If you have a modern monitor that sports USB ports, you'd be surprised to see how many cool gadgets you can plug into them.

For laptops, MacBooks and desktop PCs, good audio can often seem like an afterthought. It’s hard to get quality sound from built-in speakers, which have to be crammed inside a hyper-thin chassis ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. For audio editing on a computer and listening to music ...