Users who dual boot some distribution of Linux with a version of Microsoft Windows might occasionally try to shrink or grow certain partitions to leave more space for one operating system or the other. You may ultimately get a warning from GParted in Linux or chkdsk in Windows that there were bad sectors. Individual users of Linux might occasionally get the same. In spite of this, users might actually receive notices about two different types of bad sector masquerading as the same....

You should reset a MacBook Air to improve performance, prepare for sale, eliminate malware, or clear personal data before transferring ownership. Backup data with Time Machine, logout from Apple services (iTunes, iCloud, iMessage), and unpair Bluetooth devices. For MacOS Monterey and newer, utilize the ‘Erase All Contents and Settings’ option in System Settings. For earlier MacOS versions, employ MacOS Recovery Mode for disk erasure and MacOS reinstallation. MacBooks are some of the most widely used machines....

We’ve all been there – You shoot a wonderful video with your phone or camera and download it to your computer only to discover that you filmed in the wrong orientation. There are multiple ways of going about tackling this issue. As you can imagine, there are better ways of solving this inconvenience than tilting your head or rotating the computer’s screen. Unfortunately, there isn’t a native way of rotating the video in Windows Media Player ....

One of the major reasons probably why you might be using a VPN is to keep your online identity safe and secure. Using a VPN is easy. All you need to do is download the VPN client on your laptop/computer, connect to the VPN server and you are good to go. If you are using the internet on your iPhone or Android, the process is pretty simple too. Most VPN providers like NordVPN provide you with an app for each of these platforms....

Before you start connecting your printer, please make sure you meet the following requirements. You have a Wi-Fi wireless network available. You know the name of your Wi-Fi network . You have the password of your Wi-Fi network. USB cable to connect printer and computer (Temporarily for setup only) Setup Canon PIXMA MX860 Wirelessly Using the Printer’s Control Panel Press the Menu button (upper-left corner of the navigation pad on the printer)....

Slowly but surely, the Android OS is taking over the world. After smartphones, the open source operating system arrived on smart TVs in 2014. After three long years, the adoption rate of Android TV is certainly slower than Google initially expected. Fortunately, major players like Nvidia and Xiaomi started manufacturing boxes capable of adding the functionality of Android TV on a standard TV. These things cost well under $100 and are capable of streaming 4K HDR videos on a compatible TV....

Have you noticed that your iPad runs slower than it used to? Recently, I was experiencing random slowdowns and stutters on my iPad mini. But after a little research, I found out the solution to my problem. Now, it flies through the interface. If your iPad occasionally slows down, you should definitely check the rest of the article, and find how to get rid of the problem. Why Your iPad Works Slow?...

Microsoft Teams is an application that is used by several businesses for the sake of communication. It provides a high-quality video conferencing, along with other features like file storage and application integration. Applications like Microsoft Teams have recently gotten popularity due to the ongoing pandemic as people start working and studying from home. Microsoft Teams became a part of Office 365 in late 2019. While the application has its own features that are widely used, one of the features that are found annoying by some users is the fact that it starts automatically when your Windows machine boots up....

We can take a screenshots of any visible screen on android, but in case of snapchat if we take a screenshot, the sender will be notified. Sometimes, we don’t want the sender to know that we are taking the screenshots. The process with which we can take a screenshot of the snapchat photos without notifying the user is slightly more complicated than regular one. To perform this task we will need a third party app like apowersoft screenshot....

If you are running Windows 10, you might be seeing annoying popups, which Microsoft uses to force users to upgrade to Windows 11. Whether you meet the Windows 11 requirements or not, you will get annoying popups along with the Windows 11 update or upgrade screen in the Windows Update settings. This article will help you remove the upgrade screen and ad popups without disabling the security updates. This means that by following the methods below, you will still receive security updates, but you won’t receive any feature updates, including the Windows 11 upgrade....

