A open letter to Mr. Fred Langa of the now defunct ’solo’ Langalist Newsletter:
Dear Fred,
For years I read your magazine column and then continued to follow you when you went on your own and started the Langalist newsletter. Like thousands of other subscribers, I would follow your articles, which always provide excellent information in […]
Windows Vista operating systems will require that the product must be activated during the first 30 days of operation, or the product will automatically reduce functionality until activation takes place. Well it seems that a second crack is appearing that maintains Vista in a constant 30-day state, thus circumventing the activation process.
This morning I read […]
I just can’t get enough of Google and just when I think I know everything about it, something new pops up. If you are not aware (I wasn’t), Google has a specific search engine just for the U.S. Government.
And if you have ever searched any government site, you know how frustrating the search can become. […]
There are some tools that we should all have in our arsenals to keep our systems running at peak performance. And one of the tools that I have used on broken systems that refuse to connect on the Internet is WinSock XP Fix. This tool can be used when all other methods fail to correct […]
Before you get all excited and want to know how and where to get a free laptop with Vista preinstalled, you need to understand the ins and outs to this rumored giveaway. First of all, the rumor goes that certain people on the Internet who have written articles about Vista in general (bloggers), with a […]
Normally, setting the default browser is a snap. You just set which browser you wish to be in charge, and the browser will make the necessary registry entries. But every once in a while, no matter what you do, the settings won’t take and your system will revert back to its old settings. I just […]
Most everything we do on a computer is procedural. Skip a step and we have learned that what we are trying to do on the computer will not work. It’s the same in setting up a home wireless network. Skip a step and you won’t be surfing. Plus you will be totally frustrated. Most home […]
Ziff Davis publishes a magazine called Baseline, to which I am a subscriber. Back in July, 2006 it published an article about Google and how the company operates. The story is somewhat long, but if you are so inclined to read it, it makes for some great insight into how Google functions.
I found the article […]
I’m the technology guru of the family and I am expected to know all and see all. So last Saturday night when my niece asked me if her son, age 12, should be allowed to go onto MySpace and how dangerous it was, I didn’t have an answer for her. Since I only knew what […]
Some of you may have bought a new PC for X-mas or are considering replacing that old clunker computer when Vista is released at the end of January 2007. And you may be wondering what to do with your old system once the new one arrives. Here are some tips for you to help make […]
