8 Computer Tricks that will Amaze You

In this article I will share with you some computer tricks that you might not know them and they are pretty useful.

Don’t use Ctrl+Alt+Del

Use control+shift+esc it opens directly the task manager

Disable Facebook’s Auto-play Videos option

If you really hate the video auto-play on facebook and you want to get rid of it you just have to go to Facebook > Settings > Video > Turn off the auto-play videos option.

A website that has right-click disabled?

For some reason you found the site you need most but you can’t do anything except reading because It has the right-click disabled and you can’t copy anything from it?

No problem here you go :

Put the following line into a favorite/shortcut on the toolbar re-enables browser right click.

javascript:void(document.oncontextmenu=null)

Open Notepad in your browser

If you need a notepad in Chrome or Firefox copy and paste this into the address bar and start writing whatever you want. And the amazing thing is that you can save it too.

data:text/HTML,%20<html%20contenteditable>

How to simply clear your cache?

CTRL + SHIFT + R = Clear cache and refresh the page.

How to access Paywall sites?

Some websites only allow you a limited number of free stories, articles… per month. If you don’t agree with this and you want to continue enjoying free stuff, you just have to delete the cookies from the site and your count will be reset.

How to find a website that died?

If you find a website that is offline but you just really need it. Copy the URL to archive.org and if you’re lucky you will find a preserved copy.

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How to Fix Music & Video Files that Don’t Play on Linux

Having troubles with listening to music or watching videos on Linux??

It’s not a big problem it’s just that the distribution of your Linux doesn’t have the necessary codecs.

Ubuntu

Ubuntu doesn’t provide codecs, but it allows you to download the MP3 codec from Fluendo during installation. This is a codec that Fluendo has made available for anyone to install for free legally.

Or there are others available through the Ubuntu Software Center as restricted extras.

Arch Linux

 

Arch Linux doesn’t come with codecs. But the project includes restricted formats in its repositories.

You can get the codecs when you install the libraries needed to play them.

 

OpenSUSE

 

OpenSUSE installs only free codecs only. The project made an list of formats.

You can also buy codecs, but the community suggests an alternative free solution.

 

 

Fedora

 

Fedora doesn’t provide any proprietary codecs, not pre-installed or in repositories.

You can add non-free codecs from the unofficial RPM Fusion repository. 

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Update some important software Java/Flash

Update Flash Player

Adobe Flash is a plug-in for your web browser allowing you to play Flash videos like on Youtube or Dailymotion. But that's not all, some websites use this technology to have a nice GUI with animations and dynamic menus. Games on the net are also mostly created via Flash, etc…

But Flash is also a plug-in that knows many security flaws as its Adobe developer continues to correct them through updates! These flaws are serious because they allow the installation of an infection without the knowledge of the user when visiting a website. We call these infections exploits. This is why it is more than essential to update Flash Player.

Note: There are two versions of Flash: one for Internet Explorer (ActiveX control in form) and the other available on all other browsers (as a plugin).

All except for Chrome with Flash is integrated directly within the browser.

Case 1: You are using Google Chrome

If you use Google Chrome, you should simply update it to get the latest version of Flash! Indeed, Flash Player updates are automatically integrated into the system updates of Google Chrome.

Case 2: You're using an alternative browser like Firefox, Opera or Safari

First, you must know what version of Flash is installed on your PC. To do so, go to Flash version Find Player provided by Adobe.

Part 1 "Check if Flash Player is installed is your computer" you should see the animation proves that Flash is installed on your PC.

Part 2 "Find the release of Flash Player is installed your computer" that interests us: it indicates the current version of Flash Player installed on your PC.

Part 3 "Download the latest version of Flash Player" if you don't have the latest version download it and install it. After that you will find how to "Enable Flash Player in your browser".

Case 3: You use Internet Explorer

You use Windows 7

If you use Internet Explorer, follow the same procedure as for alternative browsers shown in the case 2. But remember that the Flash version installed in Internet Explorer is not the same as other browsers that you may be led to use.

You use Windows 8 or 10

A cool feature has been added to Windows 8 and Internet Explorer browser: Flash Player updates are now made via Windows Update. Simply make your Windows updates and you'll have the latest version of Flash on Internet Explorer automatically.

Update Java 

To know your version of Java, go to Verify Java Version of Oracle. Then click on the button "Verify Java version" to start the Java detection.

Confirm the execution of the application, then look what version of Java is installed on your PC. If you have the latest version, the site will tell you "Congratulations! You have the recommended Java installed (Version X Update Y) "as in the screenshot below:

If you don’t have the latest version of Java, the website tells you that a newer version of Java is available and prompt you to download it.

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