This will allow you to assess your Driver needs without any commitment. If you are unsure of whether or not you need to update your Drivers, or indeed which Drivers may need to be updated, you can run a Drivers scan using a driver update tool (you will need to pay to register this tool but usually the Drivers scan is free). How do I know if I need to update my Drivers? You can also use the Device Manager to update Drivers by browsing to the device in question, right-clicking and selecting ‘Update Drivers’ from this menu. Once you have the details you can search the manufacturers website for your drivers and, if available, download and install these drivers. To fix your Drivers problems you will need to know the particular model of the USB device you are having problems with. Click here to view information on updating USB Drivers.ĭownload and install USB Drivers How Do I Install Driver updates? You can search for USB 2 Drivers on the manufacturers’ website or use a Driver Update Tool to automate the driver updates. ![]() If you don’t see USB2 Enhanced Controller when you expand the Universal Serial Bus Controllers menu, it means that you don’t have the required USB 2.0 drivers installed.
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![]() ![]() Keys-To-Go is confirmed to survive a bottle of SmartWater being knocked over onto it. Keys-To-Go is an ultra lightweight portable keyboard with an added bonus - spill protection. ![]() For those of us who aren’t a fan of this case and the added weight, Logitech has released its new Keys-To-Go keyboard. Price: $70.00, Logitech Suggestion written by: Melissa Palmer ( is known for its great iPad keyboards, which usually are built into a clamshell case. If you love to ponder scientific and hypothetical questions, then be sure to pick up this hilarious and entertaining read. ![]() In his book, he answers questions such as, how long would humanity last if there was a robot apocalypse, and how fast can you hit a speed bump and live? This book not only includes new questions that have never been featured on, but it also features expanded answers from the xkcd website. Even better, Munroe answers these questions with stick-figure illustrations and backs his answers with science by running computer simulations and math equations. The author of xkcd, Randall Munroe, has been known to answer wildly outrageous questions that most people wouldn’t normally think to ask. Price: $15.00, by Randall Munroe Gift suggestion written by: Blair Greenwood ( Senior EditorĪre you a fan of the web comic xkcd? If so, then you may want to pick up the creator’s book, What If?, which was recently released this fall. What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions Regardless if you’re celebrating Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, Festivus, or want to simply give someone a gift this time of year, we hope you enjoy the list. Have some holiday favorite gifts of your own that didn’t make the cut? Add comment or two to this blog post and tell us what we missed. So what follows is a holiday gift guide put together by some of the editors, writers, staff, and contributors at the Petri IT Knowledgebase. While a lot of other holiday gift guides get published this time of year, we wanted to write one specifically aimed at system administrators, just like we did for 2012 and 2013. System administrators are no different, and would undoubtedly enjoy giving and receiving some thoughtful holiday gifts. It’s that time if year again, when the airwaves are stuffed with Christmas songs and stressed-out throngs of holiday shoppers risk life, limb, and sanity to get that perfect gift for that special someone. ![]() ![]() It's the sort of choice which the likes of Bethesda have promised so often but so rarely delivered upon, and to find it in these few games helps to make them truly stand out even against the big budget industry. From growing up as a baby to your final days on Earth, years upon years can be shaped by your will alone. You are given almost anything to work with, every situation to go through, and can control your character's life for decades at a time. However, perhaps most important of all is what games like Alter Ego offer: Total control. You are never railroaded into following a single story, and instead events follow a strangely fluid cohesion to bring you to an eventual end. ![]() You could be heading down a set path, following a set plan or obvious end-game, but simply answering that one experience makes you feel angry or that you have an unusual food preference immediately opens new doors. Interestingly, games like Alter Ego are among those distinct few which truly can change entirely with a single decision. Every action present opens up a new path, offering the player a chance to keep coming back and questioning "I wonder what would happen if I did this?" They will just lead to pain or problems, but more than a few negatives can lead to positive results in the long run. Some of these are inherently wrong, and you can tell this from the start. Emotional, physical or stressful, your task is to join the dots and see which one equates what response, and to adapt to the consequences as best you can. The very structure and design of these games is intended to simulate events. Often by giving you a situation so similar to your current life, but allowing you to make the decisions you might otherwise ignore or avoid risking. Yet, despite this, games like Alter Ego find a way to make it engaging. In a genre which offers you the chance to slay dragons, take on mecha-Hitler or create a personal kingdom, anything so dull as day-to-day groceries might seem mundane. There's a bizarre kind of attraction which can be found in simulated life. ![]() ![]() The malware then installs itself as a service called "MBAMSvc" and proceeds to download an additional malicious payload, which is currently a cryptocurrency miner called Bitminer, a Monero miner based on XMRig. ![]() ![]() The malware notifies victims that Malwarebytes was successfully installed, which is not true, as the program cannot be opened. The malware installs a fake Malwarebytes program to "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Malwarebytes" and hides a majority of the malicious payload inside one of the two dlls, Qt5Help.dll. What happens when the fake installer is launchedĪfter executing one of the fake Malwarebytes installers, a fake Malwarebytes setup wizard appears. The person or people behind this can change the malicious payload at any time, distributing other malicious programs to infected PCs. All other portable executable (PE) files packed inside the installer are signed with valid Malwarebytes or Microsoft certificates. The fake installation file, MBSetup2.exe, is an unsigned file which