What Is Virtual Land and How Does It Differ From a NFT? Virtual land is a digitally created ecosystem that is similar to a digital world in a video game. Except, unlike a video game, you can have ownership of certain parts of the virtual world which are called virtual land plots. If you’re interested in buying your first virtual plot, check out our detailed guide on how to get started with that....
That’s the claim being made in a report by The Information, which states that this is what Twitter has been telling its employees. Apparently, a Twitter Blue subscription will cost $7 if purchased through the web, and $11 if purchased through the Twitter iPhone app. Twitter had previously said that it was going to charge $7.99 for Twitter Blue, which at the time was only available through Apple’s App Store....
To be clear, Adware doesn’t only mean the potentially unwanted software (PUPs) installed on your system but also includes any toolbars, add-ons, extensions, and homepage hijackers that are installed without your knowledge or consent. One of the most frustrating things about the adware is that they deeply integrate with several other legitimate programs, and due to this deep integration, you can’t even uninstall them like any other regular software. Often these adware programs are known for other shady behaviors like downloading other programs, reappearing after uninstallation, etc....
There’s a plethora of plugins available for Gedit, so it’s almost impossible to know or use each of the available plugins. While some plugins are aimed at a niche audience (say, coders), there are many that can prove useful to end users as well. In this article we will discuss a couple of plugins (as well as a neat little trick) that, irrespective of the kind of user you are, will make your Gedit experience better....
Make Tech Easier is a popular technology blog that provides free computer tutorials, tips, tricks and software reviews. We cover topics relating to Linux, Windows, Mac, Android, iOS and all Web stuff. Note: we are not looking for guest writers. What We’re Looking For If you are seriously obsessed with your computer and have tons of computer tips and tricks up your sleeve or are always surfing the Web to look for cool, useful software and eagerly share with your friends when you find something interesting, then you are the one we are looking for....
Imagine that instead of a single light-hearted humor article, though, that someone who really didn’t like Tom Hanks was writing and spreading dozens of these articles, targeting groups of people who don’t know much about the actor. This would now qualify as a cognitive hack executed via “weaponized information.” In short, it’s an attempt to change the information in your brain in order to accomplish certain goals. These tactics can and have influenced events in the real world, sometimes with deadly results....
Stablecoins are cryptocurrencies designed specifically to prevent big changes in their value, usually by tying themselves to another asset, like the U.S dollar or gold. This makes them much more predictable than Bitcoin or altcoins, which makes buying pizza much less likely to lose you millions of future dollars. Not all of them work the same way, though, and stability doesn’t necessarily equal safety. Fiat-backed stablecoins If you know just one stablecoin, it’s probably either Tether or TrueUSD....
Let’s learn more about journaling file systems and how they affect everyday computing. What Is Journaling? Imagine every file on a computer as a unique library catalog of journals, periodicals, or documents. Each new issue added to a catalog would change its information slightly. Instead of searching across the library for an entry, you only have to check the relevant catalog. Journaling in computing file systems works very similarly. Its purpose is to keep track of changes not yet committed to the file system....
Why Use Artix Linux? One of the main selling points of Artix is that it maintains a version of Arch Linux without SystemD. Similar to Devuan, this means that Artix does not include software and kernel configurations that are associated with the SystemD init system. This, in turn, reduces the amount of programs that you install and run in your computer. Another selling point for Artix is that it treats alternative init systems as first-class citizens....
Spy vs. Spy This is the ongoing feud between the malicious hackers (the “blackhats”) and the constructive hackers (the “whitehats”). Blackhats are always trying to find new ways to get into systems in order to install malicious software or steal vital data. Whitehats, on the other hand, use their hacking know-how to advise companies on how they can better improve their security. This is what makes them “ethical:” they use their powers for good rather than evil....
What is framerate? Framerate, also known as FPS (frames per second), is a term used to describe the number of “frames” (individual images) that a film, video or game displays on screen in the space of a single second. The traditional wisdom is that the higher the frames, the more smooth the animation will be, and while this is true, there are still a number of different framerate standards in play....
What Is Load Balancing? In a typical web browsing scenario, your browser sends a request to a server and the server replies with the data that composes the webpage you requested. What if thousands of browsers are connected to this server? It will become overwhelmed, unless another server takes over the work of handling some of those active connections. The solution to this problem is load balancing in its most basic form....
Safe Mode for Android is a state where you are only able to use apps that came with the device when you bought it. In Android safe mode, you will only be able to use the default experience. That will come in handy if your device won’t stop stalling, crashing or is slow as a snail, is stuck in a reboot cycle, has awful battery life or other strange behavior....
Getting Acquainted with Tech Fatigue We are not only surrounded by screens every day but also constantly bombarded with new tech announcements that are either overhyped or somewhat promising. People who follow these developments on a daily basis might eventually tune them all out as background noise and just go about their day with a very sober sense of reality. Sometimes, being bombarded with new things makes you (ironically) lose your optimism along the way and might even make you grumpy as the barrage makes its way to your news feed on a daily basis....
What is Twitch? In case you’ve somehow stumbled upon this without already being a Twitch user, Twitch is a gaming-centered streaming platform where people stream live gameplay. Twitch streamers vary from the peak level of pro gamers to casual gamers who just want a more social experience, and there are a few non-gaming Twitch channels and streams, too. If you’ve spent a lot of time on Twitch, chances are you’ve heard of Twitch Prime by now....
What Is Twitter Blue? Twitter labels Twitter Blue as its “first iteration” or an initial phase of a more cohesive experience for its users. For now, it appears as though Twitter wants to roll out Blue features slowly as they continue to gather feedback to help determine what steps to take in the future. That slow and steady approach may be frustrating for hardcore Twitter users who have been clamoring for new features, but it’s the right approach....
But what technology do you surround your sleepy face with first thing in the morning? We asked our writers, a group of people who live and breathe technology, who use it throughout their daily lives and who work in it as well, “What technology do you face every morning?” Our Opinion Undeniably for all of us it’s our smartphones. Damien reports that it has to be his phone. He always downloads all his RSS feeds so that he can read them on the move....
What is Ubuntu Flavor? Ubuntu flavors are generally Ubuntu running with a different desktop environment. The default desktop environment used in Ubuntu is Gnome, but not everyone is a fan of Gnome. Some may be a fan of KDE, while others are more used to the older Mate desktop. The purpose of the various Ubuntu flavors is to cater to these groups of people. There are seven official Ubuntu flavors as of this writing....
Now, it seems that even high-end processors have stopped increasing their clock speeds. Dedicated overclockers can force the best silicon to around 9 GHz with liquid nitrogen cooling systems, but for most users, 5 GHz is a limit that hasn’t yet been passed. Intel was once planning to reach a 10-GHz processor, but that remains as out of reach today as it was ten years ago. Why did processor clock speed stop increasing?...
Sometimes OpenGL Is All You Have OpenGL is a great way to create cross-platform 3D rendering without having to port everything. If a developer is trying to publish a game for Windows, Linux, and Mac, the traditional path of least resistance is to focus the most finesse on the largest demographic (Windows, DirectX) and port the game using OpenGL for everyone else. Since OpenGL doesn’t communicate as directly with the GPU as DirectX and Vulkan, this leads to more reliance on the CPU and therefore slightly diminished performance in many situations....
