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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 …

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 …

When you’re looking for the latest technology, it’s easy to miss the little things. Big, flashy releases like game consoles and smartphones get a lot of hype, and understandably so. We all love to play the latest and greatest video games. And who doesn’t want a better smartphone? But there are other, less exciting gadgets that have just as much impact on our daily lives. …

One of the greatest benefits of technology is saving time. When we think of people in the 1800s, we often think about advances in entertainment and creature comforts. And to be fair, those are two areas where we’ve come a long way. We have central air conditioning, streaming video platforms, and smartphones. But we also spend a lot less time doing household chores than our …