COMPUTERS

Airports are not exactly laptop-friendly.

The Real Reason You Need to Take Your Laptop Out at Airport Security

TSA agents need a closer look at your computer. Here's why.

Did Alan Turing Inspire the Apple Logo?

Apple's iconic logo is rumored to have been inspired by Eve's bite into the apple of knowledge, Newton's discovery of gravity, and Alan Turing's untimely end. Are any of these stories true?

Apple's legendary innovator was a fascinatingly complex figure.

10 Fascinating Facts About Steve Jobs

If you’re reading this, there’s a good chance you’ve used one of the many products that Steve Jobs so famously innovated.

ELIZA lent a sympathetic ear, though the program pre-dated monitors.

'Please Tell Me Your Problem': Remembering ELIZA, the Pioneering '60s Chatbot

Before ChatGPT, a novel computer program by an MIT professor offered a virtual therapy session.

A 2000 reveler decorates for mutually assured nuclear destruction.

7 Wild Predictions About Y2K

Nuclear war. Prisons unraveling. And using toilet paper for money. People were freaked out about Y2K.

These top-rated gadgets are at all-time low prices during Prime Day 2022.

The Best Prime Day Tech Deals on Wireless Headphones, Laptops, and Smart Gadgets

Get impressive savings with these Prime Day 2022 tech deals from Bose, Fitbit, Samsung, and other leading brands.

Not the cookies you want to be thinking about all the time.

How to Block Those Annoying Cookie Banners That Follow You From Website to Website

You shouldn’t have to accept cookies a million times a day. Here’s how to stop it.

Don't make your username "username" either.

The 20 Most Commonly Leaked Passwords on the Dark Web

Sorry, hopeless romantics: “Iloveyou” is one of the most basic—and least secure—passwords you could possibly choose.

Valentine’s Day Is a Time for Romance—And for Online Scammers to Steal Your Money, FTC Warns

Roses are red, violets are blue. The FTC thinks your online valentine could actually be trying to scam you.

Cary Elwes and Robin Wright in The Princess Bride (1987).

The 20 Most—And 20 Least—Stressful Romance Movies, According to AI

You might think ‘The Princess Bride’ is the ultimate comfort movie. According to one computer program, you couldn’t be more wrong.

A sign outside Amazon's Seattle headquarters.

Why ‘Relentless.com’ Redirects to Amazon

Amazon’s original name was actually ‘Cadabra.’ And that was far from the only moniker that Jeff Bezos considered.

Why Are Online Scams Called ‘Phishing’?

‘Phishing’ has become a catch-all term for basically any internet scam. When it was coined in the ’90s, that wasn’t the case.

Good News: Online U.S. Passport Renewals Are Finally Coming

‘Can I renew my passport online?’ is a question Americans have been asking since the dawn of the digital age. Soon, the answer will be yes.

A BlackBerry Bold 9900 on display in 2012.

Your Old BlackBerry Phone Is About to Stop Working Forever

BlackBerry phones were once considered cutting-edge. Soon, you won’t even be able to use them to call 911.

Steve Jobs introduces the first iPhone during his keynote speech at Macworld on January 9, 2007.

20 of the Most Important Moments in Internet History

From its first steps out of the primordial sludge of the ARPANET days to its current role as a vessel for cat videos and Netflix, we're taking a look at just some of the most important moments in internet history.

Many '90s kids will remember playing Zoombinis.

11 Fun Facts About Zoombinis

Zoombinis graced the screens of many a ‘90s PC, inviting kids to use logic and experimentation as they led a troupe of exploited island workers through a Deep, Dark Forest and the Mountains of Despair en route to Zoombiniville.

When your internet's productivity issues are directly correlated to your own.

Does Bad Weather Really Affect Your Internet?

“Why is my internet so slow?” is an evergreen question, but people tend to ask it more often during bad weather. Here’s why.

Not using going forward could actually help you go forward.

Going Forward, You Might Want to Stop Saying Going Forward In Your Emails

It’s not explicitly considered bad email etiquette to write ‘going forward,’ but it could come off as passive aggressive.

Clippy—Microsoft’s Most Hated Helper—Is Ready to Make a Comeback (Sort Of)

Your least favorite anthropomorphic paper clip is back. And this time, he’ll keep his mouth shut if it looks like you’re writing a letter.

For when you're finally ready to leave your high school crush in the past.

How to Deactivate (or Delete) Your Facebook Account

Here’s a handy how-to for deactivating Facebook, deleting Facebook, and understanding the difference.

What Do iPhone Ringtones Sound Like A Cappella? This Group Recreates Those and Other Iconic Tech Noises

The ‘crunch’ you hear when you toss a file into your trash folder in Microsoft Windows? Just as satisfying a cappella.

Save Hundreds of Dollars on Tech With Amazon’s Renewed Page

Amazon’s Renewed page is a treasure trove of refurbished, pre-owned, and open-box products ranging from pricey computers and home entertainment systems to kitchen blenders and gaming consoles.

The face of a person who's just set their default font to Garamond.

Don’t Love Calibri? Here’s How to Change the Default Font in Microsoft Word

Customize Word’s font settings to your liking, whether you’re a Times New Roman traditionalist or totally fluent in Wingdings.

This Creepy Human Eye Webcam Reminds You That You're Being Watched

Designer and researcher Marc Teyssier has built an unsettling human eye webcam that's impossible to ignore.