BoingBoing Gadgets found this photo of the original original Ethernet cable at Xerox PARC, devised by Bob Metcalfe so he could rig up a local system for sharing things digitally. The diagram below ...

Someone a while back had a link that demonstrated how to convert a power cable to ethernet in order to destroy a computer.My Google-fu is weak and I'm unable to find the right search terms to ...

An Ethernet cable lets you physically wire your internet to your computer, rather than having to rely on a more finicky Wi-Fi connection.