Jon L. JacobiFreelance contributor, TechHive
Jon is a Juilliard-trained musician, former x86/6800 programmer, and long-time (late 70s) computer enthusiast living in the San Francisco bay area. jjacobi@pcworld.com
VLC for Apple TV review: Goodbye format woes
If there’s a codec VLC doesn’t support, we haven’t found it.
August launches HomeKit Smart Lock, numeric keypad, and doorbell camera
San Francisco start-up expands its product offering with three all-new home-security products.
Outlook 2011 to Mail migration: When mbox goes bad
Exporting mbox folders from Outlook 2011 used to be as easy as dragging them to the Desktop. Now it's a whole procedure.
Qualcomm's AllPlay promises to deliver audiophile-quality wireless music streaming
Monster's SoundStage Wi-Fi speakers use Qualcomm's AllPlay tech to stream audio at sampling rates up to 192kHz, and resolution up to 24-bits.
Corsair Voyager Air 2 review: Wireless media streamer adds cloud storage sync to its repetoire
The syncing works only with Dropbox and Google Drive for now, but it's a cool new perk on this redesigned media-streaming hard drive.
Browser comparison: How the five leaders stack up in speed, ease of use and more
Do you like your browser fast, easy on system resources, or simple to use? We tested Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Opera, and Safari, and found surprising differences on these measures.
It's hard to find an inexpensive printers that doesn't ream you with pricey inks, but this model's high-yield cartridges offer an economical option.
The WF-4630's new PrecisionCore print head produces near laser-like print quality. Throw in great features and low operational costs and you have an outstanding, low-cost, low-volume office multifunction.
Western Digital My Cloud EX2 review: Fabulous features; pedestrian performance
A pro feature set, a marvelous Web interface, and remote access via a portal makes the My Cloud EX2 is easy as it gets. But it’s a slow performer.
Toshiba Canvio AeroMobile review: An SSD makes this the portable media server to beat
Thin, light, and long lasting, Toshiba does portable media storage and streaming right.
Fujitsu ScanSnap SV600 review: Touch-free scanner won't damage source material
It only looks like a table lamp. The Fujitsu SV600 scans material quickly and efficiently, but page curvature is a problem.
HP Color LaserJet Pro M177fw review: Great output, but little else
Unless you don't print much, the expensive toner and dumbed-down features on this color laser MFP are going to frustrate you.
HP Envy 5530 e-All-in-One review: Home printer has print quality and cheaper inks in its favor
Low-cost home printers tend to be unexciting, but this one stands out for having better-than-usual print quality and a new, cloud-controlled Instant Ink program that is cheaper per page than its regular cartridges are.
Brother MFC-J6920dw review: a fast, capable MFP stuck with mediocre print quality
This brawny machine will make short work of office chores and do it on the cheap. But it can't shake a few stereotypical inkjet shortcomings.
Apricorn Aegis 3.0 review: This portable drive offers an SSD option for better performance
Though it's expensive for the capacity, when you need fast write performance in an external USB 3.0 drive, the Apricorn Aegis Portable 3.0 with the SSD option provides it.