Microsoft Research, working alongside Alibaba Group and Carnegie Mellon University, has published a paper proposing a Fully Transparent Incentive System for Anti-Piracy Campaigns. The system is known as Argus, and is based upon Ethereum blockchain technology. A full paper is available via the link shared above. Explaining reasons for the creation of Argus, the researchers … [Read more...] about Microsoft outlines Argus anti-piracy system
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Amazon’s Review System Is Not Broken
Amazon’s review model has been through many upgrades and bolt-ons. It was once easy for sellers to buy reviews and entice customers to leave 5-star feedback, but no more. According to Marketplace Pulse, Amazon has recently removed hundreds of China-based sellers that were manipulating customer reviews, despite those sellers producing annual sales of $1 billion or more. Some … [Read more...] about Amazon’s Review System Is Not Broken
UVdesk: A Free and Open-Source Helpdesk Ticket System
There are countless open-source solutions (including website creation tools and forum software) that power the web, and a helpdesk system is one of the vital areas that can benefit from it. UVdesk is a free and open-source PHP based support ticket system with impressive options that you can start for free. Here I shall mention more about it and how you can set it up for … [Read more...] about UVdesk: A Free and Open-Source Helpdesk Ticket System
Windows 11 system requirements: Can your PC run Microsoft’s new OS?
Windows 11 will be with us later in 2021 and, while it'll be a free download you'll need to make sure it can actually run on your PC. It's a little harder this time around as there are some different requirements for Windows 11. Windows 10 didn't have this problem as generally, it ran fine on anything that was able to install and run Windows 7 or 8/8.1. Anecdotally, … [Read more...] about Windows 11 system requirements: Can your PC run Microsoft’s new OS?
How to Know if Your System Uses MBR or GPT Partitioning [on Windows and Linux]
Knowing the correct partitioning scheme of your disk could be crucial when you are installing Linux or any other operating system. There are two popular partitioning schemes; the older MBR and the newer GPT. Most computers use GPT these days. While creating the live or bootable USB, some tools (like Rufus) ask you the type of disk partitioning in use. If you choose GPT … [Read more...] about How to Know if Your System Uses MBR or GPT Partitioning [on Windows and Linux]
Automatic Shutdown Easily in Ubuntu via System Menu Option
Want to automatically power off Ubuntu after given time? Here’s an Extension adds the option to top-right system menu. Yes, you can do this either via a graphical shutdown application, or shutdown command with few parameter. However, for beginners or those hate Linux command, life will be easier with the ShutdownTimer extension. The extension adds an option under Power … [Read more...] about Automatic Shutdown Easily in Ubuntu via System Menu Option
Mass Effect Legendary Edition PC System Requirements and Bonus Feature Revealed
BioWare has also revealed the PC system requirements for the ME Legendary Edition, and since it’s a PS4/Xbox One game, modern PC gamers shouldn’t have any problems running it on their systems. Mass Effect Legendary Edition PC System Requirements – EZ to Run Specs Minimum Requirements Recommended Requirements CPU Intel Core i5 3570 or AMD FX-8350 Intel Core … [Read more...] about Mass Effect Legendary Edition PC System Requirements and Bonus Feature Revealed
How to delete System on Mac
If your Mac is low on storage it can cause problems - you might see a message that your start-up disk is almost full, for example, and if you ignore that you might find you can't even start up your Mac! Low storage can also slow your Mac right down and cause other issues stopping it from running at its best. If you are struggling with not enough storage on your Mac you might … [Read more...] about How to delete System on Mac
Microsoft Teams can now share system audio on MacOS
Microsoft is rolling out the ability to share system audio while doing screen sharing on Microsoft Teams on the Apple desktop operating system, MacOS. The feature has so far only been available on Windows and on the Mac requires users to install a special driver. The feature has however been highly requested and should make it possible to share video with other members of … [Read more...] about Microsoft Teams can now share system audio on MacOS
Microsoft is not renaming Windows Server to Microsoft Server Operating System
Microsoft has moved rapidly to squash a rumour that the company is planning to rename Windows Server to Microsoft Server Operating System. The rumour arose from a change, noticed by Tero Alhonen, made to the setup experience on Microsoft Server build 20334, where the name Windows Server was replaced with Microsoft Server Operating System. Windows Server Build … [Read more...] about Microsoft is not renaming Windows Server to Microsoft Server Operating System