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Why Do Image Files Need Different Formats?
Most of your digital photos are stored in the JPEG format (a.k.a. JPG), but when you download an ima...
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Explainer: Number Representations in Computer Hardware
As Shakespeare would have it, "that which we call a rose by any other name would smell just as sweet...
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What is Crypto Mining?
On January 3, 2009, the first Bitcoin mining operation went underway, and a 50 BTC reward was sent t...
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How to Google Search Like a Pro: Follow These Tips
How many times have you Googled for something, only to find yourself digging through dozens of resul...
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A Surveillance Primer: 5 Eyes, 9 Eyes, 14 Eyes
As awareness of global surveillance grows, more people are looking for information about the Five Ey...
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50 Years Later: The Revolutionary 8008 Microprocessor
Guest author Ken Shirriff is a Silicon Valley-based computer enthusiast who enjoys reverse-engineeri...
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Google Drive Alternatives: Improving Privacy and Security
In an age of eroding online privacy and increasing corporate surveillance, many are looking for a go...
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The Evolution of Ransomware
These days, not a month goes by that we hear about a new major ransomware attack. Initially, the ran...
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27 Years of Tomb Raider & Lara Croft
Few video game characters have become more famous than the games that featured them. Lara Croft is o...
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Boutique PC Builders vs OEM Pre
With the shortage of graphics cards, which are currently selling at several times their MSRP, even g...
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21 Years of Hitman: How Stealth Action Got Perfected Over the Last 2 Decades
Coming off the highly anticipated release of Hitman 3, this latest installment has been very well re...
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Testing GeForce Now Ultimate RTX 4080 Tier
Back in January, we looked at Nvidia's GeForce Now game streaming service's Ultimate tier and how it...