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How to connect to your car’s computer yourself—it can save you money

Here’s 5 things you can do by plugging into a car’s onboard diagnostic system—including tracking your teen.

Refresh Your Computer by Cleaning Up Its Software

Once a year—mostly during the spring season—we normally perform a set of cleaning tasks that streamlines our daily lives. This may include cleaning the home thoroughly to improve our health, tuning up the car to achieve better pep when stepping on the accelerator, and clearing out the garage or attic of junk to make more space. But what about our computer, this thing that we use most of our lives for work or pleasure? Moreover, how about the smartphones that we can’t live…

Computer translates hand-drawn form modeling

Software engineers have been coming up with tools to make computer-generated forms look less like they were molded from plastic and more l...

Basic Computer Skills: Free Software

Finding free software online is easy, but finding free software that's safe is a bit more challenging. Learn how here.

Database of Software “Fingerprints” Expands to Include Computer Games

One of the largest software libraries in the world just grew larger. The National Software Reference Library (NSRL),...

Computer scientists develop 'mathematical jigsaw puzzles' to encrypt software

The "software obfuscation" system encrypts software so that it only allows someone to use a program as intended while preventing any deciphering of the code behind it.

 What You Need to Know: Computer Science and Software Engineering 

There's never been a better time to become a software engineer. Not only do these roles pay well, but the career path is highly mobile and the work often focuses on problem solving and innovation. Learn how MLT can help you break into this exciting industry. Some key facts for considerationCommon College Majors: Computer science, software engineering, and computer engineeringKey Industry Skills: Programming languages…

Good Question: How Do Hackers Get Into Our Computers?

FBI Director James Comey and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg put tape over the webcams on their computers.

A Computer Tried (and Failed) to Write This Article

For now, machine journalists should probably stick to box scores and basic weather reports.

Rewriting the history of free software and computer graphics

A new history of computer graphics and software development that sheds light on new ideas for alternative models of work for making computer graphics.

How Patching Computer Software Protects Your Network

While data breaches of large companies and government agencies usually make the news, small businesses are actually more vulnerable to hacking. Having an IT support team ...

Keep these in mind when shopping for antivirus software

Smart Ways to Speed Up Your Computer

Follow these easy steps to extend the life of your old computer instead of buying a new one.

Computer Vision: On the Way to Seeing More

Researchers are training computers to recognize actions and behaviors.

Computer vision software has the potential to reinvent the way cities move

The same frustrations have plagued urban roadways for decades. But technology is finally providing new ways to address the challenges of crowding, pollution and parking enforcement on city streets.

How airport security tech could help uncover ancient cave art

High-tech devices are helping archeologists find rock art that has otherwise been lost to history.