Everybody wants a piece of the pie, I always say– your pie! Whenever you download a new music player, for example, that new music player may (and often does) take over ALL media files associations on your computer. For example, perhaps all your media files (mp3, wav, etc) had once played in Windows Media Player [...]
February 21, 2012
FBI To Shut Down Internet March 8, 2012: True or False?
You may have heard rumors circulating that the United States FBI will shut down the Internet on March 8, 2012. Is this true or false? Well, both. It depends. If your computer is infected with the trojan program DNSChanger, then you will experience an Internet “shut down.” If your computer is clean, you will not [...]
February 9, 2012
How to Check Your WordPress Theme for Malicious Codes and Links
Just recently, two pals of mine had their blogs hacked. Apparently, the hackers gained access through the website themes. The themes were either coded poorly or contained loopholes though which hackers could gain access. It’s a very vulnerable feeling to have your blog hacked. All your precious posts and comments can be wiped out in [...]
January 30, 2012
How to Fix a Windows Corrupted User Profile
Your heart may skip a beat when you turn on your Windows computer and see an error dialog window informing you that your User Profile is corrupted, and, therefore, unavailable. Don’t worry– your files and other data is still intact on your hard drive. A corrupt file is preventing you from accessing them, but you [...]
January 24, 2012
How I Make Money Online and How You Help Me!
Several of you have mentioned either moving to your own self-hosted WordPress blogs or transferring your old Blogger blogs to a WordPress blog. Others of you have asked me how I make money online. I thought I would address both of these questions because they are related. One of the main ways I earn my [...]
January 23, 2012
How to Close a Browser With Missing Menu Bar
Your browser menu bars sometimes disappear. This can occur because of a bug in the system, a popup window alters your settings, or because your browser goes into full-screen mode. Whatever the reason, you can restore your browser’s menu bars by pressing certain keys on the keyboard. These methods are called “keyboard shortcuts.” They come [...]
January 23, 2012
How to Create an Email Signature with Image
In a previous post, I showed you how to create a signature in Windows Mail. Adding an image to an email signature is a little trickier as it requires a little html editing. By far, the best tutorial I have ever seen is one done by Rich Menga. I suppose I could spend hours and [...]
January 21, 2012
What To Do When Your Computer Gets a Virus
My computer recently got a virus. Although I’ve been through the practice sessions and have thoroughly planned my emergency response should the event ever occur, I was shocked to find that my emotions were largely ruling my decisions at first. When you get a virus, the effect is usually swift and strong. For me, I [...]
January 13, 2012
How to Fix an HDTV That Displays Only Black and White
From doing a little searching online, this seems to be a common problem but I saw few solutions. You plug in your old DVD player or Wii or Playstation console only to see that your HDTV (High Definition Television) is displaying the images in black and white. The problem is not with the HDTV settings, [...]
January 6, 2012
The Pros and Cons of Online Shopping
Can anyone remember the time before Amazon and eBay and PayPal when we all actually used to DRIVE to stores and hand CASH to a REAL human cashier? The Internet has certainly changed things. Not only is the Internet the “information super highway,” it’s become the shopping megaplex of the world. I remember my initial [...]
December 28, 2011
Even More Terrific iPhone and iPod Apps
Once again, I offer you some of the best (and free!) apps from the Apple Store. You can look for previous recommendations and app reviews by typing “apps” in the search bar. Here are some of the latest and greatest apps I’ve discovered. If you have found any terrific apps, please let me know! Leave [...]
December 26, 2011
What Is Cloud Computing?
“The Cloud” and “Cloud Computing” are the latest buzzwords in consumer computer-speak: what exactly does it mean? You may already utilize cloud computing and not be aware of it. As a matter of fact, if you own a smartphone or tablet, play online games or maintain a blog, you are part of “the cloud.” The [...]
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