The black-on-black of modern computing is generally much preferred to 80s beige and 90s gray, but what if you want to rock some crazier schemes? Check out this low-cost tutorial for achieving your ...

In 1998, Ask Ars was an early feature of the newly launched Ars Technica. Now, as then, it’s all about your questions and our community’s answers. Each week, we’ll dig into our question bag, provide ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you've ever set foot in a Costco warehouse, it can feel like a microcosm of just about everything you could conceivably buy in bulk. Much ...

Sometimes I wonder whether I’m the only one who has hobby projects that drag on for years, moving back and forth between the metaphorical back-burner and front-burner of my attention span, evolving ...

This mini-series of articles describes how to build a computer’s CPU (central processing unit) out of relays. “Y” in English sounds like “guay” in Spanish (my mother tongue), a colloquial expression ...

What is a computer system? A computer system is made up of different parts and each has a special job. Some will be inside the computer and others will be outside. Some parts are connected by wires ...