We know what you’re thinking. Windows has a calculator. You have a calculator. Your cellphone has a calculator. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. But what if you wanted to calculate the phases of the moon? Or sunrises and sunsets – anywhere? Can you cellphone do that? How about amortize a mortgage? How about distances between airports? Or what about your… Read More »
Windows task manager is probably one of the most powerful programs on your computer. And probably one of the most underused. You can use it to stop or start Windows Services, check your computers performance, to end processes (programs) and to view all running applications on your computer – and more. Task Manager shows you the programs, processes,… Read More »
Here are two handy (and easy) Windows right-click tips. The results you’ll get depend on your version of Windows. These tips work on Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7. Drag and Drop + Right-Click When you drag and drop using a left-click you have only limited options. When you drag and drop using right-click you get a context… Read More »
What’s the first thing you learned when you started to use a computer? If you think about it, the first thing you learned to do was to click things. You have to click an icon to open your email or browser. You have to click a link to go to a web page. All of us, when we… Read More »
You might be thinking that the most dangerous thing on the Internet might one of these: phishing, pharming, spyware, viruses, Trojans, worms – or any number of other things that make life unpleasant, even dangerous, on the Internet. You’d be wrong. The most dangerous thing on the Internet isn’t created by a criminal or teenage hacker – or… Read More »
As most of you know, because we keep harping about it almost every week, your accounts in the cloud are only as good as your password. No matter how much security a server provides, if your passwords are weak, all the server security in the world isn’t going to save your data – or your accounts from abuse.… Read More »