Damien, Author at Make Tech Easier

How to Generate A New Sources List For Ubuntu

The “sources.list” in Ubuntu is an important file that contains all your software repository information. What if, on a fresh install of Ubuntu, you discover that your “sources.list” is empty? Or you need to change the whole repository to one that is specific to your country? Here is how you can generate a new sources list file easily without being a Ubuntu expert.

What Would Be The Most Disastrous to Lose? [Poll]

Which of the following gadgets is the most precious to you and is the most disastrous to lose?

Wise Care 365 Pro System Cleaner Review

Wise Care 365 Pro is a useful system cleaner and speed optimization tool for your Windows PC. It allows you to stabilize, secure and speed up your Windows PC with just one click! Find out how you can claim your free copy. Only 200 coies are available.

How to Access All Your OSX Tweaks In A Single Panel

To tweak your Mac OSX, you often have to go deep into the System Preferences or through the terminal. With Mountain Tweaks, you now have all your tweaks available in a single place, and activating them is only a few clicks away.

How to Protect Your SSH Server With Fail2Ban [Linux/Ubuntu]

A basic SSH server is vulnerable to brute force attack. Fail2Ban can detect malicious attack on your server and block the IP accordingly. Here is how you can configure Fail2Ban to protect your SSH server in Ubuntu.

How to Easily Add and Receive Reminders On Your Desktop in Ubuntu

There are many ways to set up a reminder. If you are using Ubuntu, you can make use of indicator-remindor to easily add and receive reminders on your desktop.

How to Auto Toggle Your Internet Connection to Save Battery Life [Android]

Are you looking for ways to improve your battery life in Android phone? Here is one method that can auto-toggle your Internet connection when the screen is OFF so it won’t drain your battery unnecessarily.

How to Connect Nexus 7 (And Other Android 4.0+ Devices) to Ubuntu

If you are a Linux user and own an Android 4.0+ device (such as Nexus 7, Galaxy Nexus etc), you will know that you can’t just plug in your device and have it detected by the PC. Here is how you can get your Android device to connect with Ubuntu.

Everpad: The Best Evernote Client For Linux

Evernote has a desktop syncing client for almost every OS, except for Linux. If you are using for a Linux desktop client for Evernote, Everpad is the one to go.

Easily Backup and Restore Your Windows With Handy Backup

Are you looking for an easier way to backup, restore and synchronize your files and folders in Windows? Handy Backup is a simple, yet useful backup application for Windows and yes, we have a giveaway for it. Read on for more detail.

Nitro: A Beautiful Task Management App For Linux

There are no lack of to-do list apps for Linux, and with a powerful tool like Evernote or Wunderlist, one might wonder if there is any more room for new task management app. Nitro is relatively new to the “to-do” list scene, but its beautiful interface and the ease of use did turn some heads and attracted some attentions. Let check it out!

Check For Broken Link In Your Website From Linux Desktop

A broken link is a killer for any website and it should be eliminated at all cost. The bad thing is, it is easily said than done. If you are running a website with more than a thousand articles and every post contains at least 3 links, how are you able to find out which particular link is no longer working?

3 Hidden Features Of Gmail For Android That You Ought to Know

We often feel that the Gmail for Android app is not as good as the desktop Gmail, but if you dig deep enough, you will find plenty of hidden features that can make it as good as the desktop version. And here are 3 hidden features of Gmail for Android that you ought to know.

How to Add (And Delete) Events to Google Calendar From The System Tray [Ubuntu]

There are plenty of ways that you can integrate Google Calendar in Ubuntu, but this is the easiest that I have come across so far. Here is how you can add events to google Calendar from the system tray.

How Secure Is the App Locker For Android?

If you think the app locker for Android can help to secure your phone, check out these exploits first before making your conclusion.

Linux Mint Is A Better Distro Than Ubuntu For New User. What Do You Think?

Ubuntu used to be the best distro for new Linux distro, but it seems that Linux Mint has taken over that role. Here’s why.

How to Run Firefox OS In Your Browser

Mozilla has come out with their own version of mobile OS, also known as Firefox OS. Here is how you can run Firefox OS in your browser.

