Thinking About Crocuses I don’t have much of a life, I guess. I’ve been waiting all winter to see some form of life spring forth from the cold, almost-still-frozen earth. Normally, the first things to spring forth are the crocuses, and most years these hearty little flowers start poking their heads up through the hard, brittle soil near… Read More »
From HeXus comes this… PC upgraders chose Windows 7 over Windows 8.X during March With the official end of support for Windows XP just under a week away the OS still holds over 27 per cent – over a quarter – of the market according to the latest Net Applications data (via TNW). During the last full month… Read More »
Three things we learned quickly after working on a few hundred computers: 1. People love their pictures 2. People love their music 3. People love their contacts list (address book) Another thing we’ve learned is a lot of you have Gmail accounts and it only seems reasonable to assume that those of you with Gmail accounts have a… Read More »
We live in an age that even George Orwell couldn’t have imagined. There are cameras everywhere, your searches are tracked, your phone calls belong to the NSA…where does it end. Even if you’re doing nothing wrong, do you want someone snooping on your searches? You can learn a lot about someone just from capturing their search terms. For… Read More »
We have had a lot of people wonder why we recommend Chrome and not Firefox. First of all, a browser is a personal choice. If Firefox works well for you then use Firefox. We prefer Chrome. You can use whatever browser you like — unless you plan on using XP past April 8, 2014. If you do, then… Read More »
Turn Your Windows 7 or Windows 8x Computer Into a Wireless Hotspot Windows 7 and Windows 8x Before we begin, let’s make something clear…you don’t need to download any software to turn a Windows 7 or 8x computer into a Wireless hotspot. Windows ships with this feature – but unless you are a masochist or enjoy typing commands,… Read More »