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What do the challenges look like? When you get invited to Foobar, the top of Google’s search results page slides open, revealing a dark background and the words “You’re Speaking our Language. Up for a challenge?” If you agree, you’ll be taken to a page that fills you in on the program and gives you a set of commands you can type in to make the console do things. Once you figure out what’s going on and get the hang of typing commands into the console, you can create an account (which saves your work for later) and access the first challenge....

Installation To get started, download Freeplane from its official page at SourceForge. Extract it and find the installer for Windows, Mac and Linux. For Windows users, run the .exe file.Linux and Mac users can run the .sh file or the .jar file directly. If you are using an Ubuntu-compatible distribution, install Freeplane by searching for it in Software Center and then clicking on the big, friendly, green “Install” button. Alternatively, if you prefer the terminal, use:...

Like with most gamepads, though, you may have to do a bit of remapping depending on the system and/or app you’re using it with. For example, I use Dolphin Emulator on Xubuntu to play GameCube games, and I found that some of the buttons are off due to the setup of the original GameCube controller vs this one. Luckily, I was easily able to do some remapping in Dolphin’s GCPad Configuration settings....

The good thing about FoxTab is that it is cross platform compatible (works in Windows, Linux and Mac) and it doesn’t require a high end computer to run. I got it to work in my netbook and it runs without any lag. Download FoxTab here. You will need to give permission to Firefox to install the extension. Restart your Firefox after the installation. Cycling through tabs in 3D If you have more than one opened tabs in your Firefox, you can press “Ctrl + Tab” to start cycling through the tabs in 3D mode....

If you’re looking for more great gifts ahead of Christmas, make sure to head over to our best Black Friday deals for a round-up of all the fantastic discounts we’ve seen so far. The Kindle Paperwhite (2021) included here is the most recent update to the Paperwhite line, aside from the more premium Signature Edition. It’s also the device we currently consider the best e-reader and best Kindle for most people, making it difficult to top if you’re in need of somewhere to store and read your e-books....

So what exactly is Play Games? This is the latest addition to the Google Play family and it acts essentially the same as an Xbox Live subscription, in that it allows you to play games against real life opponents. Want to Play a Game? Google Play Games is free from the Play store and should work with pretty much every device you own – hopefully you are no longer using a device older than Android 2....

What is the Cache The invention of the cache was one of the most critical events in the history of computer science. But what exactly is the cache? How does it work? At its basic level a cache is a speedy kind of memory. It contains a small pool of memory containing instructions that the computer will most likely need next when carrying out a particular task. The computer loads that information into the cache using complex algorithms and knowledge of programming code....

This is not the first time this has happened: games like Crysis 2, Spore, Half-Life 2, and Super Mario Odyssey reached players before the store shelves. How does this happen, and what are companies doing about it? Product Leaks The problem with having a product release countrywide on a specific day is that you can’t ship it to every store on that day. Trying to do so would just be a logistic nightmare!...

Government agencies and the technology companies working with them are optimistic (see FaceFirst and NEC’s cheery, but mildly dystopian, demo videos) about the potential for AI and facial recognition to make law enforcement safer and more efficient, but inaccurate software, documented racial bias in algorithms, and the long-term potential for the development of a mass surveillance apparatus mean that the technology should probably be approached with caution. How does facial recognition work?...

1: Drivers Are Harder to Slip Through Sometimes, malware requires access to the operating system’s kernel. To do this, it tries to inject a driver into your system. If you’re not familiar with why this has to happen, go ahead and read up on how drivers work. The 64-bit versions of Windows require driver signing, meaning that every single bit of code within a driver has to be certified by Microsoft....

Note: this tutorial is for security researchers and hobbyists. We do not recommend hacking anyone’s phone without their permission. Background Before you begin work on Kali Linux, you first need to familiarize yourself with its console terminal. It readily hosts a comprehensive list of tools which are designed to target a device’s firmware or operating system. Here, we will use one of the common tools called “MSFVenom” to insert a virus in an Android phone....

Download the add-on, and follow the installation prompts. Restart Firefox. You’ll notice a small envelope icon on the bottom right corner of the browser window. Click on this. It should open the Simple Mail tab. On the top bar, click on the gear icon to go to “Settings”. Under the Accounts tab, click on “Add” to add your email account. Give it a name to identify it from other accounts – in my case, I labelled it as my main Gmail account....

Adding a caption to a photo or video indexes the media within the Photos app. This allows you to search for it using keywords later. In addition, the Photos app automatically groups the same captions. You can give a single one-word caption to multiple photos, allowing you to quickly find them together. How to Add Captions to Photos/Videos in iOS Note: the Captions feature is only available in iOS 14....

With Facebook and Twitter overrun with wannabe political analysts, there seems to be no escape. However, with the help of some easy-to-install extensions and apps, you can once again surf the web without fear of stumbling into a flame war. In addition, you’ll also be able to avoid spoilers of TV shows and movies. So before you inadvertently read another mention of Hillary’s emails, the size of Trump’s hands, or the leaked script to season 7 of Game of Thrones, get the following up and running ASAP....

Let’s Get Started Lets say I want to share a video about intelligent malware with a friend. They don’t exactly practice safe computer, and I want them to be aware of the risks. The first thing I need to do is find the video on YouTube and copy its URL. You will then need a screenshot to insert into your email. For some reason, you cannot use just any image for this to work....

Follow the methods below to blacklist or whitelist a given IP address for Gmail. While the blacklisting shown here is specific to Gmail, one of the whitelisting techniques has more universal applications. It will erase an IP address from multiple blacklisting services. Determining IP Addresses in Gmail Whether you want to blacklist or whitelist a sender, the first step is to determine the mail server’s IP address. In Gmail, you can find this by opening any email and clicking “show original....

Here we’ll show you how to block apps and programs in Windows 10 using the Registry Editor. Note: before doing this, you should take precautions and create a backup of your registry. Create a Block List in the Registry Editor First, make sure you’re signed into the Windows account you want to block applications in, hit Win + R and enter regedit into the Run box to open the Registry Editor....

Here’s everything you need to do to set up a Raspberry Pi wireless print server. Preparing Your Raspberry Pi Setting up a DIY wireless printer requires a Raspberry Pi with a suitable Linux distro. One of the best Raspberry Pi Linux distros is Raspbian, the flavor of Linux officially supported by the Raspberry Pi Foundation. The instructions for this guide will be suitable for Raspbian and other Ubuntu or Debian-based distros....

Before we proceed, do know that if you decide to cancel Apple TV Plus, your access to this streaming service will end immediately (and not after the last day of your trial). If you plan to finish watching that series you’ve been bingeing, make sure to cancel Apple TV Plus one day before your subscription is due to renew. How to Cancel Apple TV Plus on an iPhone The quickest way to cancel your Apple TV Plus subscription is via your iPhone....

To do this you’ll need to use the “defaults” command in Terminal in OS X. As always, we advise you take extreme caution while entering commands into Terminal, as a lot of things can go wrong if you enter in the wrong command. Make sure you enter the exact command we’ve detailed below, and don’t change anything except the cursor blink values. We’ve detailed the exact commands below, so check them out:...