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Why No Science Fairs?

Why No Science Fairs?

Note: This post also appeared in my personal blog. They Were Big Science Fairs were once a big deal.  At least it seemed that way to me.  Now it seems not so much and I think that is a real shame. Personal Experience I have fond personal memories of science...
Most Popular Computer Languages

Most Popular Computer Languages

It is interesting how much discussion and variation there is in deciding what computer languages are most popular.  You can consider the languages most used, the best to learn now, fastest, easiest to learn, etc…. For this article we’ll look at the languages from...
Kinds of Personal Computers

Kinds of Personal Computers

I thought it might be useful to review the kinds of computers that have developed over the past 60 years or so.  So here we go: Mainframe Mainframes are large computers mainly used for processing very large amounts of data.  They are typically used by large...
How Graphics Cards Work

How Graphics Cards Work

A graphics card allows you to see things on your computer monitor.  It takes binary data from your CPU and converts it to the millions of pixels displayed by your monitor. Integrated Versus Discrete Graphics cards are usually considered to be integrated or...
My Experience With Satellite Internet

My Experience With Satellite Internet

I never thought much about satellite Internet.  Where I lived cable was the only viable choice.  While far from perfect it was fairly reliable and the speeds have been gradually increasing (along with the price.)  That all changed recently. How I Came...
Computer Power Supplies

Computer Power Supplies

oday’s computers have a limited number of modules.  The CPU can be considered the “brains”.  The motherboard can be considered the “guts.”  Using the same kind of logic the power supply can be considered the “juice.”  Without juice nothing happens...