Interesting fact: Google's search engine that holds most of the jokes, games, and nifty features. There are almost too many to count, so we’ve rounded up a handful of our favorites from over the years. Below some sample for you.
- If you search for “solitaire,” you can play a round of the classic card game.
- Searching “tic tac toe” will let you start up that game. You can set it to play against a friend or Google itself. For a real challenge, set the difficulty to “Impossible,” and try to get anything done at work.
- If you're in the holiday spirit, you can play a digital game of dreidel by searching "spin (or play) dreidel."
- If you have a tough decision on your hands, Googling “flip a coin” might help.
- Or, try “roll a die.”
- Searching “askew” will turn the page slightly...askew.
- Searching “anagram” will ask if you meant “nag a ram." That, of course, is an anagram of "anagram."
- If you know anything about programming, you'll get a kick out of this one: searching for “recursion” — a programming term referring to a function that calls back to itself — will ask if you meant “recursion.” Now try clicking on it repeatedly. Get it?
- Search “what sound does a dog make” and you'll get a "woof" sound — you can also try cow, pig, duck, and a few other animals.
- This one is for "Seinfeld" fans: When you type in "Festivus," you'll see a pole pop up on the left side of the screen.
- If you’re feeling curious, search “fun facts” (or “I’m feeling curious”). That’ll return a Snapple-cap-style piece of random information, which you can refresh right on the page.
- Searching “Google in 1998” will bring you to a page reminiscent of what Google looked like a couple decades ago, complete with company background info — and that awful logo.
- Searching for “the answer to life, the universe, and everything” brings up a calculator result of 42, a reference to Douglas Adams’ “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.”
- A treat for those who remember Nintendo’s "Star Fox 64": Searching “do a barrel roll” will spin the results page a full 360 degrees. You can also search “Z or R twice” — that's the command you had to hit on the Nintendo 64 controller to do said barrel roll.
- Googling “Pacman” will allow you to play the interactive game Google created for a Doodle celebrating the little yellow guy’s 30th anniversary back in 2010.
- Move over to Google Image Search, and searching “Atari breakout” will turn that page’s images into a big game of — you guessed it — "Breakout."
- If you're still not over the fidget spinner craze of 2017, try searching for "spinner." You can chose between an endlessly spinning fidget spinner or a "Wheel of Fortune"-style number spinner.
- Google added a tool for musicians, too. Just type in "metronome," then adjust the BPM for your piece of music.
- If you search "Is Google down" you'll get a concise "no."
- Here's my personal favorite: turn off your WiFi and open a new Google Search. You'll get a screen that says "There is no internet connection" below a little dinosaur. But tap the space bar, and the page turns into a tiny game where the dino has to run and jump over cacti.
- BONUS: This trick doesn't work on the desktop version, but it works on mobile. Type in "bubble level" and it will turn your phone into an actual working level. So long, crooked picture frames!
Output Caching
The <caching> element
allows you to enable or disable page output caching for an Internet Information
Services (IIS) application. This element also allows you to configure whether
IIS caches page output in user mode, kernel mode, or both and what, if any,
output caching limits you want to impose.
The <caching> element
also contains a <profiles> element that
contains a collection of output cache settings that you can apply to ASP.NET
pages.
Page output caching stores a response of a dynamic
page, such as an ASP page or an ASP.NET page, in memory after a browser
requests it.
Page output caching reduces server load and
response time. Output caching works best with pages that are semi-dynamic, such
as an ASP.NET page that is dependent on a database table that does not change
often.
Output caching is unnecessary for static files,
such as HTML, JPG, or GIF files, and can cause more memory overhead for dynamic
ASP.NET or PHP pages that read from a database that changes frequently.
Web content can be divided into two main
categories: static content and dynamic content.
·
Static content does not change from request to
request. The content that gets returned to the Web browser is always the same.
Examples of static content include HTML, JPG, or GIF files.
·
Dynamic content is output that changes with every
request. Examples include ASP.NET or PHP content.
To configure output caching
1.
Open IIS Manager, and then move to the server level.
