Keeping your wireless connection safe should be a