Diagnostics
How I Diagnosed My HP Laptop's Hardware Problems in 20 Minutes
My HP laptop started freezing out of nowhere last month. No warning signs, no blue screen. Just a frozen cursor and a …
Routers
How Long Do WiFi Routers and Modems Actually Last?
I have replaced four routers over the past decade, and each one gave out for a different reason. One overheated sitting…
Storage
Best Free Cloud Storage Services Actually Worth Using
My phone hit me with the same notification last week that it sends every few months: storage full. Again. I had just ta…
Upgrades
PC Upgrades: What I Actually Check Before Spending a Single Dollar
I have been building and fixing computers since around 2012. Friends, coworkers, family members, the occasional strange…
troubleshooting
Laptop Camera Not Working? Here's How I Fixed It
I was five minutes into a video call when my camera went black. One second I was on screen, the next there was just a b…
Installation
How I Installed Git and Configured GitHub on Windows: A Step-by-Step Guide
Setting up Git on Windows tripped me up the first time. I'd been working on a Mac for years, assumed everything wou…