Jon L. JacobiFreelance contributor, PCWorld
Jon is a Juilliard-trained musician, former x86/6800 programmer, and long-time (late 70s) computer enthusiast living the San Francisco bay area.
Toshiba RC100 NVMe SSD review: A good bargain SSD for laptops
Toshiba's RC100 PCIe 3.0 x2 NVMe SSD is small, thin, light, energy-efficient, and a nice upgrade for your laptop or other portable device.
Z-Edge Z4 Dash Cam review: This bargain dash cam lacks only GPS
For $90, the Z-Edge Z4 dash cam offers great basics, HDR, and a wide-aspect captures. It's also easy to use. The only thing missing is GPS.
MultCloud review: Syncing multiple online storage services for free
MultCloud syncs data among multiple online services or even your local NAS box, for the low, low price of free.
Kingston A1000 SSD review: Being budget isn't easy
Kingston's A1000 was considered a budget drive before faster drives showed up—for about the same price.
Will Windows users ever have backup as easy as Apple's Time Machine?
Windows is plagued by backup software that's difficult to understand and use. Where is the elegant three-step solution that's been offered by Apple for over a decade now?
SanDisk Extreme Pro M.2 NVMe 3D SSD review: High-end performance at bargain prices
The Sandisk Extreme Pro is targeted at creative types and power users with lots of big files to store. It offers top-tier performance for only a little more than an entry-level drive.
Online backup: We test the best services—from Backblaze to Carbonite, iDrive, Mozy and more
We review the best cloud backup services so you can find the right solution for keeping a safe, offsite copy of your data should disaster strike.
The best Windows backup software
The best Windows applications for backing up your system, disks, and data.
Samsung 970 Pro SSD review: The fastest M.2 NVMe drive yet
There's no faster NVMe SSD available to the mass market than Samsung's 970 Pro, but its extra 10 percent of performance costs quite a bit.
Samsung 970 EVO review: Strong competition for the best budget NVMe SSD
A great NVMe SSD unless you regularly copy very large files, then look into WD's Black NVMe.
Cyberlink PowerDVD 18 Ultra review: Still the best, and now a little bit better
There is no higher-quality video player available for Windows. It's a bit pricey, but PowerDVD Ultra is also the only software that can play Ultra HD Blu-ray discs on your computer.
CloudBerry Backup review: Back up anything to just about anywhere
With backups to, from, and between numerous online storage vendors as well as to your local network and direct attached storage, CloudBerry Backup is the Swiss Army knife of data safety. There's a free version for those that just want file backup, but things get expensive from there.
Anker SoundCore Boost Bluetooth speaker review: This little box delivers more thump than you'd think
For the price, this 12-hour box sounds very good. It has the punch that many speakers in its class lack, as well as a surprising amount of thump.
When you want to stream from older audio equipment that doesn't understand Bluetoth, all you need is this handy, dual transmitter box. It's also useful for computers without Bluetooth audio output.
WD Gold Enterprise Class Hard Drive review: 12TB of vast storage goodness
WD's Gold Enterprise 12TB is as fast and feature-filled as Seagate's best, yet costs only as much as that competitor's least expensive model. A great deal in high-capacity hard drives.
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