Drag files to your computer’s trash, and they’re not really gone—most can be recovered with basic tools. Whether you’re wiping a single file or scrubbing an entire hard drive, the Data Shredder Stick gives you a permanent, military-grade way to delete data for good, and it ships free—$29.99 ($29.25% off.)Whether …
Read More »Living Computers Museum to Close Permanently
It’s a sad day for computer enthusiasts the world over, as the Living Computers Museum + Labs in Seattle has announced it’s closing for good and will never reopen. The museum previously shut down due to COVID-19, and it’s now been confirmed it will not reopen. The museum was started …
Read More »Apple Maps Incorrectly Marks Small Businesses as 'Permanently Closed'
Like any other mainstream GPS app, Apple Maps does more than help you get from point A to point B. It also surfaces what’s around you, whether you’re on vacation, passing through an unfamiliar part of town, or settling into a new city. This facet of Apple Maps is vital …
Read More »Microsoft Closing Permanently
Microsoft Is Closing Its Retail Stores Permanently Due to COVID-19 Microsoft has announced it will close all of its physical store locations. Officially, this is due to COVID-19. The memo announcing the change is long on PR-speak, short on actual information. We are told, for example, that “As we look …
Read More »Apple’s Bootcamp audio driver can permanently damage the speakers on the new MacBook Pro
For the past 11 years, Apple has offered formal support for installing Windows on a Macintosh running OS X via its Boot Camp Assistant software. If you need Windows on a Macintosh and don’t want to use virtualization software to run it, Boot Camp will resize your hard drive partition …
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