13 February 2024 | Gizmos, How Does it Work?, How to, Video |
Technology is everywhere these days. Most of the time, it makes life easier.
But instant and constant access to so much information, such as the latest news and world events, can also lead to high stress levels, anxiety, and eventually poor health.
Wouldn’t it be nice if you could use technology to reduce your stress and anxiety instead of constantly increasing it?
Well guess what? You can!
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8 February 2024 | Energy, How Does it Work?, Video |
Everything these days is powered by batteries: power tools, mowers, cars, etc.
But why does this even work?
A quick look at the power provided by lithium-based batteries should make even armchair techies cringe!
Something doesn’t add up… So, what’s the secret?
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7 February 2024 | How to, Video, Wireless Wonderland |
By now, you probably know that there’s enough scientific doubt about wireless tech.
But how do you get people to listen?
It’s easier than you think:
You just apply simple common sense!
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12 December 2023 | Energy, Video |
Solar panels, power walls, wind power… It’s all about Renewable Energy!
In fact, it’s all being pushed to often insane degrees.
So the question is: Just how ‘green’ is Green Energy?
Is it gonna save us all from certain doom, climate change, and space invaders?
Well… As usual, it’s complicated.
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21 November 2023 | Computers, How Does it Work?, How to, Video |
You finally upgrade your motherboard and processor, but you can’t boot.
In fact, you can’t even see your harddrive in the BIOS or the OS installer.
What the heck is going on?
Well, the explanation gets hairy… But thankfully, there are two solutions, and one of them is pretty simple!
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31 October 2023 | Computers, How to, Video |
If your Windows PC is stuck doing updates, you’ve got the Blue Update Screen of Death. Even rebooting doesn’t help. What to do? Easy! Fix it like a PRO.
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29 October 2023 | Energy, How Does it Work?, Video |
These days, it’s all about the GREEN! Green energy, renewables, low carbon footprint, etc. While that all sounds nice, what would actually happen if we just ditched fossil fuels – coal, oil, and gas – overnight? It turns out it’s WAY more scary than you might think…
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28 October 2023 | Computers, How to, Video |
VLC media player will play just about any audio or video file you throw at it. Version 3 supports hardware acceleration so that it SHOULD play even hi-res vids smoothly. But when you try to play a 4K (2160p) video, the playback stutters and is basically unwatchable. What gives??
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27 October 2023 | How to, Video |
When you need a color printout, it’s nice when the colors on paper look the same as those on your screen. Most of the time, however, that’s not the case. Fortunately, there’s a quick trick you can use to get MUCH better print colors – and it only takes a few seconds!
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26 October 2023 | Computers, How to, Video |
These days, updating Windows is like playing Russian Roulette. Microsoft keeps breaking things, and we have to figure out how to fix them, over and over. When you’ve finally had enough and nothing is working for you, try THIS! Not to worry: Microsoft will break it again soon, I’m sure!
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