Tech Writer, IT Professional
Richard is a writer at Geek Rewind who turns complex IT tasks into clear, step-by-step guides. He draws on years of hands-on experience in system administration and enterprise IT operations, focusing on Windows, Linux and WordPress: the problems people actually run into, and the fixes that work. His server and WordPress guides come from systems he runs himself. Richard builds and maintains the platform behind Geek Rewind, from its Ubuntu servers and Nginx configuration to its custom WordPress plugins. Many new tutorials start with readers' questions, and he's always glad to answer them in the comments.
Writes about: Windows 11, Ubuntu Linux, CMS, Apps and Browsers
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SSHFS (SSH File System) lets you open a folder on a remote Linux machine as if it were on your own PC. It works over an SSH connection, so the…
Restricting a user to SFTP with a chroot means they can only reach one folder on an Ubuntu 26.04 server, and nothing else. You do this by creating a dedicated…
SSH key-pair authentication lets you log in to an Ubuntu server from Windows 11 without typing a password. Your PC keeps a private key, and the server keeps a matching…
OpenSSH is a tool that lets you control another computer from a distance through a secure connection. On Ubuntu 26.04, the OpenSSH server accepts password logins once the openssh-server package…
Sign-in options on the Windows 11 lock screen let you pick a different way to log in, such as a PIN, face, fingerprint, or security key. To use one, dismiss…
A static IP address is a network address that stays the same every time your Ubuntu 26.04 machine connects. Your router normally assigns a new address each time, which can…
Copilot can import your Microsoft Edge browsing data, such as cookies, history, passwords, payment info, and autofill entries, so it can tailor what it shows you inside the app. You…
Copilot keeps a record of what you type and the replies it gives you. You can download that record as a CSV file, which is a plain-text table you can…
A Windows Hello PIN is a short code that signs you in to Windows 11 in place of your account password. It belongs to Windows Hello, the sign-in feature that…
Running New-Guid in PowerShell prints a new GUID (globally unique identifier) in a few milliseconds. You do not need administrator rights to do it. This works in Windows PowerShell 5.1,…
You find sync and backup for Google Drive under Preferences › Folders from your computer, once Google Drive for desktop is installed and you are signed in. To set it…
Cancelling a Microsoft 365 subscription happens on your Microsoft account website, not in a Windows 11 setting. To cancel a Microsoft subscription, sign in at account.microsoft.com/services, open the subscription with…
OneDrive sync is the setting that keeps your files in the cloud and on this laptop matching each other. You can pause it, choose which folders it copies, or stop…
Windows 11 has no “Sign in with Google” option, but you can still use a Gmail address to sign in. You do this by making a Microsoft account that uses…
Windows 11 controls how long your PC waits before it locks or asks for your password again with two separate timers. The first timer sets how many idle minutes pass…
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