This tech tip is mainly for the person out there who wants to get into technology, learn about computers, or possibly save money. I will not lie to you, building a personal computer is not an easy task at first. Sometimes it can be downright frustrating which can cause many ...

I’m going to cheat here and copy a blog post I wrote about OpenDNS from my own personal site. But first, if you haven’t listened to episode #6 of the Technical Difficulties podcast, head over to that section now and listen to the episode ...

Everyone, for the most part, uses the web for almost anything these days; online banking, email, online school, social networking, and so much more. Every time you use one of these services you are required to create a username and password. Over time, your accumulation of accounts can begin to ...

As we discussed in the Technical Difficulties podcast from episode 4, I will demonstrate in the video below how to create a virtual operating system. In this example, I use Sun's Virtualbox since it is free to download and use. Other makers and ...

It's a good idea to use one of the free web-mail providers to set up an extra account.  This way you can keep your regular mailbox free of spam or un-wanted newsletters.  You can use it for signing up for forums, specials from your favorite online store, etc. There are some ...

Keyboard shortcuts while working on the computer are a hidden treasure that can save you time and effort. These shortcuts can be used from within your operating system (Windows, Mac, and Linux) and any application you may be using in that operating system (MS Word, Excel, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari, ...

Backing up your personal computer data is probably the most important weekly task you probably are not doing right now. All those photos of your family and friends, that video of your child's football game, that spreadsheet you created of your personal financial budget, even some of those work files ...