Maintenance
Cleaning, batteries, backups and keeping things working.
1,200 pages
Garmin Fenix 8: 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.
Garmin Fenix 8: 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.
Garmin Fenix 8: 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.
Garmin Fenix 8: 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.
Garmin Fenix 8: 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.
Gigabyte M27Q P: How to Back It Up Properly
A backup you have never restored from is a hypothesis, not a backup.
Gigabyte M27Q P: 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.
Gigabyte M27Q P: How to Choose the Right Case or Cover
A case is the cheapest insurance available, and the wrong one causes overheating and blocked charging.
Gigabyte M27Q P: 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.
Gigabyte M27Q P: How to Diagnose a Problem Methodically
Changing several things at once is why most troubleshooting takes longer than it should.
Gigabyte M27Q P: How to Free Up Storage
Most reclaimed storage comes from caches and offline downloads rather than from the files you can see.
Gigabyte M27Q P: How to Improve Everyday Performance
Most perceived slowdown is storage pressure, background activity or thermal limiting rather than the hardware ageing.
Gigabyte M27Q P: 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.
Gigabyte M27Q P: 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.
Gigabyte M27Q P: 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.
Gigabyte M27Q P: 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.
Gigabyte M27Q P: 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.
Gigabyte M27Q P: 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.
Gigabyte M27Q P: 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.
Gigabyte M27Q P: 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.
HP Spectre x360 14: How to Back It Up Properly
A backup you have never restored from is a hypothesis, not a backup.
HP Spectre x360 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.
HP Spectre x360 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.
HP Spectre x360 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.
HP Spectre x360 14: How to Diagnose a Problem Methodically
Changing several things at once is why most troubleshooting takes longer than it should.
HP Spectre x360 14: How to Free Up Storage
Most reclaimed storage comes from caches and offline downloads rather than from the files you can see.
HP Spectre x360 14: How to Improve Everyday Performance
Most perceived slowdown is storage pressure, background activity or thermal limiting rather than the hardware ageing.
HP Spectre x360 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.
HP Spectre x360 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.
HP Spectre x360 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.
HP Spectre x360 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.
HP Spectre x360 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.
HP Spectre x360 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.
HP Spectre x360 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.
HP Spectre x360 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.
Insta360 X4: How to Back It Up Properly
A backup you have never restored from is a hypothesis, not a backup.
Insta360 X4: 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.
Insta360 X4: How to Choose the Right Case or Cover
A case is the cheapest insurance available, and the wrong one causes overheating and blocked charging.
Insta360 X4: 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.
Insta360 X4: How to Diagnose a Problem Methodically
Changing several things at once is why most troubleshooting takes longer than it should.