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Gus Hermann

Hi, I’m Gus Hermann. I’m the tech brains behind this blog. I run the site, keep things updated and work on the backend side. My main job is in the programming world, so I am surrounded by computers and tech all day every day.

Why Does Your Internet Speed Matter?

Since the dawn of the internet, people have been striving to improve the speed of their connection to the web. First came dial-up, then came broadband. Then came faster broadband and faster broadband, and faster broadband still. Now, in the 21st century, we have gigabit broadband. Say what you will about such speeds, but at least we’re not waiting for dial-up to load anymore. And that makes us happy. You see, the internet isn’t just some utility you can use… Read More »Why Does Your Internet Speed Matter?

Does Technology Benefit My Young Kid’s Education? How?

When it comes to children and technology, many parents are understandably worried. Will screen time hurt my child’s development? Should my child use social media? And, the big one-should I give my child a smartphone? With the advancement of technology, schools have updated and modified their curriculum, as well as taught new ways of teaching. In fact, with the advent of technology, education is no more limited to schools and classrooms. Kids can now learn anything they want and at… Read More »Does Technology Benefit My Young Kid’s Education? How?

What Do You Need to Know About 5G?

It may be the next big thing, but there’s still a lot of confusion about 5G-we’re still not quite sure what it is or how it will work. The truth is… we don’t need to know. We don’t need to know what spectrum 5G networks will be in or how they will be implemented. We don’t need to know when it will be implemented. And we certainly don’t need to know more than that. Meanwhile, most people don’t need to… Read More »What Do You Need to Know About 5G?

What Is a QD-OLED Display?

You’ve probably seen those early commercials for Samsung’s new QLED (Quantum-Dot-Array)-based OLED TVs touting the company’s “Tomorrow’s TV” technology. The commercials show dazzling examples of high-speed visuals on the TVs, but they don’t truly show you that they’re high-speed at all. OLED displays are thinner, lighter, and more energy-efficient than LCDs, but they’re not always cost-effective at scale. That’s why technology companies are exploring a new display tech called Quantum Dot-Optic Liquid Crystal displays (QD-OLED), which are the same size… Read More »What Is a QD-OLED Display?

TikTok May Let You Tip Content Creators Soon

TikTok – the popular app that lets you create short messages and share them across social media – announced today that it would be launching a new feature that will allow its users to tip content creators. According to a blog post from the company, the new “Tip” feature will let content creators on the app make money from the tips they receive from their fans. TikTok is a fun, unique app that lets you tip content creators just by… Read More »TikTok May Let You Tip Content Creators Soon