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Windows 10 isn’t as sluggish and bloated as some versions that have come before. Which means you shouldn’t have any serious performance complaints. Then again, why leave free performance on the table by running unnecessary services? There’s a long list of Windows 10 services that most users don’t need. So you can safely disable these unnecessary Windows 10 services and satisfy your craving for pure speed. Some Common Sense Advice First Windows services all have specific jobs....

Difficulty Difficult Steps 9 Time Required 10 - 20 minutes Sections 2 Battery 4 steps Ear 5 steps Flags 1 Better Introduction Improve this guide by completing or revising its introduction. BackWowWee CHiP Robot Dog Full Screen Options History Save to Favorites Download PDF Edit Translate Get Shareable Link Embed This Guide Notify Me of Changes Stop Notifications What you need Step 1 Battery Place CHiP on its back so that its stomach is facing you....

Difficulty Moderate Steps 7 Time Required 10 - 15 minutes Sections 1 D-pad 7 steps Flags Action Shots Be an action hero! This guide needs images that better demonstrate how to perform specific actions. BackXbox One Wireless Controller (Model 1697) Full Screen Options History Save to Favorites Download PDF Edit Translate Get Shareable Link Embed This Guide Notify Me of Changes Stop Notifications Introduction What you need Step 1 D-pad Remove the side handles with the iFixit plastic opening tool by wedging it around the seam of the handles....

Released in June 2008, this Yamaha 2-Way Outdoor Speakers are great for use both outdoors and indoors. These wired speakers produce a maximum output of 120 watts, is weather resistant, and ships with wall mounting brackets. Student-Contributed Wiki An awesome team of students from our education program made this wiki. You have trouble listening to sound coming out of your speakers. If you note any distortion, reduce the volume control on your power amplifier/receiver to a lower setting....

Difficulty Moderate Steps 6 Time Required 5 - 10 minutes Sections 1 Nose Sensor 6 steps Flags 0 BackZoomer Dino Boomer Full Screen Options History Save to Favorites Download PDF Edit Translate Get Shareable Link Embed This Guide Notify Me of Changes Stop Notifications Introduction What you need Step 1 Nose Sensor Unscrew the two 7.5 mm Phillips #0 screws at the base of the neck. Remove the two 7.2 mm Phillips #0 screws above these at the base of the mouth....

CoffeeScript is a multi-paradigm programming language that can be converted to JavaScript when it’s compiled. This ability allows developers to create JavaScript programs as their final product, but to write the programs in a language that uses a more convenient and robust syntax. CoffeeScript facilitates both imperative and functional programming styles, and can be used as a scripting language. Its syntax incorporates many popular elements of Ruby, Haskell, and Python. For example, it uses whitespace to define code blocks, much like Python....

To reduce the size of an image or remove non-important aspects of an image. For example, you may have a picture of several people but may only want to have a picture of one person from that picture. Making a selection around that person and then using the crop feature makes a picture of only that person. Another common mistake often seen on the Internet is users who scan a picture using a flatbed scanner and have a large blank area around the image....

Downsizing may refer to any of the following: Downsizing is replacing a mainframe or minicomputer-based computer system with a network of personal computers. This process is beneficial in that it can increase performance while reducing costs. Downsizing describes reducing the number of employees on a company’s payroll. Business terms, Hardware terms, Minicomputer

Short for DirectX diagnostics, DxDiag is a Microsoft tool included with DirectX that allow you to view system information and DirectX information relating to your video card and sound card. This tool is helpful when needing to troubleshoot driver related issues being encountered by DirectX. DxDiag overview Below, is a picture of the DirectX Diagnostic Tool window. As seen in the picture, DxDiag has system, display, sound, and input information tabs....

Short for expanded-memory manager, EMM is a device driver that allows MS-DOS computers to use expanded memory. Intel 80286 and lower computers required an expansion memory board and software to utilize an extended memory manager. However, 386 computers and higher require only a software memory manager. A good example of an EMM is EMM386.EXE, an MS-DOS memory manager used with Intel 80386 computers and higher. Computer acronyms, Memory manager, Memory terms...

