The column that was censored. If you are one of my regular readers you realize that this column was not in the DNR today. They contacted me before press time and said that they thought it was too advanced and could cause people to mess up their computers. All of these commands are available in…
( or Electronic books vs. Paper/Printed books) Several weeks ago I wrote about my wife’s e-ink Nook from Barnes and Noble. I was surprised by the number of responses. I had a small number asking why I did not write about the Amazon Kindle or some of the other e-readers. The reason is that…
Donna S. from Shenandoah wrote and asked a couple of good questions. They first thing she wanted to know was which files she should delete when working in her browser under Options. In your browser’s Options when deleting temporary/old files (settings vary per browser), there is one that I don’t delete. That is the one…
Last week we started looking at securing your home network. Today we will finish our walk-through. There are other settings for your router I have not mentioned but with instructions in hand you can experiment. Just be very careful and (maybe) check with a geek friend first. In review: Open your browser and go to…
If someone has access to your computer, there are many ugly things they can do. There are the obvious, like letting someone get your tax returns, i.e., your social security number, watching what you are doing, checking out your checking account, and taking personal items off of your computer. There are other villainous things someone…
I wrote a column last year about passwords. Gee, don’t our digital worlds revolve around them? If you work with computers on a regular basis you may have a million of them. You may have them for logging onto your computer, websites, email, bank accounts, online stores, etc. As I stated last year, “I do…
You live in a home as we all do, whether an apartment, condo, townhouse, single-family, duplex, etcetera. You also use a computer in your home. OK, I know that last one isn’t true for everyone but if you are reading this I will make that assumption. You may be thinking about upgrading your internet connection;…
I have spent a couple of weeks testing out Motorola’s entrance into the Tablet PC market with the “Xoom”. I have to say that I am impressed. These are slick devices. If you are looking into the tablets, this could well be the one to get. First of all it uses the Android (created by…
I have had many emails over time about security of thumb drives. For instance, I sometimes think about what would happen if I accidentally left my thumb drive lying around somewhere. The finder could open my private files on that drive. That used to be a concern, but for many years I have been using…
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