Retrospective Tech: 4 Innovations We Have the 1990s to be Thankful For

All this talk of iPads, touch screens, and open source phone software is refreshing, but also a little difficult. Technology has never been simple, but it's always been something that almost anyone could understand with the right degree of explanation. Try explaining MySQL to your grandmother. Try explaining the PlayStation 3's processor to a toddler. Unfortunately, it just doesn't work.