GeForce Now is the name of a cloud gaming service operated by NVIDIA, formally announced on September 30, 2015. It enables users to rent time on a powerful cloud computer, equipped with an NVIDIA Tesla GPU. The user plays the game on their computer or NVIDIA Shield HD video device, and the inputs are sent to the remote computer. The graphics processing and game logic are performed on the server, with audio and video streamed to the user’s device in real-time....

Released in 2019, the Motorola Razr is a modernized version of a clamshell flip phone in the form of an Android smartphone. The plastic display is foldable via a vertical hinge in the center of the phone. Its front folded preview screen can show notifications, and perform other small actions and shortcuts that are continued on the unfolded screen. The Motorola Razr brand was revived from its original flip phone form factor available between 2004 and 2007....

In graphic design software, the pen tool creates vector graphics using mathematical points and curves. Unlike the brush tool, which changes the color value of pixels, the pen tool creates mathematical objects that represent curves and shapes. The style of these objects can be changed before they are rasterized to pixels. Anchor points and paths Anchor points are points, connected in a sequence, that determine the vectors of a curve. Usually, the curve passes directly through every anchor point....

The term Remote Desktop refers to a computer that connects remotely to another, shares control of its mouse and keyboard, and views its display. Remote Desktop is commonly accessed through port 3389. You can create a remote desktop connection with an operating system utility, such as the Remote Desktop included with Windows Professional versions. Or, you can use a third-party remote desktop application or service, such as TeamViewer or VNC....

TCP fingerprinting, also known as TCP stack fingerprinting, is the analysis of data fields in a TCP/IP packet to identify the various configuration attributes of a networked device. The information learned from a TCP fingerprint includes the type of device the packet originated from and the operating system it is running. Programs that perform TCP fingerprinting include the network tool nmap. Packet fields commonly used in TCP fingerprinting The following table is a list of each TCP field name and size....

Short for tracks per inch, TPI is the number of tracks a disk can hold. For example, a 5.25-inch floppy disk (double density) has 48 TPI, a high-density 3.5-inch disk has 135 TPI, and hard drives have much higher TPI, well into the thousands. Computer acronyms, Floppy drive terms, Hard drive terms Related information Floppy drive help and support.

Zarafa is an open source groupware application for Linux servers used as an alternative to Microsoft Exchange Server. It can provide e-mail, calendar, and contact synchronization with Microsoft Outlook clients, and also provides its own browser-based e-mail client that is very similar to Outlook Web Access. Using the ActiveSync protocol, it can sync data with mobile devices such as Symbian, Android, and iOS smartphones. Browser, Calendar, Contact, E-mail, E-mail terms, GroupWare, Linux, Network terms, Server, Smartphone

Featured Featured Guide Difficulty Moderate Steps 23 Time Required 1 - 2 hours Sections 4 SIM Card Tray 1 step Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Opening Procedure 10 steps How to Disconnect the Battery in the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 1 step Screen 11 steps Flags 1 Featured Guide This guide has been found to be exceptionally cool by the iFixit staff. BackXiaomi Redmi Note 9 Full Screen Options History Save to Favorites...

Short for electronic mail, e-mail or email is information stored on a computer that is exchanged between two users over telecommunications. More plainly, e-mail is a message that may contain text, files, images, or other attachments sent through a network to a specified individual or group of individuals. The first e-mail was sent by Ray Tomlinson in 1971. Tomlinson sent the e-mail to himself as a test e-mail message, containing the text “something like QWERTYUIOP....

Sometimes abbreviated as FF, fast-forward is a feature found in media players often represented by two arrows pointing to the right that enables the user to skip content. For example, in Windows Media Player, a software program capable of playing music and movie files you could skip over portions of the file being played that you don’t enjoy. The picture is an example of what the fast-forward often looks like with most programs and hardware devices that support the feature....