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Top 10 Hard Drive Upgrades and Fixes

You should never feel like your hard drive is holding out on you. Anyone should be able to back up, recover files, boot multiple systems, upgrade, or otherwise improve their storage space. These tips explain the possibilities and procedures.

Over time, the moving parts and powered pieces that move your magnetic disks around at lightning speed will wear, age, and get noisy. In a desktop computer (a Windows PC, generally), you can ..read more

FireFound Tracks Your Stolen Computer, Nukes Your Personal Data

Firefox: The worst thing about losing your laptop isn’t the cost of replacing your gear; it’s the loss of personal info and saved passwords. Firefox extension FireFound tracks your lost laptop’s location and nukes your personal data in a few clicks.

Once you install the add-on for Firefox or its mobile version Fennec, FireFound uses geolocation to track where you are every time you open your browser, sending that information to a secure ..read more

Chromium Updater Keeps You on the Bleeding Edge of Chrome for Mac

Mac OS X: Chrome for Mac is progressing at a slow but steady pace, but if you’re willing to risk the latest Chromium for Mac builds, some great new features await. But how do you stay up-to-date with the latest Chromium builds?

Enter Chromium Updater, a barebones application that determines if you’re running the latest build of Chromium, then updates to the latest and greatest if you aren’t. Just run ..read more