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Translating Donut.c to JavaScript: A Step-by-Step Guide

MyTechGuide — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 15:29:51 +0000

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Apple releases firmware update for all Airpods

MyTechGuide — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 06:36:20 +0000

Apple has released a new firmware update, version 5E133, for AirPods, AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max. This update is available for the AirPods second and third generations, the first and second generations of AirPods Pro, and the AirPods Max. This … Continue reading →

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Macbook Pro M2 Max review

MyTechGuide — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 19:38:08 +0000

The Macbook Pro M2 Max is Apple’s most powerful laptop, offering unparalleled performance for media creation, gaming and high-end professional tasks. It features a 12-core CPU, a 38-core GPU and a 16-core Neural Engine, along with up to 96GB of … Continue reading →

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Linus Tech Tips (LTT) YouTube channel is hacked

MyTechGuide — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 16:41:23 +0000

Linus Tech Tips (LTT) is one of the largest and most popular technology YouTube channels with 15.8 million subscribers. The exact method that LTT got hacked is not known, but some of the possible ways that YouTube channels get hacked … Continue reading →

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Why are global variables bad?

MyTechGuide — Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:18:17 +0000

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Donald Trump writing quick sort function in JavaScript

MyTechGuide — Fri, 17 Mar 2023 14:31:47 +0000

Quick sort is the best sorting algorithm ever. Nobody knows sorting better than me. I invented Quick sort. It’s very simple. You just pick a pivot element, which is always the greatest element in the array, because I always pick … Continue reading →

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GPT-4 released and Bing is already using it

MyTechGuide — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 16:15:17 +0000

GPT-4 is a multimodal large language model created by OpenAI, the fourth in the GPT series. It was released on March 14, 2023, and will be available via API and for ChatGPT Plus users. Microsoft confirmed that versions of Bing … Continue reading →

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Silicon Valley Bank run and implosion

MyTechGuide — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 16:02:35 +0000

The Silicon Valley bank run happened on March 10, 2023, when a number of venture capitalists and tech companies withdrew their money from the bank after it announced a huge loss and a plan to raise new capital. The bank … Continue reading →

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George Carlin comments Silicon Valley Bank run

MyTechGuide — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 15:41:22 +0000

Let's talk about this Silicon Valley Bank run, folks. You got a bunch of people panicking and trying to get their money out of the bank all at once. Now, why would they do that? Continue reading →

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Would you pay 648 million dollars for two pizzas?

MyTechGuide — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 11:31:13 +0000

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Color Labs, Inc. takes rights to your photos if you use their Color app!

MyTechGuide — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 10:25:52 +0000

Be careful what you upload with new Color app from Color Labs, Inc. You will be surprised that by using their Color app you give them all rights to your photos! From their ‘Terms of Service’. YOU GRANT US A … Continue reading →

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Apple iPad 2 specification

MyTechGuide — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 08:27:10 +0000

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How to read HFS+ disks in Windows

MyTechGuide — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 17:49:50 +0000

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How to change ssh password on jailbroken iPhone

MyTechGuide — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 08:10:21 +0000

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Apple iPhone 2.1 Software Update

MyTechGuide — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 13:24:10 +0000

Apple released the iPhone 2.1 software update that contains many bug fixes and improvements. To get it, connect your iPhone to your computer using iTunes 8 and click Check for Update. . Update includes: Decrease in call set-up failures and … Continue reading →

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System will not boot – Hangs at jgogo.sys and sptd.sys

MyTechGuide — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:59:17 +0000

I am running Windows Xp with SP2. Suddenly, system hangs when booting. It also hangs when running last known good configuration. In safe mode, booting stops on jgogo.sys, with message "Press Esc to cancel loading sptd.sys". Continue reading →

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How to enable and use hibernation in Windows

MyTechGuide — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 19:37:12 +0000

Hibernation is a feature of Windows operating system. When you hibernate computer, content of RAM is saved to hard disk before power off. When you turn on your computer next time, system will be restored to the state before powering off. This means that all programs will continue executing as nothing happened. Restoring from hibernation i usually faster than normal boot. Hibernation feature takes the same amount of space on hard drive as you have RAM installed.

Follow these steps to enable hibernation... Continue reading →

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How to change default printer

MyTechGuide — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 16:59:06 +0000

To simplify printing you might need to change your default printer. You can change default printer to any printer you have connected to your computer, or to network printer, or to virtual printer (such as pdf or bitmap printer).

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How to use Windows built-in firewall and open ports

MyTechGuide — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 11:14:24 +0000

Firewall protects your computer from intrusion by filtering incoming and outgoing traffic. It can be implemented as software or hardware. A hardware firewall is usually a box sitting next to your physical network connection (like DSL or cable modem) and local network computers are connected to it directly or though router or switch.

