Sometimes you will need to format or reformat an external or internal drive before it can be used in Windows 11 as a backup drive or to store files since operating systems have different filesystems. Although most disk drives are indeed formatted with Windows-compatible filesystems, some drives may need to be reformatted to work correctly in Windows 11. In most cases, a new thumb drive should work out of the box on Windows machines, except if you got it formatted with another operating or it’s a secondhand drive....

If you have guest operation systems already created for your VMware Workstation, there is no need to create a new one for VirtualBox. All you have to do is import the existing VMware format to VirtualBox. It’s easy. In the past, the only way one could use VMware guest machines was to convert the .vmdk disk into .vdi, .ova of .ovf file format. You don’t need to do that anymore....

The current stable version of .NET core is 6, which is a Long Term Support (LTS) version that will be supported for 3 years, and comes with better git integration with Visual Studio 2022. If you are a developer and want to build .NET apps, the best way to do it on Ubuntu Linux is to install the Software Development Kit (SDK), which also includes the .NET Runtime by default....

This tutorial covers everything you need to know about installing and running Android apps in Windows 11. What Is the Windows Subsystem for Android? Think of the Windows Subsystem for Android as an Android emulator or virtual Android phone on your computer. It provides everything required for Android apps to work smoothly in Windows 11. Requirements to Install Android Apps in Windows 11 Windows 11 System Requirements First, your computer must be able to run Windows 11....

BuilderEngine is an open-source, next-generation content management system and eCommerce platform with website builder features packed with powerful modules to develop complex websites in no time. Its BuildEngine comes with support for eCommerce, Booking, Media, Social, and Web languages, including PHP, MySQL, jQuery, Bootstrap, and more. So, you can build multiple platforms using its powerful BuildEngine tool. This cm is robust and mobile-friendly and responsive out-of-the-box so your users can enjoy reading and interact with your website from any device....

CloudPanel is an open-source, PHP-based host control software built for the cloud that helps you manage hosted services, including email, domain, FTP, etc. It also supports major cloud services for seamless integration. With CloudPanel you get free, open-source software for life, an intuitive management panel, Nginx support, and more. If you’re currently using an alternative host control panel and you want to switch, CloudPanel should be a great place to start....

Concrete5 is a popular and widely used open-source content management system based on PHP. It is designed to allow webmasters and users to create powerful and dynamic content websites. If you’re looking for a WordPress alternative, Concrete5 might be a good place to start. You may be surprised to find features that are not available to WordPress users. This post covers installing the latest version of Concrete5, which at the time of writing is version 8....

Couch CMS is a flexible content management system for publishers and developers who want public website content with ease. With Couch, you don’t need to know how to develop in PHP, it takes off that for you. It’s a great alternative to WordPress and other popular CMS in use today. If you’re a current WordPress user and wish to try another CMS, give Couch a try and see if it fits your needs....

With Yellow, you can browse your website, make changes and see the result immediately. It’s a great way to update your website. It offers features that may not be available to other PHP-based CMS, like WordPress Joomla, or Drupal. For one, it doesn’t need a database server, call it database-less. It comes with all features that you need but is smaller than WordPress, like SEO-friendly design, flexible CSS framework, and more....

Lighttpd is a secure, fast, and flexible HTTP server with a small memory footprint compared to other webservers. Its event-driven architecture is optimized for a large number of parallel connections (keep-alive) which is important for high-performance dynamic applications. Joomla, a powerful and popular content management system (CMS) is the right tool to develop and build powerful and dynamic websites based on PHP is flexible and can be run on a variety of HTTP servers....

Use the desktop clients to keep your files synchronized between your Nextcloud server and your desktop. It supports Windows, Mac OS, and Linux systems. If you want your files and data synchronized across all your devices, you’ll want to install the client. Nextcloud desktop client enables productivity across any platform, whether in the office or on the road, to share, collaborate and communicate across organizational boundaries. For more about Nextcloud, visit its homepage....

Notepad++ is a free, simple yet powerful code editor on Windows and Mac OS systems. For a while now there has been an alternative to Notepad++ called Notepadqq for Linux systems, including Ubuntu. Notepadqq is not a bad editor, but probably not as feature-rich as Notepad++ One thing to note is that the open-source version of Notepad++ uses the wine-i386 with notepad++ portable and Win32 API to get it working on Linux....

With PostgreSQL, one can also add custom functions using different programming languages such as C/C++, Java, etc. pgAdmin is a web-based interface for managing of PostgreSQL database instances easily from your web browser. If you’re not a seasoned database administrator and you want to manage PostgreSQL easily via your favorite web browser, then use pgAdmin4. PostgreSQL packages are included in Ubuntu default repositories, however, the versions in Ubuntu repositories aren’t the latest....

ProjectSend is a free, secure, self-hosted, and user-friendly software for file sharing. Whether you’re creating a personal or company setting up a self-hosted file-sharing platform, ProjectSend can help you build and manage your content on every device with its intuitive and powerful user and admin dashboard. Instead of relying on third-party services or sending files via email, ProjectSend lets you build your server and securely upload files and assign them to specific clients that you create yourself....

At a higher level of implementation, it can also provide high availability via Redis Sentinel including monitoring, notifications automatic failover, and partitioning across multiple Redis nodes. If you want to speed up your dynamic applications or websites, using Redis to cache and return frequently requested items may help. Redis is commonly implemented with WordPress, Drupal, and other PHP-based dynamic web applications. Also, for students and new users learning Linux, the easiest place to start learning is Ubuntu Linux....

WebERP is a popular and widely used open-source accounting and business management system based on PHP. It has everything you need to create and manage your business from distribution and manufacturing to Point of Sale (POS) and web store. There are many open-source enterprise resource management software on the market today. However, if you’re looking for true open-source ERP applications, then you may want to take a look at WebERP....

WordPress is a free and open-source CMS based on PHP and MySQL that also has many features and thousands of plugins and templates or themes. If you want to create an online website or store, WordPress might be the simplest way to do it, especially if you will need support from users to manage and maintain the site. This tutorial is based on Ubuntu Linux. We’ll be installing the Nginx web server, MariaDB database server, and PHP modules....

Zen Cart is a free, user-friendly, open-source shopping cart software based on PHP. It has comprehensive product features for small, medium, and large businesses to create and manage their online stores for free. If you’re looking for a functional, high-performance eCommerce platform to manage your online storefront that’s 100% free, you’ll find Zen Cart to be useful. This post covers installing the latest version of Zen Cart, which at the time of writing is version 5....

The nice thing about making a calendar in Word is that you have flexible options. Would you prefer portrait or landscape? Do you want a year, month, or week? Would an interactive calendar be handy? We’ll show you not only how to make a calendar in Word but give you several options to use the exact type of calendar you need. Use a Calendar Template in Word You could create a calendar from scratch by inserting a table, formatting it as a calendar, and adding the dates and months, but there’s no need....

If your new Windows 11 computer is not starting up quickly there may be a reason for that. When you turn on your PC, some programs start up automatically and run in the background. If there are many of these programs, your computer may boot slowly. This post shows you how to disable some of these programs from starting up automatically, so they don’t slow down your computer. Many of these programs are designed to start up and run background so they can open up quickly when you need to use them....