Damien, Author at Make Tech Easier

The Complete Guide to Speeding Up Your WordPress Site

If you want to speed up your WordPress site, but don’t know how to do it, here’s the complete guide you can follow to improve your site loading speed.

Clef: Log In to WordPress Without Any Password

Tired of typing your username and password everytime you want to login to a site? Clef is a password replacement app that allows you to login without password.

Tech Deal: Pay What You Want For 11 Marvellous Mac Apps

The popular “Pay What You Want” Mac Bundle is now back again, this time with 11 marvellous apps.

Finding Out The Internet Download and Upload Speed From the Command Line [Linux]

If you want to find out the download and upload speed of your Internet connection, speedtest-cli is one good command line tool you can use in Linux.

Will You Login to Websites Using Your Social Network Accounts [Poll]

As social networks become popular, more websites are providing means to login with social network credential. What is your stance on this?

Leawo Tunes Cleaner and Blu-ray Ripper Giveaway

Giveaway: Grab your free copy of Leawo Tunes Cleaner and Blu-ray Ripper as Christmas present now!

PhoneClean Review

PhoneClean is one great application that allows you to clean up your iPhone/iPod Touch and iPad. And since Christmas is coming, we have some free licenses to give away too.

Manage Multiple SSH Connections Easily With PAC Manager [Linux]

Looking for a better solution to manage multiple SSH connections in Linux? Look no further. PAC Manager is the one for you.

Surf Privately and Safely with Tor Browser. No Installation and Configuration Required.

Configuring TOR can be complicated for many people, but with Tor Browser, you can now surf privately and safely without any installation and configuration.

How to Fix “Problem with MergeList” Issue in Ubuntu

If you have the “Problem with MergeList” issue when updating the system in Ubuntu, here is the fix.

Use Keepass2Android to Auto Fill Password in Android Browsers

If you are using Keepass2 password manager, here’s how you can access your password database in Android and get it to auto fill password in Android browser.

Quickly Access Your History in Mobile Firefox For Android

If you are using mobile Firefox in your Android devices, here is one neat trick that you can use to quickly access your browsing history.

Use Slide Launcher to Quickly Access Your Favorite Apps in Android

If you need an app that allows you to quickly access your favorite apps and doesn’t drain battery and memory resources, Slide Launcher is the one for you.

Win the Game of Your Choice! Participate and Stand to Win the PC game You Want!

We were glad to be able to team up with AllKeyShop to bring you this giveaway contest where you can stand to win the game of your choice, for free!

Enable Two-Finger Scrolling in Linux Mint (or Cinnamon Desktop)

If you have installed Linux Mint (or the Cinnamon Desktop) and found that the two-finger scrolling on touchpad is not working, here is how you enable it.

Techi News Central: Fresh Media And Technology Stories

If you are always following technology news, your bookmarks menu must be flooded with dozens of links to various websites where you for the latest topics.

Make Mobile Firefox Always Runs in Desktop Mode

If you are using Firefox on a tablet, you may want to switch it to run in Desktop mode by default so websites will always load the desktop version.

Gmail Automation: 5 Useful Google Scripts to Automate Your Gmail

Gmail allows you to filter and automate the organization of your incoming emails. Here are 5 Google scripts that you can use to further automate your Gmail.

Date/Time Missing In the Menu Bar in Ubuntu 13.10? Here’s the Fix!

If you upgraded to Ubuntu 13.10 and find the date time indicator missing in the menu bar, here’s the fix.

How to Get iWork For Free in Mac OS X Mavericks

If you are one of those “old” Mac users who are not eligible for free iWork, here is a simple trick to grab the latest iWork for free.

7 Technology Myths That Cost You Money

Technology myths are everywhere. On occasions, it costs you money and make you poorer. Let’s take a look at some of the technology myths that cost you money.

9 Ways to Make Better Use of Gmail Filters

Gmail filters is a good way for you to organize your inbox without you doing the manual work. Here are a few ways that you can make good use of Gmail fliters.

