When creating an e-mail, the default action when you click reply is usually to include all of the e-mail you’re replying to below your message. What if you don’t want to include all of this text? Just a part of the e-mail or an important line? Gmail has improved their web interface to do just that. This fantastic feature is easy to use. Continue reading
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Windows 8 Updates: Apps Not Included
Monday, December 3rd, 2012If you’ve been using Windows for a while, you know that Windows Update is the place to go to update your windows software. Previously, I covered the importance of checking Windows Update for windows 8 users frequently the first few months. Thanks to one of our users, Ron, who commented on that story, I was prompted to investigate the statement he made: that Apps will not be updated in Windows Update, but rather, only in the store interface. Continue reading
How Do Wireless Chargers Work?
Sunday, December 2nd, 2012Wireless charging is a popular new feature included on some cell phones and availible as an add-on to many others. How does the charger work? Does it require special batteries? Is it safe? I’ll go through each question step by step. How does the charger work? Wireless charging works… Continue reading
WS App Review: TV Guide Mobile
Wednesday, November 28th, 2012In today’s day of digital TV, cable and satellite it’s impossible to have any idea what is on TV anymore without some kind of guide. Even basic over the air digital TV now has multiple channels per network. TV Guide Mobile is the best solution I’ve found to finding out what’s on TV and keeping track of what you want to watch without paying for a subscription… Continue reading
Audacity Video How To
Tuesday, November 27th, 2012Want more information on how to configure audacity? Read this article for a detailed video walk through of all of Audacity audio recorder and converter. Continue reading
Got Windows 8? Check Windows Updates Frequently!
Tuesday, November 27th, 2012Microsoft launched Windows 8 on October 26th and as of 11-21 released 12 wide spread important updates and many more recommended updates. Security holes have been fixed, internet explorer has been patched, core operating system files have been updated and you may be dangerously out of date with your barely one month operating system if you’ve not run Windows Update recently… Continue reading
How To Monitor Bandwidth Usage
Sunday, November 25th, 2012Bandwidth caps, which are limits to the amount you can upload (send) and download (receive) using your Internet connection, used to be limited to satellite Internet providers, but in recent years have expanded to hard line (cable/DSL) and cellular Internet companies. Continue reading
Are LED Holiday Lights Really Better?
Friday, November 23rd, 2012With the festive time of the year the question comes up if the new LED style lights are really better or just a way for light manufacturers to increase profits. LED lights use an electronic circuit printed on a semiconductor which when electricity passes through it emits light. LED’s normally produce a single color and can have a lens over the circuit to color the light though some newer LED’s… Continue reading
WS App Review: Time Magazine for iPad
Wednesday, November 21st, 2012Do you love Time Magazine? Do you want a high quality interactive reading experience? Do you want it free for print subscribers? Read our review here. Continue reading
Saved Passwords On Shared Computer – How To Remove
Tuesday, November 20th, 2012Ernest from Buffalo writes:
I use Yahoo for my emails. In the sign in box, when I enter my User ID, my password will automatically appear, which defeats the privacy purpose of the password. This concerns me somewhat, because from time-to-time, I use a shared computer. I have tried to sign out/in to see if that will keep the password from reappearing to no avail. Your assistance would be greatly appreciated. Continue reading
WS App Review: Angry Birds Star Wars
Monday, November 19th, 2012Angry Birds, the hit physics based game from Rovio, is back with a Star Wars themed adventure. Every bird is cast as a popular character from the hit original movie series with exciting new abilities and humorous cut-scenes Continue reading
MIT Online Classes For Free
Monday, November 19th, 2012How much do you think a typical four-year education at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT for short) would cost you? $228,040 (and that doesn’t even count books or Mt. Dew money!)
But how would you feel if I told you that you can take online courses from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology free of charge? Continue reading
Boot Failure: Flashing Cursor – Help!
