This guide is for anybody that has a whole bunch of files, be they photos, MP3s, documents or any other type of file you have that needs quick-sorting by date at a glance. There is only one right way to put the date in a file name. When I say "date in a file name" I mean that the actual title of the file has the date in it. The format you must use for...

Putting together your network can be an interesting experience given all the different types of hardware out there. Print servers, routers, switches, bridges, cabling, NICs…it’s enough to make a lot of folks very confused. I’ve shopped for networking things several times. The folks who work the stores are not always that knowledgeable (although they like...

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...