What Do VirtualBox and VMWare Do? VMWare and VirtualBox are machine virtualization solutions, also known as hypervisors. They let you run a full virtual computer with its own operating system in a virtualized machine on another computer. But why would you want to do that? For the desktop user, say you use Windows, but you’d also like to use Linux, macOS, or even iOS and Android. Yet you don’t have computers for all of them....

However, Ethernet cable splitters have downsides, so it’s important to understand how they work and if they’re the solution for your needs. How Does an Ethernet Cable Splitter Work? An Ethernet cable splitter has two Ethernet port connectors on one side and a single Ethernet port connector on the other. It works on the premise that 10 or 100 Mbps Ethernet does not use all the wires in the typical CAT 5E cables you’ll find in homes and businesses today....

With excellent performance and durability, these drives are making a real splash, but what exactly is an SSD? How Traditional Hard Disk Drives (HDDs) Work To grasp what makes SSDs different, we need to briefly turn back the clock and look at traditional Hard Disk Drives (HDDs). An HDD was the standard type of drive you’d find in virtually all computers until recently. Inside the HDD, you’ll find one or more spinning disks called “platters....

Any Windows PC has a bunch of processes running quietly in the background. Most of these processes fulfill critical roles in the operating system and use minimal resources. And some, like MoUsoCoreWorker.exe, are official processes that are part of Windows. What Is MoUsoCoreWorker.exe? MoUsoCoreWorker.exe is a certified Windows process. A core part of the Windows Update service, the “Uso” part of its name stands for Update Session Orchestrator. Like most Windows services, it resides in C:\Windows\System32....

One lesser-known but essential system process is wudfhost.exe, a critical component that helps your Windows PC load the device drivers that allow your apps and services to control and interface with your hardware. If you’re curious to learn more about wudfhost.exe and how to troubleshoot it, this guide will help you. What Is Wudfhost.exe on Windows 10? The wudfhost.exe process (or, to give it its full name, the Windows User-Mode Driver Framework Host process) is one of the most important system processes running on your Windows PC....

Depending on the security measures you have set up, resetting your WhatsApp PIN is relatively pain-free. In this article, we’ll cover what to do if you forget your WhatsApp password. Reset WhatsApp Two-Step Verification PIN Two-step verification is one of the new features that WhatsApp has added to improve user security. This is a welcome feature for any social networking app as it helps to reduce the chance that another user will steal your identity....

There are many reasons Google Calendar may not sync on your devices. Maybe your phone doesn’t have enough space to store new calendar details. Or maybe you or someone else has disabled the sync feature. We’ll show how to fix these common issues with Google Calendar not syncing. Make Sure The Calendar Is Enabled If you don’t see newer events on your calendar, it may be you’ve selected the wrong calendar from the list....

This can be caused by several different things such as a damaged or dead USB flash drive, outdated software and drivers, partition issues, wrong file system, and device conflicts. Other causes like faulty hardware, a dead system controller, or USB ports require professional assistance from your device manufacturer or a certified computer technician. While it’s not easy to pinpoint the exact reason why your computer won’t recognize the USB stick, you can work through various possible solutions until it works again....

However, many users who upgraded to Windows 7 were surprised that the Sidebar was not a part of the Aero Desktop. Learn what happened to the Sidebar in Windows 7 and how to use your gadgets in Windows 7 without it. The Windows Vista Sidebar Introduced in Windows Vista, the Sidebar was a place where another new feature of the new operating system resided. Gadgets are small programs created from XML, HTML, and image files that you can place on the Sidebar in Windows Vista....

Thankfully, audio crackling is often caused by the same set of issues, so if you run through our troubleshooting steps below, the chances are you’ll have your audio fixed once you’ve tried each step. Plug Your Device Back In This is the easiest step to try, and can work more often than you’d expect. Sometimes your audio device may not be plugged all of the way in and that can cause Windows 10 audio crackling issues with your audio....

