Amanda Smith is a freelance journalist and writer. She reports on culture, society, human interest and technology. Her stories hold a mirror to society, reflecting both its malaise and its beauty.

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Local artists helping to bring Ministry of Awe to life Local artists are bringing the Ministry of Awe to life in Old City. How Billy Branch bought a harmonica, found the blues and changed his life ...

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On a remote island in the Pacific, Will Smith descends into the heart of an active volcano to investigate sounds beyond human hearing. Will discovers that everything on our planet creates its own ...

Since most laptops don't come with disk drives anymore, you can buy an external one that connects via USB or install an internal one into your desktop. Choices are more limited if you want to rip 4K ...

You can easily create bootable disk wipe media on a DVD or USB drive, or set up an ISO file. You then use that media to boot up your Windows PC, where you can wipe the primary drive. The program ...