People have warned for years that magnets can wipe out hard drives, but the real answer is a lot less dramatic than that old ...

So I've always thought that having magnets near hard-drives was bad for the hard-drives, yet these days all I see are magnet-tipped screw drivers. Even those "iFixit" branded ones, which are obviously ...

Over the many years, we have heard stories of how dangerous Magnets are to electronics; therefore, one must always be careful of the magnets kept around the devices. Still, despite that, we have to ...

A hard drive with its internal components visible - Suwan-Studio/Shutterstock There are many urban legends about computers, and while some might be true, others lack ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There are many urban legends about computers, and while some might be true, others lack any real foundation. One we've been ...