Life before computers and the Internet [Image]
Before computers came around, life was different.
Author Archives: Ashraf
Amazon is selling used… toilet paper [Image]
Erm. Are there any words to describe this situation?
Airplane restaurant [Amazing Photo of the Day]
A restaurant on an airplane. Sort of.
[Windows] How to uninstall, remove, or delete VirtualBox drivers (Bridged Networking driver, Host-Only Network Adapter driver, etc.)
VirtualBox is an awesome virtual machine you can use to virtually install different operating system. However, the drivers associated with VirtualBox can be a pain in the @$$. Sometimes they don’t work properly and need to b...
AVG Secure Search Security Toolbar is malware, avoid it more than the plague
I’ve been reviewing software since dotTech was born back in October 2008. By now, over four years on, I have become very good at avoiding crapware that comes bundled with many programs, notably toolbars; I can only remember ...
This is one happy seal [Amazing Photo of the Day]
Time for seals to have their fifteen minutes of fame.
How people searched for information prior to Google [Image]
Do people still go to libraries?
Friendship in the age of social networks [Comic]
Will your "friends" on Facebook take a bullet for you?
I believe the proper term for this is “tigerback” [Amazing Photo of the Day]
Today is the turn of tigers.
“I’m an NPC” [Comic]
You have to be a gamer to understand this comic.
Giant NES controller-shaped coffee table plays video games, costs $3,700 [Image]
Got $3,700 burning your pocket?
Is Apple losing its touch? Major security hole allowed hackers to easily reset passwords to Apple accounts using iForgot
There was a time when Apple products were popularly recognized as being secure. Or at least more secure than the competition. For example, for the longest time Mac OS X was synonymous with “doesn’t get viruses” (...
[Windows] Turn your computer into an alarm clock with Free Alarm Clock, a portable program
If you are in need of an alarm clock and you have no other options (e.g. you don’t have a real alarm clock and don’t have a feature phone or smartphone to use as an alarm clock), then Comfort Software’s Free Alar...
“Google musical chairs” [Comic]
Round and round we go; which Google product is going to vanish next, nobody knows.