Sunday, November 18th, 2012Dave from North Pole AK writes:
Every time I need to reboot I have to hit ESC to get to the boot menu, then click on the default location and again on the operating system. If I don’t do this I get a flashing cursor in the upper left hand corner and a black screen. I am running Windows 7 Professional as the only operating system on the computer. Continue reading
Extended Warranties: Good Deal Or Waste Of Money?
Friday, November 16th, 2012I’ve Always Wanted To Know:Extended Warranties: Deal Deal or Waste of Money? Have you ever been in a retailer and after picking out the item you want to buy you hear the following line: “Did you want to go with the extended warranty?” Everything from a $10 calculator to a $3000 ride on lawn mower seems to have the ability to buy an extended warranty these days. Should you buy one if it’s offered? Some people swear it’s the best deal while others claim they are totally worthless so what’s the truth? Continue reading
Used iPod/iPhone/iPad: How To Reset
Wednesday, November 14th, 2012New is great, but with the yearly releases of electronics a second hand iOS device makes a great purchase. Here’s how to reset an iOS device back to factory defaults. Continue reading
Getting Printed Copies Of eBooks
Tuesday, November 13th, 2012Who would of imagined that the two worlds would collide some 20 years later into the eReader and eBook revolution we have today? You can download many popular eBooks at your local public library and buy nearly any text or newsletter in eBook format. Continue reading
Android To Windows 8?
Monday, November 12th, 2012Peter from KY writes:
If you have a Tablet running Android can you upgrade it to Windows 8 and if you can’t, why not? I have never seen upgrade software for Android, Is that possible? Continue reading
DVD Stopped Working – How To Replace?
Sunday, November 11th, 2012If your DVD/CD drive has stopped spinning discs, the motor may be defective or burnt out. This isn’t that big of a problem if you have traditional desktop computer, as replacement DVD drives are fairly inexpensive. Continue reading
What Is Quality Control?
Friday, November 9th, 2012Quality control is the process where manufacturers verify that an product conforms to the standard and construction they requested. Almost all factories and manufacturers have some form of quality control but why is it you still receive defective merchandise? Do they quality control employees and systems fail? Is quality control a lie? Is there some other secret to why it always seems like if there is a bad one you’ll end up with it? Continue reading
Square – Individual/Small Business Credit Card Payments
Thursday, November 8th, 2012How many missed opportunities do you think the above people had due to not being able to take credit cards? In today’s world, very few people carry around the amount of cash they used to and want to put everything on credit card or debit card. Continue reading
How Can You Tell If Your PC Supports Windows 8?
Wednesday, November 7th, 2012Joseph Lopez from NJ writes: I have Windows XP. How can I tell if I can run Windows 8 on my PC? Continue reading
Will Windows 8 Enable Touchscreen?
Tuesday, November 6th, 2012David Schulz from New York writes:
Do I need a new monitor on my desktop PC to use the touchscreen capabilities of Windows 8, or does the software enable any monitor to be a touchscreen? P.S. I am currently run XP – not Vista or Windows 7. Continue reading
Tis The Season… To Be Scammed.
Tuesday, November 6th, 2012Tis the season, they say, but what they don’t say is it’s also the season to be scammed. Holiday shopping time is the perfect time for unscrupulous people to exploit peoples holiday cheer to gain access to accounts, steal identities and do other things that should earn them a lump of coal in their stocking. Continue reading
Why Do Cell Phones Cost So Much Money?
Friday, November 2nd, 2012In this weeks “I’ve always wanted to know” we explore why cell phones cost so much money. What makes them expensive? What components cost the most? Is that free phone really free? The answers may surprise you. There was a time not too long ago when the idea of having a phone that was always with you and always connected sounded more like science fiction then something you would be purchasing every 2 years. Since the dawn of the cell phone…. Continue reading
Have A Laptop With HD Graphics? Don’t Upgrade To Windows 8 (Yet)
Wednesday, October 31st, 2012WorldStart, always wanting to bring you the latest and greatest tech information, recorded a 2 hour Windows 8 upgrade walk-through video of one of our Intel I5 series laptops. When the upgrade was finished I found an interesting bug in Windows 8 which rendered the PC virtually useless. Continue reading
