Modern computer security relies heavily on encryption. Data is scrambled while in transit and then unscrambled when it arrives at its legitimate destination using encryption algorithms like AES 256 and PGP. But what if you need to scramble data in a way that’s nearly impossible to decipher? Hashing is used to solve this problem. The …
There was no doubt that wired mice were superior to wireless mice for gaming just a few years ago. Wireless mice were plagued by high latency and other connectivity issues. Older wireless options couldn’t keep up with wired mice’s direct data transfer. Wireless technology advancements have been made by gaming peripheral companies to level the …
For example, location monitoring can make it easier to identify local eateries or rent an Uber. However, an increasing number of individuals are concerned about the other side of location tracking: the possibility that Google or other firms may be able to follow your every step. Advantages of location tracking One of the most important …
When you first start an Android Virtual Device (AVD) with the Android Emulator, it must perform a cold boot (just like turning on a device), but subsequent starts are quick, and the system is restored to the state it was in when you last closed the emulator (similar to waking a device). What does a …
Postman is an API platform for building and using APIs. Postman simplifies each step of the API lifecycle and streamlines collaboration so you can create better APIs—faster. (hitechgazette) When trying to decipher RESTful APIs created by others or test ones you’ve created yourself, Postman is a fantastic tool. It provides a simple user interface for …
Web scraping is a method of extracting unstructured data from a website and saving it in a structured format. For example, if you want to figure out which type of face mask will sell better in Singapore, you could scrape all of the face mask data from an E-Commerce site like Lazada. Web data extraction …
Seeding and leeching are two activities associated with torrent-based peer-to-peer file sharing. A seed is a complete copy of a file that can be downloaded by other users. Leechers become seeders as soon as they finish downloading all of the files. Seeding Seeding is the process of sharing a file or files with other peers. …
A wallpaper or background is a digital image (photo, drawing, etc.) that serves as a decorative background for a graphical user interface on a computer, smartphone, or other electronic device’s screen. Wallpapers are typically used on the desktop of a computer, but they also serve as the background for the home screen of a mobile …
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A user interface, such as a smartphone or laptop, can be turned to dark mode. It implies that instead of the typical dark text appearing on a light screen (known as ‘light mode,’) a light color text (white or grey) appears on a dark or black screen. Most phones and applications, on the other hand, …
Almost everyone has heard the phrase “burn a CD,” but what exactly does it imply? To “burn” a CD, all you have to do is copy or write data onto a compact disc, or CD. CD drives that can write CDs use a laser to “burn” the information onto the CD’s underside, allowing it to …