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Mining Moneroheard on Sat 27 Apr 24
Monero is a cryptocurrency that relies on proof-of-work mining to achieve distributed consensus. Below you'll find some information and resources on how to begin mining. The Monero Project does not endorse any particular pool, software, or hardware, and the content below is provided for informational purposes only.
Best Linux laptops of 2024heard on Sat 27 Apr 24
Want the best Linux laptops? We put the top-rated models to the test
Podurama - AI-powered podcast appheard on Sat 27 Apr 24
Listen to free podcasts, add custom rss feeds or upload your private files on mobile and desktop devices.
Informed Delivery by USPSheard on Sat 27 Apr 24
See Photos of Your Mail Before It Arrives, Free Start your mornings with a preview of your day's USPS® mail and packages with Informed Delivery® notifications: Get Daily Digest emails that preview your mail and packages scheduled to arrive soon. See images of your incoming letter-sized mail (grayscale, address side only).1 Track and manage your packages in one convenient place.
Fix problems signing into your Yahoo accountheard on Sat 27 Apr 24
You have important things to do in your Yahoo account, so let's get you back in! After you regain access to your account, consider switching to 2-Step Verification to avoid sign-in issues entirely. It's free, more secure and will require a verification code in addition to your password.
Vectr - Free Vector Graphics Editorheard on Sat 27 Apr 24
Step into the world of Vectr, a simple yet powerful Free graphics editor that allows you to design and edit vector graphics online, without a steep learning curve.
Photopea - Advance Image Editing in the Browserheard on Sat 27 Apr 24
Photopea is a web-based photo and graphics editor. It is used for image editing, making illustrations, web design or converting between different image formats. Photopea is advertising-supported software. It is compatible with all modern web browsers, including Opera, Edge, Chrome, and Firefox
Moneydance Personal Financeheard on Sat 13 Apr 24
Moneydance is an easy to use and full-featured personal finance app that doesn't compromise your privacy. With Moneydance, your data is private, encrypted, and never shared. Moneydance makes any financial task easy with online banking and bill payment, account management, budgeting, investment tracking, multi-currency, as well as detailed graphs and reports.
Speccy® Fast, lightweight, advanced system information tool for your PCheard on Sat 13 Apr 24
Speccy is the place to start if you need to know what’s inside your PC. See a quick summary, or dive deeper into every aspect of your PCs hardware so you can make informed upgrade and purchasing decisions.
Spectrum Email Server Settingsheard on Sat 13 Apr 24
You can set up Spectrum email using Outlook, Apple email or other third-party applications on your mobile devices, including mobile phones and laptops like:
So Very Many Security Issues This Weekheard on Sat 13 Apr 24
Here are the top 10 security issues of the week.
Adding Outlook account to Gmail (web version)heard on Sat 6 Apr 24
create an App Specific Password in Outlook to use
File sharing over a network in Windowsheard on Sat 6 Apr 24
This article focuses on how to share files or folders over a Local Area Network (or LAN), such as connected computers within your home or workplace.
Moneydance Personal Financeheard on Sat 30 Mar 24
Moneydance is an easy to use and full-featured personal finance app that doesn't compromise your privacy. With Moneydance, your data is private, encrypted, and never shared. Moneydance makes any financial task easy with online banking and bill payment, account management, budgeting, investment tracking, multi-currency, as well as detailed graphs and reports.
Free Open-Source Data Wiping Software for Personal Useheard on Sat 30 Mar 24
Delete information stored on hard disk drives (HDDs, not SSDs) in PC laptops, desktops, or servers. Plus, remove viruses and spyware from Microsoft Windows installations.
The 16 Best Tools to Stress Test Your PC (CPU, RAM, & GPU)heard on Sat 30 Mar 24
If you’ve just built your computer, overclocked any of your components, or you are having problems with an aging system, stress testing your PC will give you a good idea of whether or not your computer is stable and, if it isn’t, where the problem might be coming from.
Block This!heard on Sat 30 Mar 24
Block This! is an app to block ads and browse safely from any browser or app. Also, in general it speeds up your loading time when browsing and slightly lowers your internet data consumption. Using Block This! is as simple as just tapping a button. That's it. The only additional option you'll find lets you activate the app as soon as you turn on your phone. That way next time you use it you won't even have to push a button.
Windows 11 desktop gradually gets corruptedheard on Sat 30 Mar 24
Over time, the Windows desktop seems to get corrupted. I almost always have to re-boot in the morning, unless the computer has crashed overnight.
How to Add Desktop Clocks to Windows 10heard on Sat 30 Mar 24
Time matters now more than ever. More people are working from home. But that can make syncing up with your co-workers a little challenging. “I’m on Atlantic time and they’re on Central time, so is their 8 o’clock my 10 o’clock? What happens with Daylight Savings Time?”
How To Get The DuckDuckGo Browser on Windowsheard on Sat 30 Mar 24
Our free web browser is a privacy-protecting alternative to Google Chrome and other browsers. It comes with seamless privacy protection built-in, including our search engine that replaces Google and doesn’t track your search history, plus tracker blocking, increased encryption, Email Protection, and more. The DuckDuckGo browser is available for Mac, Windows, iOS, and Android .
Welcome to FreeDOSheard on Sat 30 Mar 24
FreeDOS is an open source DOS-compatible operating system that you can use to play classic DOS games, run legacy business software, or develop embedded systems. Any program that works on MS-DOS should also run on FreeDOS.
RokWiki - Computer Storeheard on Sat 30 Mar 24
List of computer stores in Rochester, NY
ChaCha20 stream cipherheard on Sat 30 Mar 24
chacha20: Pure Python 2 and Python 3 implementations of the ChaCha20 stream cipher ^^^^^^ chacha20.py contains the pure Python 2 implementation (which works with Python 2.4, 2.5, 2.6 and 2.7). chacha20_python3.py contains the pure Python 3 implementation (which works with Python 3.5.3 and probably earlier Python 3.x).
How to Change Hostname on Linux Mint 20heard on Sat 30 Mar 24
Hostname enables us to identify a device over the network. The hostname is set on your device during the installation process, or we can change it anytime on our virtual machine. A conflicting situation can arise if more than one device has a similar hostname and is connected to the same network.
Security Now 965 PASSKEYS VS. 2FAheard on Sat 30 Mar 24
What happened with CERT? What headache has VMware been dealing with? What's Microsoft's latest vulnerability disclosure strategy? What's China's “Document 79,” and is it any surprise? What long-awaited new feature is in version 7.0 of Signal? How is Meta coping with the EU's new Digital Marketing Act that just went into effect? What's the latest on that devastating ransomware attack on Change Healthcare? And after addressing some interesting feedback from our listeners, I want to clarify something about Passkeys that is not at all obvious.
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