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Andrew Braun is a lifelong tech enthusiast with a wide range of interests, including travel, economics, math, data analysis, fitness, and more. He is an advocate of cryptocurrencies and other decentralized technologies, and hopes to see new generations of innovation continue to outdo each other.

Is Your Phone Waterproof or Just “Splash-resistant?” A Quick Guide to Water Ratings on Technology

Ever wonder what your device IP rating is? Can it really go into the water without damage? Find out what the water rating means regarding technology.

Tech Explained – Jul 18, 2018

What Exactly Is Facebook Doing With AI?

Facebook has been investing a lot of effort on artificial intelligence, and the sheer scale and rate at which AI is added into its products makes it worth a look.

Internet – Jul 17, 2018

Captchas: Why We Need Them, How They’re Evolving, and How You Can Solve Them More Easily

As humans, we have to claim we’re not robots fairly often. But there’s more to captchas than meets the eye, and they’re far from foolproof.

Tech Explained – Jul 12, 2018

How Apple Is Fixing Its Maps and Making It Better

Apple Maps used to be very bad, but it has improved tremendously since 2012.

iOS – Jul 10, 2018

What Is OpenStreetMap and Should You Be Using It?

OpenStreetMap is open source, user contributed, and free to use. Even if you haven’t heard of it before, chances are good that you’ve used its data.

Internet – Jul 2, 2018

How Music-Identification Apps Work

Apps like Shazam and Soundhound are great for identifying music. They are easy to use, but how they work is a mystery.

Tech Explained – Jun 29, 2018

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RSS Feeds: What Are They and Are They Still Relevant?

RSS feeds are still a fantastic tool for any news junkie, market-watcher, or social-media-averse individual.

Tech Explained – Jun 26, 2018

From NAND to NOR: What Do the Different Types of Flash Memory Mean

When buying an SSD, you might notice that you can choose from a few different types of flash memory. The technical terms can be confusing. This explains what NAND and NOR mean.

Tech Explained – Jun 22, 2018

Five Common Chromebook Myths Debunked

Some prior facts about Chromebook and Chrome OS are no longer true today.

ChromeOS – Jun 20, 2018

Quantum Computers Are Here. They’re Complicated and Probably Won’t Make Your Phone Faster

Quantum computers is great and useless at the same time. Here’s why.

Tech Explained – Jun 18, 2018

Apple vs. Online Tracking: How and Why iOS 12 and macOS Mojave Are Adding More Privacy Controls

Learn how Apple is tackling online tracking and giving privacy control back to the users.

iOS, Mac – Jun 13, 2018

The Difference Between Machine Learning, AI and Deep Learning

The only similarity between machine learning, AI, and deep learning is that they are all difficult to understand.

Tech Explained – Jun 7, 2018

How Smartphones, AI and Crowdsourcing Are Helping the Blind and Visually Impaired

AI and fast mobile Internet have been game-changers for making smartphones extremely useful for the blind and visually impaired.

Mobile – Jun 4, 2018

All Those Privacy Emails in Your Inbox: How Does GDPR Affect You?

With the GDPR coming into effect, how will this affect you as an end user, other than receiving tons of privacy emails from companies you have never heard of before?

Internet – Jun 1, 2018

The Meltdown and Spectre Patches Probably Aren’t Slowing Your Computer Down

The more tangible worry for the Meltdown and Spectre fixes was that they would slow down the computer. Luckily, this turns out to have been somewhat exaggerated.

Software Hacks – May 28, 2018

Is Your Technology Listening to You?

Given that you’re within range of at least one microphone for the majority of your day, you’d be justified in worrying that someone might be listening to you.

Internet – May 25, 2018

Why Are There So Many Bitcoin Variants?

There are plenty of cryptocurrencies that come with the “Bitcoin” label that you will think are associated with Bitcoin. Why are there so many Bitcoin variants? Let’s find out.

Tech Explained – May 24, 2018

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EasyMesh: A New Standard that Promises a Cheaper, Easier Way to Expand Wi-Fi

The Wi-Fi Alliance recently released EasyMesh, a new standard for mesh networking that will make covering your home with a strong wireless signal much easier and cheaper.

News – May 23, 2018

5 Useful Tools to Help You Spot Fake News

If you want to keep your social media profile credible, these are some steps you can take to double-check your news and spot fake news.

Internet – May 17, 2018

Do Brain Training Apps Really Work?

If physical exercise makes your body stronger, mental exercise must make your brain stronger, right? Actually, it turns out the brain is a bit more complicated than that.

Tech Explained – May 11, 2018

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