Even as you’re reading this, you are probably sitting at a computer that is confined to a particular part of your home, say your bedroom or living room. But, what if you want to use a laptop or computer from anywhere in your house? That’s where a wireless router comes into play.

A wireless router is basically a network device that lets you connect several computers to the internet without using a cable, but by using wireless ac Continue reading →

Bugs in machines go back a long way.

In the 1900s, bugs were “little faults and difficulties” in new devices, according to the Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang.

Thomas Alva Edison told how he stayed up two nights in 1889 trying to fix a ‘bug’ in his new cylinder phonograph.

Though some still say say the real modern usage of the word comes from the cockroaches, moths and creepies that used to Continue reading →