Looking back over the last twelve months makes me realize two things, the first is that time seems really to be flying, and the other is tha...
Busy Year
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Wednesday, December 21, 2005
Wednesday, December 14, 2005
Skype Hype?
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Using the Internet to make telephone calls is nothing new. In fact, Internet phone calls are carving out a profitable niche for itself in ma...
Wednesday, November 9, 2005
On the Inside
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Last week, I provided you with some practical steps to avoid being caught in a phishing expedition. This week, I am going to arm you with a ...
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Hi Max
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Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access. Many of you may have no idea what this is, but that will change. I believe that Worldwide I...
Wednesday, October 5, 2005
Change of Mind
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Q: I have a computer that runs a Windows ME that is an upgrade from Windows 95. It was recently used during a storm and it took a power surg...
Sunday, September 25, 2005
Eyes on You
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It seems as though you can’t go anywhere without cameras tracking your every move. There are cameras on street intersections, in malls, and ...
Wednesday, September 14, 2005
The Backup
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I have written about backing up the information on your computer in the past. I believe that the anniversary of this past weekend, and the c...
Backups can save time and headaches
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Computers are our perpetual work in progress. We constantly accessorize it to fit our purposes and personalities. We also share in the one u...
Wednesday, September 7, 2005
Spell Relief
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During the course of a persons life there occurs events so profound that they leave an indelible mark on their lives. We as a country seem t...
Wednesday, August 17, 2005
PodPeople
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A few months ago, I wrote an article that showed how ordinary people could use internet mediums to start their own mini media empire. Since ...
Wednesday, August 10, 2005
Getting that Old Computer Ready for School
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Last week we looked at some possible solutions for parents or students that may need to buy new computers. This week we are going to look at...
Wednesday, July 20, 2005
Out of Touch
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Q: I have a computer running XP. It connects to the internet through a gateway. The problem is that I seem to have lost internet connection ...
Wednesday, July 13, 2005
The Second Time Around
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Q: I recently reformatted my hard drive to install Windows 2000. I didn’t make a partition on the hard drive. The problem is that I accident...
Wednesday, June 15, 2005
Hard to Drive
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Q: I upgraded my operating system from Windows 98SE to Windows XP. Since then I have been having problems. The computer will hang while it i...
Hard to Drive
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Q: I upgraded my operating system from Windows 98SE to Windows XP. Since then I have been having problems. The computer will hang while it i...
Wednesday, June 8, 2005
Digging for Data
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Information is the life’s blood of every computer. The security of the information on computers has sprouted a niche industry of its own. So...
Wednesday, June 1, 2005
Bringing the Heat
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Although, we are experiencing a period of reprieve from the heat, if you can call 95 degrees a reprieve, it will return. Extreme heat can wr...
Wednesday, May 18, 2005
The Gift that Gives
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It has approached us once again. The sun rises a little earlier each day. The temperature slowly escalates, and before you know it we are he...
Wednesday, May 11, 2005
Crash and Burn
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Q: I have an IBM ThinkPad type1107. It has Windows ME on it. Recently, my laptop started making a grinding sound when it was started. The ne...
Wednesday, May 4, 2005
The New Information Age
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The proliferation of computers, the internet, and communication devices over the last decade has justified the coining of the term the infor...
Wednesday, April 27, 2005
Plug Me In
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There is a wireless technology evolution that is moving across the globe. Many of you may not find this information as a revelation, but I a...
Wednesday, April 20, 2005
DPC Woes
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Q: Almost every time I boot up my computer, I get the following stop message with a blue screen. Sometimes I get it 2 to 3 times and each t...
Wednesday, April 6, 2005
Unfinished Business
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Q: I have a Dell computer with Windows Millenium. A couple ofdays ago, my son removed some virus software from the computer. When my son fin...
Wednesday, March 2, 2005
CMOS MESS
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Q: I have a 1998 IBM computer. About two months ago, it started to revert the date and time back to 1998. When I turn on my computer, I get ...
Wednesday, February 16, 2005
The Mac Question
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Q: Are you into Macintosh computers? T. Mcgorray A: I have received inquiries recently questioning what appears to some as an XP bias. The t...
Wednesday, February 9, 2005
Double Feature
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Q: Here's hoping that you can help me. We have a Compaq Presario 2266 that is about 5 years old. Here is the problem that has occurred r...
Wednesday, January 19, 2005
Happy New Year
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Each year I receive an assortment of questions about small annoyances that bother many users. For that reason, I will offer a few suggestion...
Wednesday, January 12, 2005
The Set Up
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Q: I have two questions about problems bugging me about my computer operation. I have an E-machine computer equipped with Windows XP 9.0 Hom...
Wednesday, January 5, 2005
CD-RW Problems
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Q: On two occasions, I was using a CD-RW disk as the working drive, and I found files missing. I ran Scandisk, and was told that the paths t...
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