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Lowell Heddings

Lowell is the founder and editor-in-chief of How-To Geek. He runs the day-to-day operations of the business, is the final word on all editorial decisions, and still finds time to code badly. Since founding How-To Geek, Lowell has personally written over 1,000 full-length articles that have been read by more than 250 million people across the world.

With over 20 years of experience in the world of technology, Lowell has gone from putting together custom 486 PCs running DOS to cloning servers in the cloud. He's got experience managing networks, configuring firewalls, setting up websites, and writing code. He's done everything from cybersecurity consulting to explaining which jumper assigns the right IRQ.

 

Did You Know?

Despite what cartoons have taught us, the coyote can run up to 43 miles per hour while the roadrunner can only run up to 20 miles per hour.

Did You Know?

Dextrose is another name for glucose, so if you see it listed prominently on the ingredients list of a particular food, then you’ll know where the sugary sweet taste is coming from.

Did You Know?

We think of espresso as having more caffeine than drip coffee, but we don’t drink espresso in drip-coffee quantities. A single 1 oz shot of espresso only has approximately 40 mg of caffeine whereas a 12 oz cup of coffee has approximately 120 mg (or more) of caffeine. Ounce for ounce, the espresso is stronger, but we don’t drink a giant mug of it at a time.

Did You Know?

A “moment” used to be an actual measure of time and corresponded to roughly 90 seconds. It was used during the Medieval era and was derived from the solar hour (the hour on the sundial’s face was divided into 40 “moments”).