2.
Double-click Output Caching.
3.
In the Actions pane,
click Add.
4.
In the Add Cache Rule dialog box, in the File name extension text box, type .php.
5.
Select the User-mode caching check box.
6.
Click Advanced.
7.
In the Advanced Output Cache Rule Settings
dialog box, select the Query string variable(s) check box, and then type your variables
in the text box.
8.
Click OK to close
the Advanced Output Cache Rule Settings and Add Cache Rule dialog boxes.
IIS provides two
options to enable caching.
1- Kernel-mode
level
2- User-mode
caching.
What is HTTP.sys here?
HTTP.sys is kernel mode device
driver which act as HTTP Listener which listens HTTP and HTTPs requests
directly from the network and then pass it to user mode for further processing.
If we cache
something at kernel mode then it will be very fast as it picks the request
direct from the network and return from here only if it is cached. It will even
save the whole IIS and ASP.NET pipeline.
It provides some
options while enabling it
1- File Change
notifications
2- Provide time
interval – Based on the provided time interval cache will be invalidated.
3- No cache
User-mode cache:
User mode caching is maintained at worker process
(w3wp.exe) level so it is more powerful and provide some more options than
kernel mode caching.
Visual Basic
Concepts
What is an IIS Application?
An IIS
(Internet Information Server) application is a Visual Basic application that
lives on a Web server and responds to requests from the browser. An IIS
application uses HTML to present its user interface and uses compiled Visual
Basic code to process requests and respond to events in the browser.
To the
user, an IIS application appears to be made up of a series of HTML pages. To
the developer, an IIS application is made up of a special type of object called
a webclass, that in turn
contains a series of resources called webitems. The webclass acts as the central
functional unit of the application, processing data from the browser and
sending information to the users. You define a series of procedures that
determine how the webclass responds to these requests. The webitems are the
HTML pages and other data the webclass can send to the browser in response to a
request.
IIS
Applications vs. ASP Applications
IIS
applications bear a superficial resemblance to Active Server Pages
applications. Both types of applications present dynamic Web sites and perform
their processing on the server rather than the client. However, each has its
unique advantages. Active Server Pages are for script developers interested in
authoring Web pages, and offer the unique capability of intermingling script
with HTML. IIS applications are for Visual Basic developers building Web-based
applications, rather than Web pages. IIS applications allow for complicated
business processing and easy access from almost any browser or platform.
IIS Applications
vs. DHTML Applications
An IIS
application is also similar to another type of Internet application you can
create in Visual Basic — a DHTML application. Like IIS applications, DHTML
applications also allow you to respond to events in an HTML page. However,
there are several key differences between the two types of applications:
- Dependency —
DHTML applications are intended for use on intranets, and are dependent on
Internet Explorer 4.0 or later, while IIS applications can be used on the
Internet or an intranet. End users of an IIS application do not need a
specific operating system or browser.
- Object model —
DHTML applications use a different object model than IIS applications to
access and work with the elements on an HTML page. While IIS applications
use the Active Server Pages object model, DHTML applications use the
object model.
- Location of
processing — IIS applications are designed to perform most of their
processing on the Web server, but DHTML applications perform most of their
processing on the browser machine. You do not create any Web server
components when you create a DHTML application.
What is an Application Pool?
An Application Pool is a mechanism used by IIS to isolate
Web Applications, allowing you to have different configurations (security,
resource usage, etc) and preventing misbehaving applications from interfering
with other applications.
Generally, each Application Pool corresponds to one
worker process. A worker process is a windows process (w3wp.exe) which runs Web
Applications, and is responsible for handling requests sent to a Web Server for
a specific application pool.
What is Application Pool Recycling in IIS?
Recycling means the worker process that handles requests
for that application pool is terminated and a new one started. This is
generally done to avoid unstable states that can lead to application crashes,
hangs, or memory leaks.
By default IIS will use overlapped recycle method, which
keeps the old process up until the current requests are finished processing (or
a set timeout elapses) while the new process handles new requests. This ensures
service continuity so that you usually do not notice a recycle.
