In today’s issue of In Layman’s Terms, we’re going to be looking at a few pieces of terminology related to authority in the computer world. Those of you who are looking for a highly technical piece should probably look elsewhere- today’s issue’s going to be a pretty simple affair. Let’s get started. Administrator: Where...

Another quick tip for everyone today. The Internet can be a dangerous place. Cyber-criminals are getting smarter; the tools they use to infect other systems are becoming more sophisticated. You’ll want to do everything in your power to protect yourself. Active X Blockers, virus scanners, and ad blockers are just the tip of the iceberg. What if you want to...

Just a quick tip for you today, folks – a bit of troubleshooting for some of the more finicky programs and games you’ll be running on your computer. See, the way Windows 7 sets up its User Account Control, the majority of programs on your system aren’t configured to run with administrative privileges. Unfortunately, while this does shield you...

Today, I’ve got a trio of infographics for you, all centered around a lovely little video site called YouTube. I’m sure you’ve all heard of it – after all, it’s kind of a big deal. It’s the third most visited website on the Internet, with hundreds of millions of monthly unique visitors, and the equivalent of over 150,000...

We’re a society that loves our technology with a passion, and one of the pieces of hardware that’s become almost indispensable to us in recent years is the smartphone. And why shouldn’t it be? It’s basically an all-in-one mobile computer and communications device, which can play games, surf the Internet, give us directions, help us...

Shopping around has never been so simple. With just a few clicks and a couple keywords, you can find virtually any information you could possibly desire – and that includes information on a product or business you’re interested in searching up.  Here’s a few pages to get you on the right track- there are many more sources of information out...

Previously, I posted an infographic which dealt with the intricacies of social media addiction, its impacts on one’s day to day life, and, finally, how to tell if one was addicted. One of the most distressing features of that infographic was, without a doubt, the revelation of just how many people from the younger generation are, for all intents and...

It’s usually pretty easy to capture screenshots in a game. Most titles on the market now include some sort of hotkey for taking a picture, and even for those that don’t, you can always just use the good old “print screen” command. But what if you want to record some video, and you’re not interested in running a livestream? Things...

The whole purpose of a laptop is to be portable – and without a battery , it’s a lot harder to keep things mobile. Every piece of electronics eventually degrades over time. Eventually, your battery’s going to die. If you follow the best practices on this list, you can keep things running for just a bit longer.Don’t fully discharge the...

So, now that the iPhone 5 has been out for a while, and everybody’s stopped drooling over it, it’s time to answer a very, very important question (sort of): What exactly does it mean for mobile gaming? A great many websites have already detailed all the important stuff about the iPhone 5 (at least, where gaming is concerned). I’ll sum them up...

There is a particularly vile breed of scum populating the corners of the blogosphere. These men and women haven’t got a single shred of originality between them – yet somehow they continue to come up with new, regular, and fresh content for their blogs. That it’s not theirs is just a minor technicality – what the original authors...

For those of you who don’t know already, Apple’s announced the next product in their iPad line…but it’s a little smaller than you might expect. Apple showcased, for the first time, the iPad Mini; a tablet PC designed to fill in the gap between the iPhone and the standard model of their iPad, and to compete with the Kindle Fire and the...

Just a quick one for you folks today. Some time ago, I was at a friend’s place. We were about to do a bit of gaming, so I pulled out my laptop, meaning to connect to her wireless. Unfortunately, she couldn’t actually remember her wireless key – nor could her family. Now, ordinarily, this problem could be solved simply by connecting to the...

You’d probably be hard pressed to find someone who doesn’t spend at least a few hours a day online – be they working, reading, socializing, or gaming. They’ve become more or less integral to our way of life – a fact which comes bundled with a few unpleasant truths. We’ve already talked a bit about how excessive computer use...

As I’m sure many of you do, I have a Netflix account. It’s pretty awesome- for a paltry $10 a month, I’ve access to a whole library of movies and TV shows which I can watch whenever and wherever I desire (so long as I’ve a stable Internet connection, anyway). Unfortunately, since I live outside the United States (I’m based up here...