want. Press the Share button on your controller to bring up the Share menu. Select Sharing and Broadcast Settings. In this area are various settings that relate to screenshots and broadcasting on services like Twitch. We’re going to ignore these and focus on those for recording gameplay. First, go to Length of Video Clip. Here you ca.

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Jun
24
2024

How to Set Up a Wi-Fi Network to Play LAN Games

Want to Play LAN Games Over Wi-Fi? It does not matter if you just want to play fast-paced shooters like Quake Arena or Doom 3 or, or something more cerebral like Civilization 6. If you want to play a multiplayer game with a specific group of friends, then they need to access the game server. The game server can be a leased server over the internet, or it can be a computer that is your network. If it is the latter, then your multiplayer group should be able to access that particular computer. .

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Jun
24
2024

How to Sync Microsoft Excel Spreadsheets

Sync Excel Spreadsheets Using the Paste Link Feature You can sync Microsoft Excel spreadsheets to ensure that changes in one will automatically be reflected in another. It is possible to create links between different worksheets as well as separate Excel workbooks. Let’s look at three ways to do this The Paste Link functionality in Excel provides a simple way to sync Excel spreadsheets. In this example, we want to create a summary sheet of sales totals from multiple different worksheets..

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