How To Use The Force Quit Command On A Mac

Whenever this happens, any obvious input command will not work. Some users try to close the application only to see that the window becomes totally unresponsive. Other users report that whenever this issue occurs the mouse pointer is unable to reach the quit button (typically encountered on macOS High Sierra). So what do you do when you find yourself in a situation like this? Other than rebooting your Mac, of course....

December 10, 2022 · 4 min · 750 words · Raymond Beltran

How To Verify File Integrity Using Md5 And Sha1 Hashes

One of the most effective ways you can determine whether or not a file has been changed in any way is to check its digital signature if it has one. However, if the digital signature method is out of the question, you can also check to see if a file is in its original state by looking at its hash value and comparing it against its original’s hash value. Every file is unique in its own way, and when you apply an algorithm known as a “cryptographic hash function” to it, a string of characters is returned to you – this string of characters is a hash value....

December 10, 2022 · 4 min · 776 words · Jeannette Self

Hyper V 2019 Core Remote Management

In this article, we will walk you through the process of doing remote management of your Hyper-V 2019 Core Server from Windows 10 machine. In order to manage Hyper-V 2019 from Windows 10, there are few requirements that have to be in place, including Windows 10 Professional or Enterprise edition, x64 CPU that supports SLAT (Second Level Address Translation), minimum 4 GB RAM memory and Virtualization Support. If all of these requirements are fulfilled, we can step up to enabling Hyper-V Client within the Windows 10....

December 10, 2022 · 2 min · 343 words · Ruth Delong

Iron Man Game In Works And Reportedly Will Launch Before Black Panther

However, Jeff Grubb of GiantBomb announced that it would soon be made public. He believes the reported Black Panther game won’t even be launched until after the Iron Man game. — Grubb (@JeffGrubb) September 10, 2022 This game is reportedly being worked on at EA’s Redmond office, which Kevin Stephens, a former studio head at Monolith Productions, created. Grubb said that EA Motive would handle the Iron Man game after they’ve finished working on the Dead Space remake, which is scheduled to release on January 27th for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series S|X....

December 10, 2022 · 2 min · 287 words · Susan Snow

Leak Mass Effect Remastered Trilogy Set To Release Across All Platforms This October

Today, the game was spotted on German Game retailer, gameware. While writing this article, the listing is still there, but I’m sure it won’t be for long. There are a total of three listings for the Mass Effect Remastered Trilogy. All three are the same, but the only difference is supported platforms. According to this leak, Mass Effect Remastered Trilogy will release on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch....

December 10, 2022 · 2 min · 231 words · David Shipman

Leak Nvidia Rtx 4090 To Feature 60 Higher Clock Speeds Than Rtx 3090 Rtx 4080 To Come With 21Gbps Memory More

The successor to the current-gen Turing GPUs, RTX 40-series is expected to bring forth a noticeable boost in performance across the board. So far, we’ve seen numerous reports, leaks, and rumors pertaining to the insane power limits of these cards, along with most of the specs of the lineup. Today, we add to the long list of rumors for Ada Lovelace and this latest one comes from a familiar source....

December 10, 2022 · 6 min · 1183 words · Joann Murphy

Macbook Pro Keyboard Not Working

In this article, we will target the scenario of the in-built keyboard not working. If you are having problems connecting with an external keyboard, you can refer to troubleshooting that connection. How to Fix MacBook Pro Keyboard Issues? Before trying any solutions Power Cycling your Macbook Before we try any other solutions, we will first power cycle your Macbook completely and see if the problem goes away. Power cycling is an act of completely restarting your computer by powering it off completely....

December 10, 2022 · 6 min · 1201 words · Rebecca Carroll

Mediatek Comes Onboard With Intel Foundry Services

MediaTek presently utilizes TSMC for the majority of its foundry services, but it is trying to diversify its supply chain by expanding its production capacity in both the United States and Europe. With facilities in both locations, Intel’s Foundry Service (IFS) fits the criteria, and Intel envisions long-term cooperation spanning numerous technologies and applications. -IFS President Randhir Thakur MediaTek’s planned development of smart edge devices complements the ‘Intel 16’ process, which is an upgraded version of the company’s established 22FFL node, which began shipping in 2018....

December 10, 2022 · 1 min · 159 words · Nicholas Carson

Microsoft To Face An In Depth Investigation In Activision Deal

Due to specific regulatory concerns, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) stated last week that its probe into the $68.7 billion merger could be sent for an “in-depth review”. Specifically, it expressed concern about the potential effects of the agreement on PlayStation’s capacity to compete, given that Microsoft would acquire control of the Call of Duty franchise as a result of the contract. The CMA said on Thursday that it had allowed Microsoft to submit ideas addressing its concerns, but the business had decided not to do so....

December 10, 2022 · 2 min · 276 words · Byron Hash

Nvidia Launching More Rtx 3000 Gpus In An Attempt To Clear Out Remaining Ampere Stock

More Variants Zed_Wang claims that more variants of the RTX 3060, 3060 Ti and 3070 Ti are en route. 1. The RTX 3060 initially launched with 12GB of G6 VRAM, which is kind of overkill for a -60 series GPU. NVIDIA surprisingly is now launching an 8GB version, which may have a slightly reduced MSRP. The memory bus-width is also reduced from 192-bits to 128-bits. This decreases the effective bandwidth by 33% (360GB/s vs 240GB/s)....

