The unofficial goal of any vintage PC these days can be summed up in a single phrase: "Let’s get this thing online!" This of course means to connect the computer to the internet. That in itself isn’t too much of a hassle, but once connected, what productive thing – if any – can you do with that old internet-connected box? In...

Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition a.k.a. Windows ME is the shortest-lived Windows that ever existed. The total time it was on the market was only 11 months, but even given it’s super-short tenure it frustrated and angered people to no end. Noted in the video below, the primary reasons why WinME ticked people off left and right was primarily due to the...

It’s a common story that if you’re the one in the family who knows computers, everyone wants you to fix everything they broke because of their own stupidity. It’s most likely true you’ve already been fixing their busted OSes and/or computers for some time now and want a way out. I’ll give you 7 ways to do it. 1. Delay any answer to...

What’s now known as the netbook originally made its appearance as a subnotebook several years prior. If you worked in a corporate environment back in the mid-to-late 1990s, the one you probably remember is the Compaq Contura Aero in 4/25 (486/25MHz) and 4/33 (486/33MHz) flavors. You may also remember the the 410C and 410CX models. The Contura Aero...

If you’ve been charged with writing a document that is supposed to instruct someone else how to do something, today’s way of doing it more or less throws the old methods out the window. 1. Big Bombastic Headers You’ll notice the headers on PCMech, such as the one right above this sentence, are huge. This is because they’re easier to see,...

Something that amazes me is that no matter how far technology progresses, particularly in the mobile realm, it’s still mandatory these days to carry business cards to share contact information in the fastest possible way in-person. To date, there is nothing that beats that little piece of heavy paper in that respect. I personally suggest that whether you...

The flip clock was a mechanical style of clocks and clockradios in homes for many years. Instead of the traditional dial or digital, small flaps would literally flip vertically to display the time. This style of clock is so popular that it made its way into most smartphones as an app that shows a graphical representation of the old flip-style method of telling...

National Bill Murray day. Yes, really. Okay, not really. If you’re snowed in, this is the movie to watch today:To those of who how have absolutely no clue what any of the above means:...

The above video is an example of how some companies still don’t get it when it comes to customer service in the United States – in this case, Toshiba. Currently, there are still way too many companies who sell tech products that farm out the entire consumer (but not enterprise) support center offshore. The result of this is no matter how good...

XP went RTM in August 2001, meaning in 8 months it will be 10 years old. Granted, XP today is significantly different compared how it was in ’01 (as in three service packs, introduction of WGA, changeover/makeover of wireless setup, etc.), but how it looks and acts hasn’t changed. My desktop runs Windows 7 and has been since the OS was in open beta....