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YouTube Monetization disabled and re-enabled!

L ike many small time YouTube creators, I also got an email in January 2018 about changes to the YouTube Partner Program (YPP)  regarding changes new threshold of 4,000 hours of watchtime within the past 12 months and 1,000 subscribers. The revenue wasn't much but it was good to get some revenue from the little effort made in creating some videos. Unfortunately, my channel did not meet the subscriber threshold though watch time was alright. So, as per the new rules, monetization was set to be disabled. Read more »

Installation of latest Ubuntu 16.04 from USB stick replacing Windows

Looking to try out Linux? If you are new to Linux, you may start with Ubuntu. It is one of the most popular Linux distributions out there with a very good software availability. So for most general computing needs, there won't be much issues looking for drivers and plugins. There are common programs for word processing, video players, music players already bundled in Ubuntu. For others, you may explore the Ubuntu Software store and install as per your need. Ubuntu is an ancient African word meaning 'humanity to others'. It also means 'I am what I am because of who we all are'.   How to run Ubuntu on Windows computer ? Read more »

Ubuntu: "unable to resolve host" when running sudo or other commands

Installed Ubuntu and ran "sudo" command, and I'm getting "unable to resolve host". The message "unable to resolve host" is occurring because the hostname was changed. The initial hostname during the installation of Ubuntu was something else and after the installation, the hostname was changed. Changing the hostname:   Read more »