As helpful as they are, keyboard shortcuts can also be daunting to memorize and use at first, but once you get the hang of it, they’ll enhance your Windows 10 experience. In this definitive guide, we’re going to show you the commonly used and new Windows 10 keyboard shortcuts for easier navigation and better productivity. Windows 10 Keyboard Shortcuts Clipboard Shortcut KeysApp Keyboard ShortcutsSystem HotkeysFunction KeysMoving CursorArrow Key ShortcutsTabs And WindowsFile Explorer ShortcutsDialog Box ShortcutsCortana Keyboard ShortcutsGame Bar ShortcutsGroove Music ShortcutsSnip & Sketch ShortcutsWindows Logo Key Shortcuts (Commonly Used)TV and Movies Shortcuts...

The Main Types of Cloud Computing When we talk about the “types” of cloud computing, this can refer to two different things. One way of looking at cloud computing is to focus on what the technology is used for. Most of this article is focused on that, but first we need to look at cloud computing in terms of its architecture. From this point of view, there are three kinds of cloud computing....

Thankfully, there are several websites available online, where you can download subtitle tracks for movies, both popular and obscure. This lets you experience movies in an entirely different language to your own. Also, be sure to check out our YouTube channel where we posted a short video going through some of the best options for subtitles: OpenSubtitles With one of the biggest collections of movie subtitles on the internet (over five million, according to the site itself), OpenSubtitles is probably the first site you want to try if you’re looking to download subtitles....

There are many reasons why the app might not open. Some of the most common include: App bugsMissing updatesFaulty network connectionsBluetooth connection issuesOutages on Spotify’s end With a little troubleshooting, you can quickly find the problem and fix it fast so you can get back to your music. In this guide, we’ll show you what to do when the Spotify application is not responding. What to Do When Spotify App Is Not Responding Before you dig deeper into the advanced solutions, here are some essential steps you can take that may resolve a range of issues with the Spotify app....

For several reasons, Netflix tends to throw out the error code M7053-1803 in Google Chrome and other Chromium browsers. For example, it could be a trivial bug or glitch with the browser, a corrupt web cache, or a conflicting extension. Work through the suggestions and solutions below to fix Netflix error code M7053-1803 in Windows or macOS. 1. Quit and Relaunch Your Browser It’s best to begin by quitting and relaunching your web browser on your PC or Mac....

In this article, I hope to compile a huge list of all the different methods and tricks that I’ve used to get the last bit of juice out of a slow PC. Whether you are using an old PC or the latest and greatest in hardware, you can still use some of these tips to make your PC run faster. Note that since I write two blogs, Help Desk Geek and Online Tech Tips, I have previously written about many performance tips already which I will link back to throughout....

To install Nautilus Actions, open a Terminal window and enter the following: Once Nautilus Actions is installed, select Preferences | Nautilus Actions Configuration from the System menu. The Nautilus Actions dialog box displays. To add a new action, click Add. The Add a New Action dialog box displays. For this example, we are adding an “Open with Amarok” option to the context menu, so we can right-click on an ....

OneDrive is more than just a big flash drive on the internet though, Microsoft have built some pretty useful features into it. One of the most recent and significant changes is the ability to enable automatic syncing for certain “important” Windows folders. This provides an easy way to make sure that your most important information is always safely copied into the cloud. This feature was originally only available to OneDrive for Business users, but now everyone can make use of it....

If you are using this switch in a highly sensitive network that needs to be very secure, then you might want to consider enabling public key authentication for your SSH connection. Actually, for maximum security, you can enable a username/password and public key authentication for access to your switch. In this article, I’ll show you how to enable public key authentication on an SG300 Cisco switch and how to generate the public and private key pairs using puTTYGen....

In this article, we’ll cover what causes Facebook Marketplace to stop working and nine ways you can fix it. There are several reasons why Facebook Marketplace may not work. For example: Here are nine solutions that will hopefully fix your Facebook Marketplace. We’ll begin with the solutions that are easiest and most likely to work and move into the more technical fixes, so start at the beginning and work your way down....