Technology

Listen, I could never work in tech support. First and foremost, I could not do this because I am not that computer savvy, but second, I couldn’t help people all day who just won’t help themselves. I did that for years answering phones in a call center, and I shall never get back all of...

Working in any department where you deal with people is a harrowing experience. When it comes to technology and technology repair, you also have to add in the fact that people’s experience and expertise levels are all over the board. That strange mix of humanity that you find in pretty much any industry can keep...

Back in the 80s and 90s, things that supposedly changed color with your mood were all the rage. Why, exactly, teenagers wanted others to be able to easily read emotions they might rather keep hidden remains a mystery. Kids, man. We’ve always marched to the beat of our own drum. That said, clothing that changed...

Love ’em or hate ’em, online trolls are everywhere. At this point, they’re just a part of the fabric of social media and they’re not going anywhere. And they get a big feather in their caps when they start fights and arguments online that spiral out of control. Seriously, this is what some people do...

Cult films are called that for a very specific reason: people love these movies fanatically and they’ve developed a cult-like following over the years. Netflix has secret codes that allow cult film fans to watch a bunch of different movies in this genre. There are movies in three different cult categories that viewers can choose...

Spiderman has been a very popular superhero for decades, so I guess it only makes sense that scientists think there’s probably a market out there for sticky pads that would let people climb a wall. Like a gecko (or a spider). Now, it appears they’ve done it – and that the product might be mass...

It can be hard to impress people these days. And when I say that, I mean that it can be hard to impress them with anything. But we think our fact sets knock the ball out of the park on a regular basis. Because we work hard to curate our facts day in and day out....

Many people understandably believe once you’ve turned off Location History on your cell phone, you’re no longer being tracked by Google. Unfortunately, that’s the wrong assumption. Turning off Location History only stops the history part, so there won’t be a timeline of where you traveled. Even if you have disabled Location History, Google will continue...