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Benchmarking your hard disks tells you how fast they transfer data. There's no shortage of free benchmarking tools, but most of them run a single specific test that often doesn't tell you much about how your disks perform in a real-world situation, such as copying large files and even whole directories. Disk Bench is a free benchmarking tool that lets you choose which files or folders to copy. It then copies the data, benchmarks the speed, and deletes the copied data from the destination, though you can also keep the copied data. It also creates test files with … Read more

There are plenty of ways to enjoy game simulators that have more than one seat, but they're almost always of the bucket variety for one-on-one competition. Sometimes, however, there may be an occasion to share the experience on a bench.

Enter the vibrating "RumbleSeat" from BoomChair. It's kind of a loveseat for gamers that can provide, as Chip Chick says, either double the fun or double the queasiness. One convenient feature is that it can be hooked up wirelessly, which might avoid some equipment damage if things get out of hand. And for those of you … Read more