Ah, the joy of summer storms. A recent one involving a flooded basement (a torrential downpour traveled down a chipmunk burrow that led to an otherwise enclosed basement window with a broken ...

If you own a modern computer, it is probably several times faster than the one that landed the first lunar module on the moon. Modern personal computers consist of many components that work together ...

Some computers are ready for a new lease on life. Computer companies come out with new machines every year: faster, better, more powerful, more efficient, and sometimes even cheaper. But what do you ...

Ah, the joy of summer storms. A recent one involving a flooded basement (a torrential downpour traveled down a chipmunk burrow that led to an otherwise enclosed basement window with a broken ...

A computer is a complex machine. While most of it works on a microscopic level, it certainly has recognizable macroscopic components that contribute to its uses. A computer can be used to do just ...

If you want to build a kick-ass computer lab in your home, you’ll need to start with a kick-ass PC. But with so many ways to get good PCs these days, you’ll need to make a decision: Do you buy a ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you've ever set foot in a Costco warehouse, it can feel like a microcosm of just about everything you could conceivably buy in bulk. Much ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. At this point, computers have gone well beyond their initial mandate of, as the name suggests, computing. They're doors to virtual worlds, a ...

As someone who writes about consumer technology for a living, it’s strange to admit that I’m fundamentally detached from the tools I use every day. Not because I don’t care about them or think about ...

Building a PC is a great DIY project that teaches you a lot about computing hardware and often gets you a more affordable device. While the current RAM crisis in the U.S. is making pre-built machines ...