Two identical USB-C cables can charge at wildly different speeds, and that’s the problem.

The human becomes the crucial quality control layer — what Garner calls “andon cords for knowledge work,” borrowing the term ...

The dirty secret of USB-C: Why your 'fast' cable transfers files like it's 2005 ...

I hate cable messes but my job practically requires me to live in an eternal tangle of cables, wires, and an impossible-to-manage proprietary and universal charging hell. USB-C made a lot of things ...

In the six months that have passed after the last USB-C article has been released, I have thought up a bunch of ways that these articles could have been improved. It’s, of course, normal to have such ...

If you’ve been following along our USB-C saga, you know that the CC wire in the USB-C cables is used for communications and polarity detection. However, what’s not as widely known is that there are ...

USB-C and other high-speed protocols can push data to warp speeds. Here’s how to make the most of the current standards and what lies ahead. Now that you’re used to seeing co-workers, family, and ...

If the USB hub is not working or is slow in Windows 11, reinstall the USB hub driver, disable power saving, disable the USB ...

Look around your house and chances are you have at least a few devices that use Universal Serial Bus. On average, some 3 billion USB ports are shipped each year, making it by far the most successful ...

Let me guess, your USB-C device won’t charge? I’m shocked, shocked I say! Although USB-C has made it easy to plug your cable into your laptop or phone, it hasn’t made it easy to understand when ...

You can go to Amazon and pick up the Acer 4-Port USB Hub for just $10, down from the regular retail price of $15, for a $5 ...

Two weeks without internet pass very slowly. Due to an ice storm, my home internet went down. I spent two weeks doing some of my work at ...