Why USB Is So Popular (And Why Legacy Ports Still Matter)
June 2, 2022
Today, it’s almost impossible to imagine a world without USB. The technology is so ubiquitous that power outlets in new homes often feature USB ports in addition to traditional AC sockets. Twenty years ago, however, the idea that a simple “computer port” would become a major part of our daily lives…
SSD or HDD: Which Should I Choose?
May 31, 2022
Nowadays, it almost seems like consumers have unlimited digital storage space available to them. In 1983, a box of 10 5.25″ floppy disks with 360Kb of space cost $45. Today, a two-terabyte USB drive costs less than $20. Because space is no longer at a premium, the critical question customers…
3 Ways Technology Is Changing the Beauty Industry
May 24, 2022
The beauty industry is a multi-billion dollar business. People happily spend thousands, even millions, on anti-aging creams or lipsticks to liposuction and facelifts in the never-ending quest to look and feel good. Worldwide, revenue from beauty and personal care products for 2022 amounts to…
4 Routes to Help Automakers’ Sustainability Efforts
May 19, 2022
Sustainability and other “green practices” are part of many industries’ strategic goals around the globe. Car manufacturing, especially, has it high on their objective list since transportation is the number one source of greenhouse gas emissions. Being an environmentally-conscious company…
The Computer Advancements that Transform Every Pillar of the Textile Industry
May 10, 2022
Textile manufacturing is one of humanity’s oldest industries, and yet it’s also frequently on the forefront of computer-aided design and manufacturing in modern times. Cutting-edge industrial and enterprise computers can be found on every level of the textile business, from the designer’s desktop…
Uses of Artificial Intelligence in the Life Sciences Industry
May 3, 2022
The phrase, “information overload,” usually refers to the sheer amount of content found on the Internet. But it can easily apply to the life science industry, especially raw data. Pharmaceutical companies have to deal with the barrage of figures like how chemical molecules affect the human body,…
4 Trends in Supply Chains 2022 (And How to Prepare for Them)
April 26, 2022
Back in 2021, we wrote, A Practical Approach to Supply Chain Risk Management. In the post, we covered the risks to manufacturers’ supply chains at the time, how to create a management plan, and what to include in it. This time, we’re covering four of those risks currently trending for 2022, and how…
Does Better Cooling in a PC Improve Performance?
April 12, 2022
Not only does a cool computer work better, a hot computer is a sign of imminent–and expensive–damage. PCs generate heat, which slows performance and even damages components over time. Cooling systems keep PCs alive in normal circumstances: in extreme situations, PCs slow down and stop working when…
3 Ways Steel Companies Are Reducing Carbon Emissions
March 31, 2022
Steel manufacturing is an important part of our modern world. Imagine a world without steel. How would our buildings look? Same with our cars, ships, etc. As you can imagine, construction gets the lion share of steel production with a whopping 52 percent. This is followed by the production of…
Cloud Computing is Transforming the Oil and Gas Industry
March 22, 2022
Cloud computing has the power to make the oil and gas industry more efficient and eco-friendly on every level. Cloud computing provides a decentralized place to store and access data with virtually no limit, which makes data analysis much easier for those making the big decisions in the gas and…
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