Jeffrey Cochin

Managing storage on an iPhone can often feel like a game of Tetris. With photos, apps, and music all battling for space, it’s easy to run out of room. But what about that mysterious ‘Other’ category you see when you check your storage? In this article, we’ll demystify iPhone’s ‘Other’ storage, explain why it can grow large, and provide effective strategies to clear and manage it. If you’ve ever wondered about the space your iPhone’s ‘Other’ category is hogging, this article is for you.
Why Do...

Non-fungible tokens, or NFTs for short, have reached mainstream awareness, with everyone from large corporations like Adidas, Dolce & Gabbana, and McDonald’s to celebrities like Snoop Dogg, Grimes, and Tony Hawk exploring the technology.
So far, most NFT projects that have made the headlines revolve around digital art and collectibles, and for a good reason. As unique cryptographic tokens stored in a blockchain (the technology behind Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies), NFTs make it possible ...

In this article, I will show you how to upgrade to Windows 11 without losing data.

Apple computers have notoriously poor keyboard construction. If you need a device that offers full-time writing or programming support, the mechanical components often wear out long before the system is out of date.
Even if you use an iMac or Mac Mini, the Magic Keyboard from Apple can struggle to withstand constant use. The spacebar tends to wear out first, with the lettering coming off of the keys you strike the most.
With a replacement keyboard starting around $100, it often makes sense to...

When you use macOS for your daily needs, the thriving ecosystem delivers effective results. Although you have plenty of software support to enjoy, some programs are still only compatible with Windows.
If you wanted to turn your Mac into a gaming computer, you’d like to run Windows software on your Apple to ensure the most compatibility.
The only way to do that right now is to install one of the best Windows emulators for Mac.
PC emulators can be powerful tools for your Apple computer. It is a...

Oh no! You’ve accidentally smashed delete on your Mac, and your iMessages have disappeared from the earth. That’s your entire life vanished – everything including the texts from your Gran, work documents, holiday videos, and the saucy snaps from your lover.
Because iMessage is about more than just messages or notes- it’s a complete secure communications and storage platform – one which you trust with your life.
And it gets worse – although iMessage does have cloud backup and sync – this works...

Is it Possible to Restore Files From an SSD?
Yes, but with certain limitations that are not an issue with data recovery performed on traditional mechanical hard drives. Due to the technology known as SSD TRIM, it is virtually impossible for data recovery software to restore data from an SSD drive when files or folders have been deleted. However, in situations where you have inadvertently formatted a partition or are experiencing performance problems, an SSD file recovery can be done using a d...

Your Mac contains the essential elements of your life. Losing your files could be catastrophic!

That’s why knowing how to back up your Mac is essential in 2020. This guide takes you through the steps needed to help you maintain access to your critical files, even in the worst-case scenario.

Why Do You Need to Back Up Your Mac?

When you have file backups available for your Mac, you can automatically create secondary access levels to all of your personal files.

This effort ensures that your doc...

Digital photos form a big part of many people’s lives. Unfortunately, they can be lost for many reasons that require you to recover deleted photos.

Data loss is a common problem that costs countless people and businesses large amounts of money every day. What’s worse, some files don’t have just monetary but also emotional value, making them irreplaceable and leaving data recovery as the only satisfactory solution.
The good news is that Mac users can choose from many different data recovery tools, and we’ve created this list of the top 10 most rated data recovery apps for Mac in 2019 to help you recover your lost files as quickly and pain...

Is it Even Possible to Restore a Hard Drive Partition?
Yes, it is possible to restore a deleted partition on your hard drive. Once you discover that you have deleted or accidentally formatted a partition, stop using it immediately. Taking this precaution will prevent the files you want to recover from being overwritten by your system. Minimizing its use is a key factor that influences your ability to perform a disk partition recovery. Failure to follow this recommendation may make it impossib...

Nearly everyone who uses a computer or digital device is familiar with YouTube. It’s a huge repository of videos uploaded by individuals from all over the world that covers just about any subject. You can find videos on just about any topic that interests you and can upload or download many instructive and entertaining videos for later viewing.
You may have a collection of videos that you downloaded so you can watch them again at a later time. If you upload a lot of videos to YouTube, perhaps...

Who doesn’t like to test new software applications and experiment with various features that come with the Windows operating system? Microsoft knows that Windows users are a curious bunch, constantly looking for new software to try, never too afraid to give admin privileges to applications developed by complete amateurs and companies with no track record to speak of.
To protect its users from the consequences of their own actions, Microsoft includes a very useful feature called System Restore...

Laptop and notebook computers are very popular for both general purpose business and personal use. While specialized desktop machines may dominate the gaming market and other niche interests, most of us can get all the computing power we need with a high-end laptop computer. The storage capacity of laptops is increasing, and you can always use an external hard drive to add some space. The convenience and flexibility of working with a laptop makes them the first choice of many users.
Laptop ha...

Thanks to their convenient form-factor and excellent capacity, SD cards have become ubiquitous for storing all kinds of data, mainly pictures and videos. The latest SD card specification, announced in 2018 by the SD Association, bumped the maximum storage capacity of SD cards to 128 terabytes, so it’s only a matter of time before the first person loses multiple terabytes of data as a result of a single misclick.
Of course, losing just a few pictures of videos can be heartbreaking, which is wh...