Visit historic and architecturally significant landmarks in Italy. You can now explore inside the Colosseum, see ancient wellness centers, a...

We’ve been talking a lot about radiation lately – and with good reason – but it’s been difficult to keep track of just what all those number...

Ah, April Fools’ Day. That dreaded day of the year that news editors and the gullible public love to hate. While we can’t wait to see what a...

OMG! LOL! The venerable Oxford English Dictionary approves of the three-letter, Internet-inspired expressions you use for "Oh, my God!...

The New York Times currently uses browser cookies, and not IP addresses, to keep track of how many articles you have read on their online we...

Watch as the waves ravage the port of Kesennuma, destroying everything in it’s path. First watch as the tsunami begins by tossing cars aroun...

Back in the oft-mentioned “day,” we only had the radio and helpful record store clerks to satiate our musical hunger pangs. Now we have the ...

You likely use a credit or debit card on a daily basis; have you ever wondered how exactly your card number is generated? Check out this inf...

Let's assume you log onto a bunch of different websites; Facebook, Gmail, eBay, PayPal, probably some banking, maybe a few discussion fo...

You may have heard that the New York Times will introduce its “paywall” on March 28. It basically limits visitors to 20 articles per month, ...

What’s happening right now in Fukushima is terrible, for sure. But how does it rank in the pantheon of nuclear disasters? We humans have had...

Today in 1839, the expression "OK" was first used in print. It appeared in Boston Morning Post article about the Anti-Bell-Ringing...

Photoshop is not always the most user friendly of programs. Sometimes it has frustrating issues, and the solution is not always clear. Here’...

Whether shopping for a new computer or upgrading an old one, you’ve likely come across the the “64-bit” designation and wondered what it mea...

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Google did it with their Cr-48 Chrome netbook, and Lenovo did it, too. If you want to try living without Caps Lock, and converting it into a...

There are four modes of no-baggage travel these days: 1) Total Nada 2) Just Pockets 3) Day Baggers 4) Minimalist Borrowers Travel Without Ba...

There is so much in life that we just tolerate. Some of it we have to deal with (taxes, bad weather, traffic). But there’s a good portion of...

Japan's nuclear safety agency today raised the level of the crisis at the Fukushima nuclear plant from level 4 (local consequences) to l...

Ever get a sudden, inexplicably irresistible desire for karaoke? Maybe you like the music of a song but can’t stand the lead singer? Here’s ...