Long gone, but now back… sort of. :)
Q: Does downloading data to a hard drive, say an app onto a phone, make the hard drive slightly heavier? (Question sent via Quora) A: On a flash hard drive or in RAM? Yes! Adding information — a 1, instead of a 0 — requires storing an electric charge. Each electron has a very small weight (something like…
Q: Why does Android need more RAM than my full Windows 10 PC? (Question sent via Quora) A: Your PC’s RAM is usually just the working memory for the CPU; a separate hard drive (solid state or magnetic) lets you store files and data outside of RAM. But in Android, the RAM is not only the working memory for…
Update: Late-August, 2018 OK, looks like things are finally working more or less as they should! The basic site is stable; the major infrastructure is in place and OK. The RSS feeds are working; point your RSS Reader at Langa.Com, or use the links under MISC in each page’s sidebar. (If your RSS reader isn’t seeing…
Q: “Is there a timer on the motherboard after the PC has been completely drained of power?” (via Quora) A: Yes, usually. Many systems have a small cell or battery on the mainboard to power a few basic, internal housekeeping functions. These functions stay alive even when the rest of the system is shut down and switched off, with…
Q. Which uses more ram, Windows 10 or 7? (Question sent via Quora) A: Win7 requires: 1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit) (source: https://support.microsoft.com/en…) Win10 requires: New device: 2 gigabyte (GB) for 32-bit or 64-bit Update: 1 gigabyte (GB) for 32-bit or 2 GB for 64-bit (source: Windows 10 Specifications & System Requirements) In terms…
Also: .truh daeh ym sekam sihT “The light curves of six gamma-ray burst events showed evidence of complex time-reversible wavelike structures – that is, there was an event in each pulse in which time seemed to repeat itself backwards.” “Gamma-Ray Bursts Might Have a Really Weird Time-Reversible Mirroring Effect” https://www.sciencealert.com/bright-gamma-ray-bursts-have-complex-time-reversible-wavelike-structures
After a recent Windows 10 update, I went spelunking into some unfamiliar features, including the new “Memory Integrity” option that’s part of the also new “Windows Defender System Guard.” It’s a pretty cool idea. The technical details are outlined in the Windows Insider Blog post, “Windows Defender System Guard: Making a leap forward in platform security…
Having been away from heavy PC use for a while, it’s been, um, interesting to dive back into the deep end of the pool. I’m learning — or in many cases, re-learning — the myriad little tweaks and tricks that can make things work better. Small example: I wanted to verify that my hard drives…