Vocabulary Lesson: Defragmetation

Consider the hard drive in your compuer like a small CD.  When you install programs and write files to the hard drive it starts at the center and writes the...

Staying Safe Online

Since I discussed Antivirus I mentioned that I am not that concerned about it because I’m “smart” online.  How else can you be smart to avoid...

Making Sense of Burning Formats

Let me introduce you to the family… First we have my oldest brother, I’ll call the Apple Fanboy.  We often spar about what is the better format. ...

Facebook Privacy Part 2

So I’ve seen a ton of my friends post this status… “In case you didn’t know, as of today, Facebook will automatically index all your...

Google Sidewiki

Something installed on my computer recently in my Internet Explorer 8.  It’s called the Google Sidewiki.  It’s Google’s latest little gadget...

Online Shopping

While Maddie was at preschool the other day I decided to do some Christmas shopping with Michael.  Although we already purchased Maddie’s present from...

Twitter Lists

Twitter has updated!  This week Twitter has unveiled new technology to help you sort through all of the tweets you are following.  It’s called lists and...

Twitter Tutorial

Whether you have never heard of Twitter before or you have and have no idea what people are talking about, this post is for you! Twitter is a great social...

The Importance of Backing Up!

Generally I’m a big fan of the backup.  Here’s a fun little story… Once upon a time, early in my career as an IT Manager I was not checking...

Studio 5: Website Tools

This morning I was on a local TV show talking about some great websites that can help simplify and organize your life. Check it out!