There are few things more important than adequate lighting. Whether you’re at home when the lights go out or trying to change a flat tire on the side of the road, having a way to illuminate your surroundings is essential for effectiveness and safety. For proper lighting solutions, a growing number of people are turning …
These days, business and academia are becoming ever more global. This has been good for the exchange of knowledge, ideas, and physical goods. But it also means that you’re liable to spend more time than ever dealing with language barriers. Even if your knowledge of another language is very solid, idioms can be incredibly confusing. …
We’re often reviewing networking technology from the wireless side of the industry. Wireless networking is changing every day. We’ll look at a router and determine that it’s the fastest on the market, then three months later something better has come along. When you’re sending data through the air, you’re constantly battling a number of different …
Inverters are burdened with the difficult task of converting DC power to AC power. For smaller and more portable pure inverters, more often than not, that means converting from the DC current of a battery to the AC current used by most household appliances. AC generators have their place. If you’re willing to transport and …
For most of the personal computing era, computers have come in two varieties: desktops and laptops. You could make the case that smartphones and tablets also qualify as computers. But we’re talking about systems that can handle things like AAA gaming and graphic design. And laptops and desktops have non-overlapping costs and benefits. Laptops are …