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Hard Drives: The Ticking Time Bomb Inside Your Computer

Discover the hidden dangers lurking in your hard drive and how to protect your precious data before it's too late.
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Intel co-founder Gordon Moore, author of ‘Moore’s Law’ that helped drive computer revolution, dies at 94

Intel co-founder Gordon Moore, a pioneer in the semiconductor industry whose “Moore’s Law” predicted a steady rise in computing power for decades, died Friday at the age of 94, the company announced.
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Thinking about upgrading your computer hard drive? It’s not hard at all

A friend recently asked my advice on updating the hard drive on their computer. They were out of space on their drive and wanted to upgrade to a larger solid-state drive. Traditional hard drives use ...
Ars Technica

Safe to use magnet-tipped screw drivers near computer parts/hard drives?

So I've always thought that having magnets near hard-drives was bad for the hard-drives, yet these days all I see are magnet-tipped screw drivers. Even those "iFixit" branded ones, which are obviously ...
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Intel co-founder Gordon Moore, author of 'Moore's Law' that helped drive computer revolution, dies at 94

Intel co-founder Gordon Moore, a pioneer in the semiconductor industry whose "Moore's Law" predicted a steady rise in computing power for decades, died Friday at the age of 94, the company announced.