Text editors are used for a variety of things from typing simple notes to editing scripts and html files. Windows comes with a basic text editor called Notepad that doesn’t do much… Read More
PING (Packet Internet Groper) is a program used to test whether a particular network host is online by sending an ICMP (Internet control message protocol) echo request and waiting for a response.… Read More
Microsoft is continuously releasing patches and updates for Windows, Office and other products that they sell. Most people use Automatic Updates to download and install these updates and simply let their computer… Read More
A surge suppressor or protector is a device used to prevent damage to electronic equipment from voltage spikes called transients. A surge suppressor prevents the peak AC voltage from going above a… Read More
Firefox is the popular web browser from Mozilla that has a lot of features that make it stand out as one of the best browsers out there. And best of all its… Read More
I’m sure you know that Windows is not the only operating system you can run on your computer right? Then again there may be many people that haven’t seen any other operating… Read More
As I’m sure you know… or hopefully know, it’s very important to have an effective antivirus program installed on your computer to help keep you protected from all the bad things you… Read More
Everyone at some time or another has been affected by a blackout or a power surge and had their computer either shut off or crash because of either the power being lost… Read More
Shares are used to share information over a network between computers and other networked devices. Once you learn how to share your files and printers on your network you may want to… Read More
The term networking may scare many novice computer users but these days networking has a more widespread meaning. 10 years ago it meant complicated messes of routers, switches and cabling which it… Read More