What do I do with the drawer full of old cables and chargers?
Sorting a decade of accumulated cables and power supplies into what to keep, what is genuinely useless, and where each category legally has to go in the UK.
beginner1 hr5 min read
Computers
Speed, storage, maintenance and lifespan.
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How do I protect my devices from power cuts and surges?
What a power cut actually does to computers, storage and smart devices, what surge protection can and cannot do, and the small number of measures that are genuinely worth the money.
beginner30 min5 min readShould I defragment my drive?
Not on an SSD, and on a mechanical drive the system already does it. What fragmentation actually is and why the advice became obsolete.
beginner10 min2 min readCan I use an old laptop's drive as an external drive?
Usually yes, and it is the cheapest external drive you will ever own. What you need to buy, how to tell which kind of drive you have, and when it is not worth it.
intermediate45 min4 min read
Going deeper: DecisionHQ
Product and option comparisons with explicit criteria, rather than a single recommendation.