Top 10 Supercomputers in the World

The 38th edition of the Top 500 list of the world’s most powerful supercomputers has just been released. There are no changes in Top 10 rankings compared to the previous list, however the performance of some machines have increased.

Japanese build K computer is now almost 4 times faster than its nearest competitor with a performance of 10.51 Petaflop/s. It is also the first ever machine to cross 10 petaflop performance level.

Top 10 Sites To Detect Plagiarism

Plagiarism is a serious concern for journalists and high school/university students and professors alike. Make sure you aren’t plagiarizing with these 10 online services – or check that someone else isn’t!

1. TurnItIn

TurnItIn.com is one of the most notable services in plagiarism detection. Started by Four UC Berkeley graduates as a peer review application for their classes, TurnItIn has processed more than 60 million academic papers in 2011. The service does have a fee but free quotes are available online for educators.

2. iThenticate

Used more for professional and scholarly writing and research, iThenticate is used by well-known publishers like Oxford University Press. iThenticate’s Cross Check software appeals to the professional and scholar largely due to its database of more than 31 million articles and 67,664 books and journals.

Top 10 Things You Never Knew You Could Do With Dropbox

In our connected generation we want and often need to access information at all times – which has made the launch of services such as Dropbox and cloud so popular. Still, there are several ways to enhance your user experience with this service. Here are the 10 things you didn’t know you could do with Dropbox.

1. Reading “Favorite” Files Offline

While using the Dropbox app, you can ‘favorite’ images or text documents from your mobile device to access later. You won’t even have to be connected to Wi-Fi or internet service.

2. Use Dropbox as Your Default Documents Folder

By saving files directly to Dropbox from your computer programs, you will save an immense amount of time and memory. This can be done by using a simple commands in Terminal for Mac OS or a settings change for Windows.

Mac OS: Open Terminal in Utilities and type “cd Dropbox.” Press enter, and type “-s~/Documents/Documents.” Hit enter again to finish.

Windows: Right-click on the My Documents folder, click Properties and then click Move. Simply select your Dropbox folder.