Two decades after it first appeared on cluttered desktops, a tiny utility still quietly does the unglamorous work of keeping ...

Your PC’s operating system and running applications store countless temporary files on its mass storage device. One of the best-known examples of this is web ...

Okay, I was an idiot. I ran Bleachbit, because an old friend who used to work as a tech. told me it was reliable and safe. I knew most "optmizing" or cleaner apps aren't safe, but this person was ...

One of the most essential computer maintenance tasks is pruning outdated and orphaned files from the deep, dark dungeons within the Linux filing system. These disconnected scraps and bits are endemic ...

Open source software tends to be regarded as more secure than proprietary software, simply because third-parties can easily have a look at what the software is doing. Today, technical folks and ...

After reading “hundreds of top-secret NSA documents,” cryptographer Bruce Schneier advised us on some of the best ways to stay secure from NSA spying. He gave five tips, which included: hiding in the ...