My dad has always been a researcher. When we are doing anything from buying farmland to taking a family vacation to choosing where we would live during college, he has put in time and effort to make sure all of his bases are covered and that each option has been...

When my university started using a two-factor authentication system for logging in to our student portals seemingly out of the blue, I was among the many students who were annoyed. Not only had I never used two-factor authentication before, but I also was often...

Not too long ago, my laptop charger intermittently stopped working. My computer is older and was a high school graduation gift from my grandparents, so I was not exactly thrilled at the idea of spending upwards of $30 on a new one. I figured that buying a cheap...

There was a long stretch of time when I used one of two passwords for every last thing I signed up for. Whether it was my login for my online college classes, my email address, my Facebook account, or my Instagram page, I knew that my password would be _____, and if...

If you have ever had to wait for hours on hold with customer service lines to get to someone who could actually help you with your issue, whether it be for your phone, computer help, or another problem, you know how frustrating it can be to listen to elevator music on...

If we are being honest, few of us remember fondly days when we had to get out encyclopedias to find information we were looking for. Search engines (and having a tiny computer with us at all times in our cellphones) have changed the way we access and view information,...