What are drivers? Every computer has two components: the software and the hardware. Hardware is the physical components of your computer that you can hold in your hand. The motherboard, RAM, mouse, keyboard are examples of hardware. Software is the programs that help the hardware do its job. Examples of software would be Windows, Google Chrome, and Media Player. The hardware and software on your computer cannot communicate with each other without a driver....

The Premier League is back after a six-week break for the World Cup. Proper footy! Woo! There’s a full calendar of games between the 26-28 December, with seven games on Boxing Day. Among the most intriguing fixtures is Liverpool’s visit to Aston Villa. Prior to the break, Liverpool had looked a shadow of their former selves and currently sit sixth in the table. It’ll be interesting to see whether the club’s second pre-season will have helped Jurgen Klopp’s side rediscover some form and defensive solidarity....

What Dangers Do You Expose Yourself To? What you expose yourself to depends entirely on where the theft happens. The biggest damage happens when your identity is stolen from within your computer or through a practice . However, major password leaks on a particular service can hurt you just as badly. How badly it hurts you depends entirely on what you do to prevent the theft. Such an incident has the potential to affect your:...

Vertical tabs change the playing field again, and in this article we’ll show you how to get them in browsers that support them. Vivaldi We covered Vivaldi in the past, though its default features earmark it for inclusion here. Vivaldi supports vertical tabs as standard despite being a relative of Chromium browsers, which are covered separately. Click the Vivaldi logo button in the upper left corner of the browser window....

Now, if you are like me, already have a huge database of password stored in your KeePass (or KeePassX), you won’t want to enter individually to LastPass. Similarly, if you are using LastPass and intend to switch to KeePassX (because LastPass don’t support desktop app password), you will be looking for ways to import/export your password database from one to another. Import KeePassX password to LastPass Note: I am using KeePassX (the Linux port of KeePass), so this tutorial will be based on KeePassX....

IOBit Uninstaller is a lightweight software that can uninstall your applications completely and not leave any unwanted traces around. It is easy to use and doesn’t require any installation. Best of all, it is free to download and use. Once you have downloaded the application, all you need to do is to double click the .exe file to run it. There is no installation required. On the main screen, it lists down all the installed applications in your system....

In short, IoT stands for Internet of Things, and it refers to any device with connectivity which allows them to connect, interact and exchange data with others. This includes all the “smart” devices, be it for individual, home or industrial use. IoT is already a trend, and with 5G coming, it will only grow more quickly. If you have ever wanted to find out more and read about IoT or are interested in hands-on reviews of smart devices, we have a new place for you: IoT Tech Trends....

This is a sponsored article and was made possible by Ivy Wallet. The actual contents and opinions are the sole views of the author who maintains editorial independence, even when a post is sponsored. Overview of Features The Ivy Wallet app is built to help you better keep track of your monthly income. Depending on your individual needs, the service can help you curb your spending, set financial goals or plan for fixed expenses....

The question is with so many benefits to keeping a journal, why doesn’t everybody do it? The most obvious reason is that it’s a tedious task. At least, if you look at it as just another task to be done. But what if you add pleasure and fun to the activity? It could turn into something that you are always looking forward to each day. Day One is a beautiful journaling app that can make you look forward to writing a journal regularly....

There is a lot of great software available for Android. A lot of this software is available for Windows or macOS, or at least as a web app, but not all of it. This is especially true when it comes to games. There are plenty of games that are mobile-only. What if you want to run your favorite Android games on a bigger screen? Yes, there are tablets, but they aren’t always powerful enough....

The creator (who lives in France) has a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to help keep up with the development and maintenance of the project. He also wants to create a friendly community around it. Additionally, you’ll be able to get it shipped to you on a flash drive, no matter what part of the world you live in, just by pledging a small amount. This is a sponsored article and was made possible by Libre OS USB....

Installation The website is easy to navigate, with plenty of download mirrors. The release notes have an excellent troubleshooting section. Anyone with old hardware will be delighted that all editions of Mint still come in both 32- and 64-bit variants. Despite the Xfce edition claiming to be more lightweight, the website still gives the same minimum requirements of at least 1 GB of RAM (2 GB recommended), 15 GB of disk space, and a 1024×768 resolution....

Security This is one of the most common cliches cited by Linux users over Windows. While there is some small kernel of truth in this, no system is “safe” from a determined attacker. As I said within my antivirus article, security is a concept, not a product. Working within the IT industry for many years has demonstrated to me that users pose the greatest threat to system security. Linux has the use of a root (or superuser) account that must be given a password when installing software or making changes to the OS....

Maintenance from the Inside Correctly Clear Useless Files I am sorry to tell you, but cleaning your trash bin on your Mac doesn’t do the job when clearing files. This clears the files that you have already deleted, like documents and other files, however you must go deep into your Mac to delete the heavy files. This is how you should do it. First, you should go to the finder application on your Mac....

Still, though the platform itself is neat, the client is lacking. It’s dull, and it doesn’t look the greatest, not to mention the Telegram developers don’t really take an active role in making sure that their client integrates well with whatever desktop it’s running on. That’s where Cutegram comes in. Installation Cutegram can be installed on a variety of operating systems: Linux, OpenBSD, Mac OS X and Windows. To download it for any of the platforms supported, just head over to this page, scroll to the bottom, and find the icon that corresponds with your operating system....

The first program is gMTP It’s intended for managing MP3 players, but it works great for managing devices like the Kindle Fire HD. To install it under Ubuntu, just use this command: To connect to your kindle, just plug the USB cable into your computer and the Kindle, start gMTP, and click “Connect.” You’ll be able to navigate the files on your Kindle much as you would on the Desktop....

The simplest netstat command is just to run the tool without any parameter: This will display a list of the current open connections on your machine. However the results can be a bit unwieldy. It is therefore better to break down the connections by type. To list all the open TCP connections, use: The result is a list of the current connections being made to your computer. In the example above, you can see that my test machine is running a SSH server and that there are established SSH connections....

Microsoft isn’t one to simply duck away from criticism, however. They’ve proven in the past that they’re willing to step up their game to convert users to their software. Last time they revamped Internet Explorer into Edge which they hoped would go toe-to-toe with Chrome and Firefox. Now, Microsoft is aiming to add a new feature to Windows Defender: a sandbox. What’s a Sandbox? Despite their heightened permissions and elevated priority, antiviruses are still software....

Let’s talk about Desktop Toolkits Modern GUI applications require a number of standard interactions (e.g. “open file” or “make this window smaller”), and users have come to expect that they’ll perform these actions through standard mechanisms. For example, opening a file should be done with a dialog box that allows the user to browse and click to select the file, rather than making the user enter the full file path name....

Introduction It has become something of a hackneyed line, but it remains no less true in the retelling: the smartphone market is not only huge, but also hugely cut-throat. Many names have risen before falling over the years, although few have suffered such a precipitous decline as Nokia post-2012. Since 2017, HMD Global has been attempting to rebuild the prestige behind the name with middling success. Particularly in the past two years, its efforts have been somewhat lacklustre, seemingly in need of a focus and a discernible vision as the brand has doubled down on low-end devices at the expense of more premium products....