5 tips to keep your computer FAST AF after updates

5 tips to keep your computer FAST AF after updates Stop the slowdown 1. Regularly delete temporary files Temporary filesand folders are regularly created on computers by the operating system and application software. These files consume computer disk space and often use processing power which can be attributed to the slowing down of a computer. Regularly deleting these files can improve a computer’s overall performance and speed. Temporary files can be deleted safely usingdisk clean-upand management tools for popular operating systems including Windows, Macintosh, and Linux....

3 min · 486 words · Jamie Miller

5 warning signs to help you spot the next Tinder Swindler

5 warning signs to help you spot the next Tinder Swindler It starts with the ‘love-bomb,’ then comes the ‘financial emergency’ What is romance fraud? Romance fraudsters use the guise of a personal relationship to exploit their victim’s trust and gain a financial advantage (or sometimes, as ASIO this weekwarned, to access private or classified information). It typically happens online, through a dating website or app, or social media platform. In many cases, the victim and offender never actually meet....

5 min · 908 words · Jennifer Obrien

5 ways SpaceTech is solving some of Earth’s biggest problems

5 ways SpaceTech is solving some of Earth’s biggest problems From food security to peacebuilding Food security for small-scale farmers Climate change is swiftly reshaping the Earth’s weather patterns, resulting in higher instances of drought, new pest swarming patterns, and, in some cases, flooding. For small-scale farmers in Africa, these changes have been particularly acute. According to Johannes and Jakob Röhrenbach, founders of Mavuno Technologies: With the help of satellite imagery and machine learning, Jakob and Johannes startedMavuno Technologies, a company whose mobile app can help farmers increase their harvest yields....

7 min · 1294 words · Vanessa Zuniga

5 weird things people have transformed into crypto miners

5 weird things people have transformed into crypto miners Can you turn everyday items into crypto miners? Yes! Crypto mining Game Boy Ahh, is there anything the humble RaspberryP i can’t do? An old-school Game Boy predates the commercial internet, meaning it doesn’t have the Wi-Fi to communicate with a Bitcoin node. Therefore, a Raspberry Pi Pico microcontroller board attaches to the Game Boy’s link port, and a USB flash card is used to establish a connection to a BTC node running from his computer....

4 min · 718 words · Stephen Johnston

5 weird things people have transformed into crypto miners

5 weird things people have transformed into crypto miners Can you turn everyday items into crypto miners? Yes! Crypto mining Game Boy Ahh, is there anything the humble RaspberryP i can’t do? An old-school Game Boy predates the commercial internet, meaning it doesn’t have the Wi-Fi to communicate with a Bitcoin node. Therefore, a Raspberry Pi Pico microcontroller board attaches to the Game Boy’s link port, and a USB flash card is used to establish a connection to a BTC node running from his computer....

4 min · 718 words · Victoria Whitaker
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