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HowTo: Limit CPU Usage of a Process in Linux

25/03/2018

Sometimes you get that one process that just eats up all your resources. In my case, it’s Google-Chrome. I had to find a way to deal with it without resorting to yet another plugin. In this article, I will discuss control a process in both Ubuntu 16 and Centos 7. Using CPULIMIT to limit CPU […]

Software

Free Software and Service Alternatives

24/03/2018

Free software has been around long enough so that much of the really important programs have been tried and tested pretty well. These publicly verified alternatives often provide the same or even better functionality than the originals at a fraction of the price or even for free. Here are a few well-tested alternatives. Dropbox Alternatives […]

Hosting

Ways to Reduce Website Response Times

24/03/2018

First steps Before you try improving, get a baseline measurement of your current site and an idea of what needs improvement. A great tool to use for this is Google PageSpeed Insights. This site will measure your website response and give you an idea of where the problem areas are. Once you have data on your […]

New Technologies Technology

New Technology in 2018

22/03/2018

Various new technologies have either appeared or are set to appear this here. Here are a few for 2018 that have been highlighted by various people in the know. According to Forbes, MIT has revealed the following tech that is going to make a big impact this year. New Technology – 3D Metal Printing […]

DNS Domain Name Hosting

Domain transfers, DNS Propagation and other delaying factors

17/03/2018

So you have finally decided to move on to a new hosting company. The reasons do not matter – the planning does. Not taking the inherent delays into account can leave you frustrated and wishing you had never even started the process. For business, interrupted mail and a website that may or may not […]

Networks Technology

Network Latency and Throughput

12/03/2018

Network latency and network throughput are terms that are often confused or even used as alternatives to each other. Latency and Throughput are totally different and you can have High Latency (Bad) and High Throughput (Good) or Low Latency (Good) and Low Throughput (Bad). As you can see from the examples mentioned, even the “High” […]

HowTo: Limit CPU Usage of a Process in Linux

Free Software and Service Alternatives

Ways to Reduce Website Response Times

New Technology in 2018

Domain transfers, DNS Propagation and other delaying factors

Network Latency and Throughput

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