Running Snapchat and other Android Apps on Windows 11

You'll need to opt into Windows Insider Build, from the Windows Update settings You'll also need Virtual Machine Platform enabled in the "Turn Windows Features On or Off" setting Download and install Windows Subsystem for Android with Amazon App Store Search the Microsoft store for any mobile apps you want, as there are quite a …

Dual Booting Windows 11 & Ubuntu Budgie Linux with Wine 7.0 to run Windows Programs

This is for anyone wanting a decent Windows-like experience on a stable and advanced Linux OS. The Budgie desktop environment is created from Solus, which was built from scratch on GTK. Some GNOME-based desktop environments also available in various Linux builds are Cosmic, Cinnamon, Unity, & MATE. Some KDE-based desktop environments are Plasma & Neon. …

Booting into your Bootable USB Drive from VirtualBox

Plug in your bootable USB to your PCObserve the Drive Letter assigned to the USB Drive, and the size of the drive in Windows Explorer In the Windows Start Menu Search Box, type Diskmgmt.msc & run itScroll down to the Drive letter of your Flash Drive and check the Size is correctRemember the Number of …

YouTube Music Security Issue

YouTube Music app has an in-built security issue which allows it to perform datamining, file-harvesting, and psychographic data collection from your Computer or other device. I was among the first users of their Music service, and early on I uploaded about 15 or 20 of my personal songs to my YouTube Music account to add …

Force Firefox to Open FVD Speeddial on Startup by Entering FVD URL Directly

Every so often a Firefox update will reset the homepage to a blank new page, which you have to click on the "+" for a new tab to get to your FVD Speeddial Here is how to find the exact address of the FVD speedial and force Firefox to open it. Open Firefox, and open …

Bulk Adding/ Removing/ Extracting Furniture & Textures in SweetHome3D

Adding & Deleting Furniture or Textures in SH3D can be tedious sometimes.Here is how to extract and edit and bundle and create your own. I've found in mine that sometimes libraries don't import the program either, and I'm not sure if that's just because the library is too large or what, so here is a …

Downloading Multiple Magnet Links from Multiple Tabs in Tor Onion Browser

Sometimes you may have more than one tab open with more than one Magnet Link you need to find and use to access the desired Files provided, or to check the integrity of your own files you've provided, or to download a complete free database of ebooks or research papers on a certain subject, etc. …

How to Download All Proposed Files or Certain File Types from SourceForge Project Pages

Here my method for downloading all of the Contributed, Proposed, Open or Closed Tickets etc from a SourceForge FOSS Project I used this for SweetHome3D to quickly download all of the specific Models & Textures from all the Tickets Proposed. Open a New Firefox Window Download & Install the Extension "DownThemAll!" Open any page and …

How to Make a Java *.Jar File Portable

Here's how to make a *.jar file work with your Portable Program, or run as a Portable without needing to install the Full JRE: 1. Download JavaPortable8 and install it into your SH3D Portable Directory, into a new folder called "Common"Files", which will create a directory structure that looks like this: (My Portable Program Location …

PortableApps Cloud Sync across Devices with Amazon Drive

Here's how to have the full installation of PortableApps on the Cloud, syncing files and changes in programs, and the work you do on your different devices. For this method, you need an Amazon Prime account so you can access Amazon Drive. The one that comes free with your Prime account has only 5GB of …

Syncing Notepad++, SweetHome3D, Blender etc Across Devices with Amazon Drive

It is recommended to use Portable Versions of Programs on your computer, as everything is installed in one folder. It will actually work with a full PortableApps Program, provided you can manage the 5GB of space with any other Photos and videos you have, as you only get one Amazon drive account per Prime Membership. …

On Torrents

There seems to be some questions regarding the legality of Torrent File Sharing. I'd like to take a moment to shed some light on the subject. There is nothing illegal about sharing or creating Torrents. Torrents aren't illegal. That's like saying "Files" are illegal. There are of course illegal things you can do with Torrents, …

Playing Steam Games Remotely from Another Room

  You can play Steam Games from Your PC, over Wi-Fi, to another room where all you have is a phone, or a tablet, or even a TV with Chromecast, and you can also use Bluetooth Game Controllers, Xbox Controllers, and Keyboard & Mouse, etc, as if your computer was in that room instead of …

How to Switch Displays for Steam Games, and Switch between Extended & Duplicate Displays for Gaming with a Roku etc, & Win+P Alternatives

If you have a multiple Monitor Setup that also connects to TV displays, etc, you may want to change the display from your Desktop to your TV for certain games or for different locations etc. There is no setting within Steam to change the display, unfortunately. If you have a 4K IPS Monitor and a …

Tuya Smart Life Custom One-Tap Light Scenes & Color Changes with LED RGB Wi-Fi Smart Light Bulbs

Here's a quick tutorial on how to set up your WiFi RGB Lights using the Tuya SmartLife App on your phone. I use the Smart WiFi Alexa 2.4 GHz SAUDIO LED RGB color changing bulbs. They were really the best ones I found, because unlike most RGB LED Bulbs, they have a dedicated White Function, …