Where can I configure Automatic Application Pool
Recycling?
In Windows 2003
Go to Start -> Administrative Tools -> Internet
Information Services (IIS) Manager. Expand the server and the “Application
Pools” Group. Right-click the Application Pool you wish to configure and select
“Properties”. In the first tab you will find the recycling settings.
In Windows 2008 R2
Go to Start -> Administrative Tools -> Internet
Information Services (IIS) Manager. Expand the server and click on “Application
Pools”. In the center window right-click the Application Pool you wish to
configure and select “Recycling...” ( be careful not to click “Recycle...”
which will start a recycle).
You will be shown a two-step “wizard”. In the first half you will select which settings to use and in the second, which you want to log (in windows event logs) in case they are triggered.
What are the recommended values to use for Out Systems
Applications?
You can check the base initial recommended values for an
Out Systems Platform Installation in the Installation Checklist.
These values are only initial guidelines: you should
fine-tune your memory configuration by collecting performance data from
each application pool and adjusting these values accordingly.
The values should be:
- High enough not to cause unnecessary recycles under
load;
- Low enough that the recycle is triggered before it
affects other application pools.
After collecting data on real-world usage, you can parcel the available memory proportionally between the application pools. You should review these values periodically as the usage of your applications changes or you deploy new applications.
The <httpCompression> element
specifies the HTTP compression settings for Internet Information Services (IIS)
7. HTTP compression can provide faster transmission times between IIS and
client browsers that can accept compressed files.
Note: An HTTP client must initiate
communication for compressed content by sending the appropriate HTTP
Accept-encoding header. If a client is not capable of HTTP compression, it will
not pass that header and IIS 7 will always return uncompressed content.
There are two different types of compression that IIS 7 uses:
·
Static Compression:
IIS 7 caches compressed static content in the path that is specified by
the directory attribute, which increases compression
performance by eliminating the need to recompress content that has already been
compressed. After IIS 7 has compressed a file, subsequent requests are given
the compressed copy of the file from the cache directory.
The staticCompressionEnableCpuUsage and staticCompressionDisableCpuUsage attributes
specify when IIS 7 will compress static files based on CPU usage.
You should use
static compression with files that do not typically change, such as HTML files
(*.html, *.htm), text files (*.txt), Microsoft Office documents (*.doc, *.xls,
*.ppt), etc. The size of these files can be reduced through compression, which
reduces download times for client requests and reduces bandwidth on the server.
Note: Image files such
as *.jpg and *.png files are also static files, but typically they do not
benefit from HTTP compression because these image files are already compressed.
·
Dynamic Compression:
Unlike static
compression, IIS 7 performs dynamic compression each time a client requests the
content, but the compressed version is not cached to disk. This change is made
because of the primary difference between static and dynamic content. Static
content does not change. However, dynamic content is typically content that is
created by an application and therefore changes often, such as Active Server
Pages (ASP) or ASP.NET content. Since dynamic content should change often, IIS
7 does not cache it.
The dynamicCompressionEnableCpuUsage and dynamicCompressionDisableCpuUsage attributes
specify when IIS 7 will compress dynamic files based on CPU usage.
WINDOWS SERVER 2012 OR WINDOWS SERVER 2012 R2
On the taskbar, click Server Manager.
In Server
Manager, click the Manage menu,
and then click Add Roles and
Features.
In the Add
Roles and Features wizard, click Next.
Select the installation type and click Next.
Select the destination server and click Next.
On the Server
Roles page, expand Web
Server (IIS), expand Web
Server, expand Performance,
and then select Static Content
Compression and/or Dynamic
Content Compression. Click Next.
On the Select
features page, click Next.
On the Confirm
installation selections page, click Install.
On the Results page,
click Close.
Get Worker Processes ( w3wp.exe) List :
To get
list of running worker process, Open IIS Manager ( Run > Inetmgr ), Select root level from left site navigation
tree and from “Features View Panel” select “Worker Processes”
So from
the above list of worker processes you can get the details of Application Pool Name, Process ID, state of worker processes
along with CPU uses and memory uses.
