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How Civilizations Computed Before the Days of Computers

What we often forget is that the main function of computers is computing! While we remain comfortable with the endless roles filled by modern-day computers, their original purpose was that of a high-grade calculator because everything eventually comes down to numbers.

Computer Guide: How to Keep Your Computer Up-to-Date!

Related: Become a Windows Computer Wiz by Using These 11 Tricks I. Understanding Driver Versions Before diving into the updating process, it's necessary to understand how driver versions work. Windows drivers consist of various components, including device drivers, firmware, and software.

Computer Guide: How to Format Your Computer - PC & Mac

Being able to format our computer can be very important.

The Ultimate Computer Guide Collection

Have you been looking for a one-stop-shop where you can find a lot of easy computer advice that will make your digital life easier? Then you’ve found it!

STOP! You're Damaging Your Computer...

Blocking the Computer’s Vents Efficient airflow is paramount to a computer's performance and longevity. The placement of your computer can have a significant impact on this.

Learn the Basics of Using a Computer With These Guides!

As I was born during the early part of the Baby Boom, I used to approach computers with a mixture of apprehension and fear when they first started to become commonplace in households.

Streamer Devices: Your Guide To The Next TV Revolution

Let’s take a look at some of these devices by type: How They Work A streamer device harnesses your internet connection (you can plug them in to your modem via an Ethernet cable or connect them to the internet via WiFi) in order to deliver on-demand movies, TV channels and programs to your TV.

Dusty Devices? Here Are 10 Top Tips to Make Them Sparkle

How many different devices are used in your household? Chances are there are quite a few. Yet most of us aren’t really sure how we are meant to clean these pricey items without damaging them irreparably.

What is the Best Way to Efficiently Recycle Old Computers?

[related_articles] Step Three: Evaluate your options (By David Wright, Wikimedia Commons ) There are two effective ways to recycle your old devices and computers: E-cycling and donations. E-cycling requires the device to be disassembled, a task we’ll be dealing with in a later step.

Snicker at 7 of the Weirdest Laptops and Computers

Here are 7 interesting-looking computers you probably didn’t know were once available on the open market. 1.

Micro Computers and Portable Desktops, the First Laptops!

It was only made available for purchase in 1982 and is still regarded as one of the first “laptop” computers. It was an extremely mobile device, weighing only 6 pounds, that came with a transport case, and was hailed the “fourth revolution in personal computing” by BusinessWeek. 5.

This Skimming Device Shows How Thieves Are Getting Smarter

The device is an exact replica of the normal card slot found on an ATM, it has simply been glued over the top of the original 'hole in the wall.' This sophisticated device has a magnetic strip reader, battery, switch, and control board.