Welcome to the Christmas 2015 show mainly giving you ideas for what to pick up around town before Christmas. These are geek-friendly so they may work for you or others. Have fun and listen to the podcast while you are here for even more information We did get into the first web page ever displayed…
Last week I told you about Ninite.com for your new computer. I received several emails asking what other applications I would install on a new Windows computer. My first "have to have" application is anti-virus software. I suggest initially what probably comes free with your new computer. However, after the free six or twelve month…
I have always been very careful when working on building a new computer. There are certain things you must do; however, I missed one a couple of weeks ago. (Geek confession coming up.) Someone came to me and basically said since I am a geek and obviously quite knowledgeable with computers would I totally rebuild…
A few weeks back I wrote about an application you could use to retrieve deleted files from a computer’s drive, SD Card, etc. This was really highlighted when I got an email from Tom in Harrisonburg, about his adventure with that application, Recuva. It began with, "I took a deep breath, downloaded, installed and ran…
I recently mentioned the site Piriform. I received several emails asking about what it offers, so today we will take a look at some of the excellent free utilities they have. Their most well-known tool is CCleaner. When the company first started out this was their first app and then it stood for, "Crap Cleaner." …
Today we had the April show on WSVA, 550AM. If you have 40 minutes to learn some new tech info and listen to Jim Britt and I having fun…take a listen here. A few calls, a few issues, a few news items and a lot more. Enjoy the links we talked about below. Tech NewsHeartbleed…
Last time we looked at some of the neat features in Google’s newer device called "Chromecast." I liked the column so much I went out and bought one for my household. (Wow, I am easily persuaded.) It works as described with new features and applications being added all the time. I did have several reader…
Last week I wrote about the browser I favor most. I received many emails from folks telling me their thoughts on the matter. Thanks for the emails as I always appreciate hearing from you! There was a repeated theme from those emails regarding my favorite Android browser. This demonstrated to me that you readers know…
Hey there I hope you are ready for a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Today we discussed some presents you may want to put under the tree in a week or so. You can listen to the podcast here and check the actual links below. I hope your families are able to get…
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…
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