By day three, my mom came to visit. She took one look at the situation and said something I never would’ve expected: “Get a CD tower.” If you grew up in the ’90s, you probably remember the tall, ...

CDs are great for short-term goals and earning guaranteed interest. But they fall way behind when it comes to long-term ...

Windows 7 not booting? Learn how to fix startup issues using Safe Mode, Startup Repair, or command prompt tools.

A team of researchers from Northern Arizona University has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to develop a statewide data science corps designed to help middle and high school teachers ...

Floor-to-ceiling stacks of old film and media players live throughout Randy Wheeler's house, an archive he's collected since ...

If some differences are too small to be determined by a blind A/B test, how small is too small? And who decides?

To use ADB with your Android device, you must enable a feature called "USB Debugging." Open your phone's app drawer, tap the Settings icon, and select "About Phone." Scroll all the way down and tap ...

If you read “Jenny’s Daily Drivers” or “Linux Fu” here on Hackaday, you know we like Linux. Jenny’s series, especially, always points out things I want to try ...

Many people keep their computers for years. They may update a few components and deal with maintenance issues to keep their computers running at their best. However, there comes a time when there’s ...

If a Windows upgrade has ever gone sideways on you, you know how vague and unhelpful the error messages can be. Here are my go-to troubleshooting tricks when that happens.

Upon opening a Command Prompt, you will see a file path (e.g., "C:\Users\Chifundo"). This is called the prompt, and it shows what directory you're currently in. The blinking cursor at the end ...