Christmas Geek Tips

This will be the last you hear from me in the DNR until 2012 so I thought I would give you some Christmas geek tips and sites to tide you over through the holidays. First, I figure a few of my readers are getting new computers for Christmas.  Yes, from your emails I realize some…

Time Check, Part 2

Last week my article about changing your computer’s battery generated some emails that surprised me.  It was not about replacing batteries but it was about the time on people’s computers. They were asking how to set the time for their computers.  You know, the time in the lower right corner of your taskbar. First, I…

Time Check

Your computer is working great, but the little clock in the right side of my taskbar gains and looses time every time I start my computer.  What is going on? Most likely your battery is going dead.  Yes, your super-duper electronic marvel has a battery in it.  How do you think it keeps/kept accurate time…