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About Defraggler Defraggler is unique defragmentation software because it can selectively move fragmented files to the end of the drive if you don’t access them often, essentially speeding up access to files you do use. Additional Information Defraggler can be used in 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP Windows Server 2008 and 2003 are also supported While rebooting, it can defrag files that are normally locked by Windows After an analysis of a drive, the software lists every fragmented file it found....

Remote access is a useful feature when you need to access your computer from another location, such as when you need to connect to your home computer when you are at work. A remote connection is also handy in support situations in which you help others by connecting to their computers or when you need tech help and want to allow support personnel to connect to your computer. Disable Remote Desktop in Windows 10 When you don’t need the Windows Remote Desktop feature, turn it off to protect your computer from hackers....

Over the past four years, net neutrality has been a concern for many, and now that Ajit Pai, former chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), has stepped down, companies like Mozilla are pushing for President Joe Biden and the FCC’s upcoming new commissioner to put more rules in place to help keep internet service providers (ISPs) from having too much control over our internet usage. “Imagine, for example, that an internet service provider wanted to force adoption of its video call tool, and so it limited bandwidth—or even blocked—competing video conference tools....

The new MacBook Pro is just incredible. Over the past year, rumors about the pro Apple Silicon laptop have seemed more like wishcasting than credible leaks. And yet they all came true. From the slim-bezel, micro-LED-backed screen, to an HDMI port and SD card slot, a massive 64GB RAM capacity, and the triumphant return of the MagSafe charger—it seems like Apple has shaken off its obsession with minimalism. The computer is impressive....

An IP Address Is a Georeference Geolocation systems attempt to map IP addresses to geographic locations using large computer databases. Some geolocation databases are available for sale, and some can be searched for free online. Geolocation systems generally function for their intended purposes but also suffer from some important limitations. How Is IP Address Location Used? Geolocation proves useful in several different cases: Manage Websites: Website creators use a geolocation service to track the geographic distribution of visitors to their site....

Dying Light is a first-person action-adventure game set in the midst of a zombie apocalypse. Its headline feature is kinetic parkour traversal through an open-world infested with unique zombies. Setup Process: Straight into the action The first time you launch the game you’ll be treated to an artistic video over the background of a news report. It explains the situation in Harran, the city where the game takes place. The game proper starts with a cut scene that shows you on a plane, about to parachute out....

Torres is the founder and CTO of Drift, developer of a conversational marketing and sales platform that helps businesses connect with customers in real-time who are ready to make purchases. Launched in 2015, Drift’s software-as-a-service (SaaS)-based platform allows companies to have conversations in real-time with customers. The platform can integrate with other sales and marketing platforms and uses artificial intelligence to offer personalized experiences. The company reports that more than 50,000 businesses are using its platform....

Car audio is inherently more complicated than home audio due to the irregular nature of vehicle interiors, so even great automotive sound systems can end up sounding bad right out of the box. The interior of your car is full of materials that absorb or reflect sound, which can result in some frequencies getting muffled while others hit your eardrums like a truck. Equalizers Pros and Cons Some head units include simple bass, treble, and mid-range adjustments, but equalizers take it a step further than that....

The EC has proposed the Cyber Resilience Act to ensure all connected devices sold in the European Union (EU) adhere to a new set of cybersecurity standards. The security community welcomes the development, asserting security can never be an after-thought, especially when it comes to products used by regular folks. “Security has to be built into devices during the design phase before they are unleashed on an unsuspecting world,” Sam Curry, Chief Security Officer at Cybereason, told Lifewire over email....

A recent report from Ryan Wyatt, the head of global gaming at YouTube, revealed that the platform has seen over 100 billion hours of content watched in the gaming category during 2020, including 10 billion of livestream content. With big streamers like Dr. Disrespect making the jump to YouTube full-time, it’s not unreasonable to think that YouTube Gaming could finally be getting its big break against streaming giant Twitch. According to experts, though, this growth is only temporary, and if YouTube Gaming wants to take over the streaming scene, or even act as a real competitor for Twitch, it’s going to need to offer its creators more than it already does....

