You just bought a new notebook computer (or desktop for that matter) but you want to clean up before you give it away. That is a nice thing to do for someone who may need a computer but is not able to afford a new one. Also, you are concerned about your personal information on…
I go to many coffee shops, restaurants and other businesses which offer free Wi-Fi for their customers. And yes, sometimes the food is not my favorite and the coffee not the best. However, since I am a geek and like to have the Wi-Fi I visit and use their establishments anyway. Throughout time I have…
I had a question come in from Kelly this week about using more than one monitor on their computer. So what about more than one monitor on your computer is it possible? It is very possible starting with Windows XP Microsoft made it fairly simple to have two monitors, IF you have the available ports…
Last week we looked at Gmail’s General Settings. As a result of your emails, today we move on to Gmail Labels. You get to Labels the same way you got to General Settings last week. You must first be logged into your Gmail account (gmail.com). Then look to the upper right corner and hover the…
The column about my Toshiba Thrive from last week generated several intriguing emails. First, "I am looking for a Tablet PC and want to know if you can tell me more about yours?" Well, I can but I only have so much space in the columns. You can really find all you need online starting…
I had a great email from AP telling me about someone teaching her a great windows feature this week. I thought I had written about this hidden feature long ago. In searching through all of my columns I found that I had not, so today we will take a look. You know how it works……
I say, “Not”! And this article from TechRepublic writer, Debra Littlejohn Shinder gives my reasoning exactly. I am especially in agreement with the even numbered items in the list. I would add an 11th reason to the mix and that is I never want the first version of anything. That includes tech stuff, cars, phones,…
My mouse has no tail! No, I do not mean the little rodent variety, but the ones fitting comfortably under your hand that you poke and prod all the time at your computer. One of my readers/listeners, Jenny saw me in a local eatery the other day while I was working on something. I go…
I wanted to talk about a very interesting free application that I stumbled upon this week and the website where I found it. Everything USB is an interesting site that has…well OK, you guessed it, lots of information about USB devices. USB stands for “universal serial bus” and is the interface (plug) between your computer, most thumb drives/memory sticks and an…
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