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Netflix published a new shareholder letter that covers the second quarter of the year. Revenue continues to grow and Netflix is optimistic that the trend continues. The letter covers monetization on the platform, which may also be of interest to Netflix subscribers. In short: It does not take a genius to understand how this is…
In the past decade, many services and products have switched from a pay-once model to a subscription-based model. Sometimes, you get a choice, say between the pay-once version of Microsoft Office and Microsoft 365. Even then, companies usually tweak the deals to raise the attractiveness of the subscription-based product. Microsoft, for example, does not add…
Mobile devices like Windows 11 laptops use batteries for power. Keeping an eye on the remaining battery is essential to avoid unexpected system shutdowns due to a lack of power. Modern mobile devices support battery saving modes. These are designed to save battery while the device is idle or in use. Common tweaks include reducing…
Quick Machine Recovery is a relatively new feature of Windows 11 that promises speedier troubleshooting of system failures. Announced earlier this year, the feature has now landed in a recent Windows Insider test build of the Canary channel. What is Quick Machine Recovery? Microsoft describes it as an automated recovery feature that is designed to…
Google announced a new feature for YouTube that it says is “all about helping emerging YouTube channels grow by connecting them with new audiences”. Called “Hype”, it allows any YouTube user to hype videos. The only restrictions are that the video needs to have been published a maximum of seven days ago and that the…
KeePass is one password manager that I’m using regularly on Windows machines for password-related activities. It is a well-designed app that runs locally, but you can extend it with all kinds of plugins and install compatible programs and apps for other operating systems. A new version of the password manager is now available. KeePass 2.59…
Browser extensions can be very useful. They may help you block ads and other unwanted content, download content from websites, enhance online services, or introduce AI features that you really want to use in the browser. However, reports about malicious extensions for Google Chrome, and thus all other Chromium-based browsers, appear online in regular intervals….
7-Zip is a popular cross-platform open source program to pack files and to unpack archives. It is a lightweight alternative to heavier archiving programs and the built-in Windows functionality, that is significantly slower in all benchmarks. 7-Zip 25.00 is now available. You can download the latest version from the official project website or from its…
Microsoft’s current generation Xbox platform is lagging behind the Japanese competition in terms of sales. Nintendo and Sony sold more than twice the number of consoles each. Xbox performs badly, even though Microsoft spent more money on acquisitions of gaming studios than ever before. Now, Microsoft announced another round of layoffs, many of which are…
One of the most famous lines of the British comedy series IT Crowd, a show revolving around two IT support geeks and a manager who does not have a clue about “computers”, is “Have you tried turning it off and on again”. When the crew gets a support call, it is this question that they…