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If you want to look at the pace at which technology evolves, storage devices are one of the best examples. Floppy drives, CDs, flash drives, SD, and microSD cards are all storage solutions that have improved significantly over the years. However, the next iteration is here and as you can probably guess, it's even faster.

Dear Eric: My adult son was a stellar athlete and scholar in our small Midwest high school. But as the years went on, he ended up suffering from chronic pain due to a back injury, which thwarted a career path after college. A year ago, he was diagnosed with long Covid, which he and his partner still have. He recently also received a mental diagnosis and continues to have challenges.

Ive made some terrible tech purchases over the years, but on the flip side, plenty have significantly improved my quality of life. Here are my nine best-ever technology purchases, with an explanation of why they were so great.

Updating your graphics card driver to the latest version can help fix issues with your computer's display resolution, games, and overall graphics performance. Here are some handy ways to update your GPU drivers on a Windows 10 or 11 PC.

Verification code scams have been around as long as verification codes themselves, and the Google Voice scam specifically is one that refuses to fully go away likely because its so easy to fall for it. Heres how to spot and avoid this strange bit of fraud.

Getting locked out of your online account can be annoying, but at the very least, it's there to keep your account safe. However, as good as it may be to prevent hackers from trying to barge through the front door, it's not perfect. So, how does this technology work, and how can hackers beat it?

It kind of feels like every social media platform is taking parts from one another until they all feel pretty similar. Facebook is no different, as it's often keeping an eye on other social media platforms for features to use on its own platform. Now, Facebook has published a big blog post on all the features it's planning to add to the service, and some of them may feel a little familiar.

Undoubtedly, Adobe makes some of the very best software for creative professionals, from video producers to photographers, web designers, animators, and beyond. However, as a former paid subscriber to Adobe services, I am not all of those thingsI do not want to pay for software I dont need, yet I must.

Accessibility tools are a blessing for those who are less able, but they need to be carefully designed so as to not give away any of the user's secrets. Unfortunately, those using Apple's VoiceOver feature have stumbled upon a nasty bug where it will begin reading out the user's saved passwords. Fortunately, if you use VoiceOver, there's already an update that fixes this nasty flaw.

Contrary to popular belief, I don't think there's a problem with adding stickers to your MacBook. If you're not looking to resell your MacBook for more than parts, then covering your MacBook in stickers is the best way to express who you are.