A little-known fact about Google is the calculator feature. Google can recognize a mathematical expression when it is typed into the search box and will give you the answer as a search result! We have the standard + – * / four-function which all add, subtract, multiply, and divide in the usual way. That is, [...]

Does anybody even use chat rooms anymore? Besides the bots, that is? Or is it bots just annoying each other? Chat rooms all started with IRC, the Internet Relay Chat system that actually predates the World Wide Web! IRC was sort of fun – it was like multiplayer Unix shell with a hundred commands that [...]

Ever since “Revenge of the Nerds”, the media has had a very crystallized view of the computer geek. Most of the time, it’s unflattering as well. While geeks aren’t quite even with other minorities in standing up to the negative press, signs are out there that that day could come soon. You can get a [...]