USB ports on your computer may have unique specifications that make them better or worse for the device you want to connect.

Windows 1.0 officially released to the public 40 years ago today (November 20), and despite its age, still has some common similarities with what users can expect from the operating system today.

Gray windows and simple graphics make CivIdle a 4X strategy game you could get away with playing on office time, back in 2001 anyway.

USB ports have different colors, and it isn't just for aesthetic flair. A black port indicates the connector supports the USB 2.0 Hi-Speed standard.

First developed in 1981 by computer scientist Chase Bishop, the software project that would eventually become Windows actually started life under a far wonkier name: "Interface ...