How To Monitor Your CPU Or GPU In Windows’ System Tray You’ll be surprised what it reveals For the average desktop or laptop user, keeping track of the health of their CPU and GPU isn’t something that many put consideration towards. Most of us rely on our machine to properly cool and take care of itself through dynamic fan speeds, offloading, and other such technology. However, you’d be surprised what a quick peek at your hardware temperatures and usage numbers reveal about the efficiency of your system....

How to Access Linux Partitions in Windows For those who need access to both operating systems If you have a Linux distribution sitting alongside Windows on your PC, you’ll have no problem accessing your Windows drive. NTFS, the default Windows file system, is well supported, and most Linux distros will be able to mount NTFS drives with ease. The same can’t be said for Windows users, however. Common Linux file systems like Ext4 aren’t supported....

What to Do When Your USB Drive Is Not Showing Up Follow these steps to pinpoint the problem What do you do when your USB drive is not showing up after plugging it in? USB is an extensively adopted technology that allows you to plug lots of devices into your Windows PC every day. However, sometimes it’s not all plug and play. Why Your USB Drive Is Not Showing Up Your USB flash drive or thumb drive not showing up can be caused by several things....

How to Create Your Own Onion Site on Tor We take a deep dive into the Dark Web When looking to remain anonymous while deep-diving throughwhat the dark web has to offer, TheOnion Router (Tor), is your safest bet. The Tor browser is a powerful free tool used for browsing the Internet anonymously, where you can discover varying websites utilizing theoniondomain. Anonymity is seemingly fading nowadays with ISPs watching your every move and big tech websites selling off your information data to the highest bidder....

USB Cable Types Explained – Versions, Ports, Speeds, and Power A look under the hood of the Universal Serial Bus No one in their right mind could argue that the advent of USB was a bad thing. Before we first got the now-iconic USB port, the world was filled with clunky, disparate connection standards. The typical PC from the early 90s sported LPT, Serial, PS2, SCSI and MIDI ports. To name but a few!...