Give Your Old Computer New Life If you’re not ready to buy a whole new system, you might be able to add new parts and upgrade your aging machine for less than a few hundred dollars. Read More…

Are Targeted Ads Stalking You? Here’s How to Make Them Stop Ever been haunted by an online ad for an item you researched or bought? Targeted ads were designed to follow you around everywhere. Here’s how to banish them. Read More…

Create Your Own Emoji Characters, One Way or Another Your mobile device and computer already have thousands of those colorful pictographs available. But if you can’t find the exact one to communicate your mood, make your own. Read More…

The Street Where ‘They Do Strange Things’ Alice Sparberg Alexiou’s history of the Bowery, “Devil’s Mile,” is a narrative not only of the famous street but of New York City as well. Read More…

Reducing Injury Risk in Youth Sports The goal should be to take measures to avoid athletic injuries — or at least minimize their severity — and keep kids in the game. Read More…

Monitoring the Health of a Backup Drive Hard drives don’t last forever, but utility programs and careful observation can help you decide when it’s time to replace a backup drive. Read More…

5 New Year’s Resolutions to Protect Your Technology The cybersecurity nightmares of 2017 highlight the need to protect yourself. Here are some resolutions for living a safer digital life this new year. Read More…

What Chrome Means by ‘Not Secure’ Google’s recent update to the browser warns users when websites aren’t automatically protecting their communication. Read More…

Finding Meaning and Happiness in Old Age Authors of two books about aging pass along some of the wisdom of the oldest old about what brings meaning and pleasure to their twilight years. Read More…

Harvard Rated Asian-American Applicants Lower on Personality Traits, Suit Says Personal ratings brought down Asian-American applicants’ chances of being admitted, according to an analysis filed by a group suing the school for bias. Read More…