Testing out posting from my iPhone which uses WordTwit to auto tweet which posts to Facebook. Sounds cool right?

I’ve been asked this many time since I run dual-boot with Linux on a couple of computers. Here is an email reply that I thought would be good for the blog. —————- Question: You were telling me one time how to use 2 different operating systems on a computer. I saw your post for the Unbuntu and have seen it …

UPDATE 8-10-2010: Added a post for Vista here. Many of you have heard me gripe and complain about HP computers before. After working on literally thousands of computers, I have found HP to be one of the worst. Some of the reasons? Most HP towers use proprietary sizes on their motherboards making replacements much more difficult. The tight spacing inside …

Hello everyone – I’m in the process of completely revamping the site again so bear with me. If you are looking for my older blog posts, they are here: www.smartergeek.com/blog As I continue to develop plugins and additions to the site, I will begin adding more content.

Ok – I’m on my way to integrating Google Voice into my “phone system” of my iPhone, RingCentral, and Google Voice. First, let me say that gVoice is pretty cool since it records all voicemails as mp3 files plus records all text messages. Being able to refer back to them at any time is very cool. The problem I’ve faced …

As many of you know, I am a huge fan of the iPhone. It has transformed the way that I do business with tech support. One of the best features is the email client when paired Google Apps email. Using Google Apps (or Gmail) allows you to store a virtually unlimited amount of email online. This means you can access …

Well it’s official – eBay has sold Skype in a deal worth a couple of billion dollars. It also appears the Skype may be getting ready for an IPO and going public. http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=23623&tag=nl.e539 Why is this interesting? Many of you have asked me how the current lawsuit will affect Skype usage in the future. Many of you have loved ones …

Thanks for point this out to me Bill. It’s a toss up on whether to post this here or on my political blog. I hate the Obama Administration and Congress (both sides of the aisle) – and people were worried about NSA wiretaps? Right. Here is the summary: If you are dumb enough to agree to cars.gov, then you agree …

———— It infects Windows machines via fake codec and fake Flash Player update packages planted on malicious Web sites.———— http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=3912&tag=nl.e550 I’ve been preaching about this for some time now – one of the worst things about sites such as MySpace is when users are prompted to download and install something to watch a video. It happens far too often-and not …

Retweeted: 3-25-2010 ATT did a stupid partnership deal with Yahoo a couple of years ago to provide email services through Yahoo, and they have done it without proper warning to customers. That means that some of you using services such as Gmail to pop3 your Bellsouth email in – suddenly find it not working. I’ve also had customers who try …