I’ve built hundreds of PC’s in my day. That includes dozens of one-off systems that I’ve configured and assembled for my own use as well as for friends, family, and customers. It also includes batches of new systems that I build during the summer at my full-time job. The following are just a couple of tips that I’ve picked up along the way that make the system-building process as painless as possible.

This is the second article in my series about file and drive fragmentation. It explains how a drive becomes fragmented and how you can tell if it requires defragmentation.

It’s a sad fact of life that, as an unrepentant geek, it’s not always possible for me to balance my love of technology with my desire to keep the natural world as healthy as possible. Most of our electronic devices have become cheaper to replace than to repair; and many devices that can be repaired on a budget, such as desktop computers, will still have a limited useful lifespan. Most electronics contain components that are [...]