How to Install Guest Addition In Ubuntu 12.10 Guest In Virtualbox [Quick Tip]

If you are not able to install guest additions in Ubuntu 12.10 guest in Virtualbox, here’s the fix.

How to Test ChromeOS in Ubuntu

If you want to test out ChromeOS before you decide if you want to get the Chromebook, here is how you can test ChromeOS in Ubuntu.

How to Configure Screen Brightness in Ubuntu

Adjusting the screen brightness in Ubuntu is easy, but to fully customize is not. Let’s see how you can easily configure the screen brightness in Ubuntu.

How To Enable the Social API Feature In Firefox 17 [Quick Tips]

Firefox 17 comes with a new Social API feature that can integrate your Facebook into the browser sidebar. Here is how you can activate the feature and integate Facebook messenger to Firefox.

How to Enable Hybrid Suspend in Ubuntu [Quick Tips]

“Hybrid Suspend” in Ubuntu allows you to first suspend your computer and if it is not restored after a while, will go into hibernation by itself. This is an effective way to save battery power and electricity bills. Here is how you can enable Hybrid suspend in Ubuntu

MTE Birthday Special Giveaway [Contest Closed]

Join us in our birthday celebration and stand to win a $55 Amazon giftcard.

How to Show More Than 30 Custom Fields In WordPress [Quick Fix]

The custom field dropdown list in WordPress only show up to 30 values. If you need it to show more than 30 custom fields in the list, here is the fix.

Tenorshare Data Recovery Professional (Update: Contest Ended)

Tenorshare Data Recovery Pro is a great software for restoring deleted files, regardless a Windows, Mac or Linux filesystem. Read on for the review and giveaway detail.

How to Install the MDM Display Manager in Ubuntu

If you have heard of Linux Mint, you will be pleased to know that the latest release (Linux Mint 14) comes with a new login manager – MDM Display Manager, that is both beautiful and customizable. Here is how you can get it on your Ubuntu.

iStonsoft iPod to Computer Transfer

iTunes is the necessity for any iOS device. If you want to export your files in your iOS device to your desktop without going through iTunes, iStonsoft iPod to Computer Transfer is the one for you. Read on for the review and the giveaway detail.

SecretLayer – Professional Steganography Software

SecretLayer is a software that utilizes the Steganography concept and hide your confidential files/messages in an image so no one, apart from you and the intended recipent, know the existence of the message. Read more for the review and giveaway detail.

1AVCenter

The powerful 1AVCenter is a audio video center for Windows that allows you to record, broadcast, and make remote surveillance of any source of video and audio of your PC. This is the first of our MTE birthday giveaway. Read on for more detail.

Happy Birthday, Make Tech Easier

It has been a long five year and I am glad we are still around. Happy Birthday, MTE!

How to Add Android-style Live Wallpaper to Ubuntu

Do you love the live wallpaper in Android? Now you can get the live wallpaper on Ubuntu desktop as well.

Folx: A Worthy Download And Torrent Manager For Mac

There are plenty of download manager and bit-torrent client for Windows and Linux, but what about Mac? If you are looking for a download and torrent manager, Folx could be the one for you.

Accessing The “Show Desktop” Icon In Ubuntu 12.10

Ubuntu 12.10 comes with a few ways for you to quickly access your desktop, but they are not very visible to the users. Here is a run down of the several ways you can use to access the Show Desktop icon in Ubuntu.

How to Recover From The “File Not Found: Grub Rescue” Boot Up Error [Linux, Quick Tips]

Sometimes, when you install a new Linux distro in your PC and you didn’t set the boot flag correctly, you will often end up with a unbootable machine with a “File not found: Grub Rescue” boot error message. This happened to me while I were installing the Ubuntu 12.10. Here’s how you can fix it.

Tiny Core Linux: A Barebone Linux Distro That Boots Very Fast

Linux is good for almost everything. If you are running a small project that doesn’t require a full Linux distro, Tiny Core Linux is one small barebone Linux distro that boots very fast and comes with options for you to customize it to suit your needs.

Ask The Readers: Will You Sign Up For A Website You Know Nothing About?

Will you sign up for a website that you know nothing about, just because it promises exclusivity and an exceptional benefit? Let us know in the comments.

