n Today is April 8, 2014, and it is notable for two things: First, Microsoft is ending support for Windows XP (Click here to read my previous article on this issue.). Second: Microsoft is releasing an update for Windows 8.1, which is called… um… Windows 8.1 Update. This update brings some really useful touches to […]

After April 8, 2014, Microsoft will no longer support Windows XP  its venerable operating system that has been around since 2001, and still runs on millions of PCs around the world. It was replaced by Windows Vista (which was awful), which was replaced by Windows 7 (which was pretty good), which has now been replaced by

Like any other smarty-pants, know-it-all, professional geek, I’ve got a few pet peeves about how people use their technology. Case in point: Getting an email from someone with “Sent from my ” followed by the kind of device used, or the name of their cellular carrier. If you’ve still got that default signature, it’s pretty

Microsoft has released its latest version of Windows, and it’s been a while since an operating system upgrade has generated as much press – both positive and negative. So what’s the deal? Should you good upgrade, or not? n n (The short answer: Probably not. Read on for details, if you care to.) n n

…sort of like a doggy bag for the Internet! n There are so many websites with so many posts, that occasionally, you come across one that is not only worth your time reading, but worth saving for later! Instead of just bookmarking it, or — heaven forbid — printing it out (does anyone do that

March 31st is World Backup Day, a day that some folks have set up to remind everyone to back up their computer data. And it’s worth taking time to think about it, because at some point, you ARE going to lose data. Computer storage will inevitably fail, and the time to plan for that failure

If you need a little (or a lot of) extra space in your filing cabinet, or want to get rid of the cabinet altogether, you can take all of that paper and scan it into your computer. This can make it easier to find what you need to when it comes time to do your