Your old VHS tapes are likely gathering dust, and they won't last forever. Fortunately, it's easier than ever to preserve ...

VCR converters are devices designed to transfer video content from old VHS tapes to modern digital formats. With many people holding onto cherished recordings from decades ago, converting these tapes ...

Bringing old tapes back to life can be frustrating, but the ClearClick converter made it pretty straightforward for me. After plugging in my VCR and hooking up the converter, I was able to record my ...

I've got boxes of old Beta tapes, and the VCR that recorded them departed this life long ago. Many of said tapes were recorded with this VCR after it was very worn out, and the tracking was probably ...

Hold up, you don’t want to ruin a rare Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh — take some precautions first. Photo: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac When you pick up a classic Macintosh (or a vintage computer of ...

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The year was 1986 and Bud Ballos was an eighth-grader, a proud owner of a brand-new computer with “a weird thing” called a mouse. Remember the Apple II? It was a fixture in many a middle school ...

It's inevitable that, at some point, you'll have to replace old computer parts and swap them out for new ones. This might be a result of a particular component breaking or because you want to upgrade ...

Got an old computer collecting dust in a closet or tucked under a desk? You're not alone. Many people hold on to aging desktops and laptops, either as backup machines or because they still run "just ...