PCMECH has been been around a long time. We now have almost 3,300 published posts here at PCMECH. We started out very focused on computer hardware and how it works. We progressed into how-to. Sites then sprung up around the Internet talking about this topic. We evolved into a blog where, today, we are now publishing several new posts on a daily basis. Essentially, we’re now publishing in one day what we USED to do in a week or more.
Anyway, due to the high volume of information we post, I thought I would take a little time to highlight some of our best stuff in the last month.
- “OS Wars: The Movie” Cast Of Actors. If the operating system war were a move, who would the characters be?
- Are Forums Dead? Judging by the look of our forums, probably not.
- Firefox 3 Hogs Memory Like Crazy. I got REAMED for this blog post and, quite frankly, who cares. I tell it like it is and I based this post only on my own experience. Don’t worry, Firefox fans, I still dig the browser and use it daily.
- Selling Your Old Computer On eBay, A Primer. Rich gives a rundown on how to ditch the old beige box in the corner.
- Blogging Formula Using Wordpress. This 12-part, all video series has well over 2 hours of footage of your’s truly giving you a guided tour of getting started with your own blog. Reserved for silver and gold members.
- How To: Upload Photos and Video From Your Cell Phone. Life streaming on the go is easier than you might have thought.
- Introduction to Computer Networking. This 20 part series gives the goods on what you need to set up your own LAN. Reserved for silver and gold members.
- Make Gmail Better Using GreaseMonkey. Running Firefox? Using Gmail? Check this out.
- Using The Windows Live Mail Client – Part 1 of 5. This is the first of a 5 part series Rich did on how to really use the Windows Live Mail Client. Not using it? Maybe you should. They’ve evolved!
- Switching to Iphone? Consider the Real Cost. The Iphone 3G is coming out in less than a week. Have you considered the real cost of it?
- Online Photo Management: What Features Are Important To You?
- Firefox 3: Disable The “Smart” Location Bar (Sort Of). Some people don’t really like it. Rich shows you how to turn it off.
- 30 Days of Making Money Online. So far, I have posted 10 days of this series. If you are interested in how you can use the Net to generate an income, PCMECH is your place. This 30 part series is going to wet your appetite.
- What Is The Future of Yahoo? An opinion piece where I lay blame for what has happened at Yahoo and what they need to do moving forward.
- Is Windows Live Services Failing?
- Twitter: The User Manual You Can’t Find.
- Why Use Windows? We talked about why use the Mac. We talked about why use Linux. It is only fair we give Windows a chance.
- How-To: The 1-2-3 Method Of Troubleshooting Your Broadband

David Risley is the founder of PCMech.com. He is the brains, the thinker, the writer, the nerd.