Red Hat Enterprise Linux is the globally recognized leader in enterprise-class Linux. CentOS was the free equivalent, built from Red Hat source code and just as stable. But Red Hat has changed CentOS forever. Red Hat and CentOS Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is the most successful commercial Linux in the world. In their 2012 fiscal year, Red Hat smashed through the $1 billion dollar revenue mark. But insiders whisper that if it hadn’t have been for CentOS, Red Hat would have been a $10 billion dollar company long before they passed the $1 billion dollar milestone....

The Biggest Difference: Parts and Performance The Nintendo Switch and Valve Steam Deck share a lot of similarities, but there are some big differences in terms of overall power and performance. The Switch was released in early 2017 and is powered by the NVIDIA Tegra X1 system-on-chip (SoC) running at 1.02GHz, with a total of 4GB LPDDR4 RAM. Its NVIDIA Maxwell-based GPU runs between 307 and 768MHz, depending on whether you’re playing in portable or docked mode....

RELATED: The 10 Best HBO Originals on HBO Max 28 Days Later Play Video Director Danny Boyle redefined the zombie genre with the thrilling and inventive 28 Days Later. Upgrading the typical slow-moving zombies to hyperactive killers infected with a “rage virus,” the movie envisions a stark post-apocalyptic landscape just a month after the initial outbreak. The main character Jim (Cillian Murphy) wakes from a coma to discover the world completely changed, and he must escape to potential safety in a military stronghold....

The Force Touch feature on Apple Watch is similar to a right mouse click in Windows. It allows you to quickly access contextually-specific options on the watch. We’ll show you 10 useful ways you can use Force Touch in different apps on your watch. Change and Customize Watch Faces This is probably the most common use for Force Touch. Press firmly on the watch face to access the interface that allows you to change to a different watch face and customize the different watch faces....

It seems to happen more and more often. A retail store is breached and loses its customers credit card numbers. Use Apple Pay, Android Pay, Samsung Pay, or another smartphone payment solution and you’d be immune to these breaches. We’re not endorsing any one solution here. Use Apple Pay if you have an iPhone, Android Pay if you have an Android phone, Samsung Pay if you have a Samsung phone, and so on....

Outlook lets you create and customize folder views in many ways, like adding and removing columns or grouping and sorting messages. You can also apply rules to make Outlook display messages in different ways based on their properties (like the sender, subject line, or timestamp). This is called conditional formatting. Let’s take a look at how it works. Update: One of our readers brought to our attention that conditional formatting is only available on the Windows version of Outlook and not the macOS version....

The suffix lettering for Intel processors can seem like some kind of secret code at times, but what do they actually mean or stand for? Today’s SuperUser Q&A post helps clear things up for a confused reader. Today’s Question & Answer session comes to us courtesy of SuperUser—a subdivision of Stack Exchange, a community-driven grouping of Q&A web sites. The Question SuperUser reader Ehsan Sajjad wants to know what the meanings of Intel Processor suffixes are:...

“Just Kidding” JK stands for “just kidding.” It’s used to indicate that something you just said is a joke and is not meant to be taken seriously. It can be said in response to someone’s reaction to your joke, or it can be preemptively stated before the other person has even responded. JK is commonly written in the lowercase “jk.” Depending on when a post was written, you might also find it spelled “j/k” with a slash in between....

A refresh rate is the number of times your monitor updates with new images each second. For example, a 60 Hz refresh rate means the display updates 60 times per second. A higher refresh rate results in a smoother picture. Why Refresh Rates Matter Changing your refresh rate was more important on older CRT monitors, where a low refresh rate would actually result in the display visibly flickering as it updated....

While most people prefer to use a specific webpage as the home page in their web browser, others have chosen to use about:blank instead. Is about:blank simply a blank webpage or does it have a special purpose? Today’s SuperUser Q&A post has the answers to a curious reader’s questions. Today’s Question & Answer session comes to us courtesy of SuperUser—a subdivision of Stack Exchange, a community-driven grouping of Q&A web sites....

The good news is most of the popular services now offer streaming in 4K, whether that’s included with the base plans or requires a special plan. Of course, you’ll need a 4K TV if you want to take advantage of that. 4K Ultra HD and HDR I just said most streaming services offer 4K content. Well, I think it’s safe to say practically all streaming services do now. In fact, they also offer Dolby Vision, HDR10, and some even have HDR10+....

Have you ever been texting with someone on your iPhone, only to have their chat randomly switch to a whole new contact? There you are, happily typing away, when all of a sudden you have to jump into a new message box that says it’s from their email instead of the main contact. This minor bug in the communication system between iOS and OSX will happen either if you have a contact saved in your phone incorrectly, or if they haven’t switched from their “@me” account in iChat over to their phone without turning off the former first....

Many of us have all heard the same thing, that SSDs have a limited number of writes before they go bad. Why is that? Today’s SuperUser Q&A post has the answer to a curious reader’s question. Today’s Question & Answer session comes to us courtesy of SuperUser—a subdivision of Stack Exchange, a community-driven grouping of Q&A web sites. The Question SuperUser reader Nzall wants to know why SSD sectors have a limited number of writes:...

Why Did Old TVs Have Static? Call it static, white noise, or snow—if you’re a reader of a certain age, you’re more than familiar with the hissing and constantly changing random chaotic noise you’d see when tuning your TV to unused channels. There’s a good chance that many of our younger readers have never experienced that white noise hiss and visual static anywhere beyond seeing it portrayed in older movies or the iconic HBO intro reel....

Free TV Isn’t Just Sesame Street Before we get into why OTA TV looks better than cable, we need to understand that OTA TV isn’t as useless as people like to imagine. In fact, there’s a chance OTA TV can comfortably replace your cable subscription. Free TV isn’t just PBS and local news. Most of the major television channels (especially sports channels) simultaneously broadcast on OTA and cable TV. So, if you’re only using cable to watch networks like ABC, FOX, CBS, and NBC, you’re wasting about $1,000 a year on content you can get in higher quality with a $15 digital antenna....

If your computer runs Windows 7, there’s a good chance it will also run Windows 10. Both operating systems have similar hardware requirements. Any new PC you buy or build will almost certainly run Windows 10, too. You can still upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 10 for free. If you’re on the fence, we recommend taking advantage of the offer before Microsoft stops supporting Windows 7. Windows 10’s System Requirements Are (Almost) the Same As Windows 7’s Here are Windows 10’s hardware requirements, straight from Microsoft:...

It’s a common sight for many Windows users: you pop in your flash drive or the memory card from your camera and Windows insists there is some problem that needs fixing. Does something actually need fixing? Are you risking anything by ignoring the nagging to scan and fix the drive? Read on as we explain what the message means, if you should heed it, and how to keep it from coming back....

If you have a Kinect, you can use a variety of voice commands with your Xbox One that turn it on, navigate the interface, skype your friends, and even record your gameplay. Unlike Cortana, the Xbox One requires specific commands–you can’t just talk to your Xbox using natural speech. Voice commands also require a Kinect. You can’t simply issue voice commands through a standard headset, as you can with a PlayStation 4....

Smartphones have only been mainstream for less than a decade, but myths have still built up over time. Some of these myths have been around for years and just won’t go away. From software to hardware, these myths just won’t go away. Yes, every type of technology has its myths — from PCs to Windows tweaking to smartphones. Closing Apps Will Speed Up Your iPhone RELATED: No, Closing Background Apps on Your iPhone or iPad Won’t Make It Faster...

Google today confirmed several software features that are now rolling out to the Pixel Watch, including updated Tiles for Weather and Contacts, and the Fitbit Sleep Profile that was confirmed back in November. The company also revealed a feature that is coming next year, saying, “coming in 2023, Pixel Watch will be equipped with Fall Detection, which will contact emergency services if the Watch senses you’ve taken a hard fall and are unresponsive....