aLately I find myself juggling finances, whether it is the checkbook from my jobs, my Paypal monies or my credit card. Not to mention the various transfers between them. So for this week’s FreewareFrenzy I went on the hunt for a freeware finance program and found Money Manager V2.3.30. This program requires Microsoft’s .NET framework, either 1.1 or 2.0. You...

Here at PCMechanic, forum members offer tons of help to people interested in building brand new personal computers. However, we often encounter a member who wishes to build a top of the line computer and constantly asks whether it would be advisable to wait until the next generation of hardware is released. While it’s essentially the consumers money and they...

Essentially, this tip is a reminder to think twice before opening unknown attachments in emails and downloading unknown files while browsing the internet. In many cases, an email attachment from a co worker or family member is considered “safe” and will not try to execute any malicious actions. However, the same cannot be said about an email from an...

With the quantity of HTML editors (which do the brute formatting work for you) constantly expanding, it is becoming easier and easier to produce your own dynamic web pages. However, no matter how simple it may be to develop your own pages, it’s essential to master the basic HTML tags and web site structure in the unfortunate chance that an error arises. Trust...

One of the most vital pieces of the web development puzzle is establishing a way in which visitors of a site can easily communicate with those who developed the site. Whether it be an inquiry about a product for sale or a recommendation on the structure of the site, a visitor’s input is very important. Trust me; if one wants to receive input or communicate...

Let’s face it, printer ink isn’t cheap and no matter how hard we try to conserve it, it seems to run out faster than ever before. Luckily, many printers have an econ-fast or draft settings which prints with slightly lower quality, but conserves the amount of ink used. Now, this might not be the most practical means of printing a school paper or photos from...

A common issue that many web designers and developers have to take into consideration is how much content they are willing to display on one web page before carrying the content onto additionally pages. When I encounter similar dilemmas, I resort to executing the 4 page rule. Basically, this rule states that statistically people prefer not to read over 4 pages...

Have you ever had to use a computer without a mouse?  Have you ever tried to use a computer without a mouse and a keyboard without the windows key? A couple of years ago, I purchased a fairly old IBM laptop for $100.  The person who sold it to me said that it didn’t work so they just wanted to get rid of it.  I got it home and installed Windows...