A Dream of Fire and Fear

The first thing I notice is the smoke, the smell of it. An acrid, cloying stink overwhelms my senses and crawls over and into me like a billion ethereal tendrils. The fear grows inside. It is a grotesque unyielding fear. It saturates me and makes it nearly impossible to open my eyes, my eyelids are heavy with terror.… Read More »

Bing it on

We’ll we finally took the Bing it On challenge. And unlike the people on the TV commercial, we both choose Google over Bing. Bing has done a really good job of copying Google, but the search results were a little weaker and not ordered the same. So we prefer Google. Your results may vary. We like you to… Read More »

Try Windows 8.1 Public Preview the safe and easy way

We were going to start off by saying that this tip is more for advanced users, but we decided the way beginners and intermediate users get to be advanced users is by digging in and learning new things. Those of you who choose to install Windows 8.1 on your computer should know that it cannot be updated to… Read More »

The Linksys Scam

Penny says, “Help, my router has been hijacked!” My system has been hacked via the Linksys router, and I’d like to know if you folks can fix that and set me up more securely so it won’t happen again. Talked to Linksys Tech Support today, and they offer a “never-get-hacked-again” for $99. Right now I can’t get into… Read More »

The 15th Anniversary of Cloudeight

We’re celebrating our 15th Anniversary and to start off the celebration, we’re offering you the best deal ever on Cloudeight Direct Computer Care repair keys. This week, through July 7, 2013, when you buy two Cloudeight Direct Repair Keys for just $99, you’ll get a SanDisk 16GB USB Flash Drive for just 15 cents. These flash drives normally… Read More »