You know you have a real friend if they've checked that you've backed up recently. It shows true care, as losing your photos and documents could really ruin your day (or year). Here's how to create an encrypted backup drive that will work on any PC.

Unboxing (or even better, building) a new gaming PC is exciting. Some people, even seasoned IT experts, get lost in this excitement and make some egregious mistakes that wind up ruining their gaming experience. Here's a few big ones to avoid.

Even the most careful people are eventually taken in by online scams. APP scams are when you are tricked into sending money to a scammer for a product or service that never arrives. Here's how to spot and avoid them.

Streaming platforms keep raising their prices, and cable TV is infested with ads (and sanity-draining 24-hour news channels). A DIY HTPC (Home Theater PC) using a mini PC and Linux is the perfect escape, putting you back in control of the content you watch.