Recently I became the mostly happy owner of an HP Pavilion dm1z. I say “mostly happy” because I wasn’t thrilled with its performance. To give the system a boost, I decided to swap the pokey 5,200-rpm ...

Recently I’ve heard from a number of users who are looking for a way to cut that pricey cable-TV cord, but don’t want to give up on watching and recording their favorite network shows. Turns out there ...

There’s a good chance your next computer won’t have an optical drive (that would be the place on the side of your laptop where you insert discs). For those already immersed in technology, losing the ...

There was a time when the only way to install printer software was to use a disc, whether floppy, zip or CD. But these days, many computers are sold without any disc drives, and most new printers are ...