There are dangers of oversharing on Facebook. Many people make their Facebook posts and photos private so that only their friends or family can see what they post on the network. You can do that by adjusting your Facebook Privacy Settings. You use the privacy controls on Facebook—the default settings that apply to large categories of your information—in conjunction with the audience selector that appears on each individual piece of content you post to the site....

This lets editors and producers work from home without needing to upload and download huge video files over slow home internet connections. In short, FCPX lets TV and movie post-production teams collaborate from home, without compromising the finished product. And that means they can keep making our favorite TV shows even during lockdown. “With more people working from home it also makes sense to have smaller files to work with remotely to speed up the workflow,” Ste Smith, Head of Post Production at Paragon Pictures, told Lifewire via Twitter DM....

Overall Findings Chrome and Firefox are two of the best, most powerful web browsers available. Both render web pages accurately, sync favorites and history across multiple devices, and are customizable through add-ons and extensions. In addition, both Mozilla and Google support and are involved in the development of standards governing the World Wide Web, such as HTML and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). The two browsers differ, however, in one important area: privacy....

Setting Up Multi-Room Audio Most modern home theater receivers have built-in multi-room and multi-source features. At a minimum, it should be able to connect a second set of speakers using the Speaker B switch. Depending on the receiver’s brand and model, it may be able to handle additional sets without the need for a speaker selector switch. Connecting multiple speakers to one receiver means that a single audio source can play in different rooms or zones simultaneously....

Facebook has launched Horizon Workrooms, a new virtual-reality remote work app that allows people to use Oculus Quest 2 headsets to participate in company meetings. It’s one of a growing number of apps that aim to enable work collaboration using VR. Some experts say that VR could offer advantages to being physically present at work. “VR provides the ability to create the perfect setting for any meeting whether it be a traditional boardroom, a theater, or standing on the surface of a distant planet,” Aaron Franko, vice president of immersive technology at software development company Saritasa, told Lifewire in an email interview....

“Speech to text uses natural language processing, and then derives intent,” Fluent CEO Probal Lala told Lifewire during a Zoom interview. “It requires a lot of data, and a lot of processing power. Fluent goes directly from speech to intent, taking your voice and converting it directly into an action.” What is Fluent? Fluent is voice-control software. It works by listening to your command and stripping out all the words it doesn’t need, leaving just essential nouns and verbs....

“Due to the smaller cohort of users compared to the whole internet, identifying one particular user within a cohort of, let’s say, one thousand users will be even easier,” software engineer Peter Thaleikis told Lifewire via email. “Fewer unique identifiers are needed to achieve the same if the set of options is substantially smaller.” Cookies and FLoC You can block third-party cookies right now by opening the preferences in your web browser and disabling them....

The women who work in tech are unfortunately a small number compared to other industries: women hold only 26% of computing jobs, and only 12% of engineers at Silicon Valley tech startups are women. But the women in the tech space have unique points of view on what it means to be a female leader in tech in 2021. “This is what I owe to women who are in technology and women who are coming up in technology—you have to pull them up, you have to make sure their voices are heard in a conversation,” said Jenny Gray, senior director of application development at Power Home Remodeling, during a WITS panel on Wednesday....

Meta’s new Quest Pro headset offers face-tracking, which allows your face to be read and makes VR more expressive. However, some experts say the new technology could share your most personal data. “What makes this form of tracking more concerning from a privacy perspective is that it discloses not just physical information, but potentially emotions and thoughts,” Bud Broomhead, CEO of the cybersecurity firm Viakoo told Lifewire in an email interview....

When I look at the upcoming release of the Nintendo Switch’s Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury—the latest iteration of a game previously launched for the Nintendo Wii U back in 2013—I think I finally get it. We all want to go back to a safe place of a proven experience—something that we know works well for us and that also feels comfortable and warm. During a global pandemic, I think that’s even more the case than ever before....