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 [...]
For the past several months I have been reading in trade magazines and also online articles about botnets. And I had a general idea about how the bad guys were using these Trojan Horses to attack our computer systems. But I never really knew just how bad the situation has gotten so I thought I [...]
Every Sunday I read the tech column in our local rag, in which readers post questions and the expert responds with their advice. This Sunday was no exception. A reader asked why their system that they purchased was only showing 348MB RAM, when they bought a system that was supposed to have 512 MB.
The expert [...]
Owners of Dell XPS computer systems are now able to request duplicate copies of Windows XP as well as new resource CDs that contain the latest drivers and utilities. Dell cautions that the resource CD may not contain all of the latest drivers for your particular model, but there is a link on [...]
Google has taken its blogger out of beta (testing) and have released the feature enriched version for public consumption. Added to an already simple format with easy setup features, Google now offers a variety of new tools to enhance the blogger experience. Some of the new features are:
Privacy - which gives the user the ability [...]
I kept wondering what that box was under the tree, since it looked fairly large and also had some weight to it. I knew it couldn’t be a tie, or is someone playing a trick on me and putting a brick or two inside just to keep me guessing. On Christmas day it was a [...]
I read with heightened interest a recent review by PC Magazine, concerning a new product called Primary Response SafeConnect 2.1. This is a software product that works along side your current security protections and looks for unusual activity that could indicate a threat to the safety of you computer system.
Most virus and spyware programs work [...]
I posted a topic on the alleged $150 laptop saying that I didn’t believe it could happen. (See posting here.) And I received a scathing comment in which I was accused of being ‘biased.’ Let’s examine the Web site of the company that is selling this $150 laptop and see what you think.
As you look [...]
Time does go by fast when you are having fun. Well it’s week #5 using Vista and I gave what is called Ready Boost a try. I have a 2GB flash memory stick that I used for testing purposes. The system I am using Vista with already has 1 GB of fixed RAM. But I [...]
It’s FREE! But more importantly both Startup Monitor and Startup Control Panel provide very useful information and can help protect your system from progarms that may attempt to take over your system. I have been using both protects on my computer system since they first were introduced and they work extremely well. And they have [...]
Microsoft on December 22, 2006 has extended the warranty on its popular Xbox 360 from 90 days to one year. This coincides with the warranties offered by Nintendo Wii and Sony’s PS3.
In addition Microsoft is planning to reimburse those who have paid for repair costs prior to the warranty on their consoles. This reimbursement according [...]
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