Gone are the days when you could not make use of Discord, the most popular communications app now, on consoles such as PlayStation. This became apparent after Sony invested in Discord and announced a partnership. The process of using Discord on a PlayStation console may not be straightforward; however, that is not to say it is troublesome either. Discord and PlayStation In addition to PlayStation, Discord can also be used on Xbox consoles ....

The Game Center on the iPhone is basically present to keep a track of game playing records, levels, scores and collaborate them with your friends and others using this stock app. However it is easily very annoying since it tends to pop up all the time during playing games when most people may not be interested at all in keeping online records. Especially the “Welcome Back” notification that pops up every time you open up a game that you haven’t played for some time; can be disruptive to game play and be a source of annoyance to most users....

“But will I be able to download torrents?” is one of the top concerns of people considering the shift from traditional operating systems to Chrome OS. For a lot of people, torrenting is a daily activity, whether it be the newest episode of your favorite TV show or a movie that just got released. Since most popular torrent clients like Utorrent are downloadable applications (and Chrome OS does not support anything that’s not on the Chrome Web Store), the availability of torrent clients on Chrome OS becomes a major concern....

This year, the Xe2 – HPG Battlemage GPU architecture will be released, following in the footsteps of Xe-HPG Alchemist. There has been a lot of speculation about the specs, but everyone seems to agree that there will be a significant improvement to the GPU and its functions. With a planned release in 2024 , Intel has already teased the BCM-10 GPU in their labs. A new low-power CPU series called Lunar Lake will also have the Battlemage architecture....

After Apple’s iPhone 15 Pro ‘s overheating fiasco , people are reporting how their screens would randomly go black after they’ve plugged in their phones to charge. Now, before you go blaming the USB Type-C port, this problem seems to be consistent along the iOS 17 lineup of phones. Apple’s new iOS 17 is LOADED with bugs , and while this may seem normal, a plethora of reports from all directions is certainly concerning for the most popular smartphone company in the world....

You may stick to a mobile carrier all your life, but there comes a time when you need to switch your carrier. However, you discover that you cannot switch your carrier on the current phone because it is locked. Also, if you are purchasing a phone (new or used), you want to be sure that it is unlocked. Otherwise, you may be in trouble. Is My Phone Unlocked? Check Using These Methods...

What is a SIM PIN? A four-digit SIM PIN restricts unauthorized access to the SIM card. When enabled, the PIN is required to activate the SIM card after a phone restart or re-insertion. If your SIM is used in a different phone, activation will need the SIM PIN, which is different from your phone’s unlock PIN. What is SIM PUK? To protect against accidental PIN entries, only three incorrect attempts are allowed before the SIM locks....

Earlier this year, on January 19th , Microsoft published a blog post revealing that the hacking group Midnight Blizzard (Nobelium), backed by the Russian government, had breached one of the company’s legacy internal testing accounts. Midnight Blizzard Reportedly Brute-Forced its Way into One of the Company’s Legacy Test Account Microsoft claims that its internal systems were not found to be vulnerable , but the breach resulted from the hackers using a “ spray attack ” technique, essentially brute-forcing their way through a list of usernames and using an array of possible password combinations with them....

There are a lot of instructional guides out there dedicated to increasing Android performance, and overall optimization tips. Some of them are legitimate, and others are based only in theory, or outdated operational methods in the Android system, or are just plain nonsense. This includes recommendations to swap, values added to build.prop, and variable changes in the Linux kernel. There’s even a ton of “optimization scripts” out there, all-in-one flashable ....

After AMD’s session, NVIDIA has too revealed its upcoming products, including the much-anticipated RTX 40 Super refresh. From the looks of it, the SUPER refresh offers much more value than the base lineup. The icing on the top is that these GPUs will receive their own Founders Edition models, some of which have been already sent to reviewers. RTX 40 SUPER: Better Performance, Lower Prices As unbelievable as it sounds, and as much of a stereotype this generation has been, the RTX 40 Super does indeed put a lot of value on the table....