Upgrading your desktop computer can be problematic, as some of the software or hardware may not be supported. The real question you should ask yourself before deciding to upgrade is: Do I need it? Continue reading
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Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012Funny Photo Maker – Fun Photos Free!
Monday, October 1st, 2012Have you ever wanted to morph someones face or photo into a really cool picture? Your grandpa on a 100 dollar bill? Garfield showing a picture your friend to John? Other funny effects and cool calendars? Funny Photo Maker is a fantastic free program by AnvSoft which let’s you… Continue reading
Can Static Electricity Damage My Computer?
Sunday, September 30th, 2012Static electricity builds up quickly when you rub up against something or walk on carpeting, but regular daily activities over time can also build up a static charge. After the charge has built up and you touch something conductive the energy discharges and you feel a little shock. Continue reading
Does My Computer Have WiFi?
Wednesday, September 26th, 2012To see if your computer has a wireless adapter the easiest thing to do is to check the Device Manager in Control Panel. Continue reading
iOS 6 – Worth The Upgrade?
Wednesday, September 26th, 2012Apple released iOS 6 September 19th for iPod Touch 4th Gen, iPhone 3GS (and above) and iPad 2/iPad 3 with some fantastic new features. Continue reading
How To Add Music To Webpage?
Tuesday, September 25th, 2012Music can really add something special to a webpage when it’s done right and fit’s the mood of the site. Music can be added fairly easy with HTML using the following code: (Tested on Firefox 14, IE 9 and Chrome 21)… Continue reading
Change ISP and Lose Your E-mail Address?
Monday, September 24th, 2012What happens if you cancel your internet service provider? Do you lose your e-mail address? What can you do to avoid it? Read this article to find out! Continue reading
What’s The Difference Between Optical And Laser Mice?
Friday, September 21st, 2012I’ve Always Wanted To Know: What’s the difference between optical and laser mice?
Answer: Computer mice come in a few different types and people are often confused by optical and laser mice. The first important thing to understand is when someone refers to optical or laser they are talking about how the mouse detects when you move it not how it is connected to your computer. Optical and laser mice can be connected either through USB cables or wireless adapters and just because a mouse is an optical or a laser will not tell you if it’s wired or wireless. To determine… Continue reading
Do I Need To Upgrade To Windows 8?
Thursday, September 20th, 2012The good news is that Windows 7 isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. Microsoft has traditionally offered long support cycles – for businesses especially, due to corporate customers needing guaranteed support for 3-5 years at a time. In other words, Windows 7 will continue to be supported by Microsoft with software patches, security updates and software. Continue reading
iCloud Updated: Online Notes and Reminders
Tuesday, September 18th, 2012Do you use Apple’s free iCloud e-mail and cloud service? Well, they’ve recently added the ability to view and edit notes and reminders on the iCloud website.. Continue reading
How To Password Protect A Flash Drive
Tuesday, September 18th, 2012Do you want to password protect your USB flash drive? Read this article to find out how. Continue reading
Bulk Watermark Tool – Add Watermarks To Your Photos
Monday, September 17th, 2012There was a time when watermarks, (text on an image that usually says who made it or that it’s copywritten) were reserved for wedding photo sample books because the only way to copy a photo was to go to a professional photo lab. The digital photography revolution changed all of that. Continue reading
Laser Vision: Bionic Eye A Reality
Saturday, September 15th, 2012Have you seen science fiction movies where the hero (or sometimes the villain) has an eye replaced or augmented with a laser? This may have been crazy science fiction for some, but it also represented a dream for those who had lost the ability to see… Continue reading
Why Are Muli-Core Processors So Popular?
