I’ve spent many years telling my clients to not trust the temporary email storage in their Microsoft Outlook and to instead add the contacts to their address book. No one ever listens and then complains when time comes for an upgrade and wonders why temporary contacts are not transfered over automatically without doing some work …
AVG Free edition 2013 is now available as of yesterday. You can search for it yourself or click here to download from download.com where all links direct you to anyway. It is still free and doesn’t include the firewall, although you can either use your built in Windows firewall or download another free firewall like …
If you own a computer you probably have Internet access, which means you probably have tons of passwords to remember. Obviously you write them down somewhere. You can write them on paper in a booklet and store it in your desk, but someone could steal it if they go in your desk. The other thing …
I can’t believe it! Apple won the case against Samsung for copyright infringement and is awarded over $1 Billion! There’s a lot of opinions and comments on the news articles online but if you read them it’s interesting. A Lot of people are clueless and blindly say “yay for Apple, they’re better”. But then you …
It’s hard enough trying to keep up with technology in general and all the software updates. Overall, software vendors make improvements, but sometimes they make things more difficult, or at least it seems that way until you learn and get used to the changes. What may seem totally unexpected for many people, Microsoft has actually …
There is much going around all the news sites about a DNS changer infection. It’s real. This is something to check out. DNS is part of your network settings that tells your computer how to communicate on your local network and Internet. You may have a problem with Internet being down now because of this, …
As technology continues to improve, our safety, and the safety of our children in this digital age declines. There are a number of things you should be aware of in how to practice safe surfing online. Learning to identify safe sites is key. When you do a search, your anti-virus protection should identify what links …
Computer repair tip: Hacking into Windows I’ve had to use this method several times to reset various user passwords when someone forgot their password. It’s handy when it’s your kids computer that they have you locked out and you want to see what they are doing (as a concerned parent), or you are an employer …
How to re-size an image/picture in Microsoft Outlook 2010 before sending the email? I will show you two ways. First method is less options available to you. Basically create a new email as you normally would and attach your photo. Now, click on File and choose (re-size large images when I send this message). Click …
Online privacy is a growing concern, and especially with many young surfers on the web posting all kinds of personal information on Facebook especially, you want to be sure it is secure so only friends can see your pictures, likes, dislikes, etc. There are many hoaxes being passed around via Facebook claiming how to handle …