BottleRocket Only Runs Containers BottleRocket is highly focused on just being a platform for running Docker containers, similarly to lightweight hypervisors like Hyper-V, VMWare, or Proxmox. Except instead of running other operating systems, BottleRocket runs Docker containers. Besides being lightweight, BottleRocket is designed to be very secure. Security is a big focus, especially considering containers aren’t running on separate operating systems and are instead separated using Linux namespaces and other containerization techniques....

What Is RAID? Let’s say you have two 1 TB hard drives. In a normal PC, you would probably just plug them both in and have 2 TB of usable space to work with. However, in a server environment, it’s actually better to take the second disk and use it as a backup, forming a RAID array. This can be done in realtime with a RAID controller, which connects to the drives and manages the RAID array for you....

It’s easy to make fun of kitchen products like refrigerators and toasters having smart capabilities. Many of the features don’t simplify anything, adding an unnecessary bureaucracy and quasi-sophistication to performing a simple task, like I do with my articles. But think about how often we burn things in microwaves, or realize the burrito we heated up is slightly frozen and eat it anyway because it’s two in the morning (just me?...

But there are many between the ages of 18 and 35 for whom the idea of hopping on a phone call is about as scary as being trapped in a telephone booth underwater. And if the only way to survive that highly unlikely scenario were to answer the ringing phone, they might die. When a phone rings, some see it only as an ominous red phone casting a vampire-like shadow on the wall, an invasion from the outside world that has breached one’s delicate oasis, ringing and vibrating with sheer terror....

You might know Zoom for its videoconferencing solution that became wildly popular during the COVID-19 pandemic, but as we start taking on more in-person commitments, videoconferencing isn’t as essential. Now, Zoom is branching out. At its “Zoomtopia” event, Zoom announced that new email and calendar clients will be joining the company’s existing videoconferencing solution. Those solutions and clients will apparently be closely tied to a user’s Zoom platform rather than being something anyone can send stuff to, like a Gmail address, but you’ll also be able to use your existing Gmail/Outlook accounts with that Zoom client....

1. Manage Alexa From Your Desktop or Mobile In case you don’t already know, you can control Alexa’s various features right from your desktop, iPhone, or Android smartphone. This allows you to tweak various setting options for your Echo without needing physical access to your device. You can manage everything from reminders and alarms to connected smart home devices. 2. Stop Alexa From Listening to the Wake Word Alexa keeps her ears open all the time so she can hear the wake word and respond to your queries....

Before For our browser there were three ways that we could hide the “Bookmarks Toolbar” if desired but all of them required manual intervention. First the “View Menu”… Then right clicking on one of the toolbar areas… And finally using a “specialty” toolbar button. If you can autohide the other toolbars why not the “Bookmarks Toolbar” as well? After As soon as you have installed the extension it will automatically start working....

By default, most laptops automatically go into sleep mode when you close the lid. This is usually great, as most of us shut our laptops, throw them into our bags, and then expect them to be running in an instant when we get them back out at the next stop. Sometimes, though, you might want to leave your laptop running while the lid is shut. Warning: Do not put your laptop in its bag while it’s running!...

Defragging your hard drive ensures that the data on the disk is in contiguous order for easier access to files and programs. Although the jury is still out on whether or not it improves performance on the newest machines, it’s good to know your drive is always in order. By default, it’s set to run weekly in Vista and Windows 7, and here we’ll look at making it run automatically in XP like it does in the newer versions of Windows....

Electron is a framework that packages your web application with a copy of Chrome, allowing it to run on a user’s desktop alongside native applications. It’s easy to install, and only requires you to drop in your index.html and other dependencies. What Is Electron, and How Does It Work? Electron is essentially a desktop container for your web app. It’s built on top of Chromium, which is the open-source branch of Google Chrome without the Google-specific features....

Before As an example of a fixed area text box, we decided to take a quick look at the comment forms here at the How-To Geek website. The text area before installing the extension… Setup & Installation All that you will need to do is install the extension and you are ready to start enjoying that custom sized text area goodness. There are no options or modifications to worry about....

Are There Good Free VPNs? When talking about free VPNs, there are two types: free plans of legitimate, trustworthy VPN services and other services that exist purely as a free VPN. The first group is generally safe to use and includes entries from our roundup of the best VPNs, like ProtonVPN, Windscribe, or Hide.me. We’ll call these free VPN plans or free tiers. The second group, however, isn’t nearly as safe and may even be outright hazardous to use....

Google has been testing a new sidebar in Chrome that makes web searching easier, and it’s starting to roll out more widely with the release of Chrome 108. Here’s how it works, and how to use it. The new side search has been in stages of development and testing for over a year now, but it’s not related to the bookmarks and reading list sidebar that rolled out in 2021....

The Problem When you find an image that you like using Google Image Search you always have to go through extra hassle just to get to the image itself. First you have an entire webpage loading in your browser and then you have to click through that irritating “See full size image” link. All that you need is the image, right? Problem Fixed Once you have installed the clickGOOGLEview extension you will absolutely love the result....

If you’re on the fence, check out our Pixel 6a review for more information. It was already an excellent value at the original $449 price, and for $100 less, it’s an even better device. The Pixel 6a will receive major Android OS updates until July 2025 at the earliest, and security updates until at least July 2027.

It’s no secret that large tech companies have poor privacy practices, especially when it comes to passing your data to government authorities without sufficient reason. That has contributed to a rise in popularity of self-hosting, which usually involves setting up Network Attached Storage or a full computer in your home and leaving it running all the time. Home servers offer many of the benefits of cloud storage or media streaming services but without the privacy concerns that usually come with hosted platforms....

What Is a DDoS Attack? The general idea behind a DDoS attack is to hit your website with too much traffic to handle, at which point your server will kick the bucket and stop handling requests altogether. Usually, this is done with a distributed network of computers, often called a botnet, that all send requests to your servers in an attempt to take it offline. There are a few kinds of DDoS attacks....

Tumblr makes it very easy to make and update a simple and stylish blog. We’ve covered many ways you can build your Tumblr site’s community and extend your basic blog with a custom domain, Disqus comments, social network integration, and more. Another way you can build interest and keep people around longer is with a forum. Traditionally, adding a forum to your website would be difficult and time consuming, and you would have to maintain the forum software on your server or hosting service....

Disable the User Login Sound By default, when you log into your Ubuntu desktop, a program will run that plays a sound to greet you. Let’s disable that program! Click on System > Preferences > Startup Applications. Scroll through the list and find the GNOME Login Sound program. Uncheck the checkbox (or click Remove to permanently remove the option from this list). Disable the Login Ready Sound In addition to the sound that plays when you log in, a sound may play when the Ubuntu log in screen is ready for you to log in....

That old legacy system is gone, never to be heard from again. Right? But what do you do on the fateful day that someone needs to access data that’s trapped in an old legacy application? If modern applications can’t read the data, you need to run the legacy system. And that’s where system emulation comes in. The open-source PC emulator QEMU is included by default in most mainline Linux distributions, but you can also download versions of QEMU for other Linux distributions....