Buying a new computer can be a daunting task. The process involves numerous hidden factors that vary depending on your tech skill level, intended uses, and personal or business budget.

Find answers to many of your technology related questions before you arrive on campus.Should I bring a computer to Calvin?Calvin strongly recommends students bring a computer to Calvin. Technology has ...

The term “personal cloud computer” sounds like an oxymoron, and to a large extent, it is. A computer you control that no one else can see or access or shut down… that runs on someone else ...

Personal computers. When you're recycling your old laptop or desktop, the simplest and most secure solution is to physically remove the hard drive.

You can also record, edit, and post movies without ever owning a computer. One could make an argument that today's smartphones are truly the embodiment of the most personal of computers ever made ...

The first electronic computer was built during the 1940s by John Vincent Atanasoff, a professor of physics and mathematics at Iowa State University, and one of his students, Clifford E. Berry. But ...

Where We’ve Been: A Standalone Experience. By the late 1970s and into the 1980s, early personal computers, built by the likes of IBM, Xerox, Apple, Commodore, Hewlett-Packard and others, hit a ...

IBM Personal Computer (PC), 1981. Compaq Portable (first true "IBM-compatible" computer), 1983. 32-bit computers & Graphical User Interfaces (GUI) Apple Lisa (Lisa Office System), 1983.