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 »
Sometimes the best solutions are the simplest ones. Today I’m going to show you how you can de-clutter the page when you are viewing YouTube videos, or an Amazon product page. In order to take advantage of this, you need to use Firefox, Chrome, or Safari as your web browser. What I am [...] Read more »
[google1 count="on"] I recently learned that Windows 7 has a screenshot tool, included right there as part of the Windows operating system. It’s pretty cool too, and easy to use. I still use Gadwin’s Print Screen too, but the Windows tool is a good one for people that don’t want to install any other [...] Read more »
Does your computer take a long time to boot up? Honestly, I have worked on some computers that seem to take forever. You could hit “Restart” and have time to read a book while you’re waiting for it to come back up. I recently found a little program that offers at least a partial [...] Read more »
[google1 count="on"] Some of you already use Dropbox because I wrote about it here about 2 years ago. However, I am still finding people that have never heard of it. It’s a pretty amazing and FREE service, so I wanted to update every one here. There are also some Dropbox alternatives that are worth [...] Read more »
Two things have been happening lately: 1. People have been asking me about which antivirus to use (as well as software in other categories). 2. I have been repairing my clients’ computers and seeing that they are still using old, no-longer-recommended programs. I realized that it has been a while since I did [...] Read more »
Microsoft Security Essentials is the antivirus program that I use and recommend (announced back in this post on October 25, 2010). In the past few days, a new version of Microsoft Security Essentials has been released – version 2.0. While it’s not mandatory, I do recommend that you get the new version (and in [...] Read more »
Had a customer come to me this past week with a problem. His computer had suddenly become infected with spyware. Every time he booted up, after a minute there would be popup windows appearing that told him his computer was filled with all kinds of threats, Trojans and hijackers (all false of course). [...] Read more »
It used to be that only true geeks would carry a flash drive around on a regular basis; I’ve had one with me all the time for years. Now, it seems like everyone has one handy. They are really convenient for backing up a file or taking a file from work to home (although [...] Read more »
One of the great things about digital photography is how easy it is to take a picture and then see it almost immediately on your computer. You can edit it, send it to someone, or post it on a website. However, it’s also easy to end up with a lot of duplicate photos. [...] Read more »
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