Google has come a long way in its eleven-year history, from its humble beginning as a Stanford University research project in 1998, to the global, multi-billion dollar online presence Google enjoys today.

Google is inviting another 100,000 people to play in the Google Wave test pool. The developing duo of Jens and Lars Rasmussen envision Wave revolutionizing online communication and collaboration. I am not sure it will be revolutionary, but at first blush it seems at least evolutionary and worth taking a closer look at.

“Fix a computer for a friend or family member, and you’ll be tech support for life.” This is but one of 35 immutable laws of technology that we’ve identified and recorded for posterity. There will be a test.

Abiding by a few simple etiquette rules can help keep you and your followers happily tweeting along.

Would you tattoo the Apple Safari logo on your forearm? What about a USB symbol? Get ready to see some of the worst (and best) tech tattoos around.

Today’s robots fall short of Hollywood, but they can perform tasks with astonishing skill — enough to make a human nervous, perhaps.

Video technology has come a long way in 40 years, of course, and NASA has taken advantage of today’s digital wizardry to clean up that old Apollo 11 footage. The space agency today released restored video from the July 20, 1969 live TV broadcast of the Apollo 11 moonwalk.

Love ‘em or hate ‘em, Microsoft’s “Laptop Hunter” ads have certainly gotten their share of attention. Still, we think Microsoft’s done better in the past. We dug up five old ads — some real, some internal company jokes — that we find far more amusing. See if you agree.

Put an end to prying eyes, bad guys and sneaky spies with free software for Windows that can help protect your privacy and security.

Not every game has to be uber-grueling. Hell, I remember the days when some games only supplied you with one life and once your health bar was depleted you were forced to start from the very beginning of the game. We take a look at several great games that don’t feel like a chore to play.