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GRAFstock/Shutterstock By Rob Rich/May 5, 2024 9: 15 pm EST There are a lot of factors to consider when it comes to installing solar panels. How much will it cost? Are there any available subsidies or reimbursements? What kind of panel fits your situation best? And so on. But another important thing to consider is what […]

Grzegorz Czapski/Shutterstock We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Few things are more frustrating than going to use your washer only to have it not work. Many consumers faced this pain with Samsung and sued over it in the mid-2010s. Thankfully, the brand has gotten better, but you may still see the occasional

Kiklas/Shutterstock There’s a wide range of Raspberry Pi models, each with different specs and a price tag. But they all have one thing in common: they are versatile single-board computers. Because of its versatile architecture, a Raspberry Pi can run multiple operating systems, including Raspberry’s own Raspberry PI OS and many Linux variants. This makes it suitable

MP_Foto/Shutterstock Owning solar panels seems offhand like a pursuit that can only be done in places that get minimal or no snow. After all, harnessing the sun’s power is at the top of a solar panel’s to-do list, and that can be difficult when there’s a layer of snow as thick as an igloo covering

Alexsl/Getty Images T-Mobile is a well-established cell phone carrier that some have switched to for its $25 plan, but in 2021 it launched a 5G home internet service, adding more competition to the home internet field. However, not every home is eligible for T-Mobile’s 5G Home Internet. In such cases, there’s T-Mobile Home Internet Lite. As

Lifes_Sunday/Shutterstock Long range air travel has generally made life a lot easier for everyone across the planet. No longer do you have to make multiple stops to a faraway destination, prolonging the oftentimes stressful time at airports. To allow for longer and longer flights, aircraft manufacturers and engineers are constantly innovating to make airliners more

U.s. Navy/Getty Images In «Spies Like Us,» General Sline comments on America’s nuclear arsenal, saying, «A weapon unused is a useless weapon.» This can be true, but seeing as the U.S. and the Soviet Union followed the practice of Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD), nuclear arms aren’t at all useless. They exist, so they cannot be

Stuart Lutz/gado/Getty Images The U.S. military and its command over the skies of Vietnam by late 1966 was strong, yet not complete. This was evidenced on Dec. 2, 1966, a day referred to as Black Friday. On this day, the Air Force lost five planes, including multiple F-4Cs, an RF-4C, and an F-105. The Navy

Tada Images/Shutterstock With over a million organizations in the U.S. alone relying on Office 365, Microsoft empowers countless enterprises worldwide with its products and services. Now, you can use Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for free. Popular Microsoft platforms that most people are familiar with include Windows and Office, but the monopoly provides a plethora

Petesphotography/Getty Images Tanks have been a feature of warfare since September 15, 1916, when a British Mk. I heavy tank lurched toward German positions during the Battle of Flers Courcelette, during the Somme offensive of World War I. The Mk. I was an unwieldy beast, but the military vehicle changed the course of history. During the

Few aircraft in the history of aviation have been as mythologized as Lockheed Martin’s fabled SR-72. Dubbed the Darkstar by some aircraft enthusiasts, the long-in-development hypersonic spy plane has reportedly been part of the legendary aircraft manufacturer’s Skunk Works lab since 2007 — the same lab responsible for some of Lockheed Martin’s most iconic jets of all

Gargantiopa/Shutterstock Learning electronics? Then, chances are you already know what an Arduino is, or at the very least, you’ve heard of it. After all, it’s among the most popular electronics platforms available in the market today, and when you look up DIY electronic projects online, you’ll see developers and enthusiasts using some variation of Arduino