Today is Thanksgiving 2009 and some folks celebrate at mom's house. Many people support their parents or siblings computers and today is a day to take the time and update, enhance and in general make YOUR life easier when you have to provide support. So here are 5 things you can do to provide quick and easy support to your loved ones and hopefully they'll be extra thankful Continue Reading
PC Maintenance
Where’s All That Space?
photo credit: tanakawho Here's a cool tool to help you find what's on your hard drive and where all its space is going to. It's called JDiskReport. JDiskReport is a file management tool for your hard drive(s). Because it runs on Java, you can use it on most platforms - Windows, Linux, Mac, etc. Continue Reading
Is My PC Safe On The Internet?
In a word - NO!! To a lot of folks who don't understand what it means to be online, it can feel like jumping off a cliff with this question. Some folks are given a hand-me-down PC and some rush out and buy a new PC, bring it home, plug it in and hope for the best. The bad part about buying a new PC with security software already installed on it could mean that there is a Continue Reading
4 Tips For Managing Your PC
photo credit: shioshvili Is your computer's Desktop or My Documents folders overflowing with files? Do you save a bunch of stuff to your desktop? Shortcuts to documents? Shortcuts to websites? Shortcuts to everything? Programs you downloaded and installed? Photographs downloaded from your camera? Do you let it all sit there until it takes over your desktop? A lot of Continue Reading
Six Programs To Help Keep Your Computer Safe And Secure
Photo by ninette_luz Here are six programs to help keep your Windows XP or Windows Vista PC free from spyware, viruses, and intruders. All these programs are free, which is a good thing. However, I encourage you to purchase any of them that you find helpful for your computer in the long term. Some of the paid for versions of these programs might help you consolidate these Continue Reading