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Planning a trip this summer? Looking forward to a hot vacation, or simply traveling to see family and friends? Whatever you’re up to, it helps to plan in advance, stay secure, and not share your activity online. In this Really Useful Podcast we take a look what precautions you can take for travel and vacations

Whether you’re building a PC or just want a fast disk drive for running your operating system, it’s wise to consider an SSD drive. But rather than choose a typical 2.5-inch SATA device, why not consider something a bit more up to date? SSD has evolved, with devices released that plug directly into the motherboard.

With over 3 billion downloads since launch, VLC is quite likely the most popular media player. And for good reason. It’s open source and available free of cost. Moreover, VLC has apps for a variety of platforms and devices, including Windows, Mac, iOS, Apple TV, Android, Android TV, Xbox One, and Chrome OS among others.

Advertisement The long-awaited PCI Express 4.0 update is coming to a computer near you. At least, if you buy a new computer or update your system hardware, you can opt for the much faster PCIe 4.0 over the current 3.0 standard. But what is PCIe 4.0? Will it help your system boot faster? Here’s what’s

Advertisement What is slowing down my computer? A slow computer is frustrating and keeps you from getting work done. While all computers slow down over time, in many cases, your own behavior can cause your computer to run slowly. Here are common mistakes that will slow your machine down to a crawl, and how to

Back when Bluetooth audio was still new, there was a significant difference in sound quality between a pair of wireless headphones and wired headphones. Those differences have since reduced, as have the prices of good wireless audio products. Today, it’s possible to buy a decent pair of Bluetooth headphones for less than Rs. 5,000, and

Advertisement Each year, we’re encouraged to buy new technology. Smartphones, TVs, laptops, and other gadgets are released annually. However, you may be worried about the financial or environmental cost of regularly upgrading. If you do find yourself in the market for an item of technology, you could opt to purchase non-new devices. These items should

Advertisement The latest news and tips in the tech podcast for technophobes, hosted this week by Christian Cawley and James Frew. Look out for details about Spotify Lite on Android, YouTube on the Fire TV, and some handy PC gaming fixes. We’ve also got some great offline productivity apps and a look at three secure

Advertisement RAM is the short-term memory of your computer. It’s where your computer keeps track of the programs and data you’re using right now. You probably already know that more RAM is better, but maybe you’re looking to install more RAM now. Shopping for RAM can be confusing, though. What’s the difference between DDR3 and

At last year’s WWDC, Apple announced that macOS Mojave will be the last version of macOS to run 32-bit apps. With public beta of the next major version of macOS — macOS Catalina — now here, it’s no surprise then that Catalina has dropped support for 32-bit apps. While most popular apps will remain unaffected by the

Spend some time on the internet, and you’ll probably come across a jokester telling you to delete the Windows System32 folder on your computer. But what is this mysterious Windows folder, and why would someone tell you to delete it? And what would happen if you actually deleted System32? Here are the facts. What Is

You’ve noticed the retro gaming explosion—but what’s it all about? Why are retro consoles being re-released, often in smaller form factors? Retro t-shirts, games, collections for Xbox One and PS4, even the new on-demand retro gaming service Antstream… retro gaming is everywhere. In this week’s special show, Christian Cawley and Ben Stegner compare their own

Access to the internet plays an important role in our daily lives. So much so, that more people are beginning to see access to reliable, sufficiently fast internet as a human right. But why is internet access being promoted as a human right? And what happens when we don’t have the ability to connect? Here’s

WhatsApp Status lets you share photos and videos with people who use the messaging service that’s become a ubiquitous social media platform in India. WhatsApp used to be an app where you could just chat with people but a couple of years ago, it added a feature called WhatsApp Status. This is pretty similar to

All hard drives die. It’s normal to purchase a new one every few years, either to replace an old hard drive or to use as additional backup drives. But which hard drive should you buy? What hard drive do I need?! Hard drive shopping doesn’t have to be difficult. In fact, there’s a lot of

File compression is a core part of how the web works. It allows us to transfer files that would otherwise take too much bandwidth and time. Whenever you access ZIP files or view JPEG images, you’re benefiting from file compression. Thus, at some point you’ve probably asked a question: how does file compression work? Here’s