contains malicious dll files called Qt5Help.dll and Qt5WinExtras.dll with invalid digital signatures. The cybercriminals behind this have repackaged the Malwarebytes installer to contain a malicious payload. As of yet, we do not know where or how the fake installation file is being distributed, but we can confirm that the installation files are not being distributed via official Malwarebytes channels, which remain trusted sources. Avast has protected nearly 100K Avast and AVG users from the fake installation files, which are mostly spreading in Russia, the Ukraine, and Eastern Europe. The most prevalent filename under which one of the installation files is being distributed is “MBSetup2.exe”. On Friday, August 21, 2020, we began detecting fake Malwarebytes installation files containing a backdoor that loads a Monero miner based on XMRig onto infected PCs. Monero miner based on XMRig infects PCs via illegitimate software downloads ![]() This fabulous program is specially designed to download and convert online videos. Here, I strongly recommend Aimersoft YouTube Downloader. To do this, you may need an excellent Chrome YouTube to MP3 downloader. Sometimes you may want to download them as MP3 files so that you can transfer your music to your iPhone or other portable devices that support MP3. On YouTube, there is indeed a wealth of wonderful music videos. And it is also a common question that a lot of people may ask. There are many similar questions in QA communities these days. “Can u suggest any sites or programs that will let me download songs into mp3 format from YouTube?” -Vivian Fox Top Four Google Chrome Extensions to Download & Save YouTube Videos Posted by Robert Hayes on JYouTube first started showing funny cat videos to the world all the way back in 2005, and since that debut the site has come to utterly dominate the online video world. ![]() “Can u suggest any sites or programs that will let me download songs into mp3 format from YouTube?” -Vivian Fox There are many similar questions in QA communities these days. ![]()
![]() It is also capable of ripping DVDs and CDs to other file formats and creating. It allows users to change the format or file extension of a video, audio, image, or text file to run on a different application or operating system. Format Factory is an ad-supported freeware comprehensive multimedia file converter that can convert video, audio, and picture files for personal or commercial use. ![]() ![]() At the top-right corner, you will observe a search bar. You may observe three options that include – “ My Apps,” “ App Center,” & “ Help Center.” You need to click on “ App Center” to proceed.ģ. Now, to find an app or a game, you need to be in the App Center window. In case you are not, just click on the “ Home” tab.Ģ. When you launch Bluestacks, you will probably be on the “ Home” tab. Fret not we will guide you through the steps (though it is straightforward!).ġ. How To Use Bluestacks To Run Apps & GamesĪfter setting up your Google account, you need to know how to use Bluestacks to install an app or run a game. When you are done signing in, you will be greeted with a couple of options to turn on backup/restore for your Google account and a location/Wi-Fi usage toggle. You will have to enter your credentials in this screen:Īs previously mentioned, if 2FA is enabled for your Google account, this is what you will observe next:Ĥ. It will not launch a separate browser window but will utilize the in-app browser. If you have two-factor authentication enabled, you would be asked to head to a browser window to authorize the account. Now, you would need to sign in with your Google account. For me, it is English (India) as shown in the image below.ģ. Now, you will have to select your language preference. If you do not want that, click on “ Disagree.”Ģ. ![]() Click on “ Agree” when asked to improve location accuracy. When done, simply launch the Bluestacks application and then follow the steps given below:ġ. Now, you will have to install the software tool on your Windows system. ![]() You need to first download the latest Bluestacks 3 software onto your computer from the official site of Bluestacks. Fret not, to those who are either confused or do not have a clue how to use Bluestacks, we have got you covered with everything you would need to know about Bluestacks. Initially, it was not a perfect tool, but as the number of Bluestacks users went up, the developers put a lot more effort to improve it as it is today.īeing a good Android emulator for PC, a lot of users fail to figure out how to install apps with Bluestacks or how to play games on Bluestacks. It is one of the best Android emulators for PC out there. Bluestacks is an incredibly popular software tool for Windows. ![]() Active cables wont work in a non-powered USB slot whereas, passive will. Active needs to be powered, passive does not. ![]() But that also means the cable is passive versus active. It does NOT have a 40 Gbps transfer rate. This one is made of the same stuff, nearly identical, and is likewise very durable. I’ve had the other cable for a few months. The only difference between the two is this one is square shaped at the plug whereas, my other cable has rounded edges. I literally just purchased a cable almost exactly like this one – even from the same company! I was looking for: USB-C (USB3/4), 20 Gbps transfer rate, 100W power delivery, passive cable, and 6 feet. I already knew the quality I was going to get and I’m glad I could support them with a review they justifiably deserve.įunny. That’s why I am super excited to do this review. In fact, when searching for new cables, Cable Matters is often one of the companies I check. I have never been disappointed, and this cable joins many other cables from Cable Matters. I’m always skeptical of a new or lesser well-known brand. Something that would last without wearing out (like stock cables that come bundled with your phone/components). A few years ago, I went on the hunt to find a quality cable company without breaking the bank. QuadRemesh: Quickly create a quad mesh from existing surfaces, solids, meshes, or SubDs-ideal for rendering, animation, CFD, FEA, and reverse-engineering. ![]() Unlike other geometry types, SubD combines free-form accuracy while still allowing quick editing. SubD: For designers who need to explore organic shapes quickly, SubD is a new geometry type that can create editable, highly accurate shapes.With this release, we’ve unlocked completely new modeling workflows and refined many steadfast features. Use the robust QuadRemesh algorithm to create a beautiful quad mesh from NURBS geometry or meshes. Run Rhino and Grasshopper as a Revit® Add-On with. You can create organic shapes with our new SubD tools. The most significant upgrade in our history. |