Of the new stuff with Firefox 3.0.9, I’m happy to see that several really (and I mean really) annoying issues were attended to, such as: Cookie database getting screwed up I have a love/hate relationship with browser cookies. But I do appreciate them for the fact they make my web surfing faster due to the fact they make the browser "remember"...

More often than not the reason most people have slower-than-usual internet connections is probably because you have too many apps making too many network requests. When you cut down the network requests, more bandwidth is made available to you. Using a multi-protocol IM client IM clients Yahoo Messenger and Windows Live (formerly MSN) Messenger not only connect...

If you do not already have a backup process in place (don’t worry, I am not going to harp on their importance… you already know) and are looking for an easy and free solution, check out FBackup. Like most backup software, you configure your job and schedule a time for it to run. However, FBackup offers several features which are not always available...

My friend, Kyle Graham, did a video where he openly declared that his PC will kill my Mac. He compared his experience with his expensive Macbook to his experience with his $400 PC. Now, I can’t let this ballsy maneuver go without a response, can I? So, I recorded a video response. Oh, and sorry for the weirdism happening at the beginning of the video....

The best advice concerning email attachments I could ever give is to simply never open them. But that’s unreasonable considering so many people trade files in email these days, be it documents, video clips or the like. There are certain file types I absolutely will not open, or will use an alternative method to open them with. And here they...

Usually when one has a network connectivity issue, the first reaction is to blame the router. When the router checks out, the next blame is pinned on the internet modem. After that, the blame is pinned on the network card itself. Wrong. You should have checked the network cable first. And if that checks out, then you check the other stuff. Years ago a LAN...

Outlook users: have you ever sent an email which was supposed to have an attachment, but didn’t attach the file? Of course you have. To help prevent this in the future, check out the free Outlook plugin: Missing Attachment PowerToy. This free PowerToy for Microsoft Outlook is designed to help you avoid that exact scenario, helping you save time and avoid...

I personally find it comical how many users of the YouTube site believe they have "rights" on a private system that doesn’t grant them any. I also find it comical many believe that they can simply dictate to Google what they should and shouldn’t do with their own video sharing web site that’s free. A classic example of this is in this...

One of the most beautiful things about the internet is that anyone can develop a program, post it on a web site and charge for it. And if the program is good at whatever it does, people will readily pay for it. "But I know very little about programming", you may say. Don’t worry, you don’t have to be a rocket scientist. All you need is a...

If you are looking to have a little fun with your digital photos, a really awesome application to play with is Photosynth. Imagine being able to share the places and things you love using the cinematic quality of a movie, the control of a video game, and the mind-blowing detail of the real world. With nothing more than a bunch of photos, Photosynth creates an...

Fair warning – If you have something to do in the next hour or so, don’t read this tip. That said, if you are looking for a very simple yet incredibly addictive game, check out Bubble Town. The play is very simple: you shoot a cannon of colored balls trying to create patches of 3 or more like colors. When you create patches of like colors, the balls...

Oh, how time flies – especially on the internet. It’s my belief that time literally moves 3x faster on the internet than it does in real life. Why? Because you can’t remember what you did on the internet last week, never mind last month (but you can in real life). Moving on.. One year ago: Ubuntu 8.04 was released. Lots of people downloaded it,...

USB sticks are hitting rock bottom prices these days. A 16GB stick is now under $30. And 8GB sizes are easily available for under $15. However this is nowhere near as cost effective as burning DVDs. In fact it’s not even close. The 16GB stick is $30. Put into cost per gigabyte, each gig costs $1.88. A 100-pack spindle of Maxell (a mid-grade brand) 16x...

Copy-pasting is probably one of the most common things any computer user does. For Windows users, whenever you copy something it stays in the clipboard for you to paste to other locations. The problem with this is when you copy something else, the clipboard gets erased to make room for the new item you copied. To overcome this limitation, take a look at the...

In every state in the US there are lottery drawings. Chances are you’ve bought a few tickets. Maybe a lot of them. Ordinarily you will encounter the best luck with low-cash lottery drawings. These are drawings that have a low payout but a much better chance of winning because the odds are lower. The two you have the most chance of winning are 3 and 4-digit...

Hate Facebook? MySpace seems old hat now? Want something that’s easy to use and gives you instant message capability too? Here are three you can try out. You’ve most likely never heard of these, but hey, that’s half the fun because being early in sites like these means you’ll probably get more e-popular. All three of these sites have...

If you are currently a cable/DSL subscriber, you might currently be leasing/renting your equipment from your provider for a monthly charge. If this is the case, why not just buy one? One thing providers do not want you to know is you can buy both DSL and cable modems relatively cheap. You may hear the “we won’t support it” or “if we...

It is that time of year – the day where those of us in the United States collectively bend over and take it. In other words, we pay our taxes. The goal of many is to get a tax refund. Whenever you have something like that happening, you can count on some to try to take advantage of it dishonestly. This morning, I got the following in email: After the last...

The purpose of a team web site is for organization and communication. You may lead a team, be it a gaming team, bowling team, soccer team, etc. and are in need of a central location for all team activities. A web site takes care of that. So the next time a member needs any information about anything going on with the team, you point them to the site. These are...

Microsoft Office will have a 64-bit edition for version 2010. This is a big deal because that’s Microsoft flagship product. More on that in a moment. At this point in the desktop computing world, we’ve easily reached the limits of what 32-bit processing can do. No matter what OS you’re running, there really isn’t any more we can squeeze...