I’d like to talk to all of you about something known as ‘foistware.’ Essentially, this is when an otherwise legitimate application attempts to force a bunch of bloatware, spyware, and possibly even malware on its users, hiding unnecessary toolkits and addons with every download, every installation; every update. It’s something we’ve been seeing happen a [...]
I’m seriously thinking about canceling my cable TV. It is one of those things I’ve been tossing around in my mind for awhile now. I keep threatening to do it, but then I get cold feet and end up never making the call. Why, you ask? I don’t know. Perhaps I’m just slow to accept [...]
I quite enjoy Windows 7 (if nothing else, it’s better than the alternative), but I’ll readily admit that the operating system’s search function leaves a lot to be desired. It’s considerably more cumbersome than it should be, and a process as simple as searching for a particular type of file created on a particular day [...]
Just a brief disclaimer before we move on: I don’t consider myself an expert where Linux is concerned. On the contrary; I’m green as grass and fully aware of that fact. As such, this piece is as much a point of reference for all of you fine folks as it is for me – after [...]
Surprisingly enough, animated gifs haven’t actually fallen by the wayside with the advent of digital video. On the contrary, they’ve exploded in popularity across websites like Reddit, where they’re mostly used as comic relief. And jump scares- people love using them for jump scares. Anyone who’s come across enough of these images has probably glimpsed [...]
If you’re anything like me, your computer is basically little more than a window to the Internet. Sure, I do “offline” things with my computer. But, let’s face it. Probably at least 90% of the activity I do on my computer is done via my web browser. We’re heading back into the client-server days, in [...]
Sometimes you see a hardware product that is just a little bit shocking. Not often, but it happens. Well, that was my reaction when somebody recently told me about Memoto. It is a tiny little camera – with no buttons – that you wear on your shirt. It automatically takes photos throughout the day, geo-tags [...]
Ever been in a public venue which has a wifi network, but you have a hard time finding a strong signal? Some spots seem to have a nice strong signal while others are spotty. So, you end up picking up and moving around, looking for more “bars” on your wifi icon so you can hopefully [...]
If you build your own PC, you know it can be a pretty cool experience. Especially when you first boot it up and the – suprise! – the damn thing works! But, building a PC can also be kind of confusing. There are a ton of different types of RAM, processor types, card slot types, [...]
Today, we’re going to look at the process involved in setting a static IP address to a system you’ve connected to a network – as well as why anyone would ever want to do such a thing. We’ll start with the process involved – which, in Windows 7, is actually fairly simple. Simply access your [...]
