A brief history of pi
Everybody knows the value of pi is 3.14…er, something, but how many people know where the ratio came from? Actually, the ratio came from nature—it’s the ratio between the circumference of a circle and its…
March 2024
March 2024
Cyberpunk classic Deus Ex: Mankind Divided is free on Epic right now
If you’ve been itching to try out the 2016 cyberpunk/stealth game, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, today’s your lucky day: Epic is offering it for free to help kick off its Spring Sale. Deus Ex: Mankind…
Where to buy a second-hand iPhone: Best refurbished iPhone deals
If you’re on the hunt for an iPhone but your budget doesn’t quite stretch to Apple’s newest models, buying a used or refurbished iPhone is a great way to pick up a bargain. While this…
Google’s Safe Browsing protection in Chrome goes real-time
Google announced a major change to its Safe Browsing feature in Chrome today that will make the service work in real time by checking against a server-side list — all without sharing your browsing habits…
A free Windows app makes me use my standing desk
It’s been over ten years since I found out that my spinal vertebrae are smashing together like an anatomical ten-car pileup. Since then I’ve used standing desks to try to limit the amount of time…
Ted Schlein’s 2-year-old Ballistic Ventures has already raised a second $360 million fund
After a shakeup at venture capital fund Kleiner Perkins a few years back, one of its star B2B investors, Ted Schlein, sort of left to start his own firm. Two years ago, he launched Ballistic…
Intel’s new Core i9-14900KS shatters CPU clock speed records
Intel continued its climb up the clock-speed ladder by launching the Core i9-14900KS, a “special edition” desktop chip that offers the very fastest clock speed of any current PC processor, at 6.2GHz. As expected, though,…
Not dead yet: Windows 10 gets a handy new sharing feature
Microsoft may not plan on releasing any huge new feature updates for Windows 10, but that doesn’t mean it won’t necessarily receive new features from time to time. Among other things, Microsoft released the “2024-03…
Best cloud backup services 2024: Carbonite vs. iDrive vs. Backblaze
Online backup is an essential hedge against physical data disaster. No matter if it’s a technical failure, an act of malice, or an act of nature, you never know when all the files and folders…
Hey everyone: It’s time to switch to Windows 11
After three years, it’s finally time to upgrade to Windows 11. With Windows 11, Microsoft shifted into productivity mode, and to this day Windows 11 still feels like the operating system for work, while Windows…