Now that you’re all settled in at your new place (and in possession of the hard-earned knowledge that metal and microwaves don’t mix), it’s time to get your internet up and running. The process of getting the internet set up and running is fairly straightforward (just make sure you do a bit of research on [...]
There are many reasons to use Skype. Free multi-user audio calls between PCs, video chat with quick and easy connectivity, and (if you’re willing to pay) multi-user video chat and PC-to-phone audio calls. Of course, there are also quite a few reasons why you might not want to use Skype. Aside from its recent acquisition [...]
The sort of system you use for your computing needs speaks volumes about who you are as a person, but it’s not the only thing that does. One of the best ways to tell what sort of user someone is – aside from examining their system – is to simply look at their desk. Where [...]
If you spend any time in the blogosphere at all, you’ve probably heard at least one person make reference to SOPA- the Stop Online Piracy Act. See, businesses are at the end of their ropes- no matter how many people they sue or how many file-sharing websites they take down, more pirates always crop up, [...]
So, you want a bit more storage space for your files, do you? Got too much music? Too many movies? Too much material of an illicit nature? Whatever the reason, you’re going to want an external hard drive. And in much the same way as a computer, you’re going to want to care for it [...]
If you hang out on the ‘net at all, you’ve probably heard of this weird little website (well, maybe not so little- it’s got over one hundred seventy-five million users at the time of writing this) called Twitter, represented by a tiny bluebird. You’re not quite sure what to make of it. What’s it about? [...]
It’s that time of the year again. First year University students are stumbling into post-secondary institutions, wide-eyed and scared, with no idea of what they’re doing, where they’re going or how they’re going to get there. Those who’ve been in the institution for a while are shaking off the after-effects of a summer of binge [...]
Minecraft. At the mention of that word, I’ll guarantee half of you felt at least a minor jolt of excitement, while the other half either shrugged apathetically or scratched their heads in confusion. For those of you who don’t know, Minecraft is quite possibly one of the most popular indie games around. While still in [...]
So, you’re probably aware that you can either stream or directly load media files onto your Xbox 360 or Playstation 3. It’s a pretty handy feature. Say you’ve got yourself a movie, or a television series that you’ve purchased in digital format. Rather than having to watch it on the small screen of your computer [...]
If you’re the sentimental sort, you probably have a computer you’ve owned for years and years. It’s a reliable old rig, chugging along through whatever tasks you assign it like an old, puttering station wagon. Sure, it might not be the most glorious system out there, but it works, right? It does what you want [...]
I always find it fairly shocking how many people don’t seem to particularly care about keeping their email accounts safe and secure. Whether or not they’re trying to keep their computer safe in other ways, email seems to be neglected more often than not. Given how much personal information – passwords, website data, even financial [...]
Now, a lot of you are probably wondering why the hell I’m actually bothering to publish an article about what you likely deem an incredibly simple topic. In truth, you’d be surprised how many people actually don’t know their way around the Chrome Web Store – or even their own browser. Many of them are [...]
So, you’ve got this awesome website that you visit a lot. More than any other page you happen to surf to. Trouble is, this website tends to favor a ridiculous, unnecessarily long URL (something like http://www.bobssuperawesomefavoritewebsiteintheuniverse.com). Typing something like that in every time? That’s a pain. Unless you favor carpal tunnel syndrome, that’s not something [...]
Stand back, folks. This article’s going to be just a touch more technical than some of my other stuff. So, here’s the deal. You see a new desktop processor on the market. It runs at about….2 GigaHertz. Now, those of you with any computing experience will know right off that 2 GigaHertz in a desktop [...]
So, let’s say you’ve been hearing a lot about Google’s new Chrome OS. Problem is, you don’t particularly want to buy a Chromebook quite yet. You’d rather give the OS a test run, see how it runs- take a look at how it functions. Thankfully, you’re in luck. There’s a fellow named Liam Mcullough-goes by [...]
