My SUV exits a tangle of Minneapolis freeways as my phone flashes. “I’ll meet you down there,” reads a text from my dealer.

Regular readers will probably know me as the one who got really into turntables recently; overhauling my home system (twice!) to make it vinyl-focused and running our annual Vinyl Week celebrations ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Laptops with a physical CD/DVD drive feel like relics of the past. But they do still exist. And no, they are not necessarily weird, unknown ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. It's time for physical media to make a comeback. With streaming services constantly adding and removing content, it can be hard to find the ...

In recent years, certificate of deposit (CD) interest rates reached historic highs, due, in large part, to the Federal Reserve pushing up its benchmark rate to try and temper inflation. As the ...

Dan Levine loves watching his guests light up when they see the DVD-lined bookcases and drawers in his Brooklyn apartment. It’s as if they’ve traveled back in time to 2006, he said. “It is a really ...

Optical drives are still practical for many users, whether to play old CDs and DVDs, install software, or create backups—especially with modern laptops, which are usually supplied without a drive.

These days, a movie night usually involves cuddling up on the couch, turning on Netflix, and picking another rom-com movie from its list of never-ending shows. However, before the age of streaming ...

Optical drives no longer come pre-installed in most PCs and laptops, yet they’re still indispensable for many users. Whether for playing old DVDs, installing ancient software from CDs, or burning data ...

View post: 60 Years Ago Today: Legendary Rock Band’s Classic Hit Reached No. 1 on UK Singles Chart Barney Miller star Hal Linden opened up about the end of his iconic sitcom 43 years ago. During a ...

In September of 1992, I bought my first two CDs. One was Check Your Head by the Beastie Boys, and the other was the Singles soundtrack. I was 14 years old. Yesterday, I bought six more CDs — mostly ...

Before there was Barney the dinosaur, there was Barney Miller. (Of course, before that came the undisputed Barney champion of all time, Barney Fife.) Being the second or third best of anything is not ...