Windows 10 Clean Install

I'm finally moving to Windows 10 on my main build, as support for Win7 draws to a close in January, and I suggest everyone still not on 10 go ahead and move over before all the Ransomware attacks are unleashed. Whether you are building your own PC from scratch or are purchasing a ready assembled …

Create a Bootable WinPE USB Drive

WinPE (Windows Preinstallation Environment) is essentially like the Windows Version of a Linux Live CD, where everything is completely self Contained and you can boot directly from the CD/USB into the Build, which provides a familiar Desktop Interface and can run a wide number of Portable or Stand-alone Tools & Commands. This WinPE is built …

Recording Everything you Hear on your Computer directly from the Output

Sometimes you may have need to record what you hear coming out of your speakers, with the exact Fidelity to the source. Examples include: Digitizing old Cassettes & LP's to retain their original sound Backing up audio sources and digitizing video audio from movies to be added to new video compilations An Electrical Instrument or …

Installing & Updating WAIK & WinPE from 3.0 to 3.1 using the AIK Supplement for Windows 7

Install the Windows Automated Installation Kit (AIK) for Windows 7: Download the WAIK for Win7 from the Microsoft site Download & Install the Portable WinCDEmu from wincdemu.sysprogs.org/ Open it & click on "Mount Image" and browse to your ISO File & mount it Let it Autoplay or Open the New Drive and click on the …

Setup & Basics of MySQL

Download MySQL: Go to mysql.com, click on "Developer Zone" then click on "MySQL Downloads", then click on "MySQL Community Server" .. or go to https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/ Click on "Go to Download Page" Select the one labeled Web, for online, or the one without Web in the name for offline installation, ex: mysql-installer-web-community-8.0.17.0.msi You might have to …

Missing/Invisible Cursor in Steam Games

If you find that after a certain game or update etc that your cursor suddenly becomes invisible in certain game menus after launching from Steam, and restarting doesn't help: Go to Control Panel > Mouse > Pointer Options > uncheck "Display pointer trails" > Apply > OK

Converting a Word Document to an Image File

You don't want to use online document converters, as those are really just Data Mills, designed to harvest your information and use or sell the content you upload. Beware of most "Free Tools" as well, as most either put a watermark or logo on your finished image (which makes them a Demo, and not a …

NirCmd

NirCmd is a Command line Utility you can call in .Bat & .Vbs files etc to execute a number of highly useful commands with the click of an Icon. Set Up: Scroll to the bottom of their homepage & Download the either the x86 or x64 versions for your 32-bit or 64-bit version of Windows …

ChkDsk GUI, Defrag & JKFrag GUI, Set Affinity, SysInfo, and other Great Tools

Utlities Download page It has some awesome freeware utilities for Windows, such as: CheckDisk GUI Run with Affinity My Defrag GUI JKDefrag GUI Simple SysInfo and many more

Rename Text & HTML Files using text from within the Document itself as the New Name

Download Here: Replace Pioneer Instal & Run Tools> Batch Runner "Pick Files" Check the box Set Output File Name Type in ${FIRSTLINE}.txt into the box, or ${FIRSTLINE}{1,9} for only the first 9 characters, or ${FIRSTLINE}{lc}.txt for lowercase, Put a "$" before each class, for example ${FILENAME}${FIRSTLINE}{lc} will add the first line of text to the …

Convert RTF to Unicode TXT – From Word to TXT, with full Character Support

Download from Here: RTF to Unicode TXT Drag & Drop all RTF files 'Convert' Outputs to same folder Saves all Unicode Character From Word Document with special Unicode Characters: Save as RTF Convert to TXT using this program  

Screenshot Utility for Windows & Mac

Lightshot, the same program that started as a Firefox Add-on, created its own stand-alone program for Windows, to capture anything on your computer You can Download it from their Website Here: Lightshot Website its very small, and you must activate it by keyboard shortcuts. To begin capture, simply press the "PrtScn" button (Print Screen) on …

Photoshop Brushes Viewer

ABRView lets you preview all of your ABR Files of your brushes Get it here After installing it, click on "add another directory", then browse to the directory where you store your ABR files, The default location is C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Adobe\AdobePhotoshop CS4\Presets\Brushes , or wherever you store your ABR files **although its best to …

ISO Recorder, Free ISO Recorder

Creating ISO files: Insert blank disk Right-click on disk drive Select "Create Image from Disk" Burning ISO Right-click the ISO Select "Copy image to Disk"   Available Here: ISO Recorder  

Color Picker with RGB / CMYK / HTML / Photoshop Values

This Color Picker also has many other display options, including HTML Hex, Delphi Hex, C++ Hex, VB Hex, PS, RGB, RGB%, HSL, HSV (HSB), CMY, CMYK, & Powerbuilder Download the Portable Version from the right of the page, Here: ColorMania To use it, Click the Eye-Dropper Icon once but keep holding the mouse button down …