USB cables have become such an important part of our technological lives that it’s hard to imagine our lives without a need for them. What’s frustrating, though, is that they never seem to be long ...

I can’t count the number of times my friends have asked me why something they own isn’t working or charging correctly and I’ve investigated the problem, only to find that they’re using a hodgepodge of ...

Here’s one thing that you can buy for five bucks that’ll make your life instantly better: a 10-foot long USB extension cable. I swear—this is not hyperbole here—buying one of these cords will change ...

I have a 10 foot USB extension cable on my 2.1ah 5v Apple USB charger for my iPad mini retina. Would using the extension cable have a noticeable impact on charging times or is it inconsequential? If ...

A USB extension cable enables convenient access to USB thumb drives even when your computer's USB port is tightly cluttered with other devices or reside in an inconvenient location. The USB cable ...

It’s great that the iPod shuffle can plug directly into any USB port on your Mac or PC, but it also presents a few challenges for some users: What if your only USB ports are located on the back of ...

Let’s be clear – it’s not enough to have USB-C to USB-C cables. There’s a lot of cables that we might want to acquire for our day-to-day use, perhaps, for a transition period while we still own some ...

Earlier this week, I covered a tip for lightening your travel load by making your AirPort Express Base Station serve double duty as a USB charger. But another place you can cut back is cables, which, ...

I noticed that the USB keyboard extension cable that came with the original iMac has a little notch on the female end, preventing anything other than the apple keyboard from plugging into it. Is this ...