Michael Lasky

It’s a fair question: When you can buy a 500GB hard drive for less than 100 bucks and 8GB flash drives for $17, is it worth using an online backup service?With literally dozens of free and low-cost ...

Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook just took the wraps off a newly redesigned News Feed that's more visually driven and will offer a consistent design across desktop and mobile. That means the left-hand me...

How many of us read the fine-print booklets that come with our smart phones, laptops, and gaming devices?If you do, you’re that rare exception. For the rest of us, it’s standard operating procedur...

With a legion of competing and inconsistent ratings for games and mobile apps from different companies, parents can understandably have a hard time deciding what content is appropriate for their child...

You don’t have to live with Microsoft’s flawed decision to kill the Start menu in Windows 8. Some 15 – and counting – software companies have brought the Start button back from the digital gra...

If you’re not already a rabid user of Windows Mobility Center (WMC), it’s time to start. It’s a particularly helpful time-saver within Windows 8.1. The core, tile-based UI of the Microsoft utili...

Many states have made text messaging while driving a jail-time or high-fine offense after numerous deadly accidents caused legislators to take action. But with all the ensuing publicity, another downs...

The door to your aircraft has just closed and you are asked to turn off all cellular and electronic devices. That, of course, is business as usual on any commercial airline flight. But once aloft abov...