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Okay, so we probably shouldn't have used a jolly Don Draper cartoon as the featured image for this piece, but it's hard to find a valid photo for the...

There are luxury items out there that only the wealthy would ever consider. In most cases, they have amenities that nobody really thought they needed...

Today, we operate in a computer world where speed is graded by megabytes and gigabytes per second in data transfer alone. That doesn't even go into the...

There are certain teams that are considered "dream jobs" by those who enter a field. Baseball players often dream of playing for the Yankees. Children of...

One of the most convenient technologies of our time, ATMs have a surprisingly rich history that most would never think of while withdrawing cash or...

Anyone who was a kid at some point in their lives has probably imagined having a robotic exoskeleton. If that's not you, you're probably reading the wrong...

If you consider yourself even remotely interested in technology, you've heard the term “algorithm." An algorithm is defined as a set of instructions for…

It's getting more difficult all the time to blow the minds of kids today. They're more computer literate before hitting junior high than most of their…

Many of us were born or raised in a world with the internet. For some, it has been a part of their lives for as long as they can remember and the idea of…

Understanding the physical natural of time has been something that physicists have struggled with and debated over since before Einstein brought into…

Most people think video games as a bad habit and wastage of valuable time, but in fact, it can turn your valuable time into unique abilities.

On the left, you have a 1GB hard drive. It weighed about 75 lbs, and 31 years ago companies could get this, at the time the largest mass produced 1GB hard…

The next Social Media giant is right before our eyes, known as the photo filtering and sharing social mobile app, Instagram. Although its launch date was...

Many of us grew up writing letters long-hand and sending them via the Post Office. It wasn’t until 1965, that the concept of email emerged and about 6...

It's hard to imagine the world without Facebook right now. Even people who aren't users are affected by it even if only because they are constantly...

Every year, Google composes a Zeitgeist report that attempts to capture the essence of the year and give a glimpse of what we can expect in the coming...

Predictions of the future are often foolish and do not accurately represent reality. In this case, they got it nailed pretty nicely. We don't know the...

It's a sound that few of us have heard since the last time we saw a modem that looked like the one above. Still, it's a sound that will always be...

We all know that new tech gadgets are more expensive in the beginning when demand and expenses could bring a higher price. With hard drives, it's...

"You are only allowed to use your OWN knowledge, your OWN class notes, class handouts, your OWN class homework, or The Earth and Its Peoples textbook to…

In a striking move of almost unparalleled generosity, Apple has donated the source code for its MacPaint application to the Computer History Museum. The...

As Google celebrates the change of seasons with a newly enhanced layout, I've come down with a bad case of Springtime nostalgia. Ah, yes, the glory days...