Yes, this is a retro article, but with a modern twist. The Commodore 64 is to date the best-selling computer of all time and hasn’t been topped. An all too common item to be seen next to the C64 was the 1541 floppy disk drive. This actually was in fact more than just a disk drive. It was a computer because it did contain a microprocessor (this one, in...

Have you ever needed to order a pizza (or any other type of food) but only had your cell phone with no way to locate the closest place? Rather than dialing 411 and paying a fee, try dialing 1-800-GOOG-411 instead. The service is simple to use and free. From their ‘Learn More’ page: You don’t need a computer, an Internet connection, or even the...

So you want to create your own forum. You’ve seen others (maybe the PCMech forums?) and thought “Hey that’s a good idea, I could use one of those.” After doing some quick research you probably found out that setting one up is a huge pain in the rump. Not to worry, here’s the 101 on how to get yourself a forum. Setting up a forum on...

There’s the old catch-22 phrase “You need a job to get experience; you need experience to get a job.” Is it true you have to go thru years of college and certifications and internships just to get some work? No. In fact you can get decent work in computers armed with nothing but a high school diploma and the willingness to work. If you think...

[PREMIUM] – For our premium members, I have worked up what ended up being a 20 minute, behind the scenes look at how we put PCMech LIVE together. This video will show the hardware being used, how we have it all connected to each other, then the software used behind the scenes. We get asked all the time when doing our live webcasts how we put them together....

If Internet Explorer 7 is your browser of choice, but you find it lacking the functionality Firefox has… don’t get jealous, get even with IE7Pro. IE7Pro is a free add-on which adds loads of functionality. From their web site: IE7Pro includes Tabbed Browsing Management, Spell Check, Inline Search, Super Drag Drop, Crash Recovery, Proxy Switcher, Mouse...

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Buying low and selling high. It has been a basic concept of business since the beginning of time. And the concept doesn’t change when moved to the Internet. Most of the sellers on Ebay are making their money doing exactly this. They buy a product at one price and then resell it on Ebay at a higher price. Their profit is the difference. Buying and selling...

Networking has a reputation for being a complicated topic. Many people can work on their PCs all day long but throw their hands up in frustration when it comes to networking. This subject brings technical types to the point of calling their neighborhood geek to the house with the order “just make it work”. Many times, this frustration is born out of simply...

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