Some of you may have heard talk that the NSA is building a super data center down in Utah, with the intention of spying on citizens across the States- and possibly even outside of the States. Now, you all know how journalism can sometimes be – sensationalism’s the word, and stories like that have to [...]
Andrew writes: I have been in and out of the repair/networking business as a solo tech for 5 years or so. I realize trends are changing and I e-mailed some of my favorite sources to ask your opinion. I saw an article you wrote on repairing laser printers instead of doing laptops or desk tops [...]
Many Gmail’ers are now forced to deal with the new design of the Gmail interface (meaning no option to revert back to the old design, which will soon be implemented across all accounts); it can be best be described as "the improvements nobody wanted nor asked for". Included with the new interface are icons with [...]
How does a small wireless carrier in France get three million subscribers in just three months? Offer a "dumb pipe" plan that gives you everything for only $25 a month, as in unlimited voice, unlimited text, 3GB of fair-use bandwidth and unlimited Wi-Fi hotspot access to over 5 million points, and – get this – [...]
During the days of the CRT monitor, many a computer geek would place their monitor on a stand which usually had five rocker switches in the front, with labels COMPUTER, MONITOR, PRINTER, AUX 1 and AUX 2. The sixth switch, POWER, was usually in the back. These switches lit up in green, orange or red, [...]
Online video sharing isn’t what it used to be, that’s for sure. The choices for alternative places to post your videos are getting a bit on the slim side. Before talking about MoonTube, here are a few other YouTube alternatives: Vimeo – Still one of the best alternatives. Had a very good interface and always [...]
Most people are surprised that you can post videos via email to YouTube. It’s true. Login to your YouTube account, use the drop-down button at top right and click Settings: …and on the Overview section (which should be the first thing you see), there is a "Mobile uploads" email address: The mobile email address is [...]
Many people prefer VLC over Windows Media Player because it’s smaller, easier to deal with and in many instances faster. VLC covers a ton of different formats that it will play, but there are times when you will want to pick-and-choose which file type launches with VLC and which doesn’t. You could do this via [...]
When composing formatted email (meaning the type where you can bold/italic/underline text), when you type an apostrophe or double-quotes, Windows Live Mail 2011 will automatically replace those with what most people know as "curly quotes". The problem with curly quotes is that for some people you may send mail to, their email will show your [...]
Claws Mail is the perfect solution for those looking for a lightning-fast email client that does IMAP like nobody’s business – and does it in a way that’s friendly to those with slow internet connections. This is part 4 of of 4-part video series explaining how to set up and use the client.
Claws Mail is the perfect solution for those looking for a lightning-fast email client that does IMAP like nobody’s business – and does it in a way that’s friendly to those with slow internet connections. This is part 3 of of 4-part video series explaining how to set up and use the client.
Claws Mail is the perfect solution for those looking for a lightning-fast email client that does IMAP like nobody’s business – and does it in a way that’s friendly to those with slow internet connections. This is part 2 of of 4-part video series explaining how to set up and use the client.
Claws Mail is the perfect solution for those looking for a lightning-fast email client that does IMAP like nobody’s business – and does it in a way that’s friendly to those with slow internet connections. This is part 1 of of 4-part video series explaining how to set up and use the client.
You have a file you want to delete. Maybe it’s a movie you don’t care to watch any more, or a save file for a game that you don’t need, or even a program you suspect has been compromised by a virus. The reason you want the file gone is irrelevant. What’s important is that [...]
You’ve got something to share with the world. Maybe you want to record in-game footage to show friends and neighbors your awesome strategy in League of Legends. Perhaps you want to run a full play-through of a game, complete with your own commentary. Maybe you’re an artist and you want people to see the organic process [...]
