Are you a bit bloated? Carrying around an excess load? We're referring to your hard drive. You might want to consider thinning out and offloading some content to a portable external hard drive, which can sometimes speed up performance if your computer is nearing capacity. Portable hard drives are tiny, slim and affordable these days... More

How big is it? Go ahead, take a peek…OS X users, use your Get Info or check your Computer stats, Windows users. According to a customer survey conducted by hardware manufacturer Seagate, the average user is now sporting on average 590 GB of storage on their computer (we're please to note our laptop falls above the curve with a souped up 620 GB internally), a notable 39% increase in year-over-year numbers. The huge jump in personal storage capacity illustrates although cloud storage is eagerly anticipated, plenty of users are still opting to store files locally…

Swiss Army knife manufacturer VIctorinox already offers a selection of multi-tool keychain with flash drive options out there (some models offering fingerprint security for those of us with highly sensitive material we'd like to keep private). They've recently updated their line with the Victorinox Slim Flash, which slims down the form factor but bulks up the storage space of up to 64GB… More

With all the microblogging we do these days on various social networks, it’d be pretty devastating to suddenly lose all of our past content. Backing up your computer is one thing, but what about backing up old tweets, Tumblr entries or Instagram pictures?
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Here at Unplggd, we love anything wood - clocks, desks, accessories, we love it all. It's a versatile, attractive element and a warming addition to any environment. Here are our favorite Unplggd posts about reclaimed desk, bamboo hard drives, headphones and more. More

Western Digital My Book Essential 3TB External Drive

• $229.99 ($149.99 Best Buy)
• Western Digital

Like our waistline after a Las Vegas buffet, our hard drive capacity has been stretched thin lately. Thanks to hundreds of photos from E3, not to mention hundreds more snapped during our weekend hikes, all these RAW files have been quickly dwindling our free capacity. So we but the bullet and invested in some spacious new storage for photo backup/archiving. We nabbed this 3TB drive at $135 (it has since bumped back in price). USB 3.0/2.0 connection options keep transfer rates respectable and a slim form factor means we can hide behind our laptop. Just skip the useless included backup software and use the drive with your own backup application of choice...

If your lifestyle or work field takes you to extreme destinations, you should consider any of these water proof drives for storing your data. From the flash based ones, to the hard drive bullet proof enclosures and even to the DIY, it is good to know that your data will be safe when your trip is done. More

These days you can almost go everywhere and get an internet connection, whether it be wireless or 3G connection. Some are migrating their data over to the cloud so they can forget about worrying about their files and info being "here" or "there"...it's everywhere. A new computer and few minutes of sync... More

As eye-catching as the original PogoPlug was (a "provide-your-own-hard drive" cloud solution), the pink really just clashed with everything around it, never really fitting into the decor our pads. Even with the Pro version, you're still forced to sync an external hard drive onto the plug, building up unnecessary clutter. It seems PogoPlug have heard our cries, so today they're releasing a software package that gets rid of the "plug" altogether. More

DIY customization, upgrades and performance tweaking are usually considered the realm of Windows PC users. But there are plenty of us Mac user who like to tweak and upgrade our machines ourselves, especially when trying to stretch the life and use of equipment that would otherwise sink into obsolescence. Though there are plenty of other Apple-centric dealers out there, there's one we specifically like to recommend to first time upgraders when considering price, selection and expertise in Macintosh upgrade and expansion products: Other World Computing. More