Installing XP properly the first time is going to take a while. There is no way to do it quickly, so don’t expect to have it done in an hour. Set aside a weekend afternoon, because you’ll need it. Pop in the disc, format the whole hard drive and install XP from scratch. Most of ...…
This series of posts is going to cover installing Windows XP from scratch. It’s most likely true you are installing XP as part of a computer rebuild (even if just software), hence the reason this series is called "rebuilding" and not "building". In this first installment I’ll discuss the different types of XP install discs ...…
Even though Windows 7 is the current version of Windows from Microsoft, there are going to be a bunch of you that are still going to use XP for a good while yet, if not on your primary PC then your secondary or maybe a makeshift home server. I’ve been writing an extensive guide on ...…
It’s been projected that mobile internet may surpass desktop internet by 2015. Whether this actually happens or not is anyone’s guess because 2015 is five years away. Mobile internet as we know it right now means to access internet via a smartphone, although it does account for other devices such as Apple’s iPad. If you’re ...…
Many of you out there use Yahoo! Mail. I have an account that’s 13 years old (originally registered in November 1997)! Y! Mail by default is fairly secure, but there are a few easy things you can do to avoid the account from being compromised. To note: Because of the recent Chinese hacker attacks, it ...…
This article is for USA residents only for the reason the cell phone service I’m going to mention is the best deal in that part of the world. A backup cell phone is one that is used strictly as a secondary wireless phone, or something if you only use a cell phone very infrequently. In ...…
There are some rather large changes on the horizon that are coming with desktop computers. You may be wondering when you should buy your next computer, because the last thing you want to do is buy a box only to have it be obsolete faster than usual. The following information below is very easy to ...…
Over the past week I’ve been dealing with a lot of video card crapola, and in this article I will share my experience with you so you don’t have to deal with what I just went through. Here’s what happened: I have a custom build PC as my primary computer box. Suddenly without warning a ...…