Attach
Worker Processes (w3wp.exe) For Debugging :
From Visual studio Attach Process window you
will find the same list of worker process with the same Process ID. So
based on your application Pool name you can attach the process and start the
debugging.
What
else we can have from Worker Processes lists in IIS 7 Manager?
We have already identified the worker process
and Application Pool name which are more than enough for us to attach a process
from Visual Studio. Now what else we can get out of this list ? Yes we can have
enough information regarding worker process like
§
Worker
Process Current State
§
CPU
Uses by the worker process
§
Memory
uses by worker process
§
Current
Request Handling by Worker Process
What about the current Worker Process (w3wp.exe ) State ?
You can get the current status of worker
process from status column. Worker processes having 3 status as listed below
1.
Running
2.
Stopping
3.
Starting
What is the difference between Web Farm and Web Garden ?
If You have
configured your site as Web Garden, you can also get the list of all the
worker process in the worker processes list with the different worker
Process ID but all worker process should have a “Single Application
Pool “ .
Note: You will able to see only the worker process which are
in running state .
As we are in 2015, here’s a look at the top 10 emerging technology trends that are poised to take off in a big way.
Mobile payment systems
The growing popularity of Apple Pay will cause a wider
acceptance of mobile payment systems – a technology segment that does away with
the need for physical cash by allowing you to make payments with your
smartphone.
Also called as
digital wallets or e-Wallets, mobile payment systems allow you to make in-store
and online payments as well as money transfers by downloading an app onto your
phone and linking the service or app account to a bank account or credit/debit
card.
Popular mobile
payment systems, other than Apple Pay include Google Wallet, PayPal, LevelUp
and Square Wallet. As of now, a majority of these are available only in the US,
though we may some of them expand to other countries in the coming year.
Apps for on-demand services
On-demand radio and TV apps are dime a dozen. But in
2014, we saw the rise of other on-demand apps that proved real life savers by
giving you an urgent ride back home and meals delivered in no time.
While this year saw
a flood of radio cabs and food delivery apps catering to your needs, not to
mention the rich and the lazy, you can expect on-demand services to expand into
other segments, too, including on-demand beauty services, hotel reservations
and even emergency health services.
Beacons
Beacon technology uses
Bluetooth to sense the location of a device and work with apps to carry out
certain operations. In the coming year, we may see several applications making
use of this technology.
Social payments
Messaging app Line recently launched Line Pay to
allow users to transfer money and purchase items directly from the app. The
service will also let users pay for goods when offline.
Payments via social
apps are quite common in China and Korea, where WeChat and Kakao Talk are
dominant players.
Globally, mobile
payments through social apps are an emerging trend and we’ve already seen some
early adopters including Snapchat. Facebook and Twitter are also
working on in-app payment services on their respective platforms.
WebRTC for mobile devices
Media streaming is picking up at an exceptional pace, but
with a majority of activity being carried out on smartphones there’s a pressing
need for quick load times in videos, games and other media without compromising
too much on the quality.
Ephemerality
Self-destructing photo and video app, Snapchat, many have
joined the ephemerality band wagon and we expect this trend to grow.
Earlier this year,
Facebook offered to buy Snapchat for over $3 billion. On being turned down, the
social-networking giant introduced a similar service called Slingshot.
Facebook-owned Instagram launched Bolt, which is currently available in limited
countries. Wickr and Frankly, on the other hand, are self-destructing messaging
apps.
While security
remains a primary concern, the nature of ephemeral apps has made it a popular
among younger users. In the future, we may see the feature built into existing
messaging services rather than just standalone apps.
Smartwatches
Apple Watch set to release in 2015, this is definitely
going to be one of the most watched trends for the upcoming year. Sure the
Apple Watch’s square design hasn’t appealed to a lot of hard core fans and yes
there are questions about whether the battery life of this smart wearable from
Apple will be up to the mark, but that hasn’t stopped it from being one of the
most awaited devices.
