Keep your data organized and easily accessible.

Why is it that so many people are meticulous about organizing their papers, recipes and DVDs, but when it comes to their computers, they struggle to find the files they need and can no longer see ...

If you haven't been organizing and discarding files as you go, it's likely your hard drive is stuffed with downloads, unwanted photos, file copies and other digital dust bunnies. This can reveal ...

Heather VanMouwerik is a PhD candidate in Russian History at the University of California, Riverside and the Congressman George Brown Graduate Intern for the Special Collections at Rivera Library.

David Nield is a technology journalist from Manchester in the U.K. who has been writing about gadgets and apps for more than 20 years. He has a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Durham ...

The only words more terrifying to an average PC user than “Blue Screen of Death” are “spring cleaning.” Admit it: Sitting back and dumping file after file into your computer without bothering to ...

Whether it's a new diet or tidying up your work cubicle, it's often about a clean start. And it takes some initiative to get the ball rolling. Organize your computer so you save time, space and ...

I’ve done my fair share of Vista-bashing over the years, but the reality is the OS has a lot of hidden talents that go unheralded. One of them is stacking, a handy way to organize the files contained ...

You don’t have to. Thanks to full-bodied e-mail programs, online backup, software add-ons, and search tools like Google Desktop that work equally well for small company computer networks or individual ...