USB has been on our desktops and laptops since about 1997 or so, and since then it has been the mainstay of computer peripherals. No other connector is as useful for connecting mice, keyboards, ...

Q: What are the best options for getting all the computer cables under my desk under control? A: If tackling the tangled mess of cables under your desk is a New Year’s resolution, the key is strategic ...

Tired of that rat's nest of computer cables snaking all around and under your desk? Head to the supply closet and pull out some big binder clips. Turns out they're ideal for reducing cord clutter. As ...

The arrival of USB-C has subtly changed the world of computers and other electronic devices. Not least because it's a connection that's capable of transferring power as well as data at the same time, ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Whether you’re connecting a game console to a TV, a ...

At CES 2024, MSI unveiled its no-cables desktop (or, at least, its no-visible-cables desktop!) with a special motherboard and PC case series dubbed “Project Zero.” We built it up—and created the ...

Q Some USB cables have a bump on one end and others don’t. What does the bump do, and can I use bump and bumpless cables interchangeably? A The bump is mostly likely the cylindrical ferrite bead ...

There has been a near-constant debate about Apple and the choices it has made with ports and connectors spanning the company's entire history. AppleInsider takes a look back at most of the different ...

You have some sense of what the wires going to and from your computer do. Some bring power; others transmit information from one device to another. But some of these cables look a bit…off. Maybe ...

Do such things exist? I finally ran a regular, 2-prong extension cable into my closet so that I could put a lamp in there (I rent an old apartment with some wierd quirks, like pitchblack closets), ...