technology

How Free Internet Calls Work

Today internet voice and video calls are commonly made using apps like the already mentioned Skype, Viber, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp ...

Gabe Pérez 12 Nov, 2017

3 Drives In One: The Iomega ZIP Drive Experience

Oddware isn't always about obscure and failed products! Taking a look back at the ZIP 100 drives from the mid-90s, including their hi...

Gabe Pérez 12 Nov, 2017

Is The Psion 5 Series Still Usable In 2017?

Youtuber Oldtech81 takes a look at this old but still awesome PDA and whether or not it is still usefull these days.WOW!

Gabe Pérez 12 Nov, 2017

Terrible: Windows Audio Before Soundcards [Nostalgia Nerd]

Before Soundcards were common place, many of us had to make do with the PC Speaker for sound effects on our IBM PC Compatibles. Some game...

Gabe Pérez 12 Nov, 2017

Encryption Backdoors: Why The Government Shouldn't Break WhatsApp [The Basics - S01E01]

Encryption backdoors - breaking WhatsApp and iMessage's security to let the government stop Bad Things - sounds like a reasonable ide...

Gabe Pérez 06 Nov, 2017

Why Did Old PCs Have Key Locks?

Retro computer cases often had a locking mechanism, complete with a key that came with the machine. But what exactly did these do, where ...

Gabe Pérez 30 May, 2017

Is Linux Really Faster On A Windows 98 Laptop?

Oldtech81 tries linux on his Intel Pentium III laptop with 128MB of RAM to make it go faster. This is what happened.

Gabe Pérez 30 May, 2017

Back When Cameras Used... Floppy Disks?

In this episode The 8-Bit Guy takes a look at the original Sony Mavica and some of the floppy disk cameras that came after it. Enjoy!

Gabe Pérez 30 May, 2017

Tapes, Floppy Disks And CD-ROMs: Storage Mediums [Nostalgia Nerd]

Punched card based storage! Tape based storage! Floppy Disk based storage... My! What an absolute marvel of 80s hardware (or software, de...

Gabe Pérez 30 May, 2017

CGA Graphics: Not As Bad As You Thought

In this episode The 8-Bit Guy covers the IBM CGA graphics system from 1981.

Gabe Pérez 21 May, 2017

The Undermissed Key: Don't Forget The Scroll Lock!

In an interview from the early 1980s, PC magazine asked an executive of keyboard manufacturer Key Tronic what was the key's purpose, ...

Gabe Pérez 21 May, 2017

Strangest Computer Designs Of The 2000s

Taking a look at some of the most unusual machines to come out of the first decade of the new millennium! Chumbys, ottomans, prysmas, and...

Gabe Pérez 21 May, 2017