Tech Myths: CD Chills and Phone Thrills. freeze audio discs. Does freezing CDs improve them? Does leaving them in storage rot them? And what's the risk associated with using phones on airplanes, anyway?. Myth: You can improve the sound quality of CDs simply...

Tech Myths: Surveillance and Electrostatic. tech myths surveillance electrostatic. More tinfoil hat conspiracy theories from your favorite columnist. How good is government camera surveillance? Is electrostatic discharge a real threat?. Several weeks ago, I...

• -Don’t Be Lulled

episode of tech myths. Who’s to say that what we see is fixed and “real”? Perhaps reality can be...modified. That’s right. There’s a signpost up ahead. You’re now crossing over into the Tech Myth Zone, your one-stop source for tech-related...

• -Return to Horse Poop Hollow

Everyday Tech Myths: Signal To Noise. decibels noise canceling . Are noise damage from loud music and radiation damage to brains from computers real? We test radiation and build our own noise-canceling headphones.. I remember being a teen-ager,...

Everyday Tech Myths: Free For All!. ink cartridge solar gadgets. Tech myths of the week: Can you squeeze ink out of a dead printer cartridge? Can gaming make kids violent? Can geeks gone wild get by on solar power?. Mom always told me nothing in life was free....

• -When the Line Blurs
• -Body of Evidence

care to remember, here are some common myths and realities about wireless networks, phones and services. Wireless phone problems that occur while I'm traveling are the fault of the network. To respond to this myth, I need to spend a little time discussing connections...