Many of us spend a sizable portion of our waking hours at or near our computers, whether it’s for work, socializing, or entertainment. Practically the only time we’re not using a computer, it seems, ...

Power down? Sleep? Hybernate? What's the best option for you? (Photo: Getty) Ask your average person this simple question of tech hygiene — should you turn your computer off at night, or leave it on? ...

I'm sure you've heard that shutting down your computer too frequently could negatively affect its software and limit its lifespan. Or that leaving your computer on all the time also hurts its battery ...

Some things have become so ubiquitous that we never stop to wonder what came before them. Take the neat row of icons stacked at the bottom of your Mac screen. Before 1984, these little icons simply ...

The rise in work-from-home arrangements has increased the number of people with multiple computers at home, introducing new ...

It may be tempting to leave your PC on overnight. After all, it can go into sleep mode, which should theoretically limit its ...

Most of us tend to keep our router or modem always on so that we can be online all the time. But is it safe? Are we trading our privacy for convincing? Should we turn off our computer network when not ...