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Review: Logitech K800 Wireless Illuminated Keyboard

Posted on April 6, 2021

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If you do a lot of typing, the keyboard is arguably the most important part of your computer.

It’s also one of the most neglected parts when it comes time to buy a new PC.

The truth is, we don’t usually give the keyboard much thought until we get a new computer home and begin typing on it.

If your current keyboard is acting flaky or you just don’t like the way the keys feel and respond to your touch, you might want to strongly consider replacing it with a better model. [Read more…]

Review: BESTEK 150 watt DC to AC Power Inverter / Phone Charger

Posted on March 29, 2021

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I review portable USB chargers on here all the time, and I’m always on the lookout for a car charger that does a little something extra for its owner.

Today I’m going to tell you about a real gem of a charger from BESTEK.

The BESTEK 150w AV Power Inverter/Phone Charger will keep your smart phones and tablets charged and ready for use as well as any of them, but this nifty charger also includes a 150 watt DC to AC inverter for charging your laptop as well. [Read more…]

Review: Carbonite Online Backup Service

Posted on March 25, 2021

Have you ever had a laptop stolen or suffered a hard drive crash?

If so, you already know that losing your precious photos, music, Word documents and other critical files is even worse than having to replace the hardware.

If you didn’t have a current backup, you most likely lost every scrap of your irreplaceable data. That’s why always having a current backup of your hard drive on hand is absolutely critical.

But did you know that just backing up your data onto an external hard drive isn’t enough?

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Review: Seagate Expansion 16TB Desktop USB 3.0 External Hard Drive

Posted on March 10, 2021

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Adding an external USB hard drive to your computer really makes it easy to create full backups of all your programs, photos, music and other files that reside on today’s massive hard drives.

And as we all know, with mass storage devices, bigger is always better.

The Seagate Expansion 16TB Desktop USB 3.0 External Hard Drive will likely hold everything you can pack on to your computer’s internal hard drive, and a whole lot more. [Read more…]

Review: Recoverit Free Data Recovery Software

Posted on February 26, 2021

It’s a fact of modern life: If you use a computer you WILL lose important files at some point due to a drive crash or some other unforeseen catastrophe.

Of course you’ll probably be able to recover those lost files if you have a recent backup on hand, but what if the file(s) you need to recover aren’t included in your backup set?

Even worse, what if your backup gets lost or corrupted?

Luckily, there are data recovery tools you can use to recover lost files from a damaged or corrupted drive when the need arrives.

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