Welcome to Further Details, a recurring column where we investigate what purpose an oft-overlooked product element actually serves. This week: why people hide their watches’ serial numbers. Wait, ...

Serial numbers are a frequently used method of tagging and identifying objects that would be otherwise indistinguishable, and are used for everything from firearms to keys, and from passports to ...

Serial numbers in zone files help your DNS service determine whether it should re-ingest your zone files or ignore them. But there’s more to these pseudo timestamps than meets the eye. In fact, the ...

You can quickly find your laptop's serial number by entering a simple command in Command Prompt. If you can't use Command Prompt, look for the serial number on the bottom of your laptop. Your laptop's ...

I just got a replacement iPhone 4 for the iLemon that I've been blogging about here lately and, so far anyway, the Bluetooth problem seems to have disappeared. I haven't had a chance to test it ...

There are various reasons you might want to find your laptop or computer’s serial number. Some schools ask that you register your laptop for academic use. Workplaces often do the same thing. You may ...

Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a contributing author to MacFixIt since the spring of 2008. One of his passions is troubleshooting Mac problems and making the best use of Macs ...