Julian Nowogrodzki is a science journalist in Boston, Massachusetts. Some 22,000 miles above Earth’s surface, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory — a solar-monitoring satellite launched in 2010 — ...

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If there's life left in a system you no longer need, it's easy to find the machine a new home, and if it's useless, to dispose of it safely. Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology as ...

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When it’s time to upgrade to a new computer, the excitement can be overshadowed by the concern of transferring existing data without bringing along any unwanted viruses or malware. Philip from Troy, ...

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Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Are you still working with a Windows 10 machine that is no longer supported? Do you have an old PC lying around? With many Windows 10 PCs unable ...

All your files, apps, and settings are on your old computer. Here’s how to move them to your new Windows PC, from either Windows or macOS. It’s great to get a new computer, but it’s not so great to ...

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A new PC is rarely a spontaneous purchase: people usually try to continue using their old computer for as long as possible. And in terms of the environment and your wallet, this makes perfect sense.

I came across this gem of a fact in that year’s November issue of MacUser Magazine—a small item right near the announcement that Apple was working on the ability to generate digitized speech. You see, ...