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How to Tell Which Virus You Have If You’re Experiencing Common Cold Symptoms

Posted on by Jeffrey Hein

Common cold symptoms can be caused by a variety of viruses, including rhinovirus, coronavirus, influenza, parainfluenza, adenovirus, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). While these viruses share many of the same symptoms, such as runny nose, cough, and sore throat, it can be difficult to determine which virus is causing your illness without laboratory testing. Get Read more about How to Tell Which Virus You Have If You’re Experiencing Common Cold Symptoms[…]

The status of short (3 character) .org domain names in 2023. What’s available? (Updated!)

Posted on by Jeffrey Hein

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!)[…]

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Download ChromeOS Flex for Linux

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How to download and install the latest ChromeOS Flex installer using Ubuntu 22.04 Linux terminal. Plus, flash it to a USB drive. UPDATE: Google has released a direct download link: https://dl.google.com/chromeos-flex/images/latest.bin.zip 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 Read more about Download ChromeOS Flex for Linux[…]

How to test your network throughput between two devices using iperf3 on Ubuntu 22.04

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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

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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.

Posted on by Jeffrey Hein

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

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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

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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: https://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

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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/06/use-ipad-as-second-monitor-ubuntu-22-04/amp 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[…]

Wireguard GUI client in Ubuntu <= 21.10 using network manager plugin

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NOTE: this is broken in Ubuntu 22.04. See bug: https://github.com/max-moser/network-manager-wireguard/issues/62 . Ubuntu 22.04 has wireguard built into the normal Network Manager GUI. From: https://albe.app/2021/05/08/wireguard-gui-client-ubuntu/ (No longer reolves) Wireguard GUI client in UbuntuALBERT ROSADO 05-08-2021 gui, gui client, linux, ubuntu, vpn, wireguardIntroSetting up a Wireguard GUI client in Linux, is pretty frustrating. After a long time Read more about Wireguard GUI client in Ubuntu <= 21.10 using network manager plugin[…]