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The Windows Task Manager is one of the core programs that ships with every version of the Windows operating system.

Designed to provide users with an overview of what is running and happening on the system, it is considered an advanced tool by many.

The Task Manager is more or less identical on Windows 7 and earlier versions of Windows while it has changed in Windows 8 and newer versions.

So how do you start the Task Manager on your system?

Performance or more precisely JavaScript performance has been a thing in the browser world ever since Google launched its Chrome browser to the public.

Back then Chrome was without doubt the most optimized browser when it came to the execution of JavaScript. This was a wake-up call for Mozilla and Microsoft as they started to improve the JavaScript performance and overall snappiness of their browsers as well in order to compete with Google.

If you want to play classic console games you have two major options. You can buy old systems on flee markets, garage sales or online on eBay or Craigslist, or use emulation.

The advantage of emulation is that you can get started right away without spending lots of money on retro systems that have seen an incredible sure in pricing in past years.

So-called all-in-one tools such as Advanced System Care, Slim Cleaner or Glary Utilities are highly popular on Windows thanks to the immense set of programs they ship with.

These tools are usually not as good as specialized programs though but much of the appeal comes from the fact that you only need to deal with a single program to take care of security issues, junk files and repairs among other things.

There is a lot to like about Reddit, the massive online community that rose to fame after Digg and other sites took a dive.

Regardless of whether you like to visit the site for its picture forums, main discussion forums or personal interest forums, it seems to offer something for everyone.

There are countless Reddit clients available for mobile devices so that you can take Reddit with you wherever you go provided that Internet access is available at that location.

Do you know which devices are connected to a wireless network that your computer or mobile device is connected to? Knowing this can be very useful in several situations.

It can be helpful to troubleshoot connectivity issues for example, check the IP addresses and network names of devices quickly, or to make sure that no neighbor or third-party managed to crack the password to use your wireless network without authorization.

If you have lots of bookmarks, hundreds or even thousands of them, you may have lost sight of all the sites that you have bookmarked.

My unsorted bookmarks folder in Firefox contains hundreds of sites for instance that I bookmarked at one point in time and when I browse it, I stumble upon interesting sites that I forgot all about.

Discovery is one reason why you may find an option to open random bookmarks in Firefox useful. It is not the only one though.

Most native Windows programs are fine for basic tasks or information retrieval but lack the feature richness of third-party programs.

The Windows Task Manager is just one of those native programs that works well in many situations but lacks features that some users require.

While it displays all processes for example, it won't list dependencies.

System Explorer is one popular alternative thanks to its rich set of features and portable nature.

Pastebin is a free online service that enables anyone to upload text contents to the site to make those contents available to the public.

It is often used to leak information to the Internet including in the recent past information about hacks such as fappening or snappening.

The site has no account requirement for this functionality but provides account owners with additional functionality such as the ability to edit or delete contents on the site.

Security companies such as AVG, Kaspersky or Avast release new versions of their products each year to the public. The updates do introduce new features from time to time and may also change the interface of the program as well.

Avast released its 2015 lineup recently and one of the new features that all of its antivirus programs ship with is HTTPS Scanning.

When you compare Google Chrome to Mozilla Firefox, you will notice sooner or later that Firefox supports displaying contents in a sidebar while Chrome does not.

The Firefox browser ships with options to display the History or Bookmarks in a sidebar natively and add-ons extend that functionality further.

Mouse and keyboard are the standard input devices on most desktop systems. While touch plays a big role in the mobile world, it is not going to replace mouse and keyboard as the number one input method on the desktop in the near future.

The main purpose of MouseFighter, a free software for the Windows operating system, is to emulate the mouse using the computer keyboard.

This can come in handy if a mouse is not available at the time, if the mouse broke or stopped working properly, or if a mouse cannot be used on the computer for other reasons.

Frames per seconds and resolution are a big deal in the gaming world and it is usually the case that the more you get the better for the gaming experience.

While screen resolution is more or less self-explanatory, frames per second (fps) are not necessarily that easy to grasp. Basically, what this refers to is how many frames are displayed on the screen every second. The more frames the smoother the visuals on the screen.

The native bookmark manager of the Chrome browser is as basic as it gets. All it enables you to do is to search bookmarks, move them to and from folders, and to delete or edit them.

When you compare that to the Firefox bookmarks manager for example, you will notice that it is far superior. From options to sort bookmarks in multiple ways over extensive editing option to the display of additional information about each bookmark in the interface.

The service set identifier (SSID) is a unique identifier for a wireless network and commonly referred to as the network name.

It is used to identify the right network when connecting devices such as smartphones, game consoles, media devices, tablets or anything else that supports wireless connections.

The SSID is broadcasted by the access point, a router for instance, which often means that it can be picked up by other devices in the vicinity.