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Today, we’re going to talk about something that’s been looming over the horizon recently and causing lots of people to panic. There’s been a lot of talk about the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA, in short) and its potential effects on the Internet, and I’ve decided to interview experts and executives from different corners of the country who are both for and against CISPA. If you want to get the latest scoop on what corporations and experts are saying … Continue reading
Remember that lady who changed your diapers while you were busy giving her a hernia and some gray hairs? Remember that lady that cleaned up after you messes at school and gave you a free ride the first 18 or so years of your life? I remember that lady, and I call her “mom.” We’ve all got one of those ladies in our lives, and sometimes some of us men are even lucky enough to get married to a lady … Continue reading
Hey there, fellas! It’s been a while since we’ve discussed how computers work. Today, we’ll discuss how the computer’s display and graphics card work. Both of these components are essential for your computer to tell you what’s going on, and the principle has been quite the same for a long time. The display has been a part of the personal computer since its inception and should be regarded as one of those components it can’t do without. So, without further … Continue reading
You’ve seen people protesting ACTA. You’ve probably seen an article or two about the TPPA. And if you havent, you should probably have a look at both. These things, my friends, are the best that governments around the world could come up with to stop piracy. The solution to everything: Put people in jail. It’s the path – at least in their sadistic minds – of least resistance. It’s so much more simple than just telling private publishers, media companies, … Continue reading
For 20 years, I’ve lived in Florida until moving to Romania. Many of you are aware that hurricanes pass through that area. If you’re not, now you are! Often times, when a hurricane hits, it’s tough to get communications running again. As human beings, we feel the need to communicate not only because of the urgency of a situation, but also to feel connected with someone else. It helps quench the fear that something might go wrong. As über social … Continue reading
I’m quite the fan of green stuff, but not exactly for the same reasons everyone else goes nuts after them. Anyhow, there are innovations in technology that reduce the fingerprint we create on the environment and we have to give recognition to everyone that has made the effort to walk the extra mile and make high-powered hardware that doesn’t guzzle down exorbitant amounts of power. Now, without further ado, The Tech Guy tips its hat to two companies that have … Continue reading
Unless technology advances far out of the reach of the 22-30 year old generation in a few decades, we’re looking at an era when parents catch up to their kids’ computer habits! The idea first came to me when I was thinking about how life would be for my son growing up. All sorts of possibilities started running through my head, and it suddenly dawned upon me that I’m not the only geek dad in the world. There are a … Continue reading
I’m totally nuts about anything that helps you protect your devices and media, particularly because I have cats around the house and I myself don’t know how to properly treat my electronics. Ask my wife. For people like me, there’s nothing better than to wake up one morning and read on a press release somewhere that something like Liquipel exists. This thin coating can be applied to phones to completely water-proof them and I know at least two people who could … Continue reading
Nowadays, gadgets have been storing information in smaller spaces and condensing the information to compensate for a lack of circuit board space. Now, we finally have a solution that might make even the smallest smartphone store very huge volumes of data in a space as tiny as your fingernail. I’m not talking about something like a 16 GB microSD card. I’m talking about the potential for a 256 GB storage capacity in roughly the same space as the aforementioned card. Miguel … Continue reading
I was just browsing a concept device website and found something that could actually save tons of lives: A system that relies on the energy of the waves to produce the power necessary to light up dangerous areas. Basically, the small device uses an impeller that rotates whenever small fluctuations in the water hit it. The impeller’s rotation will generate electrical energy that can be used to light up a large red LED. Miguel Leiva-GomezMiguel has been working with computers … Continue reading
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