Cheaper 3D printing
3D printing which allows users “to print
three dimensional solid objects from a digital file” is a trend that will only
bigger from 2015 onwards.
Connected Homes and Cars
From Google’s I/O conference to the Apple WWDC 2014, the
smart home concept was definitely the most talked about this year, and it’s
likely that we will more on these two fronts from both Apple and Google.
Apple introduced
HomeKit during its annual developers conference this year and essentially the
app will allow users to connect their iPhone/iPad and control things like
garage doors, lights, security cameras, even thermostats and switches. Users
can just control these through Siri.
Cloud Computing
This basically allows centralised data
storage and computers can access this data. Clouds can be classified as public,
private or hybrid. Essentially cloud computing allows you to store data online
and access it whenever you need it.
If you’re wondering how to spend a lazy afternoon during the weekend, here’s a fun way. Get familiar with ‘fun facts.’.To begin with, that’s exactly what you need to type into a Google search bar.
Just type in ‘fun facts’ or ‘I’m feeling curious’ and hit enter, and let Google do the rest.
This latest trick that Google has incorporated in its search algorithm will end up taking away a lot of your time. So I recommend you try it when you’re not working.
Whatsapp is the best instant messaging app for Android, iOS
and Windows phone users. Whatsapp for Windows 10, 8, 7 is that app to use on
your computer. Because, it is the best application to communicate with friends
and family. For its amazing features like text and multimedia sending, voice
calling, now it is on the top.
Now it is not only an instant messaging machine; it does
more than a messenger. Nowadays, Whatsapp tricks are very popular. You can
control the notification, mute contacts, backup conversions on Google drive and
many more. It is available for all mobile platforms, but still not available
for the latest version of Windows 10 PC or laptop.
If you are one of the computer lovers, then it is always not
possible to hold a mobile for chatting. So, in this tutorial you’ll learn, how
to free download Whatsapp for Windows 10, 8, 7 computers.
To use Whatsapp on computer, you need to download Whatsapp
latest version on your mobile first.
Open a browser and go to web.whatsapp.com on your
browser. It needs to authenticate with your to use it on your computer. Here the
complete tutorial to use Whatsapp on Web browser. One you successfully
connect your device with computer. You can easily access and send messages
directly on the web browser.
Cannot open the Outlook window. Invalid XML, the view cannot be loaded
click START and type: Outlook /resetnavpane
Start Outlook now.
Outlook.exe /ResetNavPane :
What does Outlook.exe /ResetNavPane do?
It clears and regenerates the Navigation Pane for the current profile. Basically, it removes all shortcuts and favorite folders from the Navigation Pane.
One of the most common issues with laptops is
overheating, something many people aren’t sure how to fix. We’ll help you
figure out what’s causing the heat and how to keep your notebook functioning at
a lower temperature.
Overheating computers can cause a lot of problems, from
seemingly random blue screens to data loss. You might not even know that it’s
the root of your issues, and before you know it you have a burnt-out
motherboard on your hands.
Let’s go step by and step and see how to deal with
overheating computers. We’ll be dealing primarily with laptops, but most of the
same principles apply to desktops as well.
The first thing you need to do is figure out where the
heat is coming from. No air flow means no heat transfer, so figure out where
the air vents are. Are they blowing hot air, or is there barely a breeze, even
when the fan is overtaxed?
Most commonly, an accumulation of dust in the vents and
fans through the cooling channels will be culprit in restricting air flow.
Cleaning it out will work best. Turn you laptop upside-down and look at what
you’ve got.
Unscrew the fan doors and you should be able to lift out
the fan and clean everything with a can of compressed air.
If none of the above methods helped cool your laptop
sufficiently, you might consider using a cooling pad, like this
Cool Lift Laptop Stand
Laptop Cooling Pad (USB Powered)
The fans will help direct cool air into the underside vents
of your laptop. Some even come with USB hubs and other bells and whistles.
Targus Thermal Cooling Pad
These are soft pads filled with special crystals that are
designed to conduct heat away from the source. You can find thermal cooling
pads in smaller sizes, too.
