Even if you’ve done a great job looking after your devices, chances are you will have a few much-loved USB cables that look worse for wear. Fraying or breaking cables will mostly work when you need ...

Why don't manufacturers stock and sell parts for all console models? If you trade in your current console for the next-gen replacement each cycle, this isn't going to be for you. For those of us who ...

If you don’t need the fastest USB drive around, you can save a bit by opting for a USB 2.0 or USB 3.0 drive but it will take longer to transfer files onto and off of the device. USB 3.0: Up to 5 ...

We've tried and tested the very best mountain bike disc brakes, covering budget, trail, e-bike and four-piston options. Don't start stopping until you've read this. Power is nothing without control ...

Will Kirk, best known for his role on The Repair Shop, has shared details of his big move to Surrey and how it has positively impacted his family life. The furniture restorer, 39, appeared on Alan ...

A growing movement is looking to change that. Right-to-repair advocates want to make items in our homes easier to fix and thus less prone to wind up in a landfill. For many, it’s a matter of ...

A Talking Point investigation shows that some mobile and computer repairmen are searching through private photos and files and accessing social media accounts without consent. Find out how to ...

The mechanism to transfer Porteus onto a USB is the same as Slax: loopback mount the ISO and copy its contents onto an EXT4 formatted disk before running a script from inside the USB to make it ...

A write-protected USB drive prevents any modification, deletion, or formatting of its data. This feature is useful for safeguarding files but can become a challenge when you need to erase or repurpose ...

Presenters think they’re integral to a show, but are they? On the evidence of The Repair Shop (BBC One): nope. This 14th series is going ahead without Jay Blades, who was charged last year with ...

The connectors all look the same (technically known as a “Type-C connector”), but there are significant differences, particularly on data-transfer speed—with USB-C maxing out at 10Gbps ...