Internet Connection Firewall (ICF) that is built into Windows is software firewall. This means that it is a software application that runs on your computer and filters network traffic. First you need to enable it and set it up.
Find out how. Continue reading →

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How to optimize virtual memory (swap file) in Windows

MyTechGuide — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 22:25:47 +0000

Windows operating system is using part of your hard drive as a virtual memory. When Windows runs out of physical memory it starts to swap out data to virtual memory, which is a file on hard disk (pagefile.sys). Hard disk is much slower than physical memory, so when Windows start using virtual memory everything slows down. Remember those moments when Windows stops responding and hard disk light is always on...

One solution is to add more physical memory; other is to optimize virtual memory.
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How to manually restore Show Desktop icon

MyTechGuide — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 23:24:30 +0000

“Show desktop” icon is used for quick desktop access. But sometimes it just disappears or it gets accidentally deleted. Question is: How do I restore “Show Desktop” icon? . . How do I restore “Show Desktop” icon? 1. Start Notepad … Continue reading →

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How to shrink digital photos for email or web

MyTechGuide — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 18:14:16 +0000

Today's digital cameras produce large images, on average 5-6 megapixels or 2-3 megabytes (MB) in size. These images are too big for sending by email or for publishing on web. If you are sending photos for example of your family to your relatives you should shrink those images to 1 megapixel or less (size up to 1024x768 pixels and file size around 100 KB). That size is appropriate for email. You would not want to receive 10-20 MB of large photos in your mailbox, especially if you are not on broadband.

There is a simple free utility from Microsoft that will help you shrink digital photos with few mouse clicks. Continue reading →

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How to burn CDs in Windows XP without burning software

MyTechGuide — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 13:20:22 +0000

You can burn CDs without buying expensive software. Windows XP has basic CD burning support. Everything you need is Windows Explorer. You can drag and drop files on CD/DVD burner’s icon; you can create folders and delete files. When you … Continue reading →

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How to force old applications to have Windows XP look

MyTechGuide — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 10:36:06 +0000

If you are using an old application with old look, you might want to change it's appearance, and make it look like Windows XP applications. You might try to change Display properties -> Appearance but it will not work on all applications.

This tweak will refresh most of the old applications. Continue reading →

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How to clean a hard disk with Disk Cleanup Tool in Windows XP

MyTechGuide — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 15:42:18 +0000

At some time you will find yourself with very little space available on your hard disk. Simplest thing to do is to empty your Recycle Bin. This will remove some of unwanted files. But there is much more clutter around … Continue reading →

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How to clear cache, cookies, history, forms and passwords in Mozilla Firefox

MyTechGuide — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 21:16:11 +0000

Same as Internet Explorer, Firefox stores all visited pages with images and sounds in cache (temporary Internet files). You should clear cache from time to time to allow Firefox to function more efficiently. Of course, if you are concerned about … Continue reading →

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How to clear cache, cookies, history, auto complete and passwords in Internet Explorer

MyTechGuide — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 20:10:15 +0000

Temporary Internet files or cache is folder with copies of all web pages you visited, including images, sounds and cookies. Cache makes Internet browsing faster because browser can display files from cache instead of downloading them. If cache grows to big, it can have negative affect on browsing speed and can make IE act sluggish. If you are concerned about your privacy you should delete cookies, history, auto complete and passwords from time to time. Continue reading →

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Alt-Tab replacement with application preview

MyTechGuide — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 10:51:55 +0000

If you have lots of programs open at the same time you will like this tool. Standard Alt-Tab window shows only application icon. When you have multiple windows of the same application open, it can be hard to find correct one. Microsoft PowerToy TaskSwitch can replace standard Alt-Tab view with one that not only shows application icon, but also preview(screenshot) of an application window.

Here is how you intall this great tool. Continue reading →

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How to disable error reporting when applications crash

MyTechGuide — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 21:15:13 +0000

One of Windows XP features is error reporting when application or system crashes. It offers to send error report to Microsoft. You might want to disable this feature if you don't want to have information about your system sent to Microsoft, or if your computer is not connected to the Internet. You can disable this feature, or you can limit it to Windows operating system errors or only to specific programs you choose.

Here is how you do it. Continue reading →

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How to defragment a hard disk in Windows

MyTechGuide — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 12:24:49 +0000

While you are using your computer, files on your hard disk are becoming more and more fragmented. This happens because while saving files, system is trying to fill empty spaces. One file can bi split up in many parts around your hard drive. This slows down file access, system is starting up slower and everything becomes more sluggish.

Solution is to run disk defragmentation program. Continue reading →

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