By Ted Kritsonis

Imagine having all your digital snapshots of your family, your vacations, your experiences — essentially your life’s memories, all gone because you never bothered to back everything up. The feeling of loss, especially over something you could’ve completely avoided had you cared enough to bother trying, is coupled with shame because making sure that all your data is secured multiple times is not hard — and proves a worthy investment.

By Ted Kritsonis

Buying used or refurbished may not seem like the best way to get a new laptop, but a real gem can be found for the right price.

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The tablet revolution is in full swing and we are looking forward to some fresh new products in the pipeline.

By Ted Kritsonis

The gaming world has started to lean a little towards what Hollywood has been doing recently, and that’s churning out sequels and rehashing characters or franchises from a bygone era. But that’s not entirely a bad thing, especially when the games that came before them heightened expectations for more.

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Microsoft came out strong at yesterday’s BUILD Conference keynote. The software giant didn’t just unveil the tile-powered Windows 8 for PCs and tablets but also revealed a unified OS.

Text and photos by Ted Kritsonis

The Samsung Series 9 is an ultra-thin laptop that looks and feels luxurious, particularly because it blends style, elegance and durability into one fashionable frame. Considering that PC laptops generally lack a certain flair for design, the Series 9 comes off as distinct and versatile in one fell swoop.

By Ted Kritsonis

Computers have always been devices made for our hands, but what if feet could be brought into the equation, or if they could play the leading role in interacting with them? A nifty device in the U.S. called the SoftStep KeyWorx multi-touch foot controller, is available to anyone who needs the extra help from below.

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

At the Windows Phone VIP preview today, Microsoft revealed a number of new handset makers building Windows Phone 7 devices and highlighted some of the newer features coming to their smartphone OS though the new Mango revision.

By Tim Teatro

Why Linux? The user who is looking for a complete and simple desktop operating system that allows them to get work done efficiently and doesn’t get in the way—why would that person choose Linux? Why should you choose Linux?

By Ted Kritsonis

It’s not like you mean to do it, but filing your income taxes on or near the deadline seems to be an annual habit. Thankfully, filing electronically expedites the process of getting the proper forms to the Taxman to get you a refund sooner, except you still have to decide which tax software to use.

By Tim Teatro

Tempted to try Linux on your desktop computer? You’d be worried that it’s complicated, right? You’d be wrong. Here’s the easy way.

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Today’s options for subportable computing are netbooks, whose biggest features are QWERTY keyboards on a small footprint or tablets which offer optimal portability and connectivity, Toshiba’s Libretto W100 is a hybrid of both and we take it for a spin.