by Brian Haines | Apr 13, 2010 | Computers
More and more people are having their Facebook, or Email account hacked recently. I use a few weak passwords myself, but I know many people who use pathetically weak passwords and I think it is well past time to strongly encourage everyone to strengthen their...
by Brian Haines | Feb 17, 2010 | Computers
I knew we would all move to Windows 7 eventually, but I didn’t know that I would be this happy about it. Really. Not only has Windows 7 performed well on my 2 year old laptop with only 2GB of RAM, I have enjoyed using it and find that some of the new features...
by Brian Haines | Dec 8, 2009 | Price Alerts
Here is an interesting deal on an HP Notebook computer at TigerDirect: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=5406500&sku=H24-15024 I have mixed feelings about it based on several review sources. The good: Core 2 Duo CPU Takes...
by Brian Haines | Nov 9, 2009 | Computers
Internet Explorer 8 is really slow on Windows 7. Microsoft is aware of the issue and blames it on add-ons. I’m sorry, but it is your browser that allows the add-ons in the first place. Firefox seems to work fine even with dozens of add-ons. My installation has...
by Brian Haines | Oct 26, 2009 | Computers
There is an expression you may be familiar with that goes something like “I have forgotten more about <insert subject> than you will ever know.” I am sure I heard it in a movie or something. Well, it might be true of Windows 7, at least for now. I...
