Most computers in the world run on some version of Microsoft Windows. It’s by far the most popular desktop operating system in the world, but when we move to non-desktop […]
The storage system of a computer has always been the slowest component in the chain. Your CPU has fast cache memory, which interacts much slower (yet still fast!) with RAM […]
The GPU or Graphical Processing Unit is a dedicated microchip that is designed to specifically do graphics-related tasks at a much faster rate than a CPU or Central Processing Unit. […]
You might have heard of something called an IP Address, – if you haven’t, start off by reading our article explaining the concept – but for this article on NAT […]
The cardinal rule of backups is that you should have them in at least two different places, which are unlikely to be destroyed at the same time. At least, this […]
In the early days of voice recognition, you’d be lucky to get half your words recognized, even if you spoke slowly like a robot. These days every smartphone has a […]
When you type a website URL into the address bar of your browser, a request is sent to a type of internet server known as a domain name server. This […]
Virtual Reality (VR) has come a long way from the first Oculus Rift developer kits in 2016 and even further from the primitive VR of the early 90s. While not […]
The very best VR experiences are still to be found on computers with powerful GPUsand CPUs, which usually means tethering yourself to the machine with a cable. The Oculus Quest […]
The Command Prompt is an incredibly useful way to perform certain tasks. For example, if you want to run a program with special parameters, the Command Prompt is one fast […]
Virtual reality technology has made a few attempts to break into the mainstream, but until 2016 every effort has failed. It took until that year to become a viable consumer […]
When most people think of the internet, what they’re really thinking of is the Web. However the physical network that makes up the internet carries far more than just websites […]
The HyperTerminal was an incredibly useful pre-installed Windows tool included before Windows 7. A darling of power users with hundreds of uses, these days it’s sadly gone. It’s no longer […]
Google Drive is already an incredibly useful service in its own right, but once you bring the power of its desktop components into play you’ll be more productive than ever. […]
What is a CPU? The CPU or Central Processing Unit is the number-crunching brain of a computer. Everything a computer does, from playing video games to helping you write an […]