It is my goal to make sure that your computer continues to run at it’s peak. It should be a tool to help you rather than a headache due to poor performance. To accomplish that goal you must pay attention to certain rules that will greatly diminish the chances of a problem arising in the future. Rule #1: You are …

AT&T and Other ISPs May Be Getting Ready to Filter – Bits – Technology – New York Times Blog: “AT&T and Other ISPs May Be Getting Ready to Filter” If you don’t know what “net neutrality” is then I highly suggest that you read up on it. This is especially true is you like to use the internet without real …

Occasionally, I have a few things that I do to help recharge my creative batteries. You know what I mean – something that inspires you when things are getting monotonous. One of those is listening to the Windows XP installer or theme music. To find that track just search your computer for title.wma (showing hidden files) which is a Windows …

What intrigues me the most about the Web and Internet is the collaboration. I can email, Skype, or IM people across the world. I can remotely support computers for people I have never met “in real life” and get paid for the service. Blogs, podcasts, message boards, and videocasts also me to learn from others while pushing my own content …

With the recent onslaught of Trojans, viruses, and Windows exploits, I thought it would be a great idea to share my “lecture” on the subject. Please read this information carefully as it will help you avoid all these nasties 99.9% of the time. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask me. I’m going to post this information …

Periodically I will create a “Technology Report” for my clients when returning computers that I have worked on – whether software or hardware. As I create these, I am going to post any of them that I feel will provide important information. Computer Issues: Had EFS setup on MyDocuments and Desktop Folder Had Privacy bit set on MyDocuments Lots of …

Well, it’s been forever and a day since I’ve done a newsletter. Funny how time seems to just keep right on moving along non-stop. As you can see, I’ve decided to publish my newsletters as part of my tech blog now. It just makes it much easier than typing up the newsletter in the forum and publishing across multiple formats. …

Full disclosure: If you call me, the conversation may be recorded. Why? If you are a client, I keep an archive of the recording for notes and future reference. If you are a marketing company, then you won’t like being recorded and try to tell me that it is illegal while you are recording the same conversation “for training purposes.” …

~~~~~~~~~~~~Erasing your Tracks~~~~~~~~~~~~This may sound crazy, but it was not too long ago that a research team in England purchased and analyzed 11 supposedly clean hard drives, bought for less than £1,000, and found that more than half still contained personal information. This included national insurance numbers, evidence of a married woman’s affair and detailed biographical information about children. Why …

I get asked over and over – why do you stay in front of a computer all the time? There are 2 very different reasons. Here they are in order of importance to me. (1) Love and Passion for what I do As most of you know I am very passionate about technology. I have said it over and over …