So here’s what we are looking at. Chrome can can track the memory used by itself, but also other browsers currently open and running on your computer. Firefox, IE, Opera, and others are all visible in Chrome’s about:memory page. Private Memory Vs. Shared The Chrome memory tab bunches up memory into a few different categories. The first two are private and shared, and this is a division of normal (physical) memory in your system....

Visit Stadiums with Google Street View Google has gone to the trouble of capturing views of all twelve Brazilian stadiums hosting football (soccer for you Americans) matches at World Cup 2014. Some of them are nothing short of spectacular. You can find all of the World Cup stadium street views here, including the beautiful Maracana, a stadium capable of hosting almost 80,000 spectators. Out of the 12 stadiums of the World Cup, five have been purposely built, one has been rebuilt, and the remaining six have been renovated....

Founded in 2008, Betterment is an online investment company based in New York. It provides automated, goal-based investing, which is also known as a Robo-advisor. Unlike similar products offered by companies like Personal Capital, Betterment doesn’t require a minimum investment for entry. It also charges fees much lower than most of the competition. Getting Started With Betterment To guide you, Betterment asks you a series of questions to get an idea of what type of investment is good for your situation....

Most likely, you have Dropbox installed on your machine. Continue to read to verify if it is really a valid process. What is DbxSvc.exe? It is a Windows service that installs with the program; the file itself resides under C:\Windows\System32. It looks like a Windows system file, which is not the case if you uninstall Dropbox. Then this service and this file is gone. The name comes from an abbreviation, Dropbox Service – DbxSvc – and is the service executable DbxSvc....

What does taskhost.exe do? Windows uses taskhost.exe as the host for all DLL-based services run. The process is very similar to svchost.exe (which we talked about earlier) in that it’s a generic method used to load other entities. Because of this, taskhost.exe may open multiple instances of itself to handle DLLs that may be unrelated to one another. Does taskhost.exe have any risks? The ability to load external DLLs gives taskhost....

In Windows 10, Microsoft has continued to improve the Settings app by adding new settings and refining others. The Anniversary Update saw the most improvements and the Creators Update takes it even further. Not only are there more options to customize Windows 10, but new categories make it easier to find and access settings; and even more are coming in the next revision called the Fall Creators Update. In this article, we take a step back and review some of the significant changes over the past two years....

System Restore (sometimes called System Protection) for Windows 7 and Windows 8 allows you to restore your computer to a previous good state should any issue occur during the install of a new driver or application without affecting your documents, pictures, and other personal data/files on the system. Although Windows automatically creates a system restore point as you install or remove software or drivers, I’ve been saved more than once by periodically manually creating system restore points before installing an application or after successfully installing or configuring my system just the way I like it....

I told you a few days ago the release of Windows 8 was imminent and today Microsoft confirmed on their blog they will be releasing a Developer Preview of Windows 8 later this afternoon/evening. At this point it’s still unclear if you will need an MSDN subscription to grab a copy however they did say that because this is just a Beta / Dev Preview version, an upgrade from Windows 7 is not supported – you will need to do a full install....

First, simply plug in the USB external hard drive into the WHS machine. Plug in the power if the drive came with one. Here I’m using a 2TB Fantom Green Drive. Launch the Windows Home Server Console on one of the computers on your network. The new drive will be listed under Non Storage Hard Drives. Right-click the drive and click Add. In the Server Storage panel, notice there’s only 21 percent of total storage space available....

IPv4’s days are numbered and it is currently estimated that of the possible ~4.3 billion IPv4 addresses, less than 5% of the possible addresses are remaining; some believe that number is as low as 2% with an estimated depletion date of February 14, 2011. Needless to say, we need more numbers. What’s the difference between IPv4 and IPv6? We’ve spoken about the difference between IPv4 and IPv6 addresses before, but let’s recap and cover the missing facts....

Let’s cover the update. Quad HD video is a video format approximately 4096 by 3072 pixels. That is exactly four times the resolution of HD 1080p and while it may not seem so impressive viewing this from your HDD, viewing it streaming on a flash based player is. To watch in 4K, you need to have a very fast Internet connection and a video card and a processor that can run Quad HD without crashing your computer....

Make a Pie Chart in Microsoft Excel 2010 or 2007 Update: If you are running modern versions of Excel in the Microsoft 365 (formerly O365) subscription suite, read how to make pie charts in Excel. First, you’ll need to write your list of data in Excel. This is pretty easy, one column is your description of the numbers, and the other column is your numbers. You can make it look snazzy by styling it from the Home ribbon, but this won’t affect our pie chart....

Just like with Google Home, setup is easy. You can simply speak the number you want to dial. “Alexa, dial (phone number)”. Alexa will repeat the number to you and ring it. When you’re finished with your call, just say “Alexa, hang up.” You can also make calls and send text messages to the numbers you have set up in your Contacts on the phone you linked with Alexa. It works with iOS 8 or above and Android 5....

This allows Alexa to get a better sense of your voice cadence and pronunciation. And, you can go through this process as many times as you like. Set your Location. For the most personalized information that pertains to your local area, it’s best to make sure Alexa knows where you are located. This is an obvious one, but the Echo doesn’t come with your location set by default. To set your location, open the Echo app and go to Settings > Your Echo’s Name > Echo Device Location....

The remote should pair successfully out of the box. But sometimes you need to change the batteries, set the Roku to factory settings, or some other issue comes up and it doesn’t work correctly. First, power on the Roku box. Open the battery compartment press the purple button and point it at the Roku device for a few seconds. Now from the main menu select Roku Player Settings. Next scroll down the menu and select Game Remote Pairing....

Password Protect an Outlook PST File In Outlook 2010, click the File tab then Account Settings. Next, click the Data Files tab. Then highlight the account you want to protect—click Settings. The Outlook Data File screen opens. Click Change Password. Now type in a strong password twice. The password can be up to 15 characters in length and contain symbols and numbers. Since this is a shared computer, don’t check the option to save the password....

Pinned websites in Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) are the premier feature that everyone is talking about. With pinned websites you can receive notifications, quickly navigate via the jump list, or control a webapp without even opening the page. Not all sites will have the full set of pinned features, since this requires that they’ve developed them in specifically for IE9. The main thing about them though is, each site will get its own icon on the taskbar –which makes them feel like individual applications....

If you’re not familiar with phishing, its when a shady operation poses as a legitimate company like your bank and sends you an email, that looks like the real deal, and it directs you to a site that looks equally legit. Then you enter in sensitive personal information such as your account number, password, or social security number. For instance, you could get an email from some third-party claiming to be Google, the email looks legit, with the company logo, and professional language, and it gives you a link where you need to change your password....

However, you may not want users to edit the Quick Settings menu. If that’s the case, here’s how to prevent Quick Settings edits on Windows 11. How to Prevent Quick Settings Changes on Windows 11 When users sign in to Windows 11 and launch Quick Settings, they can edit it by adding or removing buttons. To prevent users from editing Quick Settings on Windows 11 Pro or above, use the following steps:...

Record Gameplay Xbox One While you’re playing a game, press the Xbox button on the controller. Then from the menu that pops up select the “Capture” option. Then you can choose to capture a screenshot or video. When choosing a video you can have it record from the time moving forward or the past up to five minutes. Whether you take a screenshot or video recording, you will see a notification of the action at the bottom of the screen that it has been saved....