How-To

What is a virtual machine (VM)? It is an operating system that runs on a specialized software, which emulates physical hardware of a computer. You can use multiple different OS at the same time...

BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) is the firmware for all the hardware inside your computer to initialize/boot up correctly. Keeping the motherboard BIOS up-to-date is incredibly important for a stable system. Sometimes, especially with newer...

FreeNAS has long been one of the most well-regarded and popular open source operating system for network-attached storage (NAS) machine. In March 2020, iXsystems announced to combine FreeNAS and TrueNAS under the same name....

Cloudflare recently (April 2017) launched its new free public DNS service (1.1.1.1). They claimed to be the fastest DNS directory in the Internet, with strict privacy policy to protect users. However, what steps need...

As Internet becomes more widespread and essential to our daily life, websites/services can contain tons of our personal information and credentials. It is increasingly important to ensure all your online accounts are secured enough...

Google has already announced their October event last week using a YouTube video. We can expect to see the new generation Pixel 2 smartphones and a rumored Pixelbook (a two-in-one chromebook). Like most of...

Sometimes, SSD manufacturers will provide firmware updates for their drives, especially those that are recently-released. The update will often contain bug fixes and enhancements to the SSDs, that can improve their compatibility, reliability, durability...

Screen Capture from AppleFinally, Apple officially invites press and media to their event on September 12, identical to previous rumor. In the event, it is expected to launch the new generation iPhones, 4K Apple...