Another year, another security breach that could expose all of your information. Installing updates might be a good New Year's resolution.

Today we’re going to take our first baby steps from hardware into software! Using that CPU we built last episode we’re going to run some instructions and walk you through how a program operates on the machine level. We'll show you how...

So now that we’ve built and programmed our very own CPU, we’re going to take a step back and look at how CPU speeds have rapidly increased from just a few cycles per second to gigahertz! Some of that improvement, of course, has come from...

Today we’re going to create memory! Using the basic logic gates we discussed in episode 3 we can build a circuit that stores a single bit of information, and then through some clever scaling (and of course many new levels of...

Today we’re going to build the ticking heart of every computer - the Central Processing Unit or CPU. The CPU’s job is to execute the programs we know and love - you know like GTA V, Slack... and Power Point. To make our CPU we’ll bring...

Intel 13th and 14th gen chips, aka Raptor Lake, have been receiving numerous reports of crashes and instability from gamers and developers. Let's take a look at the recent headwinds facing Intel CPUs. Topics Covered: Intel Raptor Lake...

How does a water cooled pc work. Why are pc's water cooled. Find out here.

Laptops have many technician-replaceable parts. Check for online documentation before starting and proceed with caution. Mike explores laptop dissection in this episode. This clip is from the chapter "Portable Computing" of the series...

Both AMD and Intel use unique CPU packages that install into their respective sockets. It’s imperative for a tech to know the most popular sockets available today and the types of CPUs that use them This clip is from the chapter "CPUs"...

Today’s AMD and Intel CPUs use the same set of instructions. A CPU’s clock speed describes (roughly) how fast it processes these instructions. Most clock speeds today are in the gigahertz range. This clip is from the chapter "CPUs" of...

Every computer needs a CPU. The installation steps are straightforward but should be handled with care to prevent EMP damage. Additionally, some form of cooling is required. This clip is from the chapter "CPUs" of the series "CompTIA A+...