His roundups of new features in Windows 10 updates have been called "the most detailed, useful Windows version previews of anyone on the web" and covered by prominent Windows journalists like Paul Thurrott and Mary Jo Foley on TWiT's Windows Weekly. Instructional tutorials he's written have been linked to by organizations like The New York Times, Wirecutter, Lifehacker, the BBC, CNET, Ars Technica, and John Gruber's Daring Fireball. The news he's broken has been covered by outlets like the BBC, The Verge, Slate, Gizmodo, Engadget, TechCrunch, Digital Trends, ZDNet, The Next Web, and Techmeme. Beyond the column, he wrote about everything from Windows to tech travel tips. He founded PCWorld's "World Beyond Windows" column, which covered the latest developments in open-source operating systems like Linux and Chrome OS. He also wrote the USA's most-saved article of 2021, according to Pocket.Ĭhris was a PCWorld columnist for two years. Beyond the web, his work has appeared in the print edition of The New York Times (September 9, 2019) and in PCWorld's print magazines, specifically in the August 2013 and July 2013 editions, where his story was on the cover. With over a decade of writing experience in the field of technology, Chris has written for a variety of publications including The New York Times, Reader's Digest, IDG's PCWorld, Digital Trends, and MakeUseOf. Chris has personally written over 2,000 articles that have been read more than one billion times-and that's just here at How-To Geek. If your mouse breaks in the future and you want to get it fixed, the manufacturer may say your serial number was already used to receive a replacement product.Ĭhris Hoffman is the former Editor-in-Chief of How-To Geek. If the manufacturer's warranty policy is generous enough, it may just mail a new mouse to that person, although manufacturers will often ask for a copy of the receipt first. For example, someone may be able to enter the serial number of your mouse into your mouse manufacturer's website, say it's broken, and ask for a replacement.
Some companies have fairly generous warranty policies that someone with your serial number could exploit. Some manufacturers may allow you to change your warranty status or other service information with just the serial number, although they really should require more confirmation than that. (It's okay to enter it into the manufacturer's web site, just don't post pictures of it anywhere.)įor example, a Lenovo representative has warned against posting the serial number of PCs that are still in warranty because they could be "used to fraudulently order parts file warranty claims". It's just a bad idea to post unique identifiers like that in public.
On the other hand, you probably shouldn't take screenshots or photos of your serial numbers and post them on Instagram or Facebook.
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