Hardware

Take control of your finances with Quicken’s finance and budgeting software, updated for 2017. Quicken imports your bank transactions safely and automatically, even from loan, investment & retirement accounts. It categorizes your transactions and puts them in one place. Use … Continue reading →

It looks like 2017 is gearing up to be the year of the iPad. Apple is launching three new iPad models in the spring of 2017, according to KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. The new iPad models coming our way … Continue reading →

It’s tough to remember a time before the iPhone, which ushered in the smartphone era and radically transformed our lives. A decade ago, on Jan. 9, 2007, Apple CEO Steve Jobs took the wraps off a touchscreen “iPod, phone, and … Continue reading →

The DryGuy Travel Dry DX Portable Boot Dryer and Shoe Dryer combines traditional convection drying with forced air to create a hybrid system that dries boots and shoes in less time than it takes most other portable dryers, to help … Continue reading →

One of the unintended results of our growing world of voice-activated devices and assistants is that they can be inadvertently set to a task. We first caught a glimpse of that problem two and a half years ago when an … Continue reading →

Stick these bright battery-powered lights anywhere indoors or out (they’re weather-proof). They’ll light up when motion is detected within 15-feet, and shut themselves off after 30 seconds of inactivity. Currently a best-seller on Amazon with 4.5 out of 5 stars … Continue reading →

I’ve used Zagg’s keyboard cases on all three of my iPads. The company’s excellent (albeit heavy) Rugged Book is on my iPad Air ($149.99 MSRP; $85 on Amazon), as well as on my iPad mini 2 ($139.99 MSRP; $120 on … Continue reading →

Nina Waite writes in on behalf of her traveling daughter, who is running out of storage while on the road. Her daughter set up iCloud Photo Library before she left, and now wants to get rid of images—she didn’t realize … Continue reading →

What is the law? The law is that if anyone does well at anything, it must be at Apple’s expense. That is the law. Writing for CIO, Sarah K. White explains “How Microsoft rebounded to outshine Apple.” (Tip o’ the … Continue reading →

Garage door automation virtuoso Chamberlain is making the scene at CES 2017 with its new HomeKit compatible Smart Garage Hub. While it won’t be available to buy in-store or line until July 2017, Chamberlain promises that the Smart Garage Hub … Continue reading →