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American retail commerce is being increasingly funneled into enormous corporations. Amazon rules the roost online, while Walmart’s dedication to low prices and omnipresent stores has let it dominate competition even while in-person shopping declines. Now the two are going head to head: Walmart+ is the retailer’s answer to the Amazon Prime subscription. It launches on…

As many a system administrator has learned over the years, making sure that a system is highly available is crucial to a production operation. Managing and maintaining a load balancer can often be a difficult task. DigitalOcean offers a Load Balancer product for only $10/month that greatly simplifies the task of managing and maintaining a…

One of the first rules of cyber security is to always lock your PC before stepping away. While it may not be the quickest way to lock your Windows 10 PC, you can do it using the Command Prompt. Lock Your Windows 10 PC Using Command Prompt First, open the Command Prompt on your PC…

Headspace Sometimes, falling asleep is a real struggle. Whether you find it difficult to unwind after a stressful day, or your mind won’t stop racing over tomorrow’s to-do list, a disconnect between a tired body and a wired mind can keep anyone up at night. But Sleepcasts might just be able to help. Welcome to…

Samsung We already know a lot about the upcoming Galaxy Z Fold 2. It has a larger external screen, an improved camera experience, 5G capability, and an edge to edge internal screen. But what we didn’t know was how much the phone would cost, which carriers you could use it with, or when you could…

An innovation in edge computing has been taking place over the past few years. CloudFlare (CF) Workers enable server-side JavaScript applications to be run directly on the edge, closest to a consumer. Whether it is a simple or complex application, a CloudFlare Worker unlocks amazing performance, with no cold-starts, for a fraction of the price…

IAM allows you to give out managed access of your AWS resources to your employees, AWS services, and programs running on remote servers. IAM groups is a useful organization tool that allows you to define permissions for multiple users at once. IAM’s Organizational Tools First off, a quick breakdown of IAM’s different tools: IAM Policies…

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Apple, Inc. Does your iPhone screen keep going dark or turning off while reading something, checking a shopping list, or any other time you don’t want it to? There’s an easy way to fix that in Settings. Here’s how. The reason your iPhone keeps dimming and turning off is because of a feature called “Auto-Lock,”…

The Fitbit Versa and Skullcandy Indy Fuel paired with the Pixel 4a is a winning combination. Cam Modern flagship phones can easily tip the $1,000 price point, and it’s easy to get sold on features you might not even need. Instead of spending close to a grand on a smartphone, I think it makes more…

Shutterstock/RussieseO Run Snort on Linux and protect your network with real-time traffic analysis and threat detection. Security is everything, and Snort is world-class. This pig might just save your bacon. What Is Snort? Snort is one of the best known and widely used network intrusion detection systems (NIDS). It has been called one of the most important open-source…

Microsoft The Skype app included with Windows 10 now has a notification area icon. That’s great, but what if you never use Skype and don’t want it starting every time you sign in? Here’s how to get rid of it. Sure, you could just right-click the Skype tray icon and close it, but it’ll come right…

Harry Guinness Sometimes, you might take what you think is a great photo with your smartphone, only to see afterward it’s all blurry. If that’s happening to you a lot, let’s take a look at what might be causing it. You’re Taking Photos in Low Light Harry Guinness Smartphone cameras have very small image sensors,…