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Discounts and Free Resources for Nonprofits in Nevada County
Local Resources The County of Nevada Nonprofit monthly office equipment giveaway. Last Friday of the month at the stoplight warehouse Briar patch has 3 programs Connect with United Way NCuwnc.org/become-a-uwnc… CVS grant for giftcards for nonprofits www.cvshealth.com/social… Home depot project grants for nonprofits (gift cards)corporate.homedepot.com/… Online resources Techsoup for Discounted software Google Gsuite for nonprofits Read more about Discounts and Free Resources for Nonprofits in Nevada County[…]
How to secure your custom website, and domain email services for free using Cloudflare
You want a custom domain for your website and email, but you don’t want to pay someone to manage your email security? Email security is important to protect your organization from phishing attacks and email fraud. There are several email security features that you can enable for your custom domain, including DNSSEC, SPF, DKIM, and Read more about How to secure your custom website, and domain email services for free using Cloudflare[…]
Internet Options in Nevada County
Complete List of Available Internet Options List is sorted by relative speed, and type. Low income Internet programs: Many of these now use the ACP program. As you can see, www.nevadacountyca.gov/1… needs some updating. Coverage Maps California coverage map: www.broadbandmap.ca.gov/… coverage map: broadbandmap.fcc.gov/.(Hopefully, this should be more accurate by the end of Summer 2020: www.benton.org/blog/cong…) Read more about Internet Options in Nevada County[…]
The status of short (3 character) .org domain names in 2023. What’s available? (Updated!)
Domain names A domain name can contain all 26 letters, 10 numbers, and a hyphen (-). You cannot start or end a domain name with a hyphen. Domain names are not case sensitive, so you can use upper and lower case letters interchangeably. A domain name can be up to 67 characters long — including Read more about The status of short (3 character) .org domain names in 2023. What’s available? (Updated!)[…]
Download ChromeOS Flex for Linux
How to download and install the latest ChromeOS Flex installer using Ubuntu 22.04 Linux terminal. Plus, flash it to a USB drive. This can just as easily be done using a web browser, and the Ventoy gui. For fun, I’m going to show you the terminal way below. I used Install Ventoy Ventoy github.com/ventoy/Ventoy is Read more about Download ChromeOS Flex for Linux[…]
How to test your network throughput between two devices using iperf3 on Ubuntu 22.04
If you’re looking for an accurate measure of your networking speeds, iperf3 is a great tool to use. UDP tests are more accurate than other types of tests because they don’t rely on the state of the network connection. This means that you’ll get a more accurate measure of the true speeds that your network Read more about How to test your network throughput between two devices using iperf3 on Ubuntu 22.04[…]
How to customize your google chat when streaming live from OBS
There are many reasons why you might want to modify the appearance of your Google Stream chat in OBS. Perhaps you want to make it more aesthetically pleasing, or more functional. Chatv2.septapus.com provides a wide range of options for customizing your chat, including the ability to change the font, color, and size of the text, Read more about How to customize your google chat when streaming live from OBS[…]
100% Free way to host your website, email and custom domain with Google, Cloudflare, etc… on Ubuntu 22.04 using docker.
You have a wordpress website with a custom domain name, but don’t want to pay for DNS,Email,SSL,hosting, etc… It’s only $8/year to register a custom domain name with cloudlfare. Everything else is free! As long as you don’t exceed more than 1GB of egress a month. You can use both wordpress jetpack, and cloudflare to Read more about 100% Free way to host your website, email and custom domain with Google, Cloudflare, etc… on Ubuntu 22.04 using docker.[…]
How to Create short urls using your own domain name URL Shortener Free
A URL shortener service is a web service that provides short aliases for redirection of long URLs. The benefit of using your own domain name for the service is that you can brand the service with your own domain name, which can make it appear more trustworthy to users. Additionally, using your own domain name Read more about How to Create short urls using your own domain name URL Shortener Free[…]
How to change cellular networks with Safelinkwireless.com for $1
Safelinkwireless is a reseller of all three major networks. It is owned by Movil (Owned by Verizon), and supported by their Net10 brand. It provides free smart phones and service to people with low income through the Lifeline, and ACP programs. To sign up view my post here: jphein.com/lifeline/ There are only three carriers that Read more about How to change cellular networks with Safelinkwireless.com for $1[…]
Use a tablet or phone as a wireless extra monitor in Ubuntu 22.04
www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022… NOTE: You have to use Wayland, not Xorg. Next, open the Settings app, navigate to the Sharing panel, and turn on Sharing, and turn on (once it appears) the ‘Remote Desktop’ option. You will want to set up a username and password too, to allow you to connect from a different device. Use an RDP client on your tablet/phone Read more about Use a tablet or phone as a wireless extra monitor in Ubuntu 22.04[…]