December 10, 2022 · 2 min · 301 words · Vivian Dejesus

Qualcomm Certified Chargers Are They Worth It

Well, this is a sword that can cut both ways, and in this article, we are going to explore what this means and whether these chargers are worth the price or not. What is Quick Charge Certification? Suppose that you have just bought a phone that has Qualcomm Quick Charge stamped on the back or on the box and you are wondering what that means, you should know that this is a proprietary technology that Qualcomm has developed and it helps the phones charge faster than they normally would....

December 10, 2022 · 4 min · 725 words · Clinton Holmes

Samsung Unveils Amd Powered Second Generation Smartssd

The latest AMD-Xilinx technology allows Samsung’s second-generation SmartSSD to independently process data. While this may be an instance of solving a problem that doesn’t exist, it resolves one of the most critical bottlenecks in HPC(High-Performance Computing): the flow of data between various components of the compute pipeline. Data processing takes place immediately within the SSD, eliminating the need to move it back and forth between storage banks. Because there are no additional connections between the central processing unit and the data storage device itself, this not only frees up bandwidth for the flow of other data....

December 10, 2022 · 2 min · 214 words · Barry Smartt

Share Folders Between Windows 7 8 And Windows 10 Step By Step

However, Sharing files and folders on Windows 8 is similar to sharing files and folders on or between Windows 7 computers with one exception which is the password protected option located within the “File and Printer Sharing“ To demonstrate file sharing between Windows 7 and Windows 8 – I will be using 1 x Windows 7 and 1 x Windows 8 running on my VMWare Workstation. 1. Setting up Sharing in Windows 7 On your Windows 7 computer/laptop go to Control Panel -> Network & Internet -> Network & Sharing Center -> Advanced Sharing Settings Enable “Turn on network discovery” and “Turn on file and printer sharing“....

December 10, 2022 · 5 min · 1004 words · Philip Ward

Skull And Bones To Release On November 8

Skull & Bones, a new, long-delayed pirate game, will finally be released on November 8, according to Ubisoft’s suggestion for this year. This release left us with a substantial amount of fresh gameplay we did not want to miss on today’s Ubisoft Forward appointment. An updated glimpse allowed us to understand this new franchise’s mechanics as well as the content it comes with. Ubisoft reiterates the emphasis on ship combat in Skull & Bones....

December 10, 2022 · 2 min · 358 words · Susan Frank

Sony Representatives Still Adamant About Premium Releases Ps Plus Won T Get Day One Titles

Sony PlayStation’s PS Plus Won’t Get Day One Titles PlayStation’s Head of Independent Developer Initiatives Shuhei Yoshida is planning the expansion of the PlayStation Plus service and its motives on adding new titles to the service upon launch. This was reiterated at a discussion at GI Live 2022 on Wednesday. Yoshida and Sony believe in the release of premium titles at launch. This is an indication of how modern digital games’ life cycles are pretty much similar to how a film is released to theatres and then shelved to digital streaming service’s in the proceeding months....

December 10, 2022 · 4 min · 686 words · Jean Boyer

Storage Expansion For Next Gen Consoles Is Expensive

These are undoubtedly fast SSDs, and these require custom solutions such as the Velocity architecture backed with the right hardware and optimization to remain consistent at such high speeds. Coming to the storage expansion aspect of the consoles, both consoles offer options to expand storage depending upon the game requirements. Xbox allows both proprietary SSD cards made by Seagate and HDD as expandable storage solutions. The games made for the Series consoles require SSD....

December 10, 2022 · 2 min · 273 words · Sandra Ryan

Task Manager Vs Process Explorer

However, there is an application available which can also be used as an alternative to Task Manger, designed for advanced users which goes by the name of Process Explorer. Process explorer is a part of diagnostic tools from the Sysinternals family which are distributed for free by Microsoft. Process Explorer is the most popularly used tool among them. Process explorer can give you a lot more information and control over all the applications, processes and services that are running on your computer and also includes all the features the Task Manager has....

December 10, 2022 · 5 min · 868 words · Chad Salas

The Sims 4 Goes Free To Play This October

Sims 4 will be Free-to-Play Soon So, EA decided to take the route of transforming the Sims 4 into a free-to-play game albeit the expansion packs not being free. The game will finally be free starting this October and will allow new users to enter the world of the Sims 4 and preferably make EA some extra cash as the expansion packs will be still paid nonetheless. Players who already own the Sims 4 and have paid for it will gain access to the Desert Luxe Kit which will include a few Southwestern-themed outdoor items for users to enjoy....

December 10, 2022 · 3 min · 572 words · Manuela Burdick

Troubleshoot Windows 10 Setup Has Failed To Validate The Product Key

What’s causing the ‘Setup Has Failed to Validate the Product Key’ Error? Method 1: Disabling 3rd party AV (if applicable) If you’re using a 3rd party security suite that tends to be overprotective, it’s entirely possible that it ends up interrupting the connection between the upgrading setup with the external servers. In case this scenario is applicable to you and you’re using a 3rd party suite that might interfere with the upgrade, you should retry the upgrade after disabling or uninstalling the potential antivirus culprit....

December 10, 2022 · 4 min · 772 words · Amelia Brown

Ubisoft Offers Free Rainbow Six Siege Showdown Pack After Confusion Over One Event Challenge

Named the “New Sheriff in Town” challenge, it asked players for 10 eliminations for what looked like a Showdown pack as a reward. As it turns out, it was actually for a weapon charm made to look like a Showdown pack. Make sure you log in before the Showdown ends on Sept. 28 @ 1pm ET to qualify for your pack! pic.twitter.com/jawlEqfMC3 — Rainbow Six Siege (@Rainbow6Game) September 27, 2021 Ubisoft has since corrected this miscommunication with its players through a tweet....

December 10, 2022 · 2 min · 217 words · Tom Derossett