What Is DeFi Decentralized Finance or DeFi is a term that describes a new financial ecosystem that provides banking services to people. The difference here is that instead of depending on the obsolete textbook methods that traditional banks use, DeFi is based on blockchain technology. The term DeFi was first coined back in 2018 in a telegram chat, and this budding industry has seen an enormous amount of growth ever since....

Between these two options, there’s one unsung hero that presents most of the advantages of a VPN without the molasses speed of old-timey proxies: Onion routing, also known as OR. We take a look at what onion routing is, how it can benefit you, and even have a look at a special tool that can connect you to the TOR network with just a few clicks. What Is OR? Onion routing, as the name implies, is a method of anonymous communication across the Internet that involves a chain of “nodes” that relay your messages, eventually arriving at an endpoint....

This feature’s intention is to help and make your routine easier and faster. Many users may not know this feature even exists, but it is definitely worth looking into. What Is SuperFetch SuperFetch is designed is to make your computer experience faster. It sits quietly in the background and evaluates the apps you use most and how much RAM you use as well. The next time you start your PC, it will then preload these apps in the memory....

If you are looking to get a virtual private server, here are the things you should look out for. 1. Pricing As usual, price is a good indicator of quality. Fierce competition has driven all prices down to the lowest point where the businesses can still be profitable. What Are the Average VPS Prices? At the time of writing, you pay around $5 for 1GB of RAM and one virtual CPU....

What Is a Phishing Attack? Phishing is when someone impersonates a company or government entity by creating a website or program that looks just like something that belongs to it. For example, creating a fake Google page is considered phishing. Why “Phish?” Phishing is used often to either: When you fall victim to phishing attacks, you risk losing control of who you are on the Internet. The most common problems that happen as a result of phishing are: Of course, there may also be other purposes behind a phishing attack that I have not covered (hackers think of everything!...

What is swap? When a multitasking operating system runs out of physical memory, it is unable to start new processes or allocate more memory to existing processes. To solve this problem, a special block of space on the local storage (often the hard drive) is set aside to act as a temporary holding area for processes that aren’t currently running. The OS “swaps” the inactive process out of memory and on to the hard disk....

Today we are living in a data-driven society where almost everything about you, including things that you might not even tell your own parents, is somewhere out there in a database with or without your knowledge. The problem we face right now is that we do not have a clear line drawn on what “enough” data about an individual is. And on the other hand, data mining has its uses for everyone....

Mobiles Are Directed to Slower Servers Since traffic on sites specifically tailored for mobile devices is often lighter (because of the lightweight text-heavy theme), your phone may be directed to a slower server. Since desktop visitors still need heavy servers to deliver their content, they will always be prioritized to larger and more powerful servers. This is often the case with websites that utilize load balancing which is a way to direct different types of traffic to servers that are made to handle it best....

What Is It With All This “Spectrum” Business? Each wireless network (Orange, T-Mobile, AT&T, and whatever else your country has) operates on a limited set of radio frequencies that are all part of the grand “wireless spectrum.” Without exception, if you live in a country that has wireless Internet coverage, your country has a certain radio frequency (RF) spectrum that it allocates to the highest bidder. Most countries, like Spain and the U....

The human mind can be a beautiful thing. Great human minds have constructed towering structures, synthesized cures for diseases, and created works of art that inspire millions with hope and compassion. But even the best of minds need a little help, and often times, the more a person has floating around in his/her mind, the more likely it is to become a jumbled mess. Mind-mapping is a way to organize one’s thoughts before taking action....

The Pixel 6 was a breakthrough for Google’s smartphone range when it landed in 2021 and now you can snag it for nothing when you grab this amazing Pixel 6 contract on Cyber Monday. If you still have a few quid left in your Black Friday stash, there are still plenty of Cyber Monday deals to be enjoyed. Although the Pixel 7 has now succeeded the Pixel 6 as Google’s true flagship handset, the update wasn’t quite as large as many people expected....

1. EmailOnDeck It’s secure and easy to sign up for EmailOnDeck, making it one of the best ways to pick up a free throwaway email provider. Use the email to do anything you want to do anonymously, and within a matter of hours, that email address will be gone forever. EmailOnDeck doesn’t back up sent emails and wipes its servers regularly, too. The servers use the TLS protocol to ensure that the emails you send are secure....

1. Windows Search The default method to open Windows Task Scheduler is a simple Windows search. It’s become the quickest option to open any app, tool, or setting if you don’t know where it is. To open Task Scheduler: 2. Pin for Easy Access If you use Task Scheduler often, one of the easiest ways to open the utility is to pin a shortcut to the Start menu or taskbar. Then all you have to do is click the icon, and the tool is ready to use....

Note: Some of the features discussed here are only available in updated versions of Windows 10 Tech preview. If you haven’t updated your installation, you can do so by navigating to “PC Settings” and then to “Update and Recovery.” 1. OneGet – A Linux Style Package Manager Linux style package manager in Windows is one of the most anticipated features, and finally Microsoft introduced a Package Management Framework called OneGet into the PowerShell....

1. Screen Real Estate Until recently, Google Chrome has been the most pristine browser in terms of screen “real estate.” This means that most of the screen is taken up by the websites you’re browsing rather than elements in the browser window. The only things that Chrome left behind were things you will actually use, such as the address bar, close/minimize/maximize buttons, plugin buttons, and tabs. They’re all laid out neatly in a space that’s only tens of pixels high....

1: Consume Less Resources With Aero Lite Windows 7 had a way to perform well even on slower machines. It had Aero Lite, a theme that doesn’t hog up all of a computer’s RAM just to show some glassy effects on the title bar of a window. This theme exists in Windows 8, but this time it’s hidden. There’s no comprehensible reason why it exists out of reach, but that’s the way it is now....

Let’s explore the best apps to track your Android apps usage. Note: these apps will need to run in the background in order to track your app usage. Check out these ways you can stop Android apps from automatically running in the background. 1. YourHour YourHour is an app specifically designed to tackle phone addiction. It achieves this by monitoring all the apps you use and the number of times you unlock your phone over the course of the day....

But don’t fret, because there are plenty of options out there, many with more robust functionality than Microsoft’s option. Here we’re going to talk you through some of our favourite third-party encryption software beyond Bitlocker. 1. VeraCrypt If you’re a home user and are looking for a free and easy-to-use encryption software for Windows 10, then the open-source VeraCrypt is a great first port of call. You get enterprise-grade encryption, which essentially lets you create encrypted passwords for all your drives and partitions contained therein....

That said, maybe it is a good time to seek alternatives for TrueCrypt so that we won’t be left in the wild without any protection. Here are some of the best free and premium encryption software that can be used as TrueCrypt alternatives. Note: We won’t be discussing Windows BitLocker or the Apple’s FileVault 2 here as they are bundled with the operating system and cannot be installed separately....

1. Spotify One of the largest complaints about iTunes is the inability to experience new songs without it coming at a cost. Spotify counters this with their program. Spotify is a music listening program that allows you to “help yourself to” just about any song that you would love to listen to. You have the ability to share with your Facebook friends what you’re watching through the convenient Facebook hook-up. Plus, the drawbacks are very minimal, even for free users....