USB hubs can be a great way to organise your cables, but you still have to find a good place to tuck away the hub. To create a little more desk space, hacker and blogger Michael decided to shove a USB hub directly into his Logitech keyboard.
Windows’ own security tools are among the best available, but they usually require pre-installation and regular updates. If you’ve got to save a Windows system that’s already infected — like, say, your relatives’ desktop over the holidays — you can boot Windows Defender from a USB stick while you’re offline.
Dear Lifehacker, Some of my computers (like my Mac) are always warning me about disconnecting flash drives without ejecting, while Windows doesn’t seem to have a problem — in fact, my external USB drive doesn’t even have an eject option. Does this mean it’s safe? How do I know when I actually need to eject a drive?