For anybody not aware, PCMech is based out of Tampa Bay, Florida. While PCMech is and always will be geographically independent, the fact that we’re based out of the Tampa area means that anything that I’m involved with locally happens in Tampa. Duh. Well, my new gig is on the radio. PCMech is now bringing the weekly tech news to the S.O.S. Computer...

We have had the ability to post video comments here on PCMech and over at DavidRisley.com for a couple weeks now. I never officially announced it, however, which may be why nobody has bothered to use it. So, our video comments will be using Seesmic. Seesmic is really onto something when it comes to allowing video comments on blogs. To use it, all you need is a...

I’m currently working on a digital photography course for PCMU, so this week’s wallpapers are all real-life photos I’ve taken using a very inexpensive digital camera. In the course materials you will find out how to take photos like the ones shown below. In addition, all the photos below will be available as super-size wallpaper. One will be...

Have you heard of Twitter? Are you on Twitter? The opinions on Twitter vary a lot. And the reactions I get range from “What is it?” to “It is frickin’ awesome!” I do use Twitter and today I just wanted to take a moment to ask you to follow me on Twitter. My reason is below. For those in the dark on it, here are some links to...

Disclaimer: This is entirely in the idea phase at this point. Nothing has yet been done to organize this. OK, we had an idea. And the more we think about it, it seems like a really good idea. That idea is to have PCMech be behind the organization of a cool tech conference that will take place on the East coast, likely right here in the Tampa Bay area. Now, I...

The #1 complaint we get on our live show is that it’s way too late for UK visitors (of which we get quite a few), so… I (me being Rich) am going to try out a show @ 2pm EST which should be 7pm GMT; a much more reasonable hour for UK folk. I will be trying this out today if you want to stop by. http://www.pcmech.com/live REMEMBER: If you want a...

PCMech Live community member Kamp3r (a.k.a. Troy) put together a simple video on how to break down a computer for recycling purposes. It’s simple and to the point. If you have an old computer and were wondering what the steps were in doing this, this should be helpful to you. ...

For those not familiar with Clarke, his most famous work is arguably 2001: A Space Odyssey written with Stanley Kubrick. He passed away at 90 in his home in Sri Lanka. In sci-fi circles (and in many other circles), Clarke was known as a master science fiction writer and captured the wild imagination of space, future and exploration on paper seemingly...