I am Groot. These three simple words hold a lot of meaning. From the first Guardians of the Galaxy film, fans could already tell that Groot is a much more complex and intelligent alien being than it might seem. It didn’t take Groot long to cement his reputation as one of the fan favorites among the Guardians. His brave sacrifice at the end of the first film makes him a true hero....
The working title for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 has been revealed as “Hot Christmas.” The production’s future has been under intense scrutiny since Disney fired James Gunn as the director. The main cast has been vocal about supporting Gunn, and Dave Bautista has expressed his hesitancy to do the third installment without him. But at this point, none of the stars have dropped out, and it appears Disney is proceeding as planned....
Knowing the optimal time to post to Instagram is a fine art… a skill… something that anybody can master! There are plenty of different infographics out there telling you that you should be posting to Instagram five days a week, three days a week, or even in some cases, three times a day. But which one is telling you the truth? How frequently should you post on Instagram, really? This topic is humungous but today, we’re going to tackle it head first!...
Below is an illustration of the CIA triad along with the four layers of information security. These four layers represent the way systems communicate and how information flows among systems. Тhe concept of layers illustrates that data communications and computer network protocols are designated to function in a layered manner, transferring the data from one layer to the next. The Application Access Layer describes the notion that access to end-user applications have to be constrained to business ought-to-know The Infrastructure Access Layer describes the notion that access to infrastructure components has to be constrained to business ought-to-know....
HTB is an excellent platform that hosts machines belonging to multiple OSes. It offers multiple types of challenges as well. The individual can download the VPN pack to connect to the machines hosted on the HTB platform and has to solve the puzzle (simple enumeration plus pentest) in order to log into the platform. Note: Only writeups of retired HTB machines are allowed. The machine in this article, October, is retired....
Halo: Reach is a first-person shooter originally released in 2010 for the Xbox 360. As with any good multiplayer shooter, Halo: Reach had a large array of powerful weapons and maps for players to interact with. Each of these powerful weapons spawns in a specific location on each map, and being the first one there can turn the tides of battle in their favor. Despite the game being launched about 10 years ago, it has become important to know the locations of powerful weapons in Halo: Reach again thanks to Halo: The Master Chief Collection....
Google Stadia intends to offer a streaming service for video games, but those who pay for a subscription will only receive roughly one free game a month. The original promotional material for Google Stadia presented it as a service that many believed could become the Netflix for video games, but later information has proven that association to be false. The idea behind Google Stadia is that all of the hard work is done on the server end, which means that high-quality games can be streamed to any compatible device....
According to the announcement, Google Chrome, Search and Ads have all been updated to either block or warn users before taking them to a site which Google has flagged for either installing software without the users permission or tricking them into installing malware. As in the past, webmasters who are encouraged to register their sites with Google’s Webmaster tools so Google can notify them when their sites have been flagged under this new update....
Higher Quality Search Results Google’s bee farms aren’t the only ones that have been busy these past few months. in February Google introduced an extension for the Chrome web browser that allows users to block low-quality websites from their search results. Then a few weeks later they followed that up with an algorithm change that “improved” 11.8% of all results. Google has also added the ability to create a block list of websites from your Google Account, so as long as you are logged in you won’t see them in the search results anymore....
Fans of Grey’s Anatomy were sad to hear that Sarah Drew and Jessica Capshaw would depart the show. Drew played two characters in total; she was cast as a patient on Private Practice but was known more for her role as Dr. April Kepner. April made her first appearance on Grey’s Anatomy in Season 6, coming in during the hospital’s merger. She would then be involved in some of the show’s biggest storylines, including a crisis of faith and discovering her child had osteogenesis imperfecta....
Guardians of the Galaxy was initially deemed a risk for Marvel Studios, but the property is now one of their most popular. The characters were a big reason why the film caught on with so many viewers, as the likes of Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax, Rocket, and Groot were able to ground the otherworldly concept into a heartwarming story about friends and family. Moviegoers have waited three long years to see the team reassemble, making Guardians of the Galaxy Vol....
Marvel Studios found great success with the Guardians of the Galaxy comedic tone, and that will not be lost without James Gunn’s direction in Avengers: Infinity War. Almost nobody knew who these characters were before Guardians of the Galaxy hit theaters in 2014, but with Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 around the corner, it is one of the most anticipated movies of the year. Much of this excitement can be attributed to the way Gunn built up these characters, and they’re poised to do even more in the future....
Halloween 9 was planned, but eventually canceled. A direct follow-up to Halloween: Resurrection didn’t happen, but not because of box office or lack of fan interest. The success of Halloween: H20 (1998) created talk of a sequel – even though the film was supposed to have wrapped up the saga. However, fans were unaware of the last-minute problems that almost cancelled the anniversary follow-up altogether. Returning actress Jamie Lee Curtis agreed to do the film, with the understanding that her character would ultimately kill series boogeyman Michael Myers....
Hamachi is a virtual private network (VPN) application written by Alex Pankratov in 2004. This service is in use to establish direct links between computers behind network address translation firewalls. It doesn’t require configuring the system. It works on the internet that emulates the connection which exists if the computers connected over a local area network. The main error that occurs nowadays is that the Hamachi service gets stop automatically on Windows 10....
While the initial Apple Watch launch is still ongoing, Apple started shipping standalone bands to customers this week. We’ve got our hands on both the Leather Loop and Sport bands plus packaging today. Check out our comparison photos and my early impressions of each band and the swapping process below. Personalizing the Apple Watch by changing the watch faces and swapping bands can give the same model a very different look and feel....
For those interesting in getting the most out of Google’s new Maps for iPhone and iPod touch application, Google has posted ten quick tips for using the app. To drop a pin, simply press and hold any location on the map. Tap the resulting info sheet for additional options such as saving the location or accessing Street View (if available). Place Pin on the Map To see panoramic Street View images, press and hold any location on the map, tap the info sheet, and then tap the image....
Waze CEO recently sat down for an interview with Business Insider, and spoke about the company’s $1 billion acquisition by Google, self-driving cars, and why the company attributes Waze’s widespread success to Apple and celebrates an annual “Tim Cook Day.” The reasoning dates back to 2012, when Apple Maps’ debacle proved a worst case scenario for the company, forcing CEO Tim Cook to write a public apology letter over the numerous Apple Maps shortcomings....
[youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=-cZ4mdrlWYM”] As promised, Google has released an update for its Search for iOS app that adds Google Now-like voice recognition. The new voice recognition feature also remind us a lot of Siri. Users can perform tasks like “asking for the weather in a natural way and it will provide results,” Google explained. Google Now, what Google’s iOS’ voice feature is built off of, was formally introduced in Google’s latest Android OS, Jelly Bean....
Google just bought the brainchild behind popular iOS app Snapseed, Nik Software. Snapseed, which has some features of the hit iOS app Instagram in terms of jazzy vintage filters, is just one of many desktop and mobile photography apps that Nik Software develops. Snapseed launched on Apple’s iPad in June 2011, winning “iPad App of the Year” soon after, and then it landed on the iPhone in August 2011 and Mac OS just four months later....
Gotham may have been a bit of a slow burner when it first came to the small screen all the way back in 2014 from creator Bruno Heller, but it’s a show that’s managed to garner a notably loyal following of fans who tune in each and every week, finding out a little more about some of DC’s most famous villains and their origins. Having since found its feet, the series returned this week to kick off the second half of its third season and managed to impress (see our review of the midseason premiere)....
