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Broadcasting your gameplay on Twitch can be a fun way to share your in-game experiences with your friends and other gamers. Some gamers are lucky enough that their stream becomes popular enough for them to be able to live off of the ad-revenue and become full-time streamers. If you’re trying to gain recognition and popularity, one of the steps you should consider is branding. A … [Read more...] about Twitch.tv: How to Add a Profile Picture and Banner

If you’ve just got a new computer or have installed some new hardware in an existing computer, it’s a good idea to double-check that it has been installed and recognised properly. If you’ve just updated your operating system to the latest version, you may also want to check that your version numbers are correct. … [Read more...] about Linux Mint: How to View System Information

Most of the time, people using your computer will do so multiple times and so making an account for them is a reasonable use of time. Creating an account for a user gives them their own user directory and password and allows you to configure if they can run administrative commands or not. If you have a lot of people accessing your computer, you could choose to make a shared … [Read more...] about Linux Mint: How to Allow Guest Sessions

Keyboard shortcuts are actions that can be performed by pressing a key combination. They can help save you the time of searching through menus to find the option you want and help keep you closer to your task by streamlining your workflow. … [Read more...] about Linux Mint: How to Create New Custom Keyboard Shortcuts

Every time you turn on your computer, you’ll see the login screen, allowing you to choose which user you want to sign in as. The default Linux Mint login screen has a branded background that you might not be a fan of. You can change this, however, and set a custom background, among other customisation options. … [Read more...] about Linux Mint: How to Configure the Login Window

When you’re using a computer, generally you control it with a keyboard and mouse. If you’re using a laptop, however, you may be using the touchpad to control the mouse cursor instead. The touchpad is designed to be versatile, allowing you to configure the sensitivity so you can move the cursor at a speed that feels natural to you. Laptop touchpads also often feature the ability … [Read more...] about Linux Mint: How to Configure a Laptop Touchpad

Most computers have at least one form of audio output device. Laptops have built-in speakers, and most computers will be connected to some speakers or a headset. If you plug in a second audio output device though, you then have to instruct the computer as to which one you want to use. The same goes for input devices, you may have a microphone built-in to a headset and … [Read more...] about Linux Mint: How to Select and Configure an Audio Device

Workspaces are a useful feature in Linux Mint that allows you to use multiple virtual desktops. Workspaces are designed to be similar to the use of a multiple monitor set-up without requiring a physical second monitor. They are ideal if you often have many windows open and want an alternative to Alt + Tab to manage them. … [Read more...] about Linux Mint: How to Configure Workspaces

To connect devices to your computer you can use traditional cables like USB and 3.5mm jacks, but these can cause a mess of cables and limit how far you can move from your computer while still using it. Bluetooth offers a reliable wireless connection platform that doesn’t use too much power and works over a respectable range. … [Read more...] about Linux Mint: How to Manage Bluetooth Connections

One of the ways you can make the most of the pixels on your screen is to tile multiple windows next to each other. Tiling windows is a feature that helps you place windows so their edges touch the edges of the screen and each other rather than just placing a window roughly near the edge of the screen. This approach lets you make the best use of your screen space and allows … [Read more...] about Linux Mint: How to Configure Window Tiling and Snapping