by Andy Quayle | Dec 5, 2015 | Generally Cool Stuff
Just a quick post, with a quick fix for you to try. Are you getting the horribly ambiguous error (0x80070570) when you try to update your Microsoft Windows 10 installation? It seems to be one of those very, very vague errors. A great fix to try before you start...
by Andy Quayle | Nov 18, 2015 | Generally Cool Stuff
You might be surprised to know that many products used daily in civilian life were actually invented for military use — hello, cargo pants. While the list is rather lengthy, we picked five of our favorite products that have roots in the U.S. military. Global...
by Andy Quayle | Nov 13, 2015 | Generally Cool Stuff, Mobile Tech
How old is that car you’re driving? The Institute for Highway Safety reported in July 2015 that the average car on US roads today is a whopping 11.5 years. So if your car’s version of high-tech is a power sunroof and Monsoon CD sound system, you’re...
by Andy Quayle | Nov 11, 2015 | Generally Cool Stuff, Mobile Tech
If you treat an iPhone like a piece of technology, scandals like “Bendgate” with the iPhone 6 shouldn’t matter. The problem is we don’t treat our phones like technology. Smartphones are dropped, submerged, smashed and cracked, and it’s...
by Andy Quayle | Oct 29, 2015 | Generally Cool Stuff
Starting in early 2015, Google began using something known as RankBrain to help analyze and interpret searches in order to provide a better search engine experience to its users. Since then, there’s been a bit of confusion about what exactly RankBrain is, and...