Okay, I am going to do a bit of ranting today. I won’t be talking about unethical politicians (aren’t they all) or annoying TV commercials. I’m here to tell you about a growing trend among software manufacturers – deceiving the consumer into installing software that was not wanted. This is something that [...] Read more »
It’s kind of hard to believe, but a LOT of people are still falling victim to scam emails, also known as phishing emails. When “phishing” is spelled that way, it just means that there is a scammer looking to grab some personal information in order to steal your identity and your money. There [...] Read more »
I’ve been getting emails and Facebook messages asking about a topic that is currently in the news. There is a story circulating that claims hundreds of thousands of people could lose their internet connection in July. A story like that might sound a lot like the typical “forward this email to all your friends” [...] Read more »
Your computer’s desktop is the place where all of the icons reside. When you have all windows either closed or minimized, and all you see are the screen with icons, you’re looking at your desktop. For a lot of people, that screen is a huge mess. Whenever anything needs to be saved quickly, the [...] Read more »
One of the frustrating things about computers is that the hard drive can die at any time. Sometimes this happens without any warning – it just crashes (are your files backed up safely in case that happens?). In other cases, you might see some signs of hard drive failure – noises that aren’t normally [...] Read more »
Everyone loves YouTube! Well, just about everyone I guess. Here are a couple of interesting facts about the YouTube site: 1. YouTube is a social network, much like Facebook. You can have your own channel, subscribe to people, “Friend” people, and communicate directly through the site just like sending a Facebook message. 2. YouTube [...] Read more »
In this age of technology, a lot of people spend the day in front of a computer screen. This applies to me as well. Whether I am writing a blog post, creating website content, or doing research, I end up spending a lot of time looking at the screen. Over time, this can have [...] Read more »
Okay, I will be the first to admit that today’s blog post is probably not going to be of interest to every reader. My apologies. You know I try to usually post information about computer security, new ways of doing things, and shortcuts to make using your computer easier and less frustrating. Today I [...] Read more »
It seems like every day there is something in the news about maintaining your privacy while on the internet. One extreme is not wanting ANY of your information available to anyone else (which means you pretty much have to not use any electronic devices). The other end of the spectrum is just throwing it [...] Read more »
Many of you already know that I am a big fan of Dropbox, the cloud-based file sharing service. I use it all the time, and I know a lot of my blog readers have signed up for it too (it’s free). Now there’s a new player on the scene: Bitcasa. First, a [...] Read more »
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