While the rest of Washington DC and Silicon Valley are debating corporate taxes and encryption privacy, former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld has pointed his interests in a different direction. A game. A new variation on the classic solitaire to be precise. Using Medium to post about the app’s development process, and how the original game came to be discovered, Rumsfeld quips about signing off “on something they call UX” and spending countless hours on betas....

No DVD Playback Support I inserted a DVD into my Windows 8 Release Preview computer just to see what it does. It sees the DVD, but there’s no native playback. Microsoft is taking out codecs if previously included in every release. It just read the data files on the optical disc. VLC Media Player First, take a look at our favorite media player – VLC. It has been a mandatory program on all of my Windows and Mac systems....

The Friday the 13th franchise had a lengthy run, but it’s experienced trouble getting back on its feet in recent years, which has included some unusual takes on the slasher series. Ever since its debut in 1980, the Friday the 13th series has become one of the definitive franchises in the slasher genre. Other series like A Nightmare on Elm Street and Halloween are certainly popular, but Friday the 13th is the only one to send its murderous juggernaut to places like outer space or hell....

https://download.vulnhub.com/funbox/Funbox10.ova You can download the machine and run it on VirtualBox. The torrent downloadable URL is also available for this VM and added in the reference section of this article. Please note: for all these machines, I have used Oracle VirtualBox to run the downloaded machine. I am using Kali Linux as an attacker machine for solving this CTF. The techniques used are solely for educational purposes, and I am not responsible if the listed techniques are used against any other targets....

HBO’s Game of Thrones has come to an end but we’re still discussing all the character decisions, the major action sequences and of course, some of the most shocking twists and turns. One character who provided many of these moments was Sansa Stark. Despite being from the house of the direwolves, she betrayed them a lot. Here are 10 of the worst things that Sansa ever did to House Stark, ranked....

Up until now most retailers have been deploying Apple’s iBeacon technology by purchasing small standalone Bluetooth beacons or using iPad terminals that act as beacons. Now, GE is introducing its next-generation LED light fixture that packs in a combo Bluetooth LE/Visual Light Communication chip for iBeacon functionality allowing retailers to cut costs and avoid purchasing standalone beacons from a company like Estimote. It’s already got one massive customer about to roll out the iBeacon lighting fixtures: Walmart announced back in April (before iBeacon support was announced) that it plans to roll out these same new GE lighting fixtures to stores worldwide as part of its switch to LED....

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30-Series GPU has been a hit ever since its launch. But among all, the gaming flagship GPU, RTX 3080, and slightly humble 3070 have been in talk among users. Although they offer impressive features compared to their pricing, they have found themselves in a problem lately. To be more precise, users are experiencing RTX 3060, 3070, or 3080 not detecting the second monitor problem. This problem mainly concerns gamers using at least two monitors to stream their favorite games online....

Samsung Galaxy F22 is powered by a MediaTek Helio G80 SoC and has a quad rear camera setup, highlighted by a 48 MP main sensor. Samsung Galaxy F22 has a large 6,000mAh battery and features a 90Hz refresh rate display. However, some of the users have reported that they are facing network problems. The Galaxy F22 no signal or network-related issue isn’t common though since there’s no hardware detected right from the factory....

Spotify is an audio streaming and media services provider that has been launched back in 2008. It offers a subscription-based audio streaming service to the users. However, some of the unfortunate users are experiencing issues with the playback. Whenever they try to play songs on the Spotify player, they receive an error message that says “Spotify Can’t Play This Right Now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it....

YAGER did recently launch a free-to-play first-person shooter PvP and PvE title called ‘The Cycle: Frontier’, which is doing quite well in the market. It seems that multiple PC gamers are facing a couple of issues with The Cycle Frontier game apart from crashes, lags, stutters, frame drops, and more. When it comes to The Cycle Frontier Won’t Launch or Not Loading issue on the Windows PC, multiple players face it regardless of whether the PC is powerful....

