Matt Hartley

This latest issue surrounding Internet Explorer sadly affects Firefox users as well. What is so sad about the entire thing is that even for those trying to use the clearly better browser, Microsoft has still managed to force an update that is creating problems for users despite the fact that they are not using a [...]

I spent the better part of two hours trying to figure out how to share news of Finland following along with nations in making access to broadband a “right”. I suppose some might point out that this is no different than providing access to power or water. Yet we do not see this happening in [...]

Seems like only yesterday I was using Netscape, then Mozilla, then Firebird, and finally what we today know as Firefox. Clearly the browser has come a long ways over the years. Rightfully so — it’s seen tremendous development time. But when was the last time you found some functionality with the browser that, while perhaps [...]

Cloud storage is, in my humble opinion, not ready for prime time. If I had a dollar for every service I tried that failed for one reason or another, I’d be a rich man today. This is not to say that it does not have some place for some users. Rather, putting any real long [...]

These days, it feels like Google has its paw prints on just about everything. Well today I found out that Google is becoming more “powerful” than I could have ever imagined. And yes, the use of “powerful” was a poke at its PowerMeter project.
The idea behind Google’s PowerMeter project is actually pretty cool. Help people [...]

Whether you use Windows or Linux, there is something fantastic about having a dedicated data partition rather than keeping all of your user data on the same partition as your OS. For Windows XP users, this means following this LifeHacker article for a better understanding on how to do this with XP and Vista.
For Ubuntu [...]

I like the idea, but I think Comcast might need to rethink delivery. See, the concept of alerting users that it appears that their PCs are infected with malware using a banner is not really the right approach. I say this as clearly anyone paying attention is going to setup fake banners to look like [...]

Joy of joys, it seems that Skype has been granted AT&T’s blessing and will be able to use their broadband network for VoIP calls after all. Unfortunately, it seems that AT&T’s network for broadband usage remains in the toilet.
But their horrid user experience hardly stops there. No, my wife who is visiting family in Northwest [...]

Today I am writing to tell you about how I am able to get three great magazines of my choosing for less than what it takes to go out to eat at a local fast food joint. While some folks out there are still raving on about digital publications over portable eBook readers, I find [...]

I am, generally speaking, a fan of many things Verizon. FiOS destroys cable Internet on every level, and its mobile service own AT&T’s hands down with reliability based on my own usage and from what I have heard from others.
Currently, we have both Verizon and AT&T phones. The short story is that both of our [...]

In a single word - awesome. That is how I would describe using Jinni. For those who love Last.fm and enjoy watching movies while perhaps discovering new content, you are going to love this! What stinks is that it does not look like you can rush out and simply watch a movie like Star Wars [...]

As I read this article, I, too, found myself feeling what many in the IT community feel about using OS X. Macs are great, but I can buy a usable Dell for half the dollar amount to accomplish most of the same tasks. While it is true the Dell for half the amount has less [...]

As if we did not have enough malware and phishing concerns these days. This latest report on a security threat that all platform users might want to keep an eye on is rather disturbing. Apparently there is now malware out there that will go so far as to fabricate a fake page representing your latest [...]

How long must people in rural areas wait for broadband? Honestly, it is anyone’s guess at this time. We remain a laughing stock in comparison to other industrialized nations in this area. And while it is true that we have more land mass than some of those nations, it does not change the fact that, [...]

I am a bit annoyed about this — let me explain why. While it is true that generally speaking people would rather do without ads in most of their products, it is also insane to expect people to line up and provide you with services just for the heck of it.
In some cases, this issue [...]

Today I spent a part of my lunch time working on a PC that is to go to a friend of the family. It’s an AMD Sempron based system — nothing to write home about. But with the additional RAM I plan on adding, it will be perfect for the person that is to receive [...]

In the past, I have had a difficult time using the terms Microsoft and security in the same sentence without bursting into laughter. Yet after seeing Microsoft’s latest anti-malware tool known as MSE, I think that we might finally see the Redmond giant releasing a tool that actually works as advertised.
In the past, Microsoft was [...]

Who didn’t see this coming? The FCC does some checking and finds that ISPs are running at speeds up to 50% slower than being advertised. Not at all surprised when thinking of the cable options, I have found my FiOS, on the other hand, has been spot-on during peak and off-peak period. Clearly, there is [...]

Like the title is a newsflash for those of you who are using the first generation iPhone. I have been reading posts all over the Internet about how Apple should burn because it is not providing MMS to your iPhone model.
Well I have another way of looking at this. Let’s think of it is this [...]

So I have a special give away coming up that involves one of the best magazine subscription giveaways I have seen in a very long time, but yet I find myself in a bit of a pickle. I have been tasked with setting a contest in which I have a couple of great give-aways to [...]