How to Delete a URL From Chrome’s Omnibox Suggestions

If you entered a wrong URL in Chrome’s omnibar, it will continue to show up in the suggestion, which can be rather annoying. Here is a quick way to delete a URL from the Chrome omnibar.

Manage Dropbox in Terminal With Dropbox Uploader

If you are planning to back up files to Dropbox from the terminal, Dropbox Uploader is the best solution for you.

Need a QR Code? Quickly Generate a QR Code With This URL

Need a QR code? Here is one quick way to generate a QR code with a URL.

Customize Google Images Search Results with this Simple Trick

If you are always searching Google Images with a set of filter, here is how you can customize Google Images Search Result to always show the result you want.

Install Google Fonts in Ubuntu with TypeCatcher

Instead of manually download and install Google fonts on your system, you can now make use of TypeCatcher to easily install Google Fonts in Ubuntu.

What to Expect From Ubuntu 13.10 Final Beta

It’s the time of the year again where Canonical is going to launch a new version of its popular Ubuntu distro. You may be wondering if the upcoming release, Saucy Salamander 13.10, is a worthy upgrade, or one that you can skip altogether. Let’s check out ubuntu 13.10 Final Beta and see what’s new and if it is worth upgrading.

How to Create QR Code in Google Drive

There are tons of ways to create QR code. If you are a Google Drive user, here is one quick way to create R code in Google Document

Reverse Engineer and Analyze Malware with REMnux

If you are one of those who are curious about how malware works, there is a Linux distro that comes with all the necessary tools for you to analyze malware.

How to Install Viber in Linux (Ubuntu)

You probably have used Viber on your mobile phone to make free phone call. It had recently released a desktop version which allows you to make free phone call from the desktop. Here is how you can install Viber in Linux.

How to Mount Amazon S3 in Ubuntu

In Ubuntu, you can easily access Amazon S3 via the various software, such as S3Fox or Dragon Disk. However, in a server situation, you won’t have the luxury of using a desktop software. In this tutorial, we will show you how you can mount Amazon S3 in Ubuntu, be it desktop or server.

Keyboard Shortcuts to Minimize and Hide Applications in Mac

For Mac users, if you have plenty of applications running, you might find that your desktop is cluttered with all sort of application windows. Here are several keyboard shortcuts that you can use to quickly de-clutter your desktop.

How to Easily Enable Real-time Collaboration on Your Site

If you are a webmaster, you might be thinking of how you can make your website more interactive, or even allowing your visitors to collaborate with one another. TogetherJS allows you to easily add a real-time collaboration feature to your site with minimal technical/coding skill.

Recoll: Advanced Search Tool For Linux

Searching your files can be an easy, or difficult task, depending on how you organize your files and documents. Recoll is a text search tool for Unix and Linux and can find keywords inside documents as well as file names. This make it a perfect tool for you to search and retrieve your files and documents quickly, whenever you need it.

How to Format External Hard Disk to exFAT Filesystem in Ubuntu

If you are using multiple OSes and wish to transfer files from one computer to another via an external hard disk, you will want to format the hard disk to exFAT format since it is widely supported by most OS and doesn’t come with the 4GB per file restriction. Here is how you can format it to exFAT filesystem in Ubuntu.

How to Quickly Close Multiple Tabs in Browser

There are times when you opened too many tabs in your browser and it is causing the whole system to slow down. A quick and easy way to fix this is to close as many unused tabs as possible to minimize the memory usage. However, it can be a chores if you have tons of opened tabs. Luckily, most browsers come with a way for you to quickly close multiple tabs with a single click.

How to Install Encfs and Encrypt Files in Mac OS X

Encfs is particularly useful for encrypting files that you want to store in the cloud. Using encfs in Linux and Windows is pretty straightforward as there are installers for both platforms. However, for Mac OS X, installing encfs is not as easy as it should be. Here is how you can install and use encfs in Mac OS X.

Elementary OS: An Elegant and Functional Linux Distro

Once in a while, we do come across a Linux distro that is really unique and come with some special features that make it different from the rest. Elementary OS is one of them. On the first glance, you might think that it is just another clone of Mac OS X, but after you have used it, you will find that it is more than just skin deep. Let’s check it out.

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