WolfEye Studios and Devolver Digital have developed a western isometric action RPG called ‘Weird West’ in March 2022 for Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One platforms. Players will have to survive and unveil the Weird West mysteries, which seem cool enough to play in an immersive simulator. However, some unfortunate players report that the Weird West won’t launch or not load on their PC, which is unexpected. If you’re also facing the same issue, make sure to follow this troubleshooting guide to resolve it....

Many laptop users have faced this problem. This problem is the most common problem which occurs in the laptop users. Troubleshooting a laptop is quite harder than a desktop because you can’t remove or fix the hardware from the laptop easily. Follow the steps which will help to identify the problem which is the reason for your laptop to be turned off. Before troubleshooting your laptop, you have to remove all peripherals such as the mouse, USB drive which is connected in your laptop....

It seems that some of the Rocket League players are experiencing issues with the communications errors with Epic Online Services. Players are receiving multiple error messages while trying to connect the Rocket League game online that says “Having problems communicating with Epic Online Services. Please try again in a few minutes.” Whereas some of the players are also getting “You are currently not connected to Epic Online Services. Would you like to reconnect?...

Disney’s acquisition of Fox is now effectively complete. Reports of Disney’s interest in buying Fox first emerged in late 2017 but the complex transaction has experienced over a year of twists, turns and tribulations, while onlookers continued to speculate as to the ramifications the deal may have on certain franchises. Disney had to contend with a number of rival offers from Comcast but the Mouse House always looked more likely to get the deal over the line and by Summer 2018, they were once again the only contender in the race to acquire Fox and its assets....

Friends is one of the most successful and beloved sitcoms of all time, but while the series had its ups and downs, the addition of Paul Rudd’s character kept the final seasons afloat. Friends premiered on NBC in 1994 and came to an end in 2004 after 10 seasons and a lot of characters that came and went. The series focused on the lives of six friends (Phoebe, Rachel, Monica, Chandler, Joey, and Ross) in New York City and the many situations they got involved in, as well as many relationships....

Fans of The Sims got a taste of the simulation on iPhone and iPad from The Sims Freeplay back in 2011, but the freemium app fell a long way short of the full desktop experience. EA is promising to correct that in The Sims Mobile. The developer says that the new mobile app will support all the features of the original PC game from 17 years ago … EA previewed the game in a video (below)....

Game of Thrones season 8, episode 4, “The Last of the Starks,” concluded with a tense standoff between Queen Cersei and Queen Daenerys, ending in the horrifying execution of Daenerys’ loyal advisor Missandei. Given an opportunity to say any last words, Missandei had only one word to say: “Dracarys” - a High Valyrian word meaning “dragonfire.” It will be familiar to Game of Thrones fans, as it’s the word Daenerys says to Drogon when she wants him to unleash fire on her enemies....

With Windows 11, all users are excited about its simplified user experience and useful features for its reliable operation. A few users, on the other hand, have recently complained about the “An internal issue had occurred” issue in Remote Desktop. According to the suffered users, the Remote Desktop Connection client isn’t working properly and preventing them from accessing a number of useful services. However, the same issue is easily resolvable, and we have a few fixes as well,...

2022’s Poco M4 series devices are one of the mid-budget segment Android smartphones in the market that comes with decent specifications and features. Out of the box, the 90Hz refresh rate & 5000mAh battery are one of the major attractions. Even though MTK Helio G96 and Dimensity 700 SoCs are power efficient in the budget, it seems that Poco M4 and M4 Pro 5G Overheating issue has become trending. During charging or multitasking, they get warm quickly....

It has not been long since the PS5 hit the market, and there are already a few issues surfacing around this gaming console. The most annoying of them all is the inability to connect to the internet. PS5 can connect to a Wi-Fi router wirelessly or via a wired LAN cable. But some users are complaining that they are unable to connect to the internet despite using both means of connection....