I’m seriously thinking about canceling my cable TV. It is one of those things I’ve been tossing around in my mind for awhile now. I keep threatening to do it, but then I get cold feet and end up never making the call. Why, you ask? I don’t know. Perhaps I’m just slow to accept change. I’m so used to having cable that the idea of...

If you’re anything like me, your computer is basically little more than a window to the Internet. Sure, I do “offline” things with my computer. But, let’s face it. Probably at least 90% of the activity I do on my computer is done via my web browser. We’re heading back into the client-server days, in a way. It is because of this...

Sometimes you see a hardware product that is just a little bit shocking. Not often, but it happens. Well, that was my reaction when somebody recently told me about Memoto. It is a tiny little camera – with no buttons – that you wear on your shirt. It automatically takes photos throughout the day, geo-tags them with the built-in GPS technology, and...

Ever been in a public venue which has a wifi network, but you have a hard time finding a strong signal? Some spots seem to have a nice strong signal while others are spotty. So, you end up picking up and moving around, looking for more “bars” on your wifi icon so you can hopefully plop your butt down and get some work done. Or you’re setting up...

If you build your own PC, you know it can be a pretty cool experience. Especially when you first boot it up and the – suprise! – the damn thing works! But, building a PC can also be kind of confusing. There are a ton of different types of RAM, processor types, card slot types, ports, you name it. You can go to Google and start searching. But, that...

Need to send an extra big file to somebody? Well, if you’re like a lot of people, you’ve got a bit of a dilemma. Can you email something that big? Well, maybe not. For example, Gmail has a maximum email size of 25MB, and that’s only internally to Gmail. So, if you’re on Gmail and the person you’re sending to isn’t, they...

The typical user of Windows uses Internet Explorer as their web browser just because it is there. They don’t know any better, really. To the geekier types, Internet Explorer has, well… a reputation. For sucking. People flee to the many alternatives like Firefox, Opera, and these days, Chrome. Well, Microsoft is fighting back in an odd way. To...

A pretty good chunk of the new computers being sold (or built) these days are using the Intel i5 or the i7 processor. The i5 costs less, but what is the real difference here – in plain English? Does the extra dough you have to pony up for the i7 actually get you anything that you’re going to need? Well, thanks to Intel, they didn’t exactly make...

Last night – late – the new, native Google Maps application dropped into the App Store for iOS. And, look at this… within hours, it has over 7,000 extremely positive ratings:Clearly, iOS users were pretty pissed off about Apple Maps and wanted Google Maps back. In fact, this is one of those rare occasions where Apple actually issued an...

Launchpad is one of those features of OS X Lion that makes you scratch your head a little bit. It brings the app screens from iOS over to the Mac.Now, some Mac users will just openly accept this because, well, it came from Apple. Others (like me) find it annoying that Apple is trying so hard to make a Mac operate like an iPad. And, Windows users probably just...

David Risley, here. I’m the founder and owner of PCMech.com. And, I sat down and recorded a quick video from my desk…To answer a question that is bound to come up here… yes, Rich is still with PCMech. He’s still authoring the weekly newsletter as well as a couple of articles for the members-only PCMech Insider each week. So, the...

A lot of people out there are fond of Dell laptops. And, their XPS 13 line is pretty slick. I mean, as a Mac guy, I could sit here and tell you its just a Macbook Air clone, but alas, it is a slick little ultrabook. Recently, Dell announced the XPS 13 available with Ubuntu. In a world dominated by Windows, and a lot of new computers coming bundled with Windows...

AirPlay is really a very cool technology. Wirelessly stream video to your TV. Doesn’t get better than that. To use AirPlay, you would need an Apple TV. It is currently priced at only $99, and given all that it can do, it is a pretty good buy. Apple being Apple, all of their stuff tends to work together pretty well. So, if you want to Airplay an iPad or...

Many of us have digital camcorders around. And, it is increasingly popular these days to live stream up to the Internet using services like Ustream or Justin.tv. How do we merge the two together? The easiest option is to use a regular webcam, either connected via USB or built-in (as with most laptops). But, what if you want higher quality? The lens on almost any...

This happened to me this morning. I’m quite sure I’m not the first to see this, but unlike most people, I have the power of a fairly busy website to help get the word out. And keep people out of potential trouble. My wife and I were browsing home rentals in our area. One particular home in a desirable neighborhood in this area stood out to us...