Useful tips for everyday
What does it mean pinch to zoom? Pinch-to-zoom refers to the multi-touch gesture that zooms in or out of the displayed content on a device…
How wide should a paragraph be? The optimal paragraph width is between 50-80 characters (including spaces) or 8-10 words per line. Obviously when determining this…
What is a heuristic violation? 1. Occurs when one of the recognized usability principles (the “heuristics”) is not complied with during typical user tasks. What…
How do I know if RPM or deb? Procedure To determine if the correct rpm package is installed on you system use the following command:…
How do I run in screen mode? Below are the most basic steps for getting started with screen: On the command prompt, type screen .…
How do I reconnect my USB after ejecting? In Device Manager, right-click the device that the uninstalled device was listed under (Intel USB 3.0 eXtensible…
How do I change the geometry of an existing VNC session? Start a VNC session with a geometry matching the physical display: $ vncserver -geometry…
What function key disables the touchpad? Method 1: Enable or disable the touchpad with keyboard keys Press the corresponding button (such as F6, F8 or…
How do I add apps to Gnome menu? Instructions to make Gnome Application from gnome-desktop-item-edit Open terminal windows and type the following command: gnome-desktop-item-edit –create-new…
How do I monitor my virtual memory usage? To start Performance Monitor, click Start, click Control Panel, click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Performance Monitor.…