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Cleaning, batteries, backups and keeping things working.
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Dell UltraSharp U2724DE: How to Back It Up Properly
A backup you have never restored from is a hypothesis, not a backup.
Dell UltraSharp U2724DE: How to Check Whether It Is Still Getting Security Updates
A device that has stopped receiving patches is a liability regardless of how well it still works.
Dell UltraSharp U2724DE: How to Choose the Right Case or Cover
A case is the cheapest insurance available, and the wrong one causes overheating and blocked charging.
Dell UltraSharp U2724DE: How to Clean It Safely
Cleaning consumer electronics is mostly a matter of knowing what not to use. The wrong solvent removes an oleophobic coating permanently.
Dell UltraSharp U2724DE: How to Diagnose a Problem Methodically
Changing several things at once is why most troubleshooting takes longer than it should.
Dell UltraSharp U2724DE: How to Free Up Storage
Most reclaimed storage comes from caches and offline downloads rather than from the files you can see.
Dell UltraSharp U2724DE: How to Improve Everyday Performance
Most perceived slowdown is storage pressure, background activity or thermal limiting rather than the hardware ageing.
Dell UltraSharp U2724DE: How to Look After the Battery
Battery longevity is driven by heat and time spent at extremes of charge, not by how often you plug in.
Dell UltraSharp U2724DE: How to Prepare It for Sale or Handover
Wiping a device properly is more than deleting your files, and skipping a step can leave it locked to your account and worthless to the buyer.
Dell UltraSharp U2724DE: How to Protect Your Data on It
The default settings on a new device are tuned for convenience. A few deliberate changes close most of the practical risk.
Dell UltraSharp U2724DE: How to Reduce Its Power Consumption
Most of the power a device uses is accounted for by three things: the display, the radios, and whatever is allowed to wake it.
Dell UltraSharp U2724DE: How to Set Up a Second Device Without Duplicating Everything
Running two devices well is a matter of deciding what syncs and what deliberately does not.
Dell UltraSharp U2724DE: How to Test It Properly Before the Return Window Closes
Most faults that matter show up in the first fortnight, but only if you deliberately look for them.
Dell UltraSharp U2724DE: How to Transfer Everything to a New Device
Direct transfer beats restoring from a backup almost every time, provided you plan an hour for it.
Dell UltraSharp U2724DE: How to Update Firmware Without Breaking Things
Updates are the single most effective security measure available, and the least popular. Both facts are worth taking seriously.
Dell XPS 14: How to Back It Up Properly
A backup you have never restored from is a hypothesis, not a backup.
Dell XPS 14: How to Check Whether It Is Still Getting Security Updates
A device that has stopped receiving patches is a liability regardless of how well it still works.
Dell XPS 14: How to Choose the Right Case or Cover
A case is the cheapest insurance available, and the wrong one causes overheating and blocked charging.
Dell XPS 14: How to Clean It Safely
Cleaning consumer electronics is mostly a matter of knowing what not to use. The wrong solvent removes an oleophobic coating permanently.
Dell XPS 14: How to Diagnose a Problem Methodically
Changing several things at once is why most troubleshooting takes longer than it should.
Dell XPS 14: How to Free Up Storage
Most reclaimed storage comes from caches and offline downloads rather than from the files you can see.
Dell XPS 14: How to Improve Everyday Performance
Most perceived slowdown is storage pressure, background activity or thermal limiting rather than the hardware ageing.
Dell XPS 14: How to Look After the Battery
Battery longevity is driven by heat and time spent at extremes of charge, not by how often you plug in.
Dell XPS 14: How to Prepare It for Sale or Handover
Wiping a device properly is more than deleting your files, and skipping a step can leave it locked to your account and worthless to the buyer.
Dell XPS 14: How to Protect Your Data on It
The default settings on a new device are tuned for convenience. A few deliberate changes close most of the practical risk.
Dell XPS 14: How to Reduce Its Power Consumption
Most of the power a device uses is accounted for by three things: the display, the radios, and whatever is allowed to wake it.
Dell XPS 14: How to Set Up a Second Device Without Duplicating Everything
Running two devices well is a matter of deciding what syncs and what deliberately does not.
Dell XPS 14: How to Test It Properly Before the Return Window Closes
Most faults that matter show up in the first fortnight, but only if you deliberately look for them.
Dell XPS 14: How to Transfer Everything to a New Device
Direct transfer beats restoring from a backup almost every time, provided you plan an hour for it.
Dell XPS 14: How to Update Firmware Without Breaking Things
Updates are the single most effective security measure available, and the least popular. Both facts are worth taking seriously.
DJI Pocket 3: How to Back It Up Properly
A backup you have never restored from is a hypothesis, not a backup.
DJI Pocket 3: How to Check Whether It Is Still Getting Security Updates
A device that has stopped receiving patches is a liability regardless of how well it still works.
DJI Pocket 3: How to Choose the Right Case or Cover
A case is the cheapest insurance available, and the wrong one causes overheating and blocked charging.
DJI Pocket 3: How to Clean It Safely
Cleaning consumer electronics is mostly a matter of knowing what not to use. The wrong solvent removes an oleophobic coating permanently.
DJI Pocket 3: How to Diagnose a Problem Methodically
Changing several things at once is why most troubleshooting takes longer than it should.
DJI Pocket 3: How to Free Up Storage
Most reclaimed storage comes from caches and offline downloads rather than from the files you can see.
DJI Pocket 3: How to Improve Everyday Performance
Most perceived slowdown is storage pressure, background activity or thermal limiting rather than the hardware ageing.
DJI Pocket 3: How to Look After the Battery
Battery longevity is driven by heat and time spent at extremes of charge, not by how often you plug in.
DJI Pocket 3: How to Prepare It for Sale or Handover
Wiping a device properly is more than deleting your files, and skipping a step can leave it locked to your account and worthless to the buyer.
DJI Pocket 3: How to Protect Your Data on It
The default settings on a new device are tuned for convenience. A few deliberate changes close most of the practical risk.