How to Add Two Factor Authentication to LastPass

If you are using LastPass, you will know that your LastPass account is only as strong as your master password. Here is how you can enable two-factor authentication for your LastPass account to enhance its security.

Mail Pilot Turns Your Email Into A Big To-Do List, Aims to Make You More Productive

Regardless which email client you use, the process of checking and reading your emails is the same. You read one email, either reply, delete or marked as unread and proceed to the next email. What if you can now turn your emails into a big to-do list and change the usual way to deal with your emails?

NitroShare Allows You to Share Files Easily With Computers In The Same Network

If you are in local network with no Internet access, or you just want to quickly send a file over to another computer without having it to go to the web and back, NitroShare is one good file sharing app you can use on the local network and it works well with Windows, Mac and Linux.

How to Download Folder(s) From Your Dropbox In Android [Quick Tips]

If you are a Dropbox and Android user like I do, you will probably install the Dropbox app on your Android and have access to your files wherever you go. While the Dropbox allows you to export your file to the SD card, it doesn’t give you the capability to download a single (or multiple) folder to your mobile device. If you are looking for the solution, here’s the fix.

Stream Your Media to TV Easily With Wireless Media Stick

When it comes to media storage, most people save all their media files (photo, audio and video) in their computers. This makes it very convenient for you to enjoy your music or video directly on your computer. However, if you want to enjoy your Blu-ray video on your HDTV, how can you get the video from your computer to the TV quickly and without much hassle?

SysRestore Pro Review

Windows comes with a system restore feature that allows you to create restore point and restore to it in the event that your system crashed. If you are looking for a simpler and more useful system restore tool, SysRestore Pro is one tool that you can use and we have 10 copies to giveaway. Read on for the full review and the giveaway detail.

How to Increase Virtual Hard Disk Size in Virtualbox

However, if you are using it as frequent as me, you will find that the 20GB of storage space get filled up very quickly. If you are looking to increase the virtual hard disk size, here is how you can do it.

Magix Movie Edit Pro Plus Review

At its 18th version, the Magix Movie Edit Pro software is now a mature, and more powerful movie editing tool than before. We have a chance to play around with the Movie Edit Pro 18 MX Plus and we are really impressed. The following is our review of the product and at the end, we are also going to give away 10 copies of Magix Movie Edit Pro Plus. Read on for more information.

How to View Websites With IE Mode In Google Chrome

Testing your websites on different version of IEs can be a difficult task since you are only allowed to install a single version of IE on your Windows. If you are using IE 9, you won’t be able to test on IE 7 or 8, and vice versa. IE Tab is an extension for Google Chrome that allows you to load a page using the IE rendering engine in a Chrome tab. With this extension, you can test out your sites in different version of IE without leaving Chrome.

HopeDot VOS: Portable Virtual OS For Windows

Virtual machine is a good way to test out your applications without affecting the main host system. The disadvantage is that they are mostly desktop-bound and require you to allocate tens of gigabytes of space to it. If you are looking for a quick, small and portable virtual solution, Hopedot VOS could be the one you are looking for. And yes, we have free license keys to giveaway for this great software.

How to Enable 2-Step Verification in Dropbox

Dropbox has introduced a new 2-step verification to further enhance its security features. Here is how you can enable the 2-step verification in your Dropbox account.

How to Remap The Home/End Buttons In Mac

If you are using a custom keyboard on your new Mac, you will know that the Home/End button don’t work. The default method in Mac is to use “Cmd + left/right arrow”, but here is a quick fix to restore the Home/End button on your keyboard.

How to Set A Live Wallpaper In Ubuntu With Slidewall

While there are many wallpaper changing app for Linux, most of them are similar, do their job (changing the wallpaper) well and don’t seem interesting enough to warrant a review here. Slidewall is yet another wallpaper changer that comes with support for live wallpaper. It is pretty cool, I must say. Check it out.

Batch Marker Photo Watermarking Software Review

To protect your images from being stolen, the common practice is to embed a watermark onto it that shows your site’s URL. While this can be effective, it can be tedious too. Batch Marker is an image editing software that allows you to add watermarks to a batch of image files quickly and easily. And yes, we have a giveaway event for it.

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