Smart Windows users place all their files in their user folder because after all, that’s where they’re supposed to go. Documents, spreadsheets, downloaded files, pictures, videos and so on are all meant to be housed in the profile folder the same way it’s done in a UNIX or Linux user folder. (And if you’re wondering, [...]
Can A Virtual PC Be Used For Retro Gaming?
January 31, 2011 by 1 Comment
Good games never truly die because gamers simply won’t allow it. If there’s a game out there and it entertains in a way that a lot of people like, they will find a way to keep it alive. The way most people play older games these days is via virtual PCs or emulators. On the [...]
Google Celebrates "Data Privacy Day"
January 29, 2011 by 2 Comments
In yet another made up "day" to bring our attention to something, yesterday was Data Privacy Day: Data Privacy Day is an international holiday that occurs every January 28. The purpose of Data Privacy Day is to raise awareness and promote data privacy education. It is currently celebrated in the United States, Canada, and 27 [...]
Is Backing Up Data Over Wi-Fi A Good Idea?
January 28, 2011 by 9 Comments
In the context of this article I’m referring to local wireless and not the cloud, meaning backups are sent over your local network to another computer/backup device in your house. Backing up your data wirelessly is obviously not a new thing. Automated nightly backups can be done in any number of ways be it a [...]
Retro Friday: First Generation iMac
January 28, 2011 by 1 Comment
The first-gen iMac is a weird little beast. This is the Mac most Apple fans don’t acknowledge because it is a bit of a stinker. Most notably of the first-gen iMac’s badness is its mouse, routinely labeled as one of the worst tech products of all time. Fortunately it can be replaced with your mouse [...]
LibreOffice – The OpenOffice Spin-Off – Has A Major Release
January 27, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Not too long ago you may have heard that the popular open source productivity suite, OpenOffice, was acquired by Oracle. Many have perceived this to be the beginning of the end which prompted an open source fork, LibreOffice. A few days ago, LibreOffice released it’s first major version. This release has a slew of new [...]
You Still Don’t Own A Scanner?
January 27, 2011 by 2 Comments
Why own a scanner? Simple answer: To scan in important documents. Namely, receipts. Receipts for everything. For the electronics you buy, for the service on your car, for when the ‘cable guy’ fixes your on-again/off-again internet connectivity – all of it. A flatbed scanner is bulky but there’s really no way around that since it [...]
OpenOffice Or LibreOffice?
January 27, 2011 by 4 Comments
I have been an OpenOffice.org user for years because I flat out refuse to pay hundreds of dollars for Microsoft Office, nor do I bother with a hacked/cracked copy of MS Office because since OpenOffice.org exists, there’s really no point to running a ‘broken’ version of MSO to begin with. On Tuesday, LibreOffice 3.3 was [...]
USB 3.0 vs. eSATA
January 26, 2011 by 3 Comments
In the tail end of this article I briefly touched upon that if you want to use a big external hard drive, USB 3.0 or eSATA would be the best choice because both run circles around USB 2.0 and both technologies are affordable to anyone who wants them. With either technology, both have their pros [...]
How To Enhance Privacy Without Do-Not-Track
January 26, 2011 by 1 Comment
I personally believe the upcoming do-not-track list (similar to do-not-call) is going to be a complete bust because it wholly depends upon whether web companies actually honor it or not. Larger ones will, smaller ones won’t and that’s just the way it will work. The key to understanding do-not-track relies 100% on your cookie data. [...]
Which Is Cheaper – Hard Drive Storage Or Optical?
January 25, 2011 by 7 Comments
Two 2TB hard drives are currently available on NewEgg for a flat $79.99 with free shipping: Because the price is truly flat, that translates to $0.04 per GB. The cheapest way to buy optical media is by 100-pack spindle, and the most rock-bottom price on that is $18.99 (note that the third choice below has [...]
Where Do You Find Good Cheap Games?
January 25, 2011 by 2 Comments
Money is tight these days, but hey, we all deserve some decent entertainment even if we don’t have a lot of money. Fortunately Steam has a lot of good titles for under $10, but how do you know the good ones from the bad? The video will tell you how.
A Breakdown Of What The Numbers On A Credit Card Mean
January 24, 2011 by 2 Comments
When you look a credit card, there is a long string of numbers raised across the front which correspond to your bank and account information. Have you ever wondered what these numbers actually do and how they are used? If so, check out this infographic which breaks down the numbers on a credit card. When [...]
How To Make Desktop Icons Easier To Read? Change Your Wallpaper
January 24, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Here’s a situation that everyone has encountered at some point or another: You have a really nice image for your wallpaper which has a lot of detail to it; it’s most likely an image of a waterfall or a forest. On your desktop are obviously icons. Probably several of them. One day you go to [...]
How Slow Is USB 2.0?
January 24, 2011 by 3 Comments
The original spec for USB 2.0 is 60MB/s (or 480Mbit/s) raw data rate; that’s the fastest it was designed to transfer data across the wire. Prior to 2005, USB 2.0 was pretty speedy for most purposes. The spec had already been in existence for well over a few years by this point, and vendors loved [...]
