If you are keen about learning about our Universe and some history, I strongly recommend you to check out the Big History Project. In this comprehensive package, you will travel through time beginning...
There are dozens of online tools you can use to determine if your site is vulnerable to the Heartbleed bug (click to learn more). But what about internal sites (a.k.a. intranet sites)? How...
Transcoding is an important function within Plex and it is one that requires some TLC. Installing Plex Server is as easy it can be and so anyone can do it. However, like most...
There are many tutorials out there on YouTube that show you how to run FTB on a MAC to fix the crash at launch issue.
In this tutorial I show you away to simplify...
Navigation apps have transformed how we find our way, but they still have limitations—especially in areas without a formal address system. Rural fields, hiking trails, or large venues with multiple entrances can confuse...
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JBS Haldane, the British biologist, had just finished giving a comprehensive talk on biological evolution. He had started off with the Earth (prior to the inception of life), before seamlessly moving on to...
Bloomberg.com broke news on May 25th that Essential, the punchy smartphone startup from Andy Rubin of Android OS royalty, has cancelled its sophomore device, choosing instead to direct its efforts towards a...
What is the single most feature that any piece of portable technology must have in order to operate and perform its base functions? What is the lowest common denominator in terms of...
What is RAID?
Raid an acronym for Redundant Array of Independent (Inexpensive) Disks.
Raid is a term used mainly to represent computer data storage schemes.
The concept was first developed by David A. Patterson, Garth...
As an internet service customer, you likely subscribe to a package from your ISP (Internet Service Provider). Based on your chosen plan, you receive an upload rate and a download rate. In...
The Academy Award winning film ‘The Hurt Locker’ (2008) begins with the following quote: “The Rush of battle is a potent and often lethal addiction, for war is a drug”. This ‘rush’...
“I think I can safely say that nobody understands Quantum Mechanics” – Richard Feynman
Austrian physicist Erwin Schrodinger once came up with an interesting thought experiment: Imagine a cat sitting in a sealed...
Let's face it: you're a geek who likes to crunch numbers. Or not. But what ever the case, you should definately have "R" on your machine. Head over to http://www.r-project.org/ to download a free...
There are dozens of online tools you can use to determine if your site is vulnerable to the Heartbleed bug (click to learn more). But what about internal sites (a.k.a. intranet sites)?...
It seems that everywhere you search, people just tell you not to solo mine. Ignore these people and continue with this guide on how to start solo! Join mining groups when you...