There are many reasons why your PC might not be running as smoothly as it used to. The hard drive might be deteriorating, the RAM could be developing problems, or […]
There is perhaps no glitch more frustrating than a locked-up keyboard. It’s one thing to have the whole PC freeze up, and quite another to just have your keyboard become […]
Managing ownership and file permissions is probably the most essential task of a system administrator. In any multi-user operating system like Linux, properly assigning ownership of files and directories is […]
In Ubuntu and other Linux distros, command line tools are usually the best way to interact with the inner workings of the computer. The ifconfig command is used for configuring […]
If you’ve waited on installing the free upgrade to Windows 11, now’s a good time. Most of the release bugs have been ironed out, even if some of the promised […]
You might notice a process in your Windows PC Task Manager named MoUsoCoreWorker.exe. What is this process? Is it safe? Should you try to remove it? What should you do […]
Everyone knows you need to delete bloatware and other useless applications to improve your PC’s performance. But services are a bit trickier to deal with. These low-level processes run in […]
The running applications you see on your screen are a fraction of what is happening in Windows. From managing device drivers to ensuring security, a bunch of background processes maintain […]
In any aging computer, the hard disk is usually the first thing to go. This is because unlike components like RAM or the processor, an HDD has more moving parts. […]
We have all been annoyed by irritating pop-ups before. Even with pop-ups disabled on your Chrome browser, some websites find a way to create an exception by tricking you into […]
Dynamic Link Libraries, or DLL files are essential components powering most applications on your Windows computer. Missing DLLs cause various errors, with dependent programs refusing to work properly without them. […]
If you organize files, you probably have a web of folders and subfolders holding all your data. If you ever find that you’ve over-organized a bit, you might want to […]
Media center apps have been all the rage for a while now. The growing number of streaming services renders it all but necessary to get a powerful media center to […]
Setting up one-time reminders is easy. You can mark the date on your calendar, create an alarm, etc. But what if you want to be reminded periodically about the same […]
Variables are the most basic data structure in any type of coding. But single variables are hardly sufficient for most purposes, especially when dealing with more complex algorithms. That’s where […]