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Review CyberGhost: One of the best VPNs money can buy
CyberGhost VPN is one of the most popular VPN services in the world. Also, it is one of the easiest to use and one of the most affordable. Due to the elimination of Net Neutrality rules in the USA, and other legislative changes around the world, privacy and security have become more critical than ever. Is CyberGhost's VPN service up to the task of protecting your privacy? Find out from this detailed review:
How to enable or disable 2-step verification for your Google account
Google's 2-Step Verification is an extra layer of security that insulates you from others trying to break into your Google or Gmail account. The internet is a scary place nowadays with automated bots that try to hack into websites and e-mails, and other nasty things. To protect your Google account as much as possible, we recommend setting up two-step verification (also known as two-step authentication) so that your Gmail account is more difficult to crack by unwanted parties.
What do the 720p, 1080p, 1440p, 2K, 4K and 8K resolutions mean? What are the aspect ratio & orientation?
In the old days of technology, screen resolution (also called display resolution) was not much of an issue. Windows came with a few preset options and to get higher resolution or more colors (or both) you would install a driver for your video card. As time went on, you could choose better video cards and better monitors as well. Today we have lots of options when it comes to displays, their quality, and the supported resolutions. In this article, we take you through a bit of history and explain all the essential concepts, including common acronyms for screen resolutions, like 1080p or 4K.
12 ways to start the Disk Defragmenter in Windows
The Defragment and Optimize Drives utility in Windows has a long history. In the older versions, like Windows 7, it was called Disk Defragmenter. Even though it has a new name in Windows 10, the tool is essentially the same, and it performs a critical role in maintaining the health and performance of your system. Files get created, changed, and deleted all the time in Windows.
Change the screen resolution and make text and icons bigger in Windows 10
Windows 10 does a good job at selecting the screen resolution and the text size for your display automatically. You may still want to adjust to balance between clarity, speed and how many pixels you can cram on the screen. This becomes especially true when you play games or connect your Windows 10 PC to a projector or a TV. Let's learn how to change the screen resolution and make the text and icons bigger or smaller, in Windows 10:
What is my iPhone's or iPad's screen resolution? 3 ways to find out
iPhones and iPads are well known for their bright and beautiful displays. Their screens are one of the most important things people love about these devices. Have you wondered what resolution your iPhone or iPad has? How many pixels are there on the screen you are looking at, that makes it look good? If you want to know your iPhone's or iPad's display resolution, read on. In this article we show you a few ways to find this particular information:
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Security for everyone - Reviewing Heimdal Thor Premium Home
Heimdal is a relative newcomer to the market of security products. In the past, they offered Heimdal Free and Heimdal PRO to home users. They were efficient products, that added new layers of protection to existing antivirus products. We loved using them, and we highly recommended Heimdal to all our readers. The company has recently launched new products, with different names, that also include the traditional antivirus protection that they lacked in the past.
How to view all the tasks that are scheduled on your Windows PC
The Task Scheduler is a tool that was introduced in the Windows environment more than 20 years ago and it has seen little change since its introduction. It does what its name suggests: it schedules tasks that execute apps, commands, and scripts based on specific times or events in Windows. In this guide, we share the basics about browsing the library of active scheduled tasks, so that you learn more about them, what they do and when they are triggered.
What is my screen resolution? 7 ways to find out
Regardless of whether you have a PC, a laptop, or any other device that runs on Windows, it probably has a screen attached to it. It can be a monitor, a laptop or tablet display, or even a TV screen. Have you wondered what your screen's resolution is? Do you want to learn how to find what resolution your display uses? If you did, read this article and see seven ways to answer this question:
Synology MR2200ac review: Not your average mesh WiFi system!
Synology MR2200ac is the second Synology networking device that we have tested, and we are impressed. It is clear to us that this company knows how to deliver excellent networking devices to the consumer market, with top-notch security, privacy built-in, as well as advanced controls for the users those who need them. Synology MR2200ac is not just another mesh WiFi system. Its looks are rather dull, but its performance is anything but average. Read this review and see whether Synology MR2200ac is going to be your favorite mesh WiFi system:
How to set a proxy server in Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge and Opera
Proxy servers are either public services that promise to bypass content restrictions on the internet or are imposed on private networks by the administrator (this is the case for corporate networks) who wants to control and optimize the access to the internet. Regardless of the need to use a proxy server, when you use a web browser, you may have to set this up. This tutorial shows you how to set a proxy server in all the major browsers for Windows: Google Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge, and Opera.
How to go incognito in all web browsers: Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Edge, and Internet Explorer
A useful tool that any decent web browser offers is private browsing. This feature has a different name, depending on the browser that you are using. Google Chrome calls it Incognito, Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge name it InPrivate, Firefox and Opera name it Private browsing. In this article we show you how to enable private browsing in all the major web browsers and how to check if you are browsing privately or not: