If you work using multiple machines, synchronizing your environment can be quite a hassle. While installing and setting up Sublime Text is pretty easy, we can make it even faster the second time around using Package Syncing.
Create a dynamic table of contents with jQuery
You can easily auto generate a clickable table of contents with jQuery if your text is divided by (the same level of) headers. All you need to do is to wrap your text in a container div and use the setInnerLinks() function.
Disable related videos on your embedded YouTube content
When you embed a YouTube video it is good practice to restrict the related videos that appear at the end of playback to your channel only. Just imagine how your business would be affected if your competitors video would appear right on your own website.
Keep your Windows PC in tip-top shape with Patch My PC
Outdated software is the single biggest security risk you face every day if you own a Windows PC or laptop. Smart people find vulnerabilities all the time and the software companies are pretty good at fixing these, but you will be safe only if you apply the updates they provide. Windows Update does take care of the operating system and some programs like Google Chrome do update themselves, but what about the rest?
Pop! OS – Where are the minimize and maximize buttons on my windows?
I really love the clean and minimal aesthetics of Pop! OS, but sometimes it seems they (or should I say the Gnome 3 UX team?) have gone too far. My windows are missing the minimize and maximize buttons, I can only close them? What can I do?
Have a soundcard, but no sound in Ubuntu? Alsamixer to the rescue!
Generally Ubuntu and derivatives are really good at detecting your hardware. Just my bad luck that the 18.10 release didn't like my Xonar DG soundcard and my machine produced no sound at all. Frustrating as this all worked with 18.04 :(
Nemo, a better file manager for Ubuntu
If you find the latest version of Nautilus now called Files of Gnome a bit lacking in features, you are not alone. Enter Nemo, a fork of Nautilus by the Linux Mint guys. It knows a few tricks that Nautilus forgot but a power user could really appreciate, like 2 panel navigation.
Pop! OS – Adding a dock
The default installation of Pop! OS uses the Gnome 3 desktop environment which has no traditional dock like Ubuntu, macOS or Windows. If you press the [Super] key, a dock-like element is visible on the left, but only in this overview mode...
How to fix dual booting Ubuntu and Windows if something goes wrong
Installing Windows and Ubuntu on the same computer can cause a myriad of problems. GRUB can go crazy and prohibit you from launching Windows or the Windows installation could overwrite GRUB, so you won't be able to boot into Ubuntu...
Disable ads in Viber on Windows
Out of nowhere, Viber started displaying ads at the bottom of the contact list of the Viber window. I understand that Viber must make a living, but in my case the ads covered one third of the contact list and this really frustrated me. Luckily it turns out you can disable these ads without any side effects...