Better. zip .7z or .rar? Often we don’t even pay attention to it, but when we click on a ‘zipper’ file, we are using sophisticated compression algorithms that over the years keep getting better and better. There are many algorithms and therefore compression formats: Zipper, Rar, GZip, BZip2, 7z, Tar, Tar.gz … Among the most popular on Windows we have: 7z, Zip and Rar. The first and the second one …
Many times you may have wanted to change the icon to a folder under Windows. The default choice, however, is often poor, with icons that refer to the years of Windows XP. There is, however, a little trick that allows us to quickly explore all the new system icons. In the little window for the icon …
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When you buy a new SSD to install an operating system from scratch, there are no problems.. Windows will make the correct alignment right away. However, if you migrate data from an HDD to an SSD, it can happen (and often happens) that the partition is not aligned as it should. This is because …
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In some situations we may have to connect to a Wifi network that is not ‘visible’ from our homes. Especially on holiday, where we are forced to stand at the window to try to get a better signal from a public HotSpot. How to ‘repeat’ the signal picked up outside, in our house? We …
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A brief guide to help you resuscitate your PC in case you are no longer able to start after malicious driver updates. NOTE: This guide also applies in the event of an error due to driver installation that is not compatible with your system. Blue error screen: CRITICAL_SERVICE_FAILED. If you are in the condition of not being able to …
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It may have happened that you entered the wrong password on Windows (XP/7/8/10…) and noticed that the computer took longer to retry the input field. Many will have wondered why when you enter the correct password the PC recognizes it immediately, while it remains in a sort of semi-stall otherwise. Some may have thought that …
They say that the most used passwords are always the same (example: 123456, password, qwerty, etc. …), or in any case referable to birth dates or memorable moments of someone’s life. Well, using public characters or real places is not a good idea anyway: in fact there are some software (like John the Ripper) that are able to use huge dictionaries, …
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How do I choose a password? There are many combinations, some more efficient, some less so; those that reminds us of our real lives should definitely be avoided. Google’s message is clear: “Man’s best friend (the dog) does an exemplary job in protecting your home – so begins an article by Fox Van Allen, writing …
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DNS stands for Domain Name System, it is the protocol used globally for domain name translations. What does it mean? When we type in the name of a website (e.g. spaceclick.com) our computer sends a DNS request to an appropriate server to translate this name into an IP address (e.g. 105.0.0.155). And then it connects to that IP address …
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If you have problems with the Windows update procedure (8 or 10), and you are no longer able to download updates for your system, proceed with these steps to try to solve the situation. check that the date and time on your system is correct (if so, correct them from the settings) …
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