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Launching Windows 8 Performance monitor There are various ways to open Performance Monitor in Windows 8. Some of the methods are given below: Using Performance monitor to trace performance data The first screen of Performance Monitors a system summary which includes some technical stats about the CPU and memory. You will need to go to Performance Monitor under Monitoring Tools in order to set your own data counters. By default, CPU counter is shown in real-time....

Often, while troubleshooting, you may need to know when an app was installed on your Mac. While it is almost impossible to remember the installation date for each and every app that you install on your Mac, there is a simple workaround that lets you see the app installation history on your Mac. What it does is let you see when an app was installed on your Mac and whether it came from the official App Store or a third-party website....

What is WebVR? WebVR is an JavaScript application programming interface, or API, designed to allow browsers to communicate with virtual reality devices. Since web browsers are the most widely used applications in the world, this has the potential to dramatically expand the opportunities for virtual reality experiences. By removing the need for special applications, more content producers can distribute virtual reality content at a lower cost. It works by exposing new interfaces between virtual reality headsets and the web browser....

This post looks at what the about:blank page is, what it represents, and whether you can harness it for your own uses! What Is the about:blank Browser Page? The about:blank page’s name gives you a clue as to what it is. It is a literal blank page within your browser. Of course, this is a part of every browser, but its unique name has a special meaning (more of which in a second)....

One of them is to offer a base free game that can be played as long as the player likes, but certain aspects are locked behind a paywall. Some games may offer one-off payments for content, but other games have recurring paid content that a user could, theoretically, buy an infinite amount of times. The most common variant is the “gacha” where powerful characters and/or items are placed into a lottery-based system, and players pay real money to pull tickets from that lottery....

Differences and Improvements To review quickly, a file system is the basic structure an operating system uses to store and retrieve data. Different file systems take different approaches to this task. As computers have become faster, newer file systems have taken advantage of the boost to offer new features and adapt to modern storage needs. HFS+, the file system that ships with new Macs today, is eighteen years old. HFS, its progenitor, is older than the Tom Cruise bromance flick “Top Gun....

What Is Intel Optane? Optane is based on a technology called 3D Xpoint rather than the NAND flash or DRAM chips that power your typical SSD or system memory, respectively. Its original purpose was to serve as a high-speed cache for slower mechanical storage, but with the higher capacities, it’s now suitable to use as storage, given the higher capacities. Optane was originally released in small capacity M.2 80mm form factors of 16, 32, and 64 GB but has since been updated to include drives up to 1....

What is 127.0.0.1? 127.0.0.1 is the most commonly-used loopback IP address. It’s part of the reserved block of more than sixteen million IP addresses that are used specifically for loopback functionality. A loopback allows your computer to communicate with itself while using networking connection protocols. In broad abstraction, a loopback is a virtual networking device that creates a network connection with only one endpoint, meaning that it begins and ends at the same device: your computer....

Shortly after that the program spread to other South Asian countries such as Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Indonesia. From there it has quietly spread to many other countries around the world, and now it is coming to the United States. What Is Android One Today Android One is a partnership between Google and its selected EOMs determined to give the public a pure Android experience. In the Android One program the cell phone manufacturer cannot alter the software by adding bloatware or changing parts of the operating system....

Let’s Get Started The first step is to install Whitelist for Chrome. Like many extensions, an icon will appear inside your toolbar. Don’t worry, you can hide this icon later if you don’t want your kids to know how to adjust what websites they can see on their own. For now, click on this icon to get started. Did you notice that we are using the term “whitelist” instead of “blacklist”?...

What makes the Mac App Store so bad? Why is the Mac App Store so bad? It’s not just one thing. 1. Restrictive Rules If you want to sell your application on the Mac App Store, you’ll need to follow a set of restrictive rules. While the rules make sense, they also dramatically limit what apps can do. Every app in the Mac App Store must be sandboxed, meaning it can only interact with macOS in certain permitted ways....

Unfortunately, the concept of “the more the merrier” doesn’t work so well with antivirus! In fact. the more antivirus you install on your system, the messier it can get. It may sound weird – after all, it sounds better on paper to have multiple layers of security – but there are reasons why you don’t want to install multiple antivirus software at the same time. Performance Problems When antiviruses work on protecting your computer, they need to use computer resources in order to perform their job....

Tip: Are you dealing with a BSoD? It could be because of a “Bad System Config Info” Error in Windows. Read on to learn how to fix it. How to Fix the Windows 11 Snipping Tool Not Working The Snipping Tool not working can be traced to faulty Windows 11 security updates, expired digital certificates, or a missing folder/registry value. Each solution covered below will fix a unique error source....

WordPress.com vs. WordPress.org The major difference between WordPress.com and the WordPress.org version boils down to who is hosting the site. If you choose your own hosting package with a provider, then you should elect to install the WordPress.org version. If you go to the website, you can find the files you need to download, and then you need to manually install to your hosting server, usually via FTP. Some hosting providers will have a simple “one click install” which takes care of the more difficult aspects, such as setting up a database and the like....

Like any other photo sharing site, Yogile allows you to upload your photos and create your own online album, except that it comes with a collaborative twist. With Yogile, you can easily share your album with your family/friends and get them to contribute photos to your album, all without they having to open an account. How simple can Yogile be? To start your own album, you will have to first create an account....

1. Connect Wireless Keyboards And Mice A keyboard and mouse each require their own dongle, taking up two of a computer’s USB ports. Bluetooth keyboards and mice connect to computers without the need for a dongle, freeing up USB ports for more printers, portable DVD burners, flash drives, and many other devices. Mini keyboards are also available that connect to smartphones and smart TVs whenever a touch screen or standard remote just won’t do....

Your Stuff, Everywhere iCloud now comes fully to Mountain Lion. If you aren’t familiar with iCloud, it allows all of your documents, photos, iCal, Address Book, etc to be available over the air without having to be saved on a flash or hard drive. The cloud initiative is also found with many music sharing companies that allow songs to be available over the air for download once purchased. To use on your Mac, just sign in with your Apple ID....

1. Weather Indicator Weather Indicator is one of the few indicator applets which can be found in Ubuntu Software Centre. This small applet provides the temperature and weather information about your (chosen) location. It notifies when there is a weather change. It can be installed from the Ubuntu Software Centre or by using the following commands in terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T): 2. Jupiter (Performance Indicator) Jupiter is an fabulous applet that helps your notebook from overheating....

1. Your Echo Device Echo speakers pack a deceptively large amount of depth into their tiny frames, and the fact that they’re voice-activated makes them perfect for playing all kinds of relaxing loops – whether it’s rain on a tent, the sound of the ocean, or more generic white noise. There are various different skills that you can go for, activated by different requests. Here are some examples: “Alexa, play relaxing rain sounds” “Alexa, play white noise” – plays one hour of white noise....

Whether it’s a video in English or in any other language, you can make the video say whatever you want. You don’t have to be tech-savvy to do so with the help of these apps. Let’s check them out. 1. MadLipz MadLipz is a popular option when it comes to creating voice parodies. The app is very easy to use, and it even has options that allow you to change your voice....