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All eyes in the gaming industry are on the upcoming launches of the PS5 and Xbox Series hardware. But the more mundane aspects of the gaming business continue, and today there’s a pretty huge development. Microsoft has purchased ZeniMax Media, which owns publisher Bethesda and its subsidiary game studios like Id. The deal is worth…

Instance templates allow you to predefine a machine configuration and image to start up clones of your servers automatically. They’re commonly used with auto-scaling to facilitate High Availability services. What Are Instance Templates? Auto-scaling can seem like magic, but at the end of the day, you’re still creating and destroying servers multiple times per day,…

Most of us use emoji on our iPhone, but until recently finding the right one has been tricky. Luckily, starting in iOS 14, you can now search for emoji directly within the Emoji keyboard in any app on an iPhone. Here’s how. First, open the app you’d like to type an emoji into. Tap any…

Apple now sells an Apple Watch at every price point. There’s the cutting-edge Series 6 Watch, the new and affordable Apple Watch SE, and the bargain-bin Apple Watch Series 3. But aside from their price tags, what’s the difference between these Apple Watch models? And which one should you buy for yourself, a friend, or…

Shutterstock/Anatolir A firewall is a network utility that runs on your server and prevents outsiders from using certain ports. This makes it a useful security tool for blocking attackers from accessing processes they shouldn’t. Does your server need one? Only Open the Ports You Need, Firewall the Rest The services you run on your server…

Google If you’re curious about your computer’s performance, there’s nothing better than a live view of system resource usage statistics. Chromebooks have a hidden performance dashboard that you might not know about. Here’s how to find it. RELATED: How to Show Windows 10’s Hidden Floating Performance Panels Performance monitoring is something typically associated with high-end Windows machines,…

Wachiwit/Shutterstock/Benj Edwards Sometimes you need to burn a CD or DVD to share files with others, make backups, or transfer information between machines. Although we now prefer to use USB thumb drives and network transfers for these purposes, Windows 10 still makes it easy to write (“burn”) a CD-R or DVD-R disc. Here’s how to…

Blackregis/Shutterstock Don’t go crawling back to cable TV or expensive streaming platforms. Free over-the-air TV (OTA TV) is available at any time, featuring channels including FOX, CBS, PBS, ABC, and a slew of local broadcasters. Getting started with OTA TV can cost as little as $25, so what are you waiting for? Here’s everything you…

As a server owner, it’s important to keep track of your network usage over time. Many hosting providers will charge for bandwidth and transmitted data, so you’ll want to keep tabs on your month-to-month usage. Install vnstat There are plenty of bandwidth monitoring tools out there—most real-time monitoring tools like htop and glances will show Rx (received)…

Apple Apple’s yearly iPhone update, iOS 14, is finally here. As always, the free download adds a handful of new features, tweaks, and enhancements to iPhones old and new. Widgets on the Home Screen For the first time in iPhone history, the Home screen is changing. You can now place in-line widgets on the Home…