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My name is Dario Borghino, I'm 21 and studying telecom and software engineering at Turin's Polytechnic, Italy. Since I was a kid, I've always loved everything is connected to the worlds of science and technology as a whole, and I started writing at an early

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Computers & Technology > Operating Systems Reasons to downgrade from Windows Vista to XP: 1 of 12
On July 22, 2005 Microsoft announced its new line of operating systems and Windows Vista, codenamed 'Longhorn', made its first public appearance. While graphic effects and new user tools certainly looked respectively stunning and very useful, the very last five minutes of the presentation - price and system requirements - cam... More..
Computers & Technology > Computers & Technology (Other) The future of the computer and artificial intelligence: 2 of 20
In the last 50 years, the advent of computer has radically changed our daily routines and habits. From huge, roomy, terribly expensive and rather useless machines, computers have managed to become quite the opposite of all the above, seeing an exponential growth in the number of units sold and, stunningly, usability as well.I... More..
Computers & Technology > Identity Theft & Internet Scams The different types of Internet scams: 2 of 18
If you frequently surf the Net, you'll probably have stumbled upon countless ads and pages promising you will earn incredible sums with no or very low effort in exchange for paying a small sum to join their programs. Maybe some of them were so promising that you actually ended up paying their affiliation fee, only to find out... More..
Computers & Technology > Computer Maintenance How to recover almost anything: 1 of 4
So you've hit Ctrl+Canc by error, or maybe you emptied the trash right before remembering that folder you thought was filled with junk actually contained some useful information, too. There's no need to panic: luckily, a wealth of different tools have been developed for distract people like you, and yes, you can recover that ... More..
Computers & Technology > Internet Trends Yahoo's bold rejection of Microsoft: 1 of 4
In the last decade, and particularly in the last 5 years, the Internet community has witnessed the quick surge to power of two big Internet 'giants': Google and Microsoft. While the first was originally created as no more than a research project by a couple of university students, its innovative and peculiar way of classifyin... More..
Computers & Technology > Computer Maintenance How to find cookies installed on your computer: 1 of 4
When using your web browser, the sites you're visiting - especially those requiring a login or those which need to remember user settings of any kind - are often likely to send you a text file, called a 'cookie', which has the function of remembering the user settings so that, at the next visit, the user won't have to set the... More..
Computers & Technology > Internet Search Issues How to efficiently search the web: 7 of 23
Sometimes, when you're looking for some information on the web, no matter what you type in the search box, you still can't find it. If that happens more often than you'd like to admit, this is the right place for you.This article is a short tutorial meant to help enhance your search queries in order to obtain more relevant re... More..
Computers & Technology > Website Reviews How to use Wikipedia for research: 3 of 9
"Welcome to Wikipedia, the encyclopedia that anyone can edit" recites the banner in the front page of the site. That doesn't really sound like something a student looking for accurate information for his research wants to hear, but that surely doesn't mean this is not a valuable site, with plenty of resources that can actuall... More..
Computers & Technology > Computer Maintenance How to reformat your computer: 3 of 9
In some occasions, be it because you have reasons to suspect that the virus you caught has permanently damaged your system, because your PC is getting way slower than it used to be, or even just as a scheduled maintenance practice, reformatting your computer can be an useful way of 'cleaning up the mess' and regain all the co... More..
Sciences > Astronomy Could there be life on other planets?: 15 of 42
Could there be life on other planets? It turns out this is not an easy question to answer at all because, for starters, scientist still argue over the definition of the term 'life'.Since a complete discussion on which is the best way to define it would be way off-topic, we will use this widely accepted definition instead: "a ... More..