Damien

Damien Oh is the owner and chief editor of Make Tech Easier

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How to Remove Credit Card Details From Your Amazon AWS Account [Quick Tips]

amazon-credit-cardIf you have setup your Amazon AWS account so that you can play around with Amazon EC2, you will know that one of the step (to setup the account) is to enter your credit card detail. This is a no-brainer, so I won’t go into detail on that, but if you have added multiple credit card information, you will find that there is no way to remove any of your credit card from your Amazon AWS user account. Going to the “Payment Options” will only show all the credit cards information, with no options to remove them.

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Here’s how to remove your credit card detail in Amazon AWS.

1. Go to Amazon.com (the main Amazon site where you do your shopping) and login with your Amazon AWS username and password.

2. Click on Your Account and scroll down till you see the “Manage Payment Options”.

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3. Here you should be able to delete your credit card detail.

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That’s it.

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Redhanded Catches Unauthorized Access to Your Android Phone

redhanded-logoHow does it feel to have someone access your phone when you are not around? Worst still, you have no record of the person who meddles with your phone. redHanded is one such app for Android that allows you to capture a snapshot of the intruder and catch them red-handed.

redHanded works only with Android phone or tablet that has a front-facing camera. When armed, redHanded will silently start taking shots at predefined intervals through your mobile’s front facing camera each time it’s unlocked. The shots taken will be conveniently saved to your gallery with the current time-stamp allowing you to identify who was messing with your mobile and when.
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Can I Install Amd64 Ubuntu On My Intel 64-bit Machine? [MTE Explains]

amd64-mainIf you have been to the Ubuntu download page, you will notice that there is a big list of ISOs that you can download. For the desktop version, there are always two versions: amd64 and i386. Which one should you download? Can I install the amd64 version of Ubuntu on my Intel machine? Let MTE explains to you.
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How to Remove Appmenu (Global Menu) In Ubuntu Oneiric

appmenu-mainThe appmenu (also known as the global menu) in Ubuntu Oneiric can be both a useful and annoying feature. When it is in action, it reduces the screen space required to render the menu bar. If you are using a computer with small screen, this is very useful for you. On the other hand, if you have a large screen, having to move your mouse to the top left corner of the screen every time you want to access the menu can be a troublesome chores.

For those who wish to remove the appmenu, simply remove the appmenu app with the following command:
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How to Integrate Google Calendar to Thunderbird

thunderbird-gcal-logoThe latest version of Ubuntu has removed Evolution and replaced it with Thunderbird. For those who are first time using Thunderbird, you will discover that, unlike Evolution, Thunderbird doesn’t come with a Calendar/Task feature. You are not able to add any events/tasks, not to mention the integration of Google Calendar. However, the good thing about Thunderbird is that it supports add-ons and the great number of add-ons in its library makes it one of the best email client around. In this tutorial, let’s take a look at how you can set up Calendar in Thunderbird and integrate Google Calendar with it.
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A Simple User Guide For Ubuntu Oneiric

oneiric-logoUbuntu Oneiric, while added much improvements to its Unity desktop, also brought lot of changes that make it more confusing and difficult to use. Users who have come from previous version of Ubuntu will find that some of their favourite applications are missing and replaced with another application that is either more resource intensive or more difficult to use. New users will also be confused where they can find all their applications and system settings. In this tutorial, we provide a simple user guide to help you familiarize with Ubuntu Oneiric.
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How to Prevent Unauthorized Access to Your Apps With Seal [Android]

seal-logoA smartphone allows you to carry all your apps and data wherever you go, but it can be disastrous if you lost your phone. Not only do you lost a valuable hardware (the phone), you also lost all your data. Worst still, you never know who will get hold of your data and what he/she will do to it. Seal is an application for Android that protects your apps and prevent unauthorized access from others.
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How to Establish Authorship For Your Posts In WordPress

wordpress-logoYesterday, I show you how you can establish authorship for your site/content so that your Google profile picture will appear beneath the search results. However, in WordPress, it may not be as easy as it seems. WordPress is using a template system to display your content, so adding the rel=”author” tag will require some tweaking of the theme.

Here’s how you can establish authorship in WordPress.
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How to Get Google To Show Your Profile Picture In Search Results

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If you have noticed recently, when you perform a search in Google, some of the search results have a profile picture (of the author) displayed beneath the link. There are no special privilege for these authors, nor did they pay Google to do it. If you are a blogger or content creator, you can get your picture in the search result as well, for free. Here is how to do it.
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How to Switch to Desktop Mode For Your Browser In Honeycomb Tablet [Android]

browser-switch-mode-mainThe tablet, while still unable to replace the functionality of a desktop PC, yet, is a great device for media consumption. You can use it as an ebook reader, movie player or even a dedicated device for browsing the web. If you own an Android tablet (running Honeycomb), when you open the browser app and surf the web, you will notice that some of the sites are still rendered in the mobile mode, despite the fact that the screen resolution is big enough to display the desktop version.

The good thing is, the rendering ability is dependent on the capabilities of the browser. All you have to do is to change the user-agent of the browser and you can easily switch between mobile and desktop mode. Here is how you do it.
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