Reading articles online, written by people who know what they are talking about, is perhaps the best way to stay up to date on any subject, especially computers and new technology.With computer components getting faster and more demanding everyday, it's a wonder that anybody ever has an up to date computer. And technology as a whole is moving at such incredible speeds, every day is literally the most advanced human beings have ever been.

So with this in mind, you probably wonder how you can stay completely up to date on it all, while still learning about current technology. The fact is, basically in the field of technology you have to learn and practice at the same time.

How to Find Great Articles on Computers

Using the search engines to find information is something just about everybody does, but usually a search returns somewhat old information and pages with the information you are looking for scattered all over.

The best way to find high quality articles and article directories that have very informative information is to put the word "articles" along with your search term. This way the search results that you get back will most likely be just articles and article directories that have related information to the rest of your search term.

Staying up to Date on Current Technology

While you can use the same method as I stated above to find computer information and articles, you can do the same with technology information. The problem with that though is you can never really be sure the author knows what they are talking about.

Usually at the end of an article there is a resource box with a link to the author's website, but even then it is still hard to tell who knows what they are talking about.

What I do is usually one of two things. I double check what I am reading by searching for the same words on the search engines, and see if other authors say the same thing or not.

You can also use highly popular, but also ever changing, social voting news websites, like Digg or StumbleUpon. Do a search for those websites, and when you visit them you will see that other members like you can vote on information and articles that they know or believe to be true.

While sometimes people can be deceived and false information gets posted, it is much less often then regular websites owned and operated by Joe Anonymous.

So in a nutshell, the best way to stay up to date on computers and technology is to use the search engines, and continue to use websites that you know to be truthful, at least for the most part.


Living in a fast-paced digital world, you may find yourself struggling to stay up-to-date with significant technological advancements. Moving with the times as technologies change is critical to ensuring the success of your academic and professional career, because chances are, you’ll either be using these new technologies – or making them. Remaining up to date in your knowledge of technology can be achieved by becoming familiar with your resources, knowing what you’ll be working with, watching the consumer space, reading technology articles/news, and experimenting with new gadgets.

Keep yourself on track by asking yourself questions. 

Ask yourself the following questions to ensure that you are focusing on applicable technologies:
·         Is this technology something my college would require us to use?
·         Does my engineering discipline deal with these types of technologies?
·         Will this technology be beneficial in the advancement of my academic or professional career?
·         Are there any similar technologies that I already know of?
·         Is this a type of technology that is slowly dying out, or is it constantly being advanced/changed?
·         Have I asked other peers or professionals whether or not this technology will be useful to me?

Watch the consumer space

Recent innovations are mainly introduced in the consumer space, and odds are, these new innovations will be a part of your future. One must not ignore the consumer space and only focus on fully developed technologies, as every advancement in technology started out in the consumer space.

Monitor trends on social media 

Social media has become a mainstream marketing channel. Networks such as Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and Twitter will have advertisements and trends from tech companies and consumers.

Visit big-box retailers such as Best Buy, Apple, and Microsoft 

New technologies are always on display and/or advertised. It is required of most employees to stay up-to-date with the newest gadgets, so don’t be afraid to ask! You can also visit local electronic retail stores, although the technologies tend to be a bit older.

Read technology articles/news 

Use search engines such as Google to search for tech news articles. There are many websites that focus solely on future technologies and the latest gadgets.