The holidays have come and gone .... and someone got a new computer. What do we do with the old one?You could donate it to a local charity, but if it is really old and no longer functioning, you have to dispose of it properly. Electronics like telephones, radios, TVs, computers and cell phones are…
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As you all know, a federal court was trying to make Microsoft Corporation stop selling Microsoft Word in January 2010 due to a patent infringement with the company i4i. Did they really believe that Microsoft, as powerful and resourceful as they are, would let that happen? Just as I thought, Microsoft has quickly pulled the custom…
As the New Year approaches, most folks have to make the tough choice, what to keep and what to throw away.Perhaps now is the time for the new resolution, dump your old system and head forward into the new year. The new Windows 7 operating system, by far and away, surpasses the old windows operating systems.…
Getting bored with with your computer's desktop. Spice it up a little with this nice little app called T3Desk. This application gives you the ability to make your desktop come to life with the option to turn the windows sideways on the screen. This application gives you the option to dock a windows on 1 of…
Ryan's post below explains the latest is hard drives. But the one thing you do not want to hear is click, click, click.What you have to understand is the hard drive is one of the few moving parts in a computer. And any engineer will tell you "moving parts are prone to fail". And when your…
The race to build smaller, more efficient and less power consuming products has been taking off this year, with the popularity rising in those little tiny laptops, otherwise known as netbooks.Tomorrow, Seagate Technologies (www.seagate.com) an industry leader in 1", 2.5", and 3.5" hard drives, both internally and externally, releases what will be known as…
Wondering what I mean by rooted. Techies have found a way to hack the firmware on a new Motorola droid phone by google.This will maybe in the future unlock a ton of features for cell droid users. This could lead to custom themes, full bluetooth file transfer and even lots of hidden features in the phone for more advanced…
Everyone loves spring.Everything is new again, time to dust off the grime from winter. But wait, winter has just arrived. Most people do not realize that the wintertime is when the house is closed up and the fresh air is not coming around the computer like it does during the warmer months. Dust buildup is deadly to your system.…
Contributing efforts for increasing web browsing speeds for all Internet users, Google has introduces Google Public DNS. Think of DNS as the "switchboard" of the Internet. It basically is translating your requests (Example: www.google.com) into the numeric address that gets you to your destination.
The service is totally free; just simply enter the DNS…
A good friend of mine asked me about streaming his web cam live over the Internet, but was having some problems doing so. He was using it from home, on a small home network consisting of three additional users, and a Linksys wireless router. Simple. First we assigned the webcam a static IP address (192.168.1.150) …
Everyone that owns a laptop that uses the default keyboard and little touchpad knows that just moving your wrist a little can glaze the mousepad while you are typing causing your curser to move your typing indicator. This can be very frustrating. Now they have a little piece of software called Touchfreeze. This software is…
Well this is getting out of hand.You think the box that just popped up is asking you to protect your computer. It says you could be at risk. You will be if you click.The box that just opened may look legit, but it is not. The fake antivirus programs change so fast it is hard…