Without Microsoft, the world of modern computer technology would not be the same as we know it. Next year, Microsoft turns 50 ...

Connect your hard drive to a Windows computer and it should show up in File Explorer, in the left-hand sidebar. Right-click ...

With Windows 10's end-of-life less than a year away, up to 240 million PCs could be expedited to landfill. Here are some ...

I eventually landed on installing Linux on an old laptop I had lying around instead of a Raspberry Pi simply because I ...

and maybe even buy a whole new PC to cope with the more sophisticated code (which will reignite worries about a sudden glut of e-waste caused by people ditching their old computer gear en masse).

Experience the magic of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum with The Spectrum - a stunning recreation of the beloved 8-bit home computer ...

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North Syracuse, N.Y. -- If you’ve got old TVs, printers and computers cluttering up your basement, you can get rid of them for free this weekend. There’s an electronics recycling drop-off ...

From turning an old desktop PC into a media server to aiding research, here are five ways I'm upcycling old desktops.

Irving calls himself a treasure hunter. He regularly goes to estate sales and thrift shops, and he’ll often pass on old computers because he doesn’t really need to add to the growing collectio ...

It’s hard to get quality sound from built-in speakers, which have to be crammed inside a hyper-thin chassis alongside the keyboard, battery and processors that make up a personal computer.

When October 2025 rolls around, your old but still functional Windows 10 PC will no longer receive monthly security updates. And although you have a variety of options, the simplest solution is to ...