There’s been a lot of buzz lately about Google’s newest offering. Termed Google Drive, it’s laden with quite a few big expectations- not the least of which is the belief that it might well help Google breathe some new life into its currently ailing, somewhat lackluster Chromebooks. But just what is drive? And what can you use it for? To make a...

So, I have a confession to make. Until fairly recently, I actually didn’t do all that much on Reddit. I had friends who were on it continually, and they’d talk about it all the time. They knew the latest trends, were keyed in to the latest memes, and any joke I showed them, they’d already seen or heard it. It was actually kind of bothersome-...

Using Twitter is easy. Becoming known on Twitter…not so much. There’s a lot that goes on behind the scenes at that place, and not everyone’s aware of the delicate sort of dance everybody engages in every time they share their thoughts with the world. The people who know how things work- who know how to make themselves heard and how to make...

Let’s say you’re over at your buddy’s place, and you’re both raring to do a bit of gaming. Unfortunately, for you, you left your Xbox at home. As a result, you don’t have your profile with you at the moment- right? Actually, you do. The ability to ‘recover’ your gamertag onto another Xbox has been a feature of Xbox Live...

Here’s the deal: You’re looking to get a new computer. But you don’t just want any computer. You want one that’s perfectly crafted to your exact specifications, be it a media hub, a super-powered gaming rig, or a web-server. Unfortunately, the price tag on most top of the line pre-built systems is…well, rather obscenely steep. If...

For those of you who haven’t been paying attention, Paypal garnered itself a nice, heavy dose of bad press last year. Apparently, their fingers got just a little too sticky with a non-profit organization, and as a result, they used meaningless bureaucracy to completely steam-roll over Regretsy, basically stealing from them a considerable chunk of...

I’ve made no secret of the fact that I believe the Internet to be the lifeblood of modern society. Virtually everything we do nowadays- from our jobs, to our interactions, to our leisure time- involves the ‘net in some way, shape, or form. It’s almost unheard of for someone in the first world to go even a single day without going online even...

With all the data breaches that have been happening lately, it’s only natural that some of you are starting to feel a bit paranoid about your own personal information. If you’ve ever subscribed to something online, or used a bank, or signed in to an email or social media account, then guess what- your info’s on a server in a data center...

So, here’s the situation… You want to send a text message, but for whatever reason, you can’t. Maybe your cell phone reception is poor enough that you might as well be in a lead box. Maybe you were forcibly reminded why leaving your phone on the floor is a bad idea. Perhaps you lost it, or the battery’s dead. Whatever the reason, you...

The way I’ve got things set up, my Wii is hooked up to one TV, with my current-gen consoles hooked up to another. The latter is in my computer room. The other day, I was loafing on my couch and felt like I wanted to watch a DVD. I didn’t really care to get up and move to my computer room in order to watch it there, so I figured I’d pop a DVD...

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 be taken with a grain of salt, right? This data...

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 when you try to delete the file, you can’t. Apparently,...

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 by which you craft your...

You’re in a bit of a bind. Your computer’s either stopped working, or it’s not working particularly well. But Google’s come to your rescue and you’re pretty sure you know what the problem is. With the instructions in hand, you immediately set out to make things right and … you make them worse. Somehow, in the act of...

In a previous article, I detailed in full how one could go about keeping their computer in top shape. What I didn’t mention, however, was that there are a few tools that’ll make the job all that much easier.  Here’s a few tools and supplies that any PC enthusiast worth his salt should never go without. Compressed Air If you’re looking to...