In the 1980s and 1990s, PC Connection built its brand on a campaign starring folksy small-town critters. They’ll still charm your socks off.

The Secret Origin of Windows A quarter century ago, Windows wasn't everywhere. In fact, some were doubtful it would ever ship at all. And Tandy Trower was there.

The End of Computer Magazines in America With Maximum PC and MacLife’s abandonment of print, the dead-tree era of computer journalism is officially over. It lasted almost half a century—and was quite ...

Forty Years of Lunar Lander In 1969, an Apollo-crazy high school student wrote one of the most influential computer games of all time.

The True Face of Mario Uncovering the fascinating true story behind an iconic character's origins--and why nobody likes to talk about them.

The 25 Most Notable Quotes in Tech History Legendary sound bites that made sense, made history--or just made us laugh.

Recently on Facebook, my friend, nerd extraordinaire Esther Schindler, shared a photograph of herself wearing an old T-shirt and challenged her followers to identify it: Either you have no idea what ...

Forty years ago, Nutting Associates released the world’s first mass-produced and commercially sold video game, Computer Space. It was the brainchild of Nolan Bushnell, a charismatic engineer with a ...

Amiga: 25 Years Later Let's hear it for the greatest cult computer of them all, which debuted a quarter-century ago today.

On April 28th, 2003, moments before I was about to interview Steve Jobs at San Francisco’s Moscone Center, I was jittery. Anticipation? Nerves? Excitement? You bet. All of those visceral emotions were ...

Quick, what's the most admired technology brand? Maybe you answered Apple. Or Google. Or maybe even Microsoft. I'm reasonably certain, however, that none of the brands you're about to read about ...

DALL-E 3 gets most of the credit (or blame?) for this. It hardly seems possible that it’s been nearly sixteen years since I pressed publish on my first Technologizer post. Back then, the iPhone had ...