As you know from our last article on USB hubs, they are a convenient way to add more USB ports to your computer. Most often, you won’t need a powered hub. Powered hubs are only necessary for certain things – for instance if a USB device requires a lot of power – more than can be provided by a… Read More »
Do you have a Gmail account? Gmail Accounts are free, give you lots of storage, and can be used like a regular email account in your Outlook Express, Windows Mail, Thunderbird or other email program. You can get a Gmail account free simply by signing up for one – just visit this page. For those who already have… Read More »
Usually you can add an application to the pin menu by simply right clicking on the application, and clicking “Pin to Start Menu”. But if you want to add a folder to the start menu, you have to drag it there. We’re going to show you how to add the right-click “Pin to Start Menu” work for folders… Read More »
Linda has some questions about fonts Can you please tell me about the different fonts that come installed with Windows. It seems like every version of Windows has its own fonts. And why when I send an email to my friend using some fonts (Franklin Gothic or Mistral), they don’t see the email with the same font as… Read More »
Did you know that you can send a short email from your computer to most any cellphone? You can. Cellphones use what’s called “SMS” to send messages from one cell phone to another. SMS is an acronym for Short Message Service. You can also send a text message as an email to any email address too. We both… Read More »
Richard wants to know about Prevex My bank’s marketing department wants me to install “PREVX” as a security measure for their web-site. I have Avast! Free version. Why would I need (or want) an additional “security’ program? Our answer Prevx has been around a while. It sounds to us like your marketing department has had a little marketing… Read More »