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5 Most Reliable Hard Drives According to Server Companies

November 30, 2017

CPUs and graphics cards typically generate the most excitement among computer components. Nevertheless, a hard drive is an essential element of a computer. An excellent GPU and CPU won’t remain useful with an unreliable hard disk. With solid-state drives (SSD), Samsung reigns supreme. But what about traditional platter drives? Learn about the most reliable hard… read more »

How to Back Up Your Hard Drive to Google Drive

August 2, 2017

Data backup is one of the most important aspects of modern computing. How would you feel if you lost a lifetime of photos, all your treasured videos, every important document you own, and your entire media collection just because your hard drive died? Of course, you might get lucky and be able to salvage some… read more »

Create a Virtual Machine Clone of Your Existing Windows Hard Drive

May 26, 2017

Virtualization allows one operating system (OS) to run on another OS. But did you know that a Virtual Machine (VM) clone of your hard drive can put your entire computer inside of another computer? With VMs, the possibilities are endless. For most people, though, virtualization enables playing older games using emulation, the ability to sandbox,… read more »

Can a Hard Reboot Really Wreck Your Computer?

May 19, 2017

We’ve all been there: a crashed or frozen system that won’t respond to keyboard or mouse input, forcing you to perform a hard reboot with the power button. But hard reboots can be scary — cutting off power to your machine doesn’t seem safe, does it? — and you may be wondering if this is okay… read more »

You Can Now Use an External Hard Drive on Your PS4

February 4, 2017

Sony is finally bringing support for external hard drives to the PlayStation 4. With the next software update, PS4 owners will be able to download, install, and access games on an external hard drive. And about time too, as Xbox One owners have been able to do this for a while. Most PlayStation 4 owners… read more »

3 Free Apps to Analyze & Inspect Your Mac’s Hard Disk Space

January 16, 2017

If you have a MacBook, you probably have a solid state drive inside it. SSDs are much faster than their hard disc drive predecessors, but the speed has come at a cost: storage capacity. This can lead to a reliance on external drives, and the constant need to juggle your available space. Even if you have… read more »

This Spotify Bug Could Be Killing Your Hard Drive

November 14, 2016

The Spotify desktop application could be bombarding your hard drive with data. This is due to a bug which writes masses of unnecessary data to your hard drive. Spotify already has a bug fix rolling out to users, but in the meantime, it may be worth shutting down Spotify. Users have reported the Spotify app… read more »

Sleeping While Traveling is Hard… But You Can Make it Better

May 23, 2016

If you travel a lot for work (or any reason), then what I’m about to say should come as no surprise to you. However, just in case you forgot: sleeping while traveling sucks. Between layovers, uncomfortable seats, and jet lag, it’s easy to smash your sleep cycle to bits when on the go. Listen, there’s no… read more »

Brainstorming with Others Doesn’t Have to be Hard

May 20, 2016

Surely you’ve heard the expression “two minds are better than one.” Putting people together creates a diversity of ideas that can’t be achieved with just one person (they can also lead to groupthink, though). Everyone has their own ways of solving problems, and when combined, different minds can often lead to solutions to that neither… read more »