Friday, September 14th, 2012Modern computer processors are designed to have multiple cores, basically smaller processors on the single big chip which share resources and can process multiple bits of information at the same time. Why is this design better then one big processor? Why has it become so popular? Continue reading
MyRouter – Turn Your Wired Computer In To A WiFi Router
Wednesday, September 12th, 2012Did you just got a brand new tablet, smart phone or WiFi connected device (camera, bluray player, etc) but you only have a wired internet connection? How will you connect it? Are you somewhere that doesn’t allow you to install a permanent router? Don’t want to spend a fortune when you only need it to download apps or update software? Continue reading
New Amazon Kindles and Cheaper Prices
Tuesday, September 11th, 2012Amazon recently announced a few new Kindle devices, along with a refresh of an existing Kindle model. Amazon’s Kindle has been well reviewed thanks to its vast selection of books available in Kindle format, free owners library for Amazon Prime members and aggressive pricing.
So what’s new? Continue reading
Camera Sensors – Why Size Matters
Monday, September 10th, 2012Are you in the market for a new camera and totally confused by the industry lingo regarding sensor size? You may hear things like full frame, aps-c, crop sensor, 4/3, micro 4/3, nikon 1, 1/1.7, 1/2.5, 1″ and many more! Continue reading
Want Windows 7 instead of Windows 8?
Monday, September 10th, 2012If you are like me you’ve become quite attached to Windows 7. The interface is familiar but works well and does most of what I need it to do. Microsoft has decided to change a lot of how Windows works by removing the start button and switching to the Windows 8 style interface. So what do you do if you want to buy a new computer and it comes with Windows 8? The answer… Continue reading
What Is Interference?
Friday, September 7th, 2012If you’ve ever used a wireless device and had signal issues someone has probably told you that there must be a lot of “interference.” But what is interference? What types of interference are there? Is it even interference or something else? Let’s start by talking about how a wireless signal works. A wireless signal operates at a certain frequency (ranging from 3Hz to 300Ghz) and who can transmit at a specific frequency is controlled by the government and generally follows the… Continue reading
ZenKEY – The Ultimate Keyboard Shortcut
Wednesday, September 5th, 2012How would you like to be able to have a keyboard key combination to open Word? Or go to a web browser with your favorite site automatically loaded? Or open your My Documents folder? How about shut down your PC? Even turn a sequence of keystrokes and actions into a single key press? Continue reading
How-To Change Home Page In IE8
Tuesday, September 4th, 2012Help! We recently had to replace our hard drive, and when the new hard drive was installed, the repairman decided we need to have AOL as our home page in Windows Explorer 8. I’ve tried everything, including removing Explorer and downloading and installing from a Microsoft download, but AOL remains my home page. How can I get rid of AOL as the home page for Explorer 8? Continue reading
Critical Java Security Update
Tuesday, September 4th, 2012Have you heard about the new zero-day security exploit in the popular Java software? Chances are if you have a desktop or laptop computer you have Java installed, either by default or the first time you tried to access a site that required it. Continue reading
White House Official Photostream
Sunday, September 2nd, 2012No matter what your personal politics may be the fascination with the day to day life, travelings, happenings and events of the President of the United States is almost universal. This Cool Site allows you to look through the lens of White House photographer Pete Souza and members of his talented team! Continue reading
A Camera Powered By Android?
Saturday, September 1st, 2012Nikon recently announced the Nikon Coolpix S800C, which features something really unique: Google’s Android operating system. Here’s a preview… Continue reading
Recycle Old Cartridges for $$$
Friday, August 31st, 2012Don’t you hate buying new cartridges for your printer? Well read this article to find out how you can save money and recycle. Continue reading
What Is A Browser Add-On?
Friday, August 31st, 2012I’ve Always Wanted To Know: What is a browser Add-On? Browser Add-Ons (or Extensions) are pieces of software that change the way your browser works or adds additional functionality to your web browser. Add-Ons can be something as common as Adobe Flash Player which allows you to play flash content on the web (movies, animated banners, games) to… Continue reading
Windows Anytime Upgrade
Thursday, August 30th, 2012Do you have Windows starter or basic included with your computer and need to upgrade? Find out how with this article! Continue reading
