An old laptop or computer is made up of unusual and toxic components (like an old lithium ion battery), so it can’t just go into the trash our out with your curbside recycling. Fortunately, most big ...

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Managing Editor Josh Goldman is a laptop expert and has been writing about and reviewing them since built-in Wi-Fi was an optional feature. He also covers almost anything connected to a PC, including ...

I own an entry-level, two year old Dell laptop* and am trying to speed it up as much as possible by eliminating any unnecessary software that runs in the background: using the task manager, I counted ...

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