Guides & articles
Clear, practical explainers about data sizes, download speeds, screens and the units that trip everyone up.
KB vs KiB: Decimal and Binary Sizes Explained
Why a 1 TB drive shows as 931 GB, the difference between decimal (1000) and binary (1024) units, and how to know which one a number means.
How Long Will That Download Take?
The simple formula behind download time, the 8-bits-per-byte factor that trips everyone up, and why real transfers are always a bit slower.
Screen Size, Aspect Ratio and PPI Made Simple
Why the diagonal alone lies, how aspect ratio decides real width and area, and what pixels-per-inch really tells you about sharpness.
How Much Fits in 1 TB? Storage Estimates
Turn an abstract terabyte into photos, songs, video and books — plus why your files vary and why usable space is less than the label.
Bits vs Bytes: The Difference Explained
One is eight times the other. Learn what a bit and a byte really are, the capital-B convention, and where each unit shows up.
Megabits vs Megabytes: Reading Internet Speeds
Why a 300 Mbps plan downloads at about 37 MB/s, what eats the rest of the speed, and how to sanity-check your own connection.