Best Buy deal of the day: $50 off a 14TB external hard drive
WD If you need extra storage space that’s secure for your photos, videos, and other types of files, you should be looking at external hard drive deals. Best Buy’s deal …
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How to back up your Mac and keep your files safely stored
We all know we should back up our computers in case something goes wrong, but many people are put off by what seems like a complicated process. Luckily, it’s very …
What Is SATA? Here’s Everything You Need to Know About It
What is SATA? In short, it’s how almost everything storage-related connects to your motherboard. If you’ve owned a desktop PC or laptop in the past decade and a half, you …
How to send large files for free
Being able to share files with others is one of the many benefits of modern technology. But when those files are too large to share and transfer, things can get …
PC memory is about to double in max capacity
Just days after the announcement of some serious innovation in laptop memory, we’re now seeing some great news on the desktop front, too. MSI and Asrock have announced that they …
How to upgrade RAM on a laptop
Luke Larsen / Digital Trends Is your trusty laptop feeling a bit sluggish lately? Is it overwhelmed when too many tabs are open? Upgrading your RAM might just be the …
What’s printer spooling and how to fix it on Windows and Mac
The computing industry is flooded with obscure technical terms like printer spooling. Spooling happens automatically in the background, and you might never notice this feature as long as it keeps working …
JPEG vs. PNG: Which compressed image format is better?
In digital imaging, two image formats prevail above all else: JPEG (or JPG) and PNG. At first glance, a single image shown in both formats might seem identical, but if …
What is NVMe? Everything you need to know about high-speed storage
NVMe drives are typically the most cutting-edge and fastest of modern PC and laptop internal storage devices. They’re small and slim, they require no additional power or data cables and …
SSD buying guide: how to pick the right SSD in 2023
WD Picking the best solid-state drive (SSD) for your needs seems easy on the surface. Even when you dig a little deeper, it’s still not as hard as choosing the …