Before the widespread use of air conditioning, and for a long time afterwards, most Tucson homes were topped with evaporative coolers, commonly called “swamp coolers” because they chill the dry desert ...

After I bought this little, old house, I changed out the 70-year-old boiler for a new state of the art unit. When friends ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. When summer heat begins to ramp up, cooling your living spaces becomes a top priority. An air conditioner may not be the best option for the ...

Air conditioning equipment in an Arizona attic. As part of the series called Throwing Shade, The Show brought you a conversation with a reporter based in Albuquerque. She’d written about how residents ...

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a duct system that would allow a swamp cooler to operate more efficiently to keep a home cool and reduce energy bills," said an inventor, ...

It’s a scorching 95 degrees in northern Minnesota, and I’m testing my DIY skills by building a homemade swamp cooler in a Walmart parking lot to see if it can actually cool down my camper. Between ...

Ah, good old Rufus. Where would we be without you? Well, it seems the answer is a world with far fewer Windows 11 machines. October 14 is the last day Windows 10 users will get critical support from ...

For years now, folks have been using Rufus to bypass Windows 11's onerous installation requirements. Got a system without Secure Boot or a functional TPM? No problem! Some buzz was going around that ...

Noctua has some interesting products in the pipeline. Collaborations with other brands, slapping its fans and iconic colourway onto new products, and new inventions that we've been waiting on for a ...

Fixes a flaw that impacted the Windows reset and reinstall tools. The patch affects certain versions of Windows 10 and Windows 11. To install the patch, head to Windows Update under Settings. Get more ...

Close curtains to block heat and keep your home cooler. Window treatments help reduce sunlight and indoor temperatures. Try blackout, linen, or light-colored curtains with backing. It's hard to get ...