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Many businesses and organizations are trying to make aspects of everyday life more game-like. Why and how are they doing this? Audible message: Thanks to Audible for supporting our channel.

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Buying a dashcam seems like a simple matter of just sticking a camera on your dash, but there's actually a lot more to it than that!

UFS is a new memory card standard that's set to replace microSD. What's special about it?

How does full-disk encryption keep your data safe, and what are its limitations? Thanks to Braintree for supporting our channel.

SIM cards allow you to make calls and use data on your mobile network, but how do they work, and how can they restrict what you can do with your phone?

Internet trolls seem to be everywhere - what are some of the psychological reasons that drive people to be so rude online? Audible message: Thanks to Audible for supporting our channel.

Did you know that two different people can look at the same monitor and see different colors? How and why does this happen?

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Even though copyright is a huge deal online, many copyright laws were passed before the Internet became popular! So how exactly do copyright and fair use work on the Web?

It seems like it shouldn't be too hard for monitors to just all look the same - so why don't they?

There are plenty of schools of thought out there on how to choose a more secure password. Which tips are worth following? Audible message: Thanks to Audible for supporting our channel.

Many of us have heard of "password dumps," but how exactly do they happen? Are passwords usually stolen by a crack hacker team, or by simpler methods?

Fonts have a powerful effect to make us feel and think in different ways that many people may not be aware of. Can using certain fonts be a "brain-hack" of sorts?

How did computer storage evolve from super-old-school punch cards to the multi-terabyte SSDs of today? Thanks to Braintree for supporting our channel.

What makes clickbait so...clickbaity? The answer will SHOCK you!

How do fitness wearables keep track of so many different things, and what are their limitations?

LGA 1151, AM3+, LGA 2011-3, FM2...it can be difficult to keep track of all the different modern CPU sockets! Here's what you need to know about them.

How could NVIDIA's new Ansel technology make game screenshots actually exciting?

Many of us have seen mysterious "TCP/IP options" in our network settings, but what is TCP/IP, and how does it enable the Internet to operate as it does?

How does NVIDIA's new SMP technology help gamers who are rocking a multi-monitor setup?

Night vision is important for the gamer, but real-life night vision is used by soldiers, hunters, security guards, and many others. How does it work?

CPU cache is among the fastest kinds of memory in your system, but what does it do, and why is it so important? Thanks to Braintree for supporting our channel.

GDDR5X is a new type of VRAM, first introduced on NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 1080. How does it differ from older VRAM, and why could it be important in the near future?

What's the difference between SLC, MLC, and TLC SSDs?

Drive partitioning can give you greater flexibility with how you store your data. How does it work?

A common piece of advice for PC gamers is that you don't need tons of cores - but why are games often unable to take advantage of CPUs with many cores in the first place?

Can data just disappear if you leave your drives sitting around for too long?

Here's a look at the evolution of fonts over the years and how computers have leveraged greater processing power to add pizzazz and clarity to your favorite sites!

Linux can be found on everything from servers to smartphones to desktop PCs - but what makes it different from Windows, and should you give it a try?