Search TekSocial
Stay Connected

Enter your email address:

(We respect your privacy!)

Or subscribe with your favorite RSS Reader

  

Entries in Customization (30)

12:53PM

Custom Landing Pages Increase Social Relationships

Have you ever gone to someone's bio on social networks and had no idea what they do, what matters to them, or where to find out more? That is a common mistake made even by people who believe they know social media. 

Taking the time to create a custom landing page for social media can pay off. Some go so far as the create separate landing pages for each social network.

Where you send your followers on social networks is part of your all-important personal branding. Social account bios are typically very short so you can't do much more than provide an image, a glimpse into what you do, and a link to where to find out more.

Click to read more ...

7:29PM

Augmented Browsing with Firefox

As the web evolves, the ways of using it evolve with it. We're long past the era of total uniformity when it comes to accessing this information wealth, but there is still much room for personalization and improvement. Our browsers give us a basic view, defaulting to the most common usage case, but there's no reason to strictly adhere to what is most common.

Click to read more ...

3:59PM

Where to Find New Wallpapers

It's been so long since we last recommended some wallpaper resources – both for PC and your mobile devices. Seeing that old sites get shut down and new services steadily appear, it might be time to refresh your bookmarks. Even if you already have a favorite wallpaper site, do take a look at this list – you never know what cool things you could discover.

Click to read more ...

11:25PM

KDE Launcher Showdown: Takeoff vs Homerun

Using the same launcher or start menu to run your programs every day can get monotonous after a while. You might get used to it so much that you don't appreciate its appearance anymore, even if you do change desktop themes occasionally. So, why not try something completely different?

KDE provides so many options, from “traditional” start menus like Kickoff, Lancelot and App Menu QML to quick launchers like Krunner, Quicklauncher and Shelf. The newest and most interesting additions are fullscreen launchers Takeoff and Homerun which we'll pit against one another in this review.

Kitten showdown

Click to read more ...

5:08PM

Dynamic Wallpapers on Linux

Even the coolest wallpaper gets boring eventually. When this happens, you might want to start looking for ways to spice up your desktop. Of course, you can customize your dock or change the icons, but if you're happy with all that and just want to experiment with the wallpaper, keep reading - today we'll show you how to set up dynamic wallpapers on Linux.

 

Hello Wallpaper

Click to read more ...