Maintenance
Cleaning, batteries, backups and keeping things working.
1,200 pages
ASUS Zenbook 14 OLED: 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.
ASUS Zenbook 14 OLED: 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.
ASUS Zenbook 14 OLED: 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.
ASUS Zenbook 14 OLED: 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.
ASUS Zenbook 14 OLED: 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.
Ayaneo Air 1S: How to Back It Up Properly
A backup you have never restored from is a hypothesis, not a backup.
Ayaneo Air 1S: 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.
Ayaneo Air 1S: How to Choose the Right Case or Cover
A case is the cheapest insurance available, and the wrong one causes overheating and blocked charging.
Ayaneo Air 1S: 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.
Ayaneo Air 1S: How to Diagnose a Problem Methodically
Changing several things at once is why most troubleshooting takes longer than it should.
Ayaneo Air 1S: How to Free Up Storage
Most reclaimed storage comes from caches and offline downloads rather than from the files you can see.
Ayaneo Air 1S: How to Improve Everyday Performance
Most perceived slowdown is storage pressure, background activity or thermal limiting rather than the hardware ageing.
Ayaneo Air 1S: 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.
Ayaneo Air 1S: 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.
Ayaneo Air 1S: 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.
Ayaneo Air 1S: 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.
Ayaneo Air 1S: 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.
Ayaneo Air 1S: 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.
Ayaneo Air 1S: 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.
Ayaneo Air 1S: 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.
BenQ PD2706U: How to Back It Up Properly
A backup you have never restored from is a hypothesis, not a backup.
BenQ PD2706U: 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.
BenQ PD2706U: How to Choose the Right Case or Cover
A case is the cheapest insurance available, and the wrong one causes overheating and blocked charging.
BenQ PD2706U: 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.
BenQ PD2706U: How to Diagnose a Problem Methodically
Changing several things at once is why most troubleshooting takes longer than it should.
BenQ PD2706U: How to Free Up Storage
Most reclaimed storage comes from caches and offline downloads rather than from the files you can see.
BenQ PD2706U: How to Improve Everyday Performance
Most perceived slowdown is storage pressure, background activity or thermal limiting rather than the hardware ageing.
BenQ PD2706U: 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.
BenQ PD2706U: 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.
BenQ PD2706U: 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.
BenQ PD2706U: 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.
BenQ PD2706U: 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.
BenQ PD2706U: 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.
BenQ PD2706U: 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.
BenQ PD2706U: 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.
Beyerdynamic DT 700 Pro X: How to Back It Up Properly
A backup you have never restored from is a hypothesis, not a backup.
Beyerdynamic DT 700 Pro X: 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.
Beyerdynamic DT 700 Pro X: How to Choose the Right Case or Cover
A case is the cheapest insurance available, and the wrong one causes overheating and blocked charging.
Beyerdynamic DT 700 Pro X: 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.
Beyerdynamic DT 700 Pro X: How to Diagnose a Problem Methodically
Changing several things at once is why most troubleshooting takes longer than it should.