Hadrian / Shutterstock Locking activation makes the iPhone less attractive to thieves. When you set up an iPhone, it is associated with your iCloud ID. Even if someone steals it, it can not configure it and use it unless you remove the activation lock. Unfortunately, criminals are not the only […]
How to Copy and Paste Text at Linux’s Bash Shell
Fatmawati Achmad Zaenuri / Shutterstock.com Do you want to copy and paste on the Bash shell command line? We will show you several techniques, whether you prefer the keyboard or the mouse. These work whether you are on a graphical desktop or on a traditional text-based teleprinter. The usual keyboard […]
Why iPhone and iPad Apps Are Asking to Use Bluetooth
Aleksey Khilko / Shutterstock.com If you have installed iOS 13 on your iPhone, you've probably noticed that many applications suddenly ask for permission to use your Bluetooth hardware. The same change will happen on the iPad with the iPadOS update. This is what happens. Applications could previously use Bluetooth without […]
How to Change the Language of an App on Your iPhone or iPad
BigTunaOnline / Shutterstock.com Apples iOS 13 makes the iPhone and iPad multilingual. Now you can change the language of an individual application without change the main language of your system. Each application can have its own language setting. First, make sure your iPhone or iPad has multiple languages installed. To […]
How to Run and Control Background Processes on Linux
Fatmawati Achmad Zaenuri / Shutterstock.com Use the Bash Shell under Linux to manage the foreground and background processes. You can use Bash's functions and job control signals to give you more flexibility in order execution. We show you how. All about processes When a program is running in a Linux […]
Microsoft Explains How “Cloud Download” Reinstalls Windows 10
Update 20H1 of Windows 10 A "cloud download" will download the latest Windows files from Microsoft and use it to reinstall Windows. Aaron Lower, from Microsoft, explained how the download in the cloud will work. In a blog post published on Microsoft's Windows Insider blog, Lower reviews the history of […]
How to Make iPhone Apps Always Ask for Location Access
Konstantin Savusia / Shutterstock.com It's time to take another look at the location permissions of your iPhone. Now it's no longer necessary to give applications permanent access to your site – you can only grant access once and request consent whenever an app wants your location. A new privacy option […]
How to Report Suspicious Android Apps
Ben Stockton A single suspicious or malicious Android application installed on your device is enough to put your data and your security at risk. If you found a suspicious application and want to report it to Google, here's how. Before you begin, remember that most Android malware is not accompanied […]