The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle ...

Our basement bedroom has a huge desktop computer that we never use except to dust. Why are we keeping it? A recent CNET survey found that nearly a third of us are hoarding old electronics, because ...

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This post explains how to find your computer’s username and password in Windows 11. Usernames and passwords are assigned to users when they first set up their Windows account. They are the unique ...

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Within a span of seven days, a completely different Raiders defense took the field. But there weren't many personnel changes made. Linebacker Germaine Pratt was released Tuesday and Eric Stokes ...

U.S. quantum computing firm D-Wave Quantum has struck a deal with a company called Swiss Quantum Technology (SQT) to bring D-Wave’s Advantage2 quantum computer to Europe. The deal, which amounts to ...

After a long ol' wait, UK fans of The Walking Dead will soon be treated to the first episode of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon season 3 – over a month after it began airing in the US. With that, we've ...

Want to create Destiny 2 Orbs of Power? There’s a massive abundance of buffs, debuffs, and tools to help you survive and thrive in Bungie’s space-faring FPS game. Among the most useful of these tools ...

Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales are obviously a good time to buy a laptop, but it’s more than just the doorbusters. New laptop hardware usually launches either at the beginning of the year or ...