Today, we’re going to take a look at the various components of a USB memory stick, and how they work together to store and transmit information. This one’s going to be brief, compared to some of the other entries in the series – there’s not as much to USB sticks as there is to, say, a keyboard or LCD screen. In any case, let’s get...

So…your browser’s been unnaturally slow lately. Where once it’d blast you through content like a jet-pack wearing ape on PCP, now it’s more like a stoned elephant. What’s the deal? What could be causing your browser to be slowing down so much? Why has browsing the Internet become such a chore? More importantly, what can you do about...

Whoever claims that it’s not possible to be addicted to a social network is either lying or uninformed. Social media addiction is, like Internet addiction, a very real, very troubling phenomenon. It’s not ‘all in the head’ of the addicted users (even if it were, would that not constitute a behavioral addiction?). Believe it or not,...

It’s long been maintained that social media (and really, the Internet in general) is quite possibly the most distracting technology ever designed. It’s also been maintained that these distractions wreak havoc with our productivity, and are more or less destroying the workday of more than one person. Microsoft’s recently carried out a study,...

The Internet is simultaneously one of the greatest inventions ever forged by human hands and one of the worst. It’s a tool that allows us access to infinite information and entertainment, and opens up entirely new avenues of employment, but at the same time, can cause productivity to drop directly through the floor if you aren’t careful. It’s...

Let’s face it – nobody’s perfect, not even the new iOS 6 mobile operating system from Apple that was launched on September 21, 2012. Although there’s a lot to love about this new iOS, it also comes with some flaws. Some of these flaws are well known by now, while there are some others that are not rated as an epic flaw. For example – Apple’s new...

It’s a fairly simple task to use a 360 controller on a PC. All you really need to do is plug it in, and download a few drivers from Microsoft’s website. But what if you don’t have a 360? What if you’ve got a PS3? No worries – while the process is certainly a bit more involved than setting up a 360 controller, it’s still not...

Collaboration technologies are at the very core of any modern business. These services allow for a faster and easier passing of information, let you upload data in a matter of seconds, work on documents, share your knowledge and leave comments. Most of the people who use collaboration tools admit its value. However many businesses still question the feasibility...