This is not so much of a warning as it is just good general advice to follow – and it applies to more than just your ISP, which I’ll explain in a moment. Periodically in the mail (as in your postal mail) you will receive a plain (meaning not an advertisement) notice from your ISP ...…
For those of you using traditional desktop PC towers, it’s probably true that you leave the machine on all the time. Your computer box most likely has a power supply of 350 watts or greater and also has a platted-based (meaning not SSD) hard disk drive spinning in it. In smaller rooms (such as the ...…
Today’s piece will be a bit of a departure from our usual fare. We’re going to discuss what seems to be a rather common topic that’s getting thrown around these days: workplace productivity. It can be rather difficult working at home, sometimes. You’re your own boss, accountable only to yourself. You make your own work ...…
First things first; Happy Mayan Apocalypse, everyone! Why not have a drink to celebrate? After all, the world’s not going to end – not really. Come tomorrow; it’ll simply be business as usual. Today, we’re going to talk about Windows 8. It was called a catastrophe for PC gaming. It was called a confusing mishmash; ...…
The only reason anyone (including yours truly) uses Facebook is because everyone else is using it. Personally, I had to be dragged in kicking and screaming to start using the system in 2010, and there was a time when I almost (but ultimately didn’t) cancel my account, and this was due to the fan page ...…
Telemarketing is the most evil way of advertising ever invented, because it is the most intrusive and outright rude way to get people to buy stuff. Telemarketing is so bad and so corrupted that laws had to be passed (such as establishing hours of the day when they can call, else they would call you ...…
Today, I’d like to talk about something a little different from my regular fare. See, the Internet can be a very dangerous place- it’s something we’re all aware of. At any given time, there could be a whole horde of viruses clamoring to infect your system for a wide array of reasons. Maybe the programmers ...…
Many cell phones these days can take photos. In fact, just about all of them do because heck, there are even flip phones still made new than can do it (and if you seek one out it’s not hard to find at all no matter which carrier you’re using). Okay, so you can take photos ...…
Said up front: I make no money from telling you about what you’re about to read and was not paid by Tracfone or any other phone company in any way. What you’ll read below is what I truly do think is the best game in town for prepaid right now. I am admittedly a dirt ...…
Last week, we walked you through the initial build process for a custom-tailored laptop. We talked about the factors that should go into selecting a started system to build the custom-tooled device out of, as well as the factors that are involved in selecting the parts for your new system. We also examined a number ...…
You may be confused at first at the title of this article. “USB Y-cable? What’s that?” Chances are you probably already have one of these cable types, but if you don’t, you may eventually come across one and have no idea how it’s supposed to work. A USB Y-cable is a USB cable that has ...…
Recently I took a trip from TPA (Tampa International Airport, Florida) to BOS (Logan International Airport, Massachusetts) to visit family and decided to take along my laptop with me. It had been a while since I took a flight (about 6 years) and I went in expecting the worst. However, I’m happy to say that ...…
