The “Speed Dial” Browser Home Page Is Still One Of The Best There Is

I have four web browsers installed on my computer (mainly for writing articles here when I need to test out stuff), that being Internet Explorer 9, Opera 12.02, Firefox 15.0.1 and Chrome 22. My favorite home page is by far the one used in Opera, the “Speed Dial” feature. Now while true you can use add-ons/extensions to get other browsers to have...

In Layman’s Terms Issue 18- Hats

Many folks have taken to referring to hackers by the theoretical color of their hat- white, black, or gray. But what, exactly does all that mean? How exactly does one categorize a ‘hat?’ Believe it or not, that’s actually incredibly simple- and nowhere near as complex as some of the other terminology we’ve covered. Let’s get...

A Software Utility Every On-Site Tech Should Have – McAfee Consumer Product Removal Tool

Following up to my last article about crapware, McAfee, sorry to say is one that digs really, really deep into the Windows OS and is almost impossible to get out unless you have the McAfee Consumer Product Removal Tool. Before I explain what MCPR.exe does, I’ll give you a simple example of how difficult it is to get McAfee off your Windows...

Is the Computer Mouse heading towards Obsolescence?

Majority of the people who use computers today are quite familiar with (and probably cannot live without) the mouse, especially for those who are still using a desktop computer. In 1963, a Stanford Research Institute researcher named Douglas Engelbart created the prototype of a pointing device. It was christened “mouse” because of its shape and form...

“Crapware” Is A Fact Of Life With New Pre-Built Windows PCs

In a maneuver that is sure to surprise absolutely nobody, the first Windows 8 PCs will of course be bundled with what’s affectionately known as “crapware”. The full list of crapware is in the linked article, but some of the crap that will be preinstalled is a 60-Day Trial Edition of Microsoft Office 2010, a 60-Day Trial Edition of Norton...

Gamer’s Corner: The Ins and Outs of Creating a Guild

So you want to create a guild, do you? That’s not exactly an easy task to accomplish- particularly if you’re looking for your guild to gain any sort of recognition or power on your server- it’s not as simple as knowing how the in-game guild creation system goes or inviting a few friends along for the ride. In a lot of ways, it’s almost...

How To Schedule Facebook Fan Page Posts

As said in the video above, it does amaze me that Facebook does offer good, usable features but then doesn’t even bother telling you how to use them unless you dig through their mostly-useless help system. Well, the video above explains backdated/scheduled posts in plain English. It’s very easy and works well once you know how to do...

Lessons for Preventing Website Disasters

For optimists, disasters and mistakes happen to teach us about prevention. Life is about learning from our mistakes, right? As reported on AZCentral.com, GoDaddy was in hot water for creating a six-hour massive outage for millions of websites because of company infrastructure problems and a router issue. Whether your site was affected or not, the infamous...

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