Social networks existed long before computer networking came onto the scene. Nowadays, though, most everyone associates social networking with the internet. What Makes a Network Social? When people think of social networking, ...
ENIAC is the world's first electronic computer. As a stand-alone device, it didn't support networking, although it facilitated a network of humans who used it for years to aid the efforts of World War II. It depended on a suite of...
A computer stick is a single-board,palm-sized computer that resembles a media streaming stick (such as the Amazon Fire TV Stick or Roku Streaming Stick). They are sometimes referred to ascompute sticks,PC sticks,PCs on a stick, co...
A network gateway joins two networks so the devices on one network can communicate with the devices on another network. Without gateways, you wouldn't be able to access the internet, communicate and send data back and forth. A gat...
Pakin Songmor/Getty Images I cannot tell you how many times I've received a PDF document with the expectation that I'm going to either use the text to create something new or to edit the copy. That's all fine and good w...
John Lamb/Getty Images Finding all the options and features for Windows across the Settings app and Control Panel can be challenging. You never know quite where to go to find a specific setting. One tool that can put al...
Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images I created a Bluesky account a while back. I used it for a few days and couldn't get into it. After a few weeks, I gave up and returned to X. But I still wasn't happy. X had become ...
Kerry Wan Anytime you create a new email account using Google, you get 15GB of storage, which is generous for coming with no price tag. But that 15GB can fill up quickly, especially because that chunk of data stora...
Tetra Images/Getty Images When October 2025 rolls around, your old but still functional Windows 10 PC will no longer receive monthly security updates. And although you have a variety of options, the simplest solution is...
E-readers allow you to carry thousands of books in a single, transportable device. If you're interested in buying a new e-reader, there are styles, specs, and feature sets you should know about. Here's what to look for in an e-re...
A wide area network spans a large geographic area such as a city, state, or country. It can be private to connect parts of a business, or it can be public to connect smaller networks. How a WAN Works The easiest way to un...
Retina Display is the name for the high-resolution screen technology Apple uses on various models of the iPhone, iPad, and other Apple products. It was introduced with theiPhone4 in June 2010. Read on to understand what Retina Dis...