Soluții pentru problemele tale IT
Microsoft Excel’s XLOOKUP function is best known for retrieving a value from a certain row or column in a dataset. However, you can also use this powerful tool to perform two-way lookups, returning a value at the intersection of a specified row and column.
[mai mult...]Situația – Reclamele au devenit imposibil de evitat
Reclamele online nu mai sunt doar în browser. Le găsim:
Chiar dacă folosim AdBlock în browser, multe reclame trec prin rețea pentru aplicații unde nu putem instala extensii (de exemplu pe televizor, pe telefon sau tabletă în afara browserului).
Soluția – Pi-hole pe un Raspberry Pi
Pi-hole este un server DNS local care interceptează și blochează cererile către domenii de reclame și trackere, înainte să ajungă la dispozitivul tău. Gândește-te la el ca la un „filtru de internet” pentru toată rețeaua ta, care funcționează în fundal și nu are nevoie de aplicații pe fiecare device.
Ce face concret Pi-hole?
Ce ai nevoie:
Apple’s iOS 26 finally brings custom conversation backgrounds to the Messages app, letting you personalize your chats with photos, colors, or images generated by Image Playground. Third-party messaging apps like WhatsApp have offered this kind of feature for years, so finally iPhone owners can now also add their own visual flair to text conversations in Apple’s stock messaging app.
Custom backgrounds can help you organize conversations at a glance and add a personal touch to your most important chats. You might choose a sunset photo for family group chats, a solid color for work messages, or a fun AI-generated image for conversations with friends. Just note that when you change the background, everyone in the conversation will also see it.
[mai mult...]Bazzite is a customized, gaming-focused variant of Fedora Atomic Desktops (specifically Kinoite), developed by the open-source team at Universal Blue. It is designed to deliver an optimized out-of-the-box gaming experience for both desktop PCs and handheld devices like the Steam Deck.
Create a Bootable USB Drive
Use a tool like:
Rufus (Windows)
dd (Linux/macOS)
balenaEtcher (Cross-platform)
Example with dd:
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sudo dd if=bazzite-xyz.iso of=/dev/sdX bs=4M status=progress && sync
Replace /dev/sdX with the path to your USB stick.
Boot and Install
Install.
Warning: This will overwrite your target drive unless you’re dual-booting. Backup important data.
Post-Install Configuration
Once installed and rebooted into Bazzite:
1. First Boot Tasks
Log into your user account.
Perform initial update (if prompted) via GNOME Software or CLI.
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rpm-ostree upgrade
2. Steam Setup
Steam is preinstalled, but you can:
Log in to your account.
Enable Proton Experimental in settings for broader compatibility.
Add non-Steam games via Lutris/Bottles (already installed).
3. System Management Tools
Flatpak is your default app store:
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flatpak install flathub com.discordapp.Discord
Nix Package Manager is also supported (optional but powerful):
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curl -L https://nixos.org/nix/install | sh
4. Rebase to Another Variant (Optional)
Want to switch between KDE, GNOME, etc.?
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rpm-ostree rebase ostree-unverified:ghcr.io/ublue-os/bazzite-gnome:latest
Then reboot:
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systemctl reboot
Useful Bazzite CLI Commands
Command Description
rpm-ostree upgrade Check for and apply system updates
rpm-ostree install <pkg> Layer in additional RPM packages
rpm-ostree status View deployment status
rpm-ostree rollback Roll back to previous working deployment
flatpak install <app> Install Flatpak apps
bazzite-device-setup (Steam Deck) Reconfigures device-specific tweaks.