Kimber Streams, The New York Times

Kimber Streams

The New York Times

Buffalo, NY, United States

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Past:
  • The New York Times
  • The Wirecutter
  • The Sweethome
  • Laughing Squid
  • The Verge

Past articles by Kimber:

The Easy Way I Protect My Credit Cards Online and Keep Free Trials Free

To avoid leaving financial info all over the web, you can use a one-time-use credit card tool such as Privacy.com. → Read More

Why We Love the Logitech MX Master 3 Mouse

No other wireless mouse we tried provides as many useful features combined with exceptional comfort. → Read More

Why We Love the Logitech K380 Keyboard

The Logitech K380 is an inexpensive wireless keyboard you can use to type on almost any device—even your TV. → Read More

How to Clean Your Keyboard and Mouse

Dust, skin particles, and hand oils will eventually accumulate on a keyboard and mouse. Here’s how to clean and disinfect a dirty keyboard and mouse. → Read More

How to Clean Your Keyboard and Mouse

Dust, skin particles, and hand oils will eventually accumulate on a keyboard and mouse. Here’s how to clean and disinfect a dirty keyboard and mouse. → Read More

How to Shop for a Mechanical Keyboard

Curious about mechanical keyboards but overwhelmed by the options? Here’s what to look for and what makes a good keyboard. → Read More

The Best Laptops

From budget-friendly options to thin-and-light ultrabooks to powerful gaming laptops, we’ve spent hundreds of hours finding the best laptops for most people. → Read More

Our Favorite Mechanical Keyboards

Out of 31 mechanical keyboards we tested, the WASD Code 87-Key has the best combination of smart features and good build quality, with a minimalist aesthetic. → Read More

The Best Webcams

If you need a webcam for video calls, streaming, or recording, we recommend the Logitech HD Pro Webcam C920, after researching 16 models and testing five. → Read More

Our Favorite Mechanical Keyboards

Out of 31 mechanical keyboards we tested, the WASD Code 87-Key has the best combination of smart features and good build quality → Read More

The Best Laptop Stands

We tested 11 laptop stands over many months and found that the Rain Design iLevel 2 is the best for desk jockeys while the Roost Laptop Stand is tops for road warriors. → Read More

How to Back Up Your Computer

If you’re not backing up your data, you’ll lose it. Take 15 minutes and set up a near-bulletproof cloud and local backup using CrashPlan. → Read More

The Best Portable Hard Drive

After spending 80 hours researching and testing drives—in addition to last year’s 70 hours—and shuffling thousands of files across 13 drives, we determined that the $90 2TB Seagate Backup Plus Slim… → Read More

The Best Broom, Dustpan, and Dust Mop

Over the past six months, we spent 125 hours researching 215 brooms, dustpans, and dust mops, and testing 36 of them firsthand. We interviewed cleaning experts, → Read More

The Best Budget Gaming Laptop (so far)

No budget gaming laptop is perfect, but after 40 hours of research and testing, the $1,000 Asus ROG GL551JM-DH71 came closest. It has the best gaming performance at the lowest price, and its build quality is superior to the competition’s. Plus, it runs cooler than the other gaming laptops we tested. → Read More

The Best External Blu-ray Drives

We spent 30 hours on research and testing to determine the $80 Buffalo MediaStation Portable BDXL is the best external Blu-ray drive for most people. It's the fastest drive that comes in under $100 (which our readers said was important) and is quieter than most drives we tested. Plus, it has some useful design choices that make it easy to use and understand. → Read More

The Best External Desktop Hard Drive

A good desktop hard drive is reliable and fast. We spent 40 hours researching and testing to find the 4TB WD My Book ($159) was the best of the bunch. It's comparatively more reliable and speedy than the competition and is backed by a two-year warranty and solid customer support. It's also the best value with the lowest price per terabyte. → Read More

The Best SD Card

The best SD card is really fast, reasonably priced, and comes with a lifetime warranty. We spent 30 hours on research and testing to determine the 32GB SanDisk Extreme Plus is the best for most people. It's the fastest we tested in shooting tests and file transfers and comes with a lifetime warranty. → Read More

The Best Power Notebook

Every solid laptop reviewer is unanimously saying the best high end notebook is the 15-inch Next Generation Macbook Pro with its Retina display, so that's what → Read More

The Best microSD Card

Eight hours of research and 15 hours of testing microSD cards led to the 32GB Samsung EVO. It's the best card for your phone or tablet with fast sequential and random read/write speeds (fast enough for 1080p video recording) and a 10-year warranty. → Read More