Latest Components Opinion

• 16 May 2013

• Opinion: Three simple ways to get a speedy PC

  There are three ways to get a faster PC or laptop: buy a new one, upgrade the hardware, or upgrade the software. We can show you how to do them all.

• 11 May 2013

• Opinion: Carbon nanotubes could be the future of transistor technology

  Though chip transistors have traditionally been made with silicon, a team from USC has developed carbon nanotubes that could replace silicon and allow for faster transistors.

• 02 May 2013

• Opinion: Keep your laptop battery healthy: Use it sparingly

  Sibi Marcos asked about removing a laptop's battery to increase it's life.

• 30 April 2013

• Opinion: CRT magnet art looks eerie; don't try it on your home TV

  Where you one of those kids who liked to wave a magnet against your old CRT display to watch the rainbow of colors bending to your will? You certainly weren't the only one, and a German artist wants to help you relive those memories, albeit on a grander scale.

• 26 April 2013

• Opinion: Younity 1.5 could render cloud storage obsolete

  As we’ve become a more mobile society—working from virtually anywhere on our smartphones and tablets—we’ve also embraced various cloud storage and file sharing tools, so we can access and collaborate on our data. Younity has an entirely different approach, and it could make cloud storage obsolete.

• 20 April 2013

• Opinion: Tiny microbatteries could power devices for days, recharge in seconds

  Smartphones have become dramatically more powerful in recent years, featuring ever-increasing amounts of processing power, memory, and data storage, and higher screen resolutions. The only thing that seems to be lacking is enough battery power to keep our devices running all day.

• 11 April 2013

• Opinion: Dropbox for Business launches, offering single sign-on

  Cloud-storage provider Dropbox announced today the introduction of Dropbox for Business, a team-oriented version of the service with a particularly IT-friendly feature: single sign-on (SSO).

• 05 April 2013

• Opinion: Mac Gems: Disk Doctor 2.1 frees up storage space on your Mac

  There has never been a great way to clear out the cruft on your Mac's hard drive. Superfluous files, application caches, unused language files that have been languishing on your drive for years--they all take up storage space that you could dearly use, especially if your computer has a speedy (but limited-capacity) solid-state drive (SSD).

• Opinion: Remains of the Day: Back in a flash

  One analyst contends that Apple's real business model is storage, which at least explains why it's building such a huge new headquarters. Plus, your iMessages are really way more secure than they probably need to be. The remainders for Thursday, April 4, 2013 will be right back.

• 04 April 2013

• Opinion: Cloud-based backup: Is it right for long-term storage?

  Eugene Bartley wanted to know if his files would eventually disappear from a cloud-based backup service.

• 19 March 2013

• Opinion: Multi-monitor tracking system keeps you focused, makes sure you don't miss anything

  A multi-display setup is a great work setup because it helps you multitask, but at the same time it can be extremely distracting when you are surrounded by ten different open apps.

• 18 March 2013

• Opinion: Should you leave a hard drive running when it's not in use?

  Mike Bell asked if he should shut down his hard drive when he doesn't need it. "Will that constant powering up [and down] add wear and tear...?"

• 14 March 2013

• Opinion: Backing up your entire drive: Cloning vs. imaging

  Felix Luke needs to back up his entire hard drive. He asked me to explain the differences between cloning and imaging.

• 12 March 2013

• Opinion: Remains of the Day: Chips and dip

  A new species of malware wants you to “like” it, the earliest iPhone is positively prehistoric, and the latest Apple TV packs a tiny surprise. The remainders for Monday, March 11, 2013 are served.

• 07 March 2013

• Opinion: The secret to buying a good HDMI cable: They're all good

  Sean asked me what he should know before buying HDMI cables.

• Opinion: Tackle overloaded Google Apps Gmail accounts with FreeSpace

  Google Apps offers cash-strapped small businesses a lot of bang for the buck, but one app that can cause problems is Gmail.

• 04 March 2013

• Opinion: Why you shouldn't back up to an internal hard drive

  In a previous article, I briefly explained why you shouldn't back up to a second internal drive. Mike Bell wanted a more detailed explanation.

• Opinion: Why you shouldn't back up to an internal hard drive

  In a previous article, I briefly explained why you shouldn't back up to a second internal drive. Mike Bell wanted a more detailed explanation.

• Opinion: When applications consume too much RAM

  Reader Elsa Pederson finds her Mac mysteriously out of memory. She writes:

• 13 February 2013

• Opinion: How to access your old 3.5-inch floppy disks

  Reader Kristie wrote in with this puzzler:

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