Could The Ancient Romans Have Built A Digital Computer? | Gizmodo Australia

Could The Ancient Romans Have Built A Digital Computer? | Gizmodo Australia: "The Romans wereundoubtedlymaster engineers. They were experts at civil engineering, building roads, improving sanitation, inventing Roman concrete and constructing aqueducts that adhere to tolerances impressive even by today’s standards. Perhaps the best evidence of their aptitude is the fact that many of those structures still stand today, almost 2000 years later. They even began dabbling in technology vastly ahead of their time. Hero of Alexandria drew up plans for arudimentarysteam engine in hisSpiritalia seu Pneumatica.He called it the aeolipile."

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You Got Hacked! What Now? | PCMag.com

You Got Hacked! What Now? | PCMag.com: "Your email client dings, sending you the worst news you've seen in days: a message from Evernote, informing you that they've been hacked. Suddenly, the phone rings. It's your sweetheart in tears, asking why you changed your status on Facebook to Single. Are you moving to Dubuque?"

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Weak Wi-Fi signal on iPhone 5? Linkase is claimed to improve it

Weak Wi-Fi signal on iPhone 5? Linkase is claimed to improve it: "Anyone who often finds themselves in a place where Wi-Fi is signal is weak knows how much of a pain that can be. The new Linkase for iPhone promises to solve that problem, by adding an external antenna that increases the phone's ability to grab a Wi-Fi signal."

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How to save money on phone data abroad | Fox News

How to save money on phone data abroad | Fox News: "It's easy to rack up huge data charges when you take your mobile phone overseas. The good news? It's just as easy to keep costs down."

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Google Maps for iOS gets first big update | Mobile - CNET News

Google Maps for iOS gets first big update | Mobile - CNET News: "Google today pushed out its first update to its mapping software on Apple's iOS, adding a few new features."

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How to Use Cloudy to Attach Online Files to Gmail Messages

How to Use Cloudy to Attach Online Files to Gmail Messages: "Cloud storage is now so commonplace that there are not many people that do not take advantage of storing files online. There are a huge number of services to choose from, including Google Drive and Dropbox, and Cloudy is a free extension for Chrome that makes it possible to attach cloud-based files to emails."

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How to Turn An Old Android Phone into a Networked Security Camera

How to Turn An Old Android Phone into a Networked Security Camera: "If the idea of a networked security camera that you can remotely view and receive alerts from appeals to you (but the $$$ of a commercial model does not), read on as we show you how to turn older generation Android phones into sophisticated security cameras."

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How to Sync Your Browser Data in Any Browser and Access it Anywhere

How to Sync Your Browser Data in Any Browser and Access it Anywhere: "With browser sync enabled, you can open some tabs on your computer and access them on-the-go from your smartphone. If you have multiple computers, you can easily keep your bookmarks and settings in sync between them."

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10 Windows Annoyances You Could Rid Yourself Of Right Now

10 Windows Annoyances You Could Rid Yourself Of Right Now: "We make do with Windows, but it isn’t perfect. In fact, Windows computers can be extremely annoying. They’re full of all sorts of annoying features that just get in our way and slow us down, distracting us from getting work done or doing whatever else we want to do. We’ll help you disable some of the worst Windows annoyances."

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Digital storage basics, Part 4: SSD explained | Computer - CNET

Digital storage basics, Part 4: SSD explained | Computer - CNET: "Editors' note: This post is Part 4 of an ongoing series that aims to explain digital storage, based on questions and inquiries from readers. See Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.
Made to replace hard drives in many applications, SSDs have nothing in common with hard drives in terms of how they handle data. By popular demand, I am explaining in this post how they work in layman's terms. I'll also answer other SSD-related questions."

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