This is so cool that I'm just sitting here giggling about it. Many newer computers, with newer BIOS, are able to boot from a flash memory card. My HP 2133 systems can do that. So I just used the ...

Apple finally released the latest version of its desktop operating system, "OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion," to millions of Mac users around the world Wednesday. The OS is currently available for download ...

The Barnes & Noble NOOK Tablet ships with a custom version of Google Android designed to let you download books, periodicals, and apps from the B&N Store. But hackers have been installing other ...

When Apple announced the swapping of the ExpressCard slot on the 15-inch MacBook Pro for an SD (Secure Digital) memory card slot, the few users of ExpressCard-compatible peripherals – at least those ...

The addition of a built-in SD card reader to the 13" and 15" MacBook Pros may have dubious utility for many users, but Apple has seen fit to include at least one feature with lots of potential use.

It seems that the SD card slot in the new MacBook Pros does count as a bootable device; all you have to do is install OS X onto a card, set it as the default boot device, and you’re good to go. Why ...

There might come a time when you feel the need to burn images to a USB stick or an SD card for whatever reason. Should that time show its ugly head, you may be wondering what type of tool is good ...

In the wake of this week’s WWDC keynote, in which Apple announced that new MacBook Pro laptops will finally include an SD slot, the tech press is all aflutter about what they seem to think is a new ...

Ben Smith is a writer based in Los Angeles, California who has been covering consumer tech for at least five years. He's written thousands of articles for various sites about laptops, tablets, and ...