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A lightning strike can cause terrible damage to electrical devices. The damage doesn't have to be smoking components either; a lightning strike can fry hardware without any visible signs of failure.

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What is Non-Destructive Testing? Nondestructive testing is a means of evaluating a material or component’s superficial or interior defects or mechanical conditions without compromising the component ...

Contrary to popular belief, your computer needs cleaning more frequently than you might think. Experts suggest that regular cleaning can prevent performance degradation and hardware failure, much like ...

WHICH RASPBERRY PI KIT IS BEST? In the old days of computing, users often bought kits and put together their own machines. Part of the fun of owning a computer was figuring out how everything worked ...

Heat is your computer's worst enemy. Over time, dust buildup inside your computer could undermine its cooling efficiency, resulting in shorter life spans for your computer's components. Ed Rhee, a ...

The hard drive, which typically provides storage for data and applications within a computer, has four key components inside its casing -- the platter (for storing data), the spindle (for spinning the ...

Half the fun of owning a desktop PC is admiring it. Sure, a PC doesn't need to look sleek to be a workhorse. You could purchase a stock computer, and there's nothing wrong with that, but when it comes ...

Back in 1968, a book titled “How to Build a Working Digital Computer” claimed that the sufficiently dedicated reader could assemble their own functioning computer at home using easily obtainable ...