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When the IBM PC was new, I served as the president of the San Francisco PC User Group for three years. That’s how I met PCMag’s editorial team, who brought me on board in 1986. In the years since that ...

Each December, our crew looks back on the whole year. One episode dedicated to our top hardware picks. One episode devoted to the success (and failures) of our early predictions. To ready myself, I’ve ...

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In 1961, an 11-year-old girl survived alone at sea after her family was murdered aboard their sailboat. She escaped a sinking ship, hid from the man responsible, and drifted for four days without food ...