What is LXC (Linux Containers)?
LXC: features, pros, and cons of Linux Containers
  • Know-how

Container technology has shaken up classic application virtualization. It promises more flexibility, higher scalability and an overall carefree package with regard to user friendliness. However, before you decide to use Linux Containers (LXC), you should become more familiar with its features, pros, and cons, different uses as well as the defined limits of this technology.

LXC: features, pros, and cons of Linux Containers
Drop-down lists in Google Sheets
Google Sheets: how to add a drop-down list
  • Online sales

Drop-down lists in Google Sheets provide useful formatting options for many users. Adding a drop-down list to a cell allows users to choose between lots of different options, or assign values to certain attributes. This step-by-step guide explains how to create drop-down lists in Google Sheets.

Google Sheets: how to add a drop-down list
Windows SMB
Enable and disable SMB1 in Windows 10: A step-by-step guide
  • Configuration

Various network features like data sharing are regulated by the SMB protocol in Windows. For maximum compatibility, Windows 10 still supports communication via the first version of this protocol – known as SMBv1, SMB 1.0 or CIFS. Since using this protocol is inadvisable for security reasons, this article explains how to disable SMB1 in Windows 10.

Enable and disable SMB1 in Windows 10: A step-by-step guide
WinSxS cleanup
The WinSxS folder – space for backups of system files
  • Configuration

In Windows, important files are placed into the WinSxS folder. When updates are made to the system, old data is stored in the folder so that it can be restored if necessary. As a result, the folder can become very large over time. However, you should never simply delete files from this folder when you start running out of disk space. Windows offers special tools for this.

The WinSxS folder – space for backups of system files
Generative Adversarial Networks
Generative adversarial networks: the creative side of machine learning
  • Search engine marketing

How can machines autonomously generate deceptively real images? Ian Goodfellow developed generative adversarial networks for this purpose. These networks are able to learn independently and are already in use across many areas. The networks can create pictures and generate passport photos of people who don’t even exist.

Generative adversarial networks: the creative side of machine learning
The bandwagon effect in marketing
The bandwagon effect in marketing
  • Online sales

The bandwagon effect plays an important role across many marketing practices. The phenomenon, which was first studied in 1944, is regularly exploited by advertising companies for marketing campaigns and other activities. This is beneficial in marketing because most people prefer to be on the side of the “winner” and accordingly, follow other people who are happy with their purchasing decision.

The bandwagon effect in marketing
The decoy effect in marketing
The decoy effect: Definition, how it works and examples
  • Online sales

The decoy effect has proven itself in sales processes time and time again, which makes it an important marketing instrument. The classic decoy effect model introduces a "decoy" product that has asymmetrically dominating attributes to manipulate customers into choosing between two products. What is the effect and how exactly does decoy effect marketing work?

The decoy effect: Definition, how it works and examples
Icon fonts—vector-based character sets
Icon fonts - web design with vector-based pictograms
  • Web design

Use icon fonts for integrating vector-based pictograms into your website. In contrast to pixel images, vector graphics have the advantage that they can be scaled up or down without sacrificing quality. With the help of CSS (cascading style sheets) web designers can also integrate other code-based design features. There are many different open source projects available that boast large icon...

Icon fonts - web design with vector-based pictograms
Bootstrap tutorial: the first steps
Bootstrap Tutorial: the first steps with the Twitter framework
  • Web development

Bootstrap is one of the best solutions when it comes to creating websites for all devices with little effort. But what exactly lies behind the framework that was originally planned to be used as an internal optimization tool for Twitter? Can total beginners with no CSS, JavaScript, or HTML experience also achieve attractive results?

Bootstrap Tutorial: the first steps with the Twitter framework
What is an operating system
What is an operating system?
  • Know-how

Although we use them on a daily basis, few of us know how an operating system actually works and what this important piece of software is used for. PC, laptop, smartphone, or tablet – even some fridges are now equipped with an operating system such as Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, or one of many Linux distributions.

What is an operating system?