Whenever possible, a computer should be shut down from the operating system. This ensures open files are saved, temporary files are deleted, and applications and the operating system are properly ...

Amazon has a new product that seems so simple, it’s hard to believe it’s a product at all: It’s called the Amazon Dash Button. It’s a small plastic device with a button and a light. When you press the ...

Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a contributing author to MacFixIt since the spring of 2008. One of his passions is troubleshooting Mac problems and making the best use of Macs ...

A University of Texas at Dallas professor has developed a wearable wireless computing device the size of a button designed to improve health monitoring for the elderly. Roozbeh Jafari, assistant ...

These small stick-ons can be programmed to perform any of over 30 tasks. And they don't require power. Rick Broida is the author of numerous books and thousands of reviews, features and blog posts. He ...

Is nothing working on your Windows 10 or Windows 11 computer? Is an application hanging, or is your PC unresponsive? Many people will reach for the hallowed Ctrl + Alt + Del keyboard shortcut, which ...

If you look at the back of your Windows computer, you may see a strange button. Chances are, it is the Quick Flash BIOS button, but not everyone knows what it’s all about. We tend to see the Quick ...

A very rare piece of computer history is up for grabs at RR Auctions. The early three-button "X-Y" mouse, designed by computer pioneer Douglas Engelbart, is the direct ancestor of today's ubiquitous ...

Walk around your neighborhood with a wireless notebook, and you’ll probably detect the presence of many wireless networks. You’re also likely to find that many of them are not encrypted and open to ...

Facebook announced a series of updates Monday that largely try to help users more easily share information. The new Questions feature introduced last month will now be integrated into Groups so that ...