So you think rocking that dual quad-core processors with 16GB RAM rig makes you cool? Yeah, okay; IBM Roadrunner, the first petaflop supercomputer (one quadrillion floating point operations per second) and the world’s fastes...
Can anyone keep a computer up for 16 years?
Before computers came around, life was different.
Does this mean we can CTRL + ALT + DEL out of awkward moments?
Take a guess.
Poor computer-challenged grandma.
Is that problem you are having really caused by a virus?
Who needs expensive cooling systems when you can use a table fan.
Rich, spoiled, or just stupid?
When it comes to technology, the expectation gap between the have-knowledge and the have-not-knowledge is vast. The people who do not understand technology more or less think it is magic and the people who under technology are mag...
I am too young to have ever used a typewriter. However, I have seen plenty of typewriters in action courtesy Hollywood (I know, I know — not the same). One thing in particular I have noticed about typewriters is how the typi...
Not so long ago in one of my science classes in college, we were talking about cleavage of rocks and the professor remarked some geologists have a sense of humor. (If you don’t get the joke, you are too young.) As we have se...
How many dotTechies spend multiple hours each day on the computer? I know I do, and sadly enough I am no longer ashamed of the fact either. This excess screen time has different affects on different people. Some people handle it g...
What is one thing computers do not get along with? No, not your grandma or grandpa. No, not your dog or cat. No, not your baby sister. Well, yes, probably all those things but that isn’t the answer I’m looking for. Rat...
