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Download/Install Duplicati can be downloaded from its official website and is available for Linux, as well as Windows and Mac platforms. Ubuntu users can download the .deb file and double-click to install it. Setting up the client Note: The set up process described in this article is tested on Ubuntu 14.04. When you first launch Duplicati after installation, the tool gives you options to set up a new backup, restore files from a backup, and restore settings from a previous Duplicati installation....

What is GText? GText is a very handy extension in Google Chrome. In combination with the MightyText app for Android, it allows you to send and receive SMS flawlessly from the Web and Gmail. The application uses your current Android phone number to send and receive text messages or MMS. The interface works just like the Gmail Chat with the only difference being that you are actually sending an SMS....

1: Why The Curve? For years, high-end home theater systems and some upscale cinemas have been showing images on curved surfaces. It’s based, believe it or not, on the shape of the human eye. Because it is round, your pupils move back a little when they reach the sides of the eyes and forward a little when they reach the centers. Also, your pupil is a bit like an oval with two vertices on either end, making its surface ever-so-slightly curved....

What Are Windows 11 Context Menus? Windows 11 context menus are a key functionality of the Windows 11 desktop, File Explorer, files, folders, apps, and other interaction elements. Accessible from a simple right click, these menus serve a full list of commands relating to any of those elements. Many such commands are indispensable to basic file operations: Cut, Copy, Paste, Refresh, Share, Open With, Send To, Properties, etc. But there are auxiliary commands as well that aren’t frequently used....

How to Use Font Changer on the Web 1. Install Font Changer from the Google Chrome Web Store. It’s important to note that Font Changer needs access to your entire browsing history to work properly. This may not be okay for some Web users, so proceed with caution. Font Changer will be available in the toolbar to the right of your browser. Left-clicking on the icon will allow you to remove it from Chrome but other than that, everything else is customized by right-clicking the icon....

In theory, GeForce now allows everyone to play the best PC games on the highest possible quality, the highest possible settings, regardlesss of their platform of choice. Would you like Witcher 3 with everything dialed up to ultra settings running at a smooth 60FPS on a cheap Chromebook? Easy-peasy! At least, theoretically. In practice, though, not everything is rosy. Read on to find out why. The game streaming market is getting crowded Right after Google Stadia and Apple Arcade, Nvidia is the next company to provide online game streaming service....

If you are not planning to switch the Caps Lock function to something useful, then it might be better to get an alert whenever you press it. This will at least ensure you don’t accidentally press it and end up with a sentence in all caps that may sound like you are trying to kill someone with kindness. Windows lets you set an alert for all the lock keys on your keyboard (including Caps Lock), and the following will show you how to enable it in Windows 7 and Windows 10....

Advantages of Vector Graphics With vector graphics, you don’t have a grid of pixels, you have a bunch of independent shapes. Each shape can be moved, squeezed or colored at will. Since it relies on shapes instead of individual pixels, vector graphics look more “cartoony” than their raster counterparts. Because of this, vector is generally inappropriate for photorealism, but extremely well suited to things like icons, web comics, and wallpapers. Compared to raster graphics, many find that you get far more speed and flexibility when creating and editing vector graphics, and individual elements can be much more easily managed....

If your overflowing inbox is a constant source of shame and anxiety, instead of deleting all, consider a tool proven to help reduce email clutter and increase productivity: a team collaboration app. Many companies have discovered that collaboration apps – think Slack and Microsoft Teams, to name a few – can be effective at reducing the back-and-forth of email chains by streamlining internal communication. But isn’t that just swapping a mountain of email for a relentless barrage of instant messages from people who expect you to reply immediately?...

PixTeller is an online image editor and animation maker, which makes it simple for non-designers and non-animators to create graphic assets for their web pages and social media. It’s a huge boon, as it takes all the work out of it, and all you have to do is come up with the words. Simple, right? In this article we’re taking a look at PixTeller to find out if it can possibly be that easy to make wonderful graphic content....

In this series of articles, I will highlight groups of widgets that are useful for different tasks. This first article in the series features widgets that are useful for monitoring or tweaking Android settings. Note: Most of these widgets also have “pro” or “extended” versions with more features, but which also costs money. Adding Widgets To add a widget to your Android device, simply long press anywhere on your home screen and select “widget”....

If you’re wondering what the difference between the two ports is and which one you should use, follow along to learn more as we explain everything you need to know. What Is a Display Port? Display Port specification was developed and introduced by VESA (Video Electronics Standards Association) in 2006 to replace the VGA and DVI standard used primarily for computer displays. It’s capable of carrying video and audio signals....

Defining “Holographic” For most people, the word “holographic” implies having the ability to display an image much like how R2-D2 displayed an image of Princess Leia in the fourth episode of Star Wars. In other words, “holographic” immediately brings the words “3-D projected object” to people’s minds. But what about holographic screens? The above image is a real-life example of a holographic screen, where a video projector shoots light at a specially-coated piece of glass to show you a translucent image on a screen....

What Does HTTP/2 Achieve? Whenever a new protocol version is developed, it needs actual concrete goals. The most obvious goal is backward compatible with its predecessor, HTTP 1.1. Without that ability, every server in the world will have to switch to HTTP/2 for you to be able to browse their websites. While maintaining compatibility with the older version, this new protocol will make use of advanced techniques as measures against latency, making pages load faster....

The good news is that there is a way to work around this issue using a free Linux tool called Dislocker. You can use Dislocker to decrypt and mount a BitLocker-encrypted partition so that you can access it while you’re running Linux. This tutorial will show you how. Install Dislocker Dislocker is capable of decrypting BitLocker-encrypted partitions. It converts them into virtual partitions which can then be mounted on Linux and accessed like any other partition....

There are some loopholes to help you access your Apple iCloud services on your Android device or to help you transfer your content from one service to the other if you’d prefer to stay platform-independent. Syncing Your iCloud Emails If you want to start syncing your iCloud emails, you don’t need any additional apps on your Android device. All you need is an Android device with Google services installed, as you’ll need to use the Gmail app....

How to Find and Send WhatsApp Stickers Tip: type a word that describes the sticker. If a sticker is available, you will see the results. Tap on it to quickly access the stickers. To do the same on a PC, follow the below instructions. What Is the Clock Icon in Stickers? The Clock tab (on both mobile and PC) under the Sticker section houses your recently used stickers. The stickers will keep on changing in this section as you send new stickers....

Follow the guide below to enable Face ID / Touch ID authentication on your iOS device: Open the Google Drive app on your iPhone / iPad. Tap on the menu icon in the top-left corner. In the sidebar, tap on “Settings.” Select “Privacy Screen.” Enable the option for Privacy Screen which should activate the feature. You’ll get a pop-up notification from iOS / iPadOS asking whether you want to give Google Drive permission to access Face ID / Touch ID on your device....

The Secret Your “Computer” window is designed in a way that makes it display certain things as long as it detects them. For example, your drives show up when they’re detected. The same thing happens with your network shortcuts and certain devices. Since the shortcut you want to make is most likely one that points to a program, you can’t have it pop up next to your devices. Either way, it’s impossible to add shortcuts to device categories....

Install the Auto Move Windows extension To install the Auto Move Windows extension, toggle the on-off switch on the extensions page. When prompted, click install. Configure using the GNOME Tweak Tool To configure this extension, install GNOME Tweak Tool. In Ubuntu, you can install via the Ubuntu Software Center, or using the command: If you use Fedora, this is a simple as opening up a terminal and typing: Open the GNOME Tweal Tool and navigate to “Shell Extensions....