What is adware and is it always dangerous? How to eliminate advertising software from our device

Adware
When it comes to adware or advertising-supported software (in Italian we would say an “advertising-supported software”), we refer to that ...

The history of the Morris Worm attack: how it happened and what damage it caused to PCs connected to the Internet

Immagine
The floppy disk containing the Morris Worm, at the Computer History Museum. The evening of November 2, 1988an unprecedented event ...

How to Empty WhatsApp Trash to Free Up Storage Space in 7 Steps

WhatsApp
If by accessing WhatsApp you noticed a “threatening” alert on your smartphone informing you of the need to free up ...

WhatsApp, the function to transcribe vowels into Italian arrives on iPhone: how to activate it

Esempio di trascrizione di un vocale su WhatsApp
Example of transcription of a voice on WhatsApp. Credit: WhatsApp. WhatsApp has finally introduced a long-awaited feature: the transcription of ...

How much do emails pollute? More than we imagine

quanto inquinano le email
Every day, we send and receive dozens and dozens of e-mail. What if we told you that sending and receiving ...

PayPal down, unable to access and make payments: problem solved

paypal down
If you have encountered difficulty using PayPal todayyou were not the only ones. For about a couple of hours late ...

Falkirk Wheel, a perfect balance between weight and movement: how this feat of engineering works

Immagine
The Falkirk Wheel is the only one rotating lift for boats and is able to overcome a difference in altitude ...

Alcolock, how the anti-drunk driving device of the new Highway Code works

Alcolock
AMS2000 Ignition Interlock Device manufactured by Guardian Interlock Systems. Credit: Rsheram – Own work, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. ...

Why does turning off and on devices like PCs or smartphones work so often?

spegnere riaccendere
Turn a malfunctioning device off and on again it is the suggestion that all of us have given or received ...