The Older Geek

One of the best things about Firefox is the ability to incorporate “addons” to the browser. I love Firefox for this reason. An addon, or add-on, is a plugin, or a small script of software that runs within another piece of software (in this case, within Firefox). The addons can be downloaded, configured, and uninstalled [...]

I am a bit of a software addict. I love downloading new “toys” to play with and discovering new and efficient ways to do things on the computer. Since so many of you like my previous post, The Ten Best OTHER Free Software Programs, I’m doing it again. Fences This is an incredibly classy and [...]

Most digital cameras take photos in very large sizes. This can easily eat up your computer’s hard drive space over time, not to mention make it impossible to email or upload to a photo-sharing website. You can reduce these photos with a very handy little program called Irfanview. Irfanview is a terrific photo-editing program, able [...]

eBooks are hot right now, and it’s no wonder. They are incredibly convenient: you can load your favorite eBook into your favorite eBook reader (whether it be a SONY Reader, a Kindle, an iPod, a netbook, or anything) and take it with you anywhere. Most eBooks are in PDF form. PDF stands for Portable Document [...]

A reader from the UK, Paddy, asked me a question regarding the Firefox browser: Firefox works perfectly on most sites i vist except my bebo page, when on bebo it often doesnt show a button or box i need to click on to change items. I have updated my addons and plugins to see if [...]

There are some phenomenal software programs for free. I’m so happy that such talented people can be so generous. There are many free software programs that are such a great help to me and my daily computer tasks. Everybody knows about Firefox and the Google Toolbar and QuickTime and Yahoo Messenger and Windows Live Messenger. [...]

Every computer that connects to the Internet should have a robust security program. Viruses, phishing scams, and worms have multiplied exponentially the last few years. You are flouting with danger if you connect to the Internet without security software. And there is some excellent software available absolutely free of charge. There is no need to [...]