Keep Your Internet Email Safe

by | 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...

Brian Haines recommends Windows 7

by | 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...

Internet Explorer is really slow

by | 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...

Windows 7 forgets more than you know

by | 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...

Windows 7, Day 1

by | Oct 23, 2009 | Computers

If you have been paying attention to my blog then you know I don’t recommend Windows 7. I am sure it is an improvement over Vista, but I also suspect it still won’t perform as well as Windows XP. If you know me at all you also know that I had to try it. So...