In a previous article, I detailed in full how one could go about keeping their computer in top shape. What I didn’t mention, however, was that there are a few tools that’ll make the job all that much easier.  Here’s a few tools and supplies that any PC enthusiast worth his salt should never go without. Compressed Air If you’re looking to...

The Comodo Dragon web browser, which you can download here, is essentially Google Chrome without the Google tracking stuff in it. There is the ability to disable auto-updating whereas in Chrome you cannot, and good safety features built-in such as secure DNS, site inspection and a lot more. Most importantly, it’s just as fast as Chrome is, so you...

The first question some of you would have concerning this is the simple question of "Why?" The answer is that more people have a mix of PCs and devices these days, some of which (like a file server) a few prefer to assign a static i.e. "permanent" IP address. Can you use both static and dynamically assigned IPs addresses from your router at...

As anyone who’s used Windows built-in troubleshooting utility will know full well, it’s positively useless. The Windows Troubleshooter tries its damndest to help you with your problem, but it just doesn’t have the answer to any but the simplest of questions. And while it’s certainly possible to wait a few hours to talk to tech support,...

Aaron writes: i installed kubuntu on a flash drive so i could use on a different computer, but now the computer that i installed it on cant start without the flash drive. I have tried windows System Restore but it did not work. i would like to keep Kubuntu on the flash drive but I need the other to work with out the flash drive so if you have away to help i...

Google Voice is a great service, but it has one flaw that a lot of people wished didn’t exist – you can’t send an initial text message out from a featurephone a.k.a. dumbphone as your GV number. (You can with a smartphone because you can use a GV app or go to m.google.com/voice in he phone’s browser.) Or can you? In fact, you can. The...

What a lot of people don’t realize is how much our society relies on computers for…well, everything.  They’re pretty much the beating heart of modern civilization, and are involved in operating everything from government to finance to power. The trouble with computers is that, well…they’re far from perfect. Most of these systems...

Nick writes: I was wondering if there is any way to have 2 computers,one linux and one windows based, on a network and them be able to communicate. I have seen "windows network tools" before but i was only able to go to the windows computer and not vice versa. do you know of any way to get a windows computer to talk with a linux computer?This...