When you search Google for the phrase “funny cat pictures” a lot happens under the hood. Google has built up a huge index of websites. The search phrase is compared to this index and the most relevant sites are displayed in your web browser. You click on a link, and someone starts making money. Check out this article from this link MakeUseOf.com
Ever received an email attachment or been required to download a file with the .rar suffix, and wondered how it should be opened? Get some tips on this article from this link MakeUseOf.com
Google is taking a more hands-on role with supporting Android, rolling out a new app with specific tips and access to support. Nexus, Google Play Edition, and Android One owners can grab it from the Play Store. Check out more on this article from this link PCWorld.com
Among geeks, Windows 10 is all the rage these days. Yet most of its novel features have been around for a while, either as third party applications or within other operating systems. Instead of installing the Windows 10 Technical Preview, you can get some of its best features risk-free in your current Windows setup. Check out this article, click the link from MakeUseOf.com
When you absolutely have to have an Internet connection, tethering your laptop to your phone is sometimes your only option. Check this out from this link PCWorld.com
Cloning copies the complete contents of one drive—the files, the partition tables and the master boot record—to another: a simple, direct duplicate. Imaging copies all of that to a single, very large file on another drive. You can then restore the image back onto the existing drive or onto a new one. More information from this article on PCWorld.com. Click the link to read it PCWorld.com
Virtual memory, also known as the swap file, uses part of your hard drive to effectively expand your RAM, allowing you to run more programs than it could otherwise handle. But a hard drive is much slower than RAM, so it can really hurt performance. (I discuss SSDs below.) Get some tips from this article on this link PCWorld.com