BootRacer measures the exact time from when you start up a computer to when everything is loaded and you’re able to use your computer at full capacity. We recorded three passes with the boot speed for each round of testing. The backup images allowed us to restore the test PC to its original sluggish condition between testing each app.

But not everyone wants to keep a powerful PC running continuously. For Roku, it’s considered a downloadable “channel.” Many devices, including smart TVs and Android TV boxes, come with the Plex client pre-loaded, so there’s nothing to download. The clients are typically free, but occasionally Plex charges a small amount to download them. A Plex Pass subscription includes free access to all clients . Keep in mind, playing a movie this way won’t necessarily show you what it will look like on a device like an Apple TV, or Roku. It’s really just meant as a way to check that the file will indeed play. To quickly check that everything is as it should be, click the home button in the web app interface.

Installing The File Server Resource Manager Tools

NirLauncher is a package of more than 100 portable freeware utilities for Windows, all of them developed for NirSoft Web site during the last few years. Saves much programming, since inheriting properties means programmed objects are reusable.

Don’t worry, you can, of course, still add local content like movies, music, and photos to our PlayOn library, but the software focuses even more on providing a diversity of free and paid streaming services. This accounts for over 100 channels to start, including Hulu, YouTube, Netflix, Comedy Central, and all the major TV networks. Browsing this large selection is fairly easy with PlayOn’s UI, which is quite well polished.

What Are Considered Utilities And Applications?

I’ve now had time to test the device with Android 9 including the file server function iTunes for Windows 10, a key selling point since of the device since it supports up to two 3.5″ SATA drives internally. I have a small company network with servers and lots of fibre channel datastorage to run. I’m still willing to pay 400 to 500 bucks or even more for decent server software. For some reason, Mavericks Server last update messed up my AFP file mounts. Yosemite Server installed on top of Yosemite installed on top of Mavericks was a total mess, nothing worked right. Trying to reload server settings from stuff saved under Mavericks server was an exercise in futility. Then I did a clean install of Yosemite followed by Yosemite Server.

• Built in the same engine as the first game, you once again take up the mantle of silent protagonist Gordon Freeman and battle your way through a world taken over by the aliens released in the first game.
• But at the same time, they pack a startling amount of detail for games this old.
• Jellyfin presents a truly outstanding open-source alternative to the likes of Plex and Emby.
• The calculation capabilities of MindView 7 have been expanded to more closely mirror the functions of Microsoft Excel.
• A firewall is used to monitor network ports by controlling inbound and outbound traffic to the network.
• The stellar first season for Telltale’s most popular series remains its best despite fierce competition.

After the campaign is finished, there are both single- and multiplayer horde modes, which force you to fight off hordes of the undead. Arizona Sunshine is a fast-paced gore-fest filled with bloodied, hungry zombies. It’s slick and demonstrates how the Oculus Rift can deliver complete packages with multiple game modes. Although it’s not the long-awaited Half-Life 3, Alyx is an incredible return to the Half-Life universe.