How to Play DVDs and Blu-rays on Linux

Commercial DVDs and Blu-ray discs are encrypted. The Digital Rights Management (DRM) is designed to prevent you from ripping them, copying them, and watching them on unsupported players. You can get around this protection to watch DVDs and Blu-rays on Linux, but it’ll take some tweaking.

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Geek Trivia: Since The Introduction Of The Game Cube, Nintendo Console CPUs Are Manufactured By?

Since The Introduction Of The Game Cube, Nintendo Console CPUs Are Manufactured By?

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How to Control the Windows Desktop With an Xbox or Steam Controller

If you have your PC set up as a living room gaming PC and media center, why use a mouse for everything when you could just use your game controller?

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How to Show Android’s Battery Percentage in the Menu Bar

In this day and age of weak battery life, it’s incredibly important to keep an eye on your usage. Unfortunately, Android doesn’t show you exactly how much battery you have left–just a vague graphic. Here’s how to add a more exact percentage to that icon.

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Geek Trivia: Compounds From What Food Have Been Shown to Suppress Coughing Better Than Codeine?

Compounds From What Food Have Been Shown to Suppress Coughing Better Than Codeine?

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How to Convert Videos on a Mac with No Additional Software

If you have any video s on your Mac that are particularly large in file size, then putting them on your iPad or iPhone can easily devour tons of space. You can convert videos on your Mac, however, using no additional software.

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How to Center Text Vertically on the Page in Microsoft Word

Need to create a cover page for a report you’re writing? You can create a simple, but professional cover page by centering the text both horizontally and vertically. Centering text horizontally on a page is easy, but vertically? That’s also easy and we’ll show you how.

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Why Your iPhone or iPad Is Saying “This Cable or Accessory Is Not Certified”

Apple’s iPhones and iPads use its own Lightning connector for charging and data transmission. You can purchase third-party cables and accessories, but they must be certified. If a cable or accessory wasn’t certified by Apple, you’ll see a warning message when you connect it. However, this message can sometimes appear incorrectly, too.

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How to Read Your Cable Modem’s Diagnostic Page When Something Goes Wrong

Although unknown to and ignored by most people, cable modems have a diagnostic that can help you troubleshoot connection problems.

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Is There a Fast Way to Open a Program as Administrator with UAC Enabled?

While most of us never need administrator level access to complete our work on our computers, there are times when it is necessary. When we do need that level of access, is there a fast way to do it while UAC is enabled? Today’s SuperUser Q&A post has some helpful answers for a reader seeking a faster, more streamlined approach.

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Geek Trivia: Which of These Animals Secretes Sun Screen?

Which of These Animals Secretes Sun Screen?

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How to Have OS X Read Your Screen to You with VoiceOver Assistant

If you have problems with your vision or would like to have your Mac read stuff on your screen to you, then you can have it do so in just a few simple steps using the VoiceOver utility.

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How to Make Outlook Display the Total Number of Messages in a Folder

By default, Outlook displays the number of unread messages on most Mail folders. That’s handy on the “Inbox” folder, but what if you want to know how many total messages (unread and read) there are in other folders, such as the “Deleted Items” folder or custom folders?

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If You Haven’t Tried a Mechanical Keyboard Yet, You’re Missing Out

Mechanical keyboards are all the rage these days. Hardcore gamers and long-haul coders alike are flocking away from traditional membrane-based keyboards in favor of their more clicky-clacky competition. If you still haven’t hopped on the bandwagon, here’s everything you need to know.

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Password Managers Compared: LastPass vs KeePass vs Dashlane vs 1Password

There are dozens of password managers out there, but no two are created alike. We’ve rounded up the most popular options and broken down their features so you can pick the right one for you.

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How to Uninstall Extensions in Chrome, Firefox, and Other Browsers

Most modern browsers support extensions, which add additional features to your browser. But the fewer extensions you have installed, the speedier your browser should be. Here’s how to uninstall or disable extensions you don’t use.

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Geek Trivia: The First Commercial Re-programmable Machines Were Used For?

The First Commercial Re-programmable Machines Were Used For?

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How to Tweak Your Video Game Options for Better Graphics and Performance

If you play video games on your PC, even casually, then you’ve probably seen the swath of video settings in the options menu. You may not however, understand what they all mean. We’re here to help.

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How to Reference Text from Other Documents in Microsoft Word

You probably have some text that you type often in your Word documents, such as addresses. Instead of retyping this text every time you need it, you can put this common text into one Word document and reference it in other documents–it’ll even automatically update in all your documents if you change it.

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What Is a PCIe SSD, and Do You Need One in Your PC?

A solid-state drive, or “SSD”, is much faster than a traditional hard disk drive (or “HDD”). SSDs have been around for awhile, but a new breed of SSD, called PCIe SSDs, are slowly starting to rise. But how are they different than normal SSDs?

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How to Use a PlayStation 4’s DualShock 4 Controller for PC Gaming

Sony’s DualShock 4 controller is actually just a standard Bluetooth gamepad. You can pair it with any Bluetooth-enabled PC and use the DualShock 4 controller to play games. Here’s how.

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Why Isn’t It Possible to Name a Folder ‘._.’ in Windows 7?

Sometimes for the sake of curiosity, or based on an actual desire to just do something different, you may try to use some unusual names for folders on your Windows system–with mixed results. With that in mind, today’s SuperUser Q&A post has the answer to a curious reader’s question.

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Geek Trivia: The Oldest Continuously Seeded Torrent File Is?

The Oldest Continuously Seeded Torrent File Is?

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