Honest, jargon-free advice on keeping your technology healthy — and knowing when to repair, replace or upgrade.
HDMI ports, disc drives, power faults and spills sit in very different places on the repair-or-replace line. Here's an honest way to weigh up a console fault, and to spot the machine that's telling you it's done.
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The liquid itself rarely kills a console or laptop — powering it up afterwards and the corrosion left behind usually do. Here is what to do in the first few minutes with a wet device, and what to avoid.
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How often a console or PC needs cleaning depends on pets, carpet, smoking and how many hours it runs, not on the calendar. Here's a realistic schedule, and where home dusting ends and a full internal service begins.
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Back up to iCloud and to a computer so your photos and messages are never on one device alone.
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Hiring an IT person and paying a provider are not the same decision, and salary is the wrong place to compare them. An honest look at cost, cover, escalation and where hiring in-house genuinely wins.
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Lithium batteries wear out — but good habits slow it right down. Eight practical tips, plus how to know when it's time for a replacement.
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