Best Ways to Quickly Disable an Ubuntu Linux User Account?
We’re about to fire an employee and the boss is worried he’ll mess up our servers or steal customer data before he’s escorted out of the office. She’s asked me to disable his accounts, but not delete them. How can I do that in Ubuntu Linux?
How Can I Safely Download YouTube Videos to my Computer?
I want to download a couple of YouTube videos to my computer so I can watch them offline, but don’t see any sort of “save as” feature. Is there a safe, free way to accomplish this without installing some questionable third-party software?
How to Change My Amazon Echo (Alexa) Device Voice?
Just got an Amazon Echo and really like it, but why does the voice have to be female? Can I change it to a male voice? Thanks.
How Can I Force a ChromeOS Update On My Chromebook?
I just read that there was a bug in the latest ChromeOS update of a few days ago that causes people to be unable to log in. Yikes! Now there’s another update as of this morning. Can I force update to the latest version so I’m safe?
How Do I Export All Notes from Stickies in MacOS 11?
I’m baffled. I’ve tried the Export feature and the Export All to Notes feature in Stickies on my Mac, but I still can’t migrate all of my actual Stickies to my new iMac! Is there a trick to exporting all my Sticky Notes so I can move them from Mac to Mac?
What Programs On My PC Can Access My Camera?
I got a strange email where it noted I was wearing a white shirt. Very weird. How did they know? Now I’m wondering if I’ve been hacked and am wondering if there’s a way to see a list of all programs on my PC that have access to my webcam camera?
Change the Chromebook Login to a PIN Instead of a Password?
I have a long, complex password for my Google account, as the company recommends. Great. But every time I log in to my Chromebook I have to type it in again, which is tedious! Is there a way I can log in to my Chromebook with a PIN as I do on my smartphone?
Can I Delete My Most Recent Google Searches on my iPhone?
Every so often one of my children wants to borrow my iPhone to do a search or two. Is there any quick way to delete my own recent Google searches before I hand it to them?
What’s a Virtual Machine and how does it different from Dual Boot?
I want to try out Windows 11 on my computer and am unclear about the differences between “dual boot” and a virtual machine. I’m on a Mac system and ideally don’t want to rely on Win11, just try it out safely.
Can I Limit App Usage Time for Specific Apps in Android?
I saw that you wrote about how to limit the time you spend in specific apps on an iPhone [see: Limit Your iPhone Digital Addiction with App Time Limits]. Nice. But can you do something similar for Android phones? Not much of an Apple fan, honestly.