In the 1940s Thomas Watson, then the CEO of IBM, infamously forecasted that the world wouldn’t need more than "about 5" computers. Thankfully for IBM and Youtube-famous vloggers, Watson was a lit...

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When we talk about hardware, we aren't talking about anything you could find in Ron Swanson's garage. In fact, we aren't talking about anything Ron Swanson would touch without throwing into a dumps...

Harry Potter and software have a lot of things in common. We aren't talking about Pottermore or even Potter Puppet Pals when we say that—even though they're both solid uses of Potter-themed techn...

Memory can be deceiving. Just think aboutwhen you walk into a room only to forget why you're there. when you drive around with a senior who can remember where everything used to be 50 years ag...

When you get right down to it, computers only really understand zeros and ones. Don't let Luke Skywalker's magical ability to give R2-D2 instructions fool you: actual computers aren't even close to...

Say you've saved up all your money frompocket changebabysittinglawn-mowingbabysitting by making the kid mow the lawnto get something really nice. Now you can finally replace the hand-me-down comput...

We've got a secret to share with you: science and engineering discoveries don't just happen without rhyme or reason.Except maybe the goldfish walker. There's no point to that one.What's that? What'...