How To Switch Your Personal Computing From Windows To Linux

About ten years ago I was trying to help my uncle to reduce the IT costs of running his small home based office. His computer was old and Windows 98 was running… Read More

DDR2 vs. DDR3 Memory

RAM (Random Access Memory) or just memory for short is what your computer uses to temporarily run programs with or open files in while you use them. It’s much faster than hard… Read More

Using Windows System Restore

The System Restore feature of Windows is used to return your computer to an earlier saved state without loosing any data files if you have system problems or other failures with your… Read More

AddonFox for Firefox

Mozilla Firefox is a popular web browser that many people use instead of or in addition to Windows Internet Explorer browser. One of the nice things about Firefox is that it allows… Read More

5 Great Conferences for IT Professionals

There’s no better place to network and get a taste of the cutting edge than at an industry conference. Whether you’re looking for new contacts, searching out the next technology that can… Read More

Windows Accessibility Options

Accessibility options are a part of the Windows operating system and help computer users with things such as hearing and vision issues use their computers with less trouble making it a more… Read More

Blu Ray Drives

By now everyone at least has a DVD player and has given away their VCR to charity or at least they should have by now! DVDs offer a much higher picture quality… Read More

NTFS Permissions

File and folder permissions are used in Windows to secure data and prevent unauthorized access to that data by people who are not supposed to have access to it. Other operating systems… Read More

IP Address Already Assigned to Another Adapter Error

When you trying to set a static IP address on a network card, you may receive the following error message: The IP address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx you have entered for this network adapter is… Read More

DSL vs. Cable Internet

High speed Internet or broadband Internet as it’s commonly referred to lets you surf the web and download files at much higher speeds than you could back when your only choice was… Read More
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