What is svchost.exe and why are 9 instances of it running on my system?

What is svchost.exe and why are 9 instances of it running on my system?: "My Windows Task Manager states that 9 instances of svchost.exe are running at the same time. Is that normal?"



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Do You Know About the Leap Second? - Alexis C. Madrigal - The Atlantic

Do You Know About the Leap Second? - Alexis C. Madrigal - The Atlantic: "The mechanics of the leap year are well known: We add a day to February every four years to maintain the synchronization of our earthly calendar with the celestial reality of the Earth's orbit.

Weeelllll, it turns out that a similar phenomenon plays out on a much smaller time scale. Along with the leap year, there is the leap second."



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What You Need to Know About iPhone and iPad Backups

What You Need to Know About iPhone and iPad Backups: "Your iPhone or iPad automatically backs up to your iCloud account by default, but you can also create more comprehensive, local backups from iTunes. Apple only offers 5 GB of iCloud space for free, so you may need to manage your iCloud backups.

Many apps will automatically “back up” your data to the appropriate service, too. For example, when you use Gmail, your emails are stored on Google’s servers with your Google account — you don’t have to back anything up."



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Save and Restore Desktop Icon Layout/Position on Windows

Save and Restore Desktop Icon Layout/Position on Windows: "If you are someone who has to connect their computer to external displays all the time for presentations at work or for watching a movie at home on your TV, then you probably are sick and tired of rearranging your desktop icons every time you change resolution. You would think Microsoft would have added some feature to Windows to handle this situation, but apparently it wasn’t worth their time."



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