Simply Saturday: Alt-Tab

Today’s tip… When you are switching applications quickly on your computer, press Alt and Tab at the same time.  This is a quick way to switch...

Networking Your Printer

If you have more than one computer in the house, but only one printer, you may want to set that printer up so it can be networked to the other computers in the...

Hiding Facebook Friends

I’m actually talking about two completely different things with the title of this post today.  First, one of my friends asked me if she could hide from...

Organizing Your Computer Files

This is one thing that seriously drives me UP THE WALL!  I log onto a user’s computer to troubleshoot something and the entire desktop is FULL of files! ...

Join Me For Simply Saturday

I have decided that Saturday posts should be quick and simple, and therefore I’ve created Simply Saturday. Every Saturday I’m going to post a super...

Basic Internet Safety Tips

I’ve discussed before how to avoid getting viruses and falling for hoaxes, but I haven’t discussed the basic rules of thumb that I follow to help...

Getting Tech Support

As part of my job managing an IT help desk, I have to call hardware manufacturer’s from time to time.  As a super computer user, I also have to contact...

How to Buy a New PC

This is probably the question I get MOST often from family and friends.  What options do I need to pick when buying a new PC? The first thing I ALWAYS say is...