I turned a forgotten laptop into a full media server—no money, no pain.

So I've had my trusty old SB Live and 2.1 speakers for almost 5 years now, and I'm thinking it's time for an upgrade. Brace yourself, cuz' I've got a lot of questions... I'd like to stay around US$100 ...

I've been moving away from OneDrive for a while, but the latest problem I encountered is the final straw. I'm unimpressed that Microsoft encouraged me to sync my desktop to OneDrive, and that it also ...

Whether we are back at the office or working from home, we often slip into bad office posture habits when it comes to how we work at our computers. The Mayo Clinic offers advice on how to set the ...

I would like a nice sound setup for my computer. On a $200 budget. I listen to all rock, and only rock, and I want good quality over bass heavy. I was thinking either the Klipsch PM 2.1s or a used set ...

When Federico and I published our setups last November, I was happy with mine, but there was still something that bothered me. Every day, I wound up with too much stuff strewn across my desk. At the ...

Sending a file to a laptop should be simple in 2025, right? Apparently not for me, because my tech setup is split between Apple, Google, and Microsoft. It’s a frustrating multi-step process to do most ...

It's a beautiful laptop, and yet I've pretty much hidden it in my computer setup. It's on the vertical stand behind the right-hand display. Photo: David Snow/Cult of Mac I’ve focused on my own ...

As I explained in my latest episode of Back to the Mac, the M1 Mac mini is my main desktop computer, but where necessary, I also use a 16-inch MacBook Pro in clamshell mode. In either case, I’ve found ...