Orcs Must Die! 2 is a tower-defense style video game developed by Robot Entertainment as the sequel to Orcs Must Die!. The game was released on Microsoft Windows in 2012 but never made its way to Linux. Here’s how to play it on your Linux PC. Getting Orcs Must Die! 2 working on Linux Orcs […]
The .NET framework is required on Windows systems to run apps. If an app requires the .NET framework, and it isn’t installed on your system you will have to install it before the app can be installed. Some apps may install the .NET framework for you. Apps normally use the latest version of the .NET […]
Online document publishing is dominated by the PDF format. Regardless of what type of file you download; a brochure, a magazine, a report, a prospectus, chances are high that it will be in the PDF format. A PDF document will look the same no matter what device or app you view it on and it […]
Adobe has switched to a subscription model. In order to use Photoshop, Illustrator, Fireworks, you must buy a subscription to the apps, the subscription will be associated with your Adobe account, and you must sign into the app you want to use with your Adobe account. If you own an older version of Adobe’s products, […]
Itch.io is a website that allows independent developers to host, sell and distribute their video games. It is widely known for helping get indie games off the ground. Here’s how to play games with Itch.io on Linux! Installing Itch on Linux Itch is available for all Linux users via a universal installer downloadable from the […]
Stretchly is an app that you can install on the Linux desktop to remind you to stand up, stretch and relax while working. In this guide, we’ll show you how to install Stretchly and how to use it too. Installing Stretchly on Linux Stretchly supports Linux quite well and supports a wide variety of distributions. […]
FreeTube is a standalone YouTube client for Linux, Mac, and Windows. The concept of FreeTube is to deliver users the YouTube content that they love, but without the prying eyes of Google watching them and saving data. In this guide, we’ll show you how you can install FreeTube on your Linux PC. We’ll also go […]
A computer is able to connect to only one Ethernet network at a time. Likewise, it can only connect to one WiFi network. If you have both a WiFi network and an Ethernet network available, you will have to choose between the two which one you want to use. The same holds true if you […]
Conky is a system monitor tool for the Linux desktop. With it, users can view everything from their RAM usage, CPU usage, disk usage, and more right on the desktop. Here’s how to get it working on your system. Note: Conky doesn’t work on Linux desktop environments that use Wayland. Installing Conky on Linux Conky […]
Telnet is a remote access protocol commonly used on Windows systems but can also be installed on a Mac and a Linux system using Homebrew. This protocol is fairly old and no longer used. The protocol is used over the command line. There are better tools that have been developed since Telnet was made and […]
Mobile devices don’t compare to desktop computers or laptops but that isn’t to say that modern mobile devices aren’t powerful. A modern phone comes with a fast processor, plenty of RAM, and considerable storage space, and it has lots of sensors you won’t find on a desktop or laptop computer. It’s precisely why many mobile […]
The PlayStation, like any other device, can run into problems. Some of these may be simple to fix e.g., a network error or a cache error. Others may require that you to uninstall and reinstall a game. The platform also experiences more serious errors such as the CE-34788-0 error. This error points to problem with […]
A beacon is constructible item in Minecraft that is used as a signal and to apply affects to mobs/entities e.g. speed, allow the entity to jump higher, increase attack speed, and more. A beacon isn’t easy to construct, and once constructed, it takes more resources to use if you want to get maximum efficiency out […]
Remote assistance is a common way to resolve computer issues when on-site help isn’t available, or if you do not have someone available on-hand to fix whatever problem you’re having. Unfortunately, remote assistance isn’t easy to set up. There are plenty of tools for remote assistance but setting them up isn’t as easy for everyone. […]
Optical discs are slowly going extinct. You will find low end laptops and custom desktop builds can be fitted with an optical disc reader but the technology has grown far less common. USBs and external drives are now the popular method for transferring data when online transfer isn’t practical or possible. Software distribution has also […]
Castle Crashers is a 2D indie hack-and-slash video game developed by The Behemoth. The game was released in 2008 for Xbox 360. However, the game made it to other platforms later on. Here’s how to play Castle Crashers on Linux. Getting Castle Crashers on working on Linux Castle Crashers is not a Linux game, but […]
Bluetooth is a standard feature on desktop computers, laptops, and mobile devices as well as tablets. The OS these devices run may be different but the Bluetooth technology is more or less the same. The devices can communicate with each other and you can pair a phone or a tablet to a computer, or use […]
A soft document created in a word processing app can be hundreds of pages long. You can format the document any way you like with headings, sections, chapters, page breaks and more. Formatting can be tricky if you’re not familiar with how a particular word processor works and all its features. Adjusting tables, images, table […]
Need a good writing tool for your Linux PC? Check out Manuskript. It has some seriously awesome features that any writer will love, such as an outlining tool, distraction-free mode, a built-in assistant tool, and many others. In this guide, we’ll go over how to install Manuskript on Linux. We’ll also go over how to […]
Printers are plug & play on Windows 10. When you connect a printer to a Windows 10 system, drivers for it will install automatically and the printer will be set up, ready to print, within minutes. In some cases, you may need to install an additional, proprietary app for a printer but that doesn’t happen […]