Tip: are AMD Ryzen CPUs good for gaming? Let’s find out. Things to Know Before Overclocking AMD CPU 1. Ensure Sufficient Cooling Overclocking a CPU will increase the power draw and the heat produced by the processor. Hence, it’s best to ensure there is sufficient cooling before you start the overclocking process. You should check out an aftermarket CPU air cooler or AIO cooler. You should also overclock only on a motherboard known for handling overclocking and a power supply with sufficient wattage and build quality....

The app that makes this happen is called Boxer. It’s a Mac application that works just like any other app on your machine and allows you to load and play those aged DOS games. What’s so great about this app is it costs nothing. It’s absolutely free for download. Getting Started with Boxer for Mac Head to the Boxer website and download the app. Once downloaded, double-click on the downloaded zip file to extract it....

How to Preview Links in Chrome for Android This feature is available natively in Chrome for Android, so you don’t have to install an extension or do anything else to be able to use it. Not only does the option allow you to keep things neat and tidy while browsing, it also enables you to make sure the link is worth clicking on and won’t take you to a page you really have no interest in....

How Google Currents work? Instead of subscribing to RSS feeds like any other RSS feed reader, Google Currents allows you to subscribe to publication. Each publication is just like a magazine and can make up of blog posts, videos, images, Google Plus update or any other stuff that the publisher wishes to place in the publication. When you first start the app, you should be already subscribed to a few default publication, like Fast Company, Forbes and so on....

1. Is the PSU fan clear? If the noise emanating from your computer is loud and harsh, your first line of action should be to open the case and verify whether the PSU fan blades are free of obstacles. It isn’t uncommon for stray cables to poke into the fan blades despite the protective grill. This is easily fixed by simply securing the object poking into the PSU fan. However, things get tricky if the source of this obstruction is internal....

Whatever the reasons, rather than relying on plugins, a better alternative is to use a cron job in your server and schedule it to backup your database everyday. Note: The following instruction can be used to backup any database. The only requirement is that you are using a Linux server to host your files. Here is how you do it: Login to your web host control panel. If you are using cPanel, look for a Cron Job icon....

1. Include the Thunderbird trash folder in Global Search Thunderbird uses a Global Search system to find emails matching your search terms, which means it returns results from every folder in every connected account – except your trash folders. To get your emails to appear in the search, you’ll have to go to each individual trash folder and change the setting there. Find the trash folder you want to include in your Global Search results....

Personally, I don’t use Microsoft’s Bing search engine a lot. But one thing I do like about Bing is the ever-changing background of the website, which in most cases is a beautifully captured real-life image. I am sure many of you would like to have these images as your desktop wallpapers but would agree that it’s a bit cumbersome to download a new image daily and then set it as wallpaper....

Install Docker There are a few ways to install Mattermost on a Linux server, but most of them require a sizable amount of configuration and maintenance. Unless you have a dedicate person or team to maintain your server, that’s probably not the best way to go. Docker, in contrast, is much easier to set up, and the Mattermost developers officially support Docker as a way to install and run your server....

In this tutorial you’ll learn how to set up your Raspberry Pi as a portable and inexpensive Spotify Connect device. What you’ll need To complete this tutorial, you’ll need: Raspberry Pi running Raspbian. If you don’t already have Raspbian, grab the latest version and flash it to an SD card using Etcher. Power cable that’s compatible with your Raspberry PiExternal keyboard and a way to attach it to your Raspberry PiHDMI or micro HDMI cable, depending on your model of Raspberry PiExternal monitorEthernet cable or connect over Wi-FiRCA-to-headphone cable so you can attach your Raspberry Pi to an audio device such as a speaker or stereo, or a USB audio card for higher-quality audioSubscription to Spotify Premium...

Step 1: Viewing and Accessing Your Document’s Revision History Undoubtedly, at some point, you’ll want to go back to a previous version of a document, either to retrieve something you deleted within (it seemed like a good idea at the time!), or to track the progress of the document over it’s different versions. Subversion makes it easy to see the history of document, although it’s hidden behind some “developer-speak.” Viewing the history of an item is as simple as right-clicking on it in kdesvn and selecting the “History of item” option....

What Is Digital Wellbeing and Why It’s Useful? Google introduced the concept of Digital Wellbeing back at its Google I/O developer conference in 2018 in a bid to help users better balance their digital and real worlds. In recent years, numerous studies have shown a correlation between excessive smartphone use and mental health issues in teens, such as depression. Through the initiative, Google acknowledged the perils of digital addiction and put forward a set of solutions designed to tackle mobile phone overuse....

Mobile devices and laptops now come with a location services feature. Once it’s activated, your vendor – whether it’s Microsoft, Blackberry, or Apple – can track your location and likewise the third-party apps you install. The good thing is that you can deactivate it if you don’t want to be tracked, and you’ll be saving more battery power too. Here are the instructions for turning off location request on Windows 8....

Configuring UMS: To get started, download and install the freeware on your PC (tested on Windows 8). During the installation, you will be prompted to install AviSynth 2.6 MT, go ahead and click Yes. The graphical interface provided by the Universal Media Server is more comforting than other popular UPnP media servers for any average user. First of all, you will need to take a look at the Navigation/Share Settings tab....

Most screenshot tools insist on capturing them, and the option they offer to disable decorations can also change how windows look. The only solution seems to be to capture a rectangular area and then manually define the region of each screenshot or maybe to edit each screenshot afterward in something like GIMP. Both approaches soon become tedious if you’re dealing with more than one screenshot. Thankfully, there is an easy solution: temporarily disable the very source of those shadows with KDE’s Compositor....

Read this article to find options for dealing with file transfers from Android devices to Mac. Method 1: Using Android File Transfer This method requires an app download on the Internet. It is called Android File Transfer. This Google app performs the sole task of transferring files from Android to Mac. These easy-to-follow steps help you get this done. Download the Android File Transfer app on your Mac. Once it is downloaded, open AndroidFileTransfer....

While Apple provides no official guidance on how to manually trigger AirPods firmware updates, users can perform a few simple steps to initiate the update process. This tutorial shows how to update the firmware on AirPods via a Mac, iPhone, or iPad. Check AirPods Firmware Version on iPhone and iPad To check which AirPods firmware version you are running, follow the below steps: Tip: to stay up to date on the latest AirPods firmware updates and view release notes for each version, visit Apple’s dedicated AirPods Firmware page....

That’s why we’ve created this: it’s a guide on exactly how you can get Bash working on your Windows 10 installation today. It’s a fairly tedious process, but if you’re a geek, you might want to give this one a go. Note: Bash on Ubuntu on Windows (the Windows subsystem for Linux) only supports the 64-bit version of Windows. If you use any other version, this method will not work....

Do note that this only works on Wi-Fi networks. The DNS servers cannot be changed when using a cellular network, as it would mean the connection would fail. Additionally, this is on a per network basis. This means that if you connect to a new network, you will have to repeat the setup process. Fortunately, it is a one-time task, and Android will remember the DNS settings for known networks....

When activities were introduced into KDE 4, they did not make much sense in isolation. In addition to having virtual desktops, there were activities, which the user could create and configure to have different wallpapers and different widgets. Much of the virtual desktop functionality of KDE 3 was absent and not directly connected to Plasma activities. With the release of KDE 4.5, Plasma has reached a much higher level of maturity, and activities can now be integrated with virtual desktops, dual monitor screens, and with the Dashboard feature....