TechGuru Archive

When you think of the greatest inventions in human history, what do you think of? The wheel? The plough? The steam engine? The personal computer? All of these inventions would be legitimate candidates, and they all have one thing in common. They help you save time. Take a task as simple as digging a drainage ditch. Without technology, you’d need a small army of men …

No matter who you are or what you’re doing, chances are you have some important documents. If you’re like a lot of people, they probably sit in a folder, somewhere safe inside your house. And as long as those documents are squirreled away, that’s all well and good. But what happens if there’s a paper card or pass you have to carry everywhere? Paper isn’t …

If you run a business, you want it to be as accessible as possible to the general public. One of the biggest sticking points is doors. For individuals with some disabilities, using a traditional doorknob or handle can be difficult or impossible. Not only that, but people might need to get through while their hands are full. Or they may need to get through the …

It’s that time again; the coldest weeks of the year are upon us. For some lucky folks, this means they can turn off the air conditioning. But for the rest of us, it’s a time of soaring energy bills. And the bigger your home is, the higher those bills will soar. There are several ways of doing this. You could invest in more energy-efficient windows, …

In their most basic form, locks have been around forever. You can go back to the renaissance era, and find some absolutely stunning locks. But until very recently, a good lock was a luxury of the very rich. The craftsmanship required to make a lock without mass-production was simply too expensive. But with the coming of the industrial revolution, locks became widespread. Nowadays, we put …