Summer is upon us! The days are getting longer, the sun is out, and the view outside the window is making it difficult to stay indoors. Fortunately, more than a few free applications are just waiting ...

So much happens behind the scenes on our computers that at times technology can seem magical. For example, when a new email message arrives, Notification Center alerts me simultaneously on both my Mac ...

New Chrome feature can tell sites and webapps when you’re idle Your email has been sent The new Idle Detection API gives Chrome the ability to register whether a user is active, and has drawn concerns ...

The World Community Grid wants to turn you spare computer power into life saving change around the globe. Sponsored by IBM, the WCG is a nonprofit that partners with research teams to help them ...

Researchers are tapping into idled electric vehicles to act as mobile generators and help power overworked and aging electricity grids. After analyzing energy demand on Alberta's power grid during ...

For companies that operate commercial vehicle fleets, idle time describes when the engine is running but your vehicle isn’t moving. In some instances, idling is a good thing. For example, in very cold ...

The System Idle Process is an important aspect of the Windows 11/10 operating system, but what’s interesting about it is the fact that from time to time, it tends to use a lot of system resources. We ...

Google's web crawler simulates "idle" states to better render JavaScript-heavy sites, improving indexing of deferred content on webpages. Google's web crawler simulates "idle" states to trigger ...

Creative people are more likely to make the most of their downtime during a typical day by exploring their mind, a new study by University of Arizona researchers suggests. The study, published in the ...