Reasons to Abandon Windows for Linux

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Had enough of Windows 10’s hassles? Unless you plan to install Windows 7, which is going to lose support from Microsoft on January 14, 2020, or have the cash to spare for an Apple device, there aren’t many other options for a computer operating system…

7 April 2019

How to Improve MacBook Pro Performance and Thermals

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I have a Early 2015 MacBook Pro , bought it when I joined engineering It’s a thing of beauty and I love it. Which started to get a bit warmer (may be because Global Warming 😱) when Idle and was reaching high temperature with medium load usually Chrome…

7 April 2019

Importance of using a VPN on your Android device

Apple World Today

Smartphones and other Android devices have become an important part of our daily lives. Smartphone users of different tiers and budget go for Android because of their flexibility and customizable nature. But, its popularity also makes it many hackers’…

6 April 2019

UTF8 History

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* To: mkuhn (at) acm.org, henry (at) spsystems.net Looking around at some UTF-8 background, I see the same incorrect story being repeated over and over. The incorrect version is: That's not true. UTF-8 was designed, in front of my eyes, on a placemat…

6 April 2019

Capture and Decode FM Radio

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This experiment is meant to teach the basics of FM signal processing. It should take about 60-120 minutes to run depending on your familiarity with the reference material, but you will need to have reserved that time in advance. This experiment uses…

6 April 2019

GPS Time Rollover Failures Keep Happening, But They’re Almost Done

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On Sunday, April 7, every GPS device on the planet will “roll over” the date. This shouldn’t affect most devices, but it’s likely that quite a few will no longer show the correct date. We know this because it already happened back in 1999 and similar GPS…

6 April 2019

Hmmm, Netflix cancels use of AirPlay (updated)

Apple World Today

According to recent update to the official Netflix Help Center webpage, Airplay is no longer supported for use with Netflix due to “technical limitations.” AirPlay lets you share videos, photos, music, and more from Apple devices to your Apple TV, favorite…

6 April 2019

padOS? iPad Pro specific iOS 13? Why not simply give us a macOS tablet?

Apple World Today

With iOS 13 certain to be unveiled at June’s Worldwide Developer Conference, several folks and publications — such as Cult of Mac — expect some serious operating system updates for the iPad Pro, such as mouse support and an improved file system. Others…

5 April 2019