In the third of a four-part series on China’s universities and campus life, Alcott Wei asks why students are finding it so hard to switch disciplines once they reach university, in contrast to the previous generation which prioritised getting into the most prestigious institutions. Read the second part here. John Fan, an undergraduate at Changan … Read more
Seventeen-year-old Aryan Prakash from Andheri, Mumbai, took a significant stride towards his ambition as he secured the all India 17 rank and fifth from IIT Bombay zone in the JEE advanced examination, the result of which was announced earlier today, June 9. Notably, Prakash had clinched a flawless 100 percentile in the JEE Main, the … Read more
Animesh Pradhan, who cracked the UPSC Civil Services exam 2023 with AIR 2 and did not crumble despite losing both his parents in a span of 6 years, said if he can achieve success in adverse situation, then anyone can achieve it. Pradhan said though it was his first attempt at the UPSC civil services … Read more
While anti-virus programs used to be very made-for-purpose, modern anti-viruses include a suite of products that not only protect you against viruses but also against malware, ads, phishing scams, and a lot more. They also tend to give you multiple licenses to protect several devices, and while there are some good free options, going with … Read more
Nvidia and AMD make the best graphics cards you can buy, but choosing between them isn’t easy. Unlike previous generations, AMD and Nvidia trade blows point-for-point in 2024, and picking a brand to go with isn’t as easy as counting the dollars in your wallet. I’ve reviewed every graphics card AMD and Nvidia have released … Read more
If it’s been a while since you last changed your Outlook password, you could be opening the door for hackers to access your account. Updating your password at frequent intervals is a great way to improve your online security, and Outlook makes it easy to take care of this important (yet, boring) administrative task. Whether … Read more
Recording your screen is an incredibly useful feature available on Windows 11. In a professional capacity, it allows you to capture your screen to highlight issues or show off a new workflow to your colleagues. You can also record a presentation that can be shared throughout the company. For gaming, it lets you record a … Read more
Did an application decide to freeze on you? Getting the spinning beachball of death on MacOS? Or are things just running a bit too slow for your liking? Then you’ll need to know how to force quit on a Mac, allowing you to close out of unresponsive programs. Apple gives you a few different options … Read more
Mark Coppock / Digital Trends The HP Spectre x360 14 and Dell XPS 14 are two of the biggest new laptops announced at CES 2024. Deliberately or not, HP and Dell rolled out significant upgrades of their premier laptops to coincide with the arrival of Intel’s Core Ultra Meteor Lake chipset. The latter introduced a new … Read more
Think about the words and phrases on our computers that we type over and over again, without even thinking about it. Emails and site logins are just a few of these frequently keyed fields, but there are plenty others. Now what if we told you there was a neat shortcut on macOS that lets you … Read more
