Technology

Urbancow/Getty Images When working with Raspberry Pi, many hobbyists’ and makers’ go-to operating system for their board is the Raspberry Pi OS, and for good reason. It’s easy to install and all but guaranteed to work on your Pi with no issues. If you do run into some problems, you can always rely on the […]

CL STOCK/Shutterstock Following a CrowdStrike update that caused a worldwide IT shutdown, many individuals and businesses may be looking for other endpoint security solutions. The good news is, it’s a pretty crowded marketplace so there are many alternatives out there. Some of these alternatives offer similar products to CrowdStrike, and are backed by a similar

Microsoft first launched Encarta in 1993, but the idea for the digitized encyclopedia software was initially conceived in 1985. Before the Internet allowed you to instantaneously look up every random or important fact you ever needed, the only way to get information about something was either to ask your parents — hoping they knew the correct

Brittany Roston/SlashGear It has happened to everyone: a particular website or internet-based service that you need is suddenly down. If you rely on cloud services for work, like Google One, Microsoft 365, or other platforms, then one of those not loading can be an absolute nightmare. There are many things it could be a sign of,

Mojahid Mottakin/Shutterstock Google is a software company at heart, and one of its best offerings is Google Photos — a service that lets you back up pictures and videos that you’ve taken with your smartphone. You can then view, sort, and share them through the Google Photos app or website on any device. It isn’t

Bettmann/Getty Images The Cuban Missile Crisis occurred over 13 unnerving days in October 1962 and brought the U.S. and Soviet Union alarmingly close to the precipice of a full-scale nuclear war. But to understand how and why the United States needed to sneak aircraft carriers across the ocean to deal with this crisis in the first place, we need to know

General_4530/Getty Images By Brad Hill/July 17, 2024 2: 15 pm EST Ever look at a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier and notice that the runway is at an angle? Seems kind of odd. If the carrier used the entirety of the flight deck for one runway, it would be long enough that landing and taking off wouldn’t

Yanik88/Getty Images Since the earliest humans set out to pursue herd animals for sustenance, exploration has been humanity’s prerogative. Even after the advent of grain production and animal domestication, explorers continued to seek what was beyond the horizon. As people migrated and developed complex economic and political systems, finding an accurate route to a destination

It may surprise you to learn that the Navy’s very first aircraft carrier took to sea more than a century ago, with the US Department of Defense commissioning the construction of the vessel in March 1922. It may also surprise you to learn the ship didn’t actually start its journey as an aircraft carrier, and

Historical/Getty Images When the Wright Brothers proved the viability of powered aircraft in 1903, it didn’t take long for the technology to make its way to the military. Throughout World War I, aviators around the globe operated complex aircraft capable of firing machine guns and dropping bombs. As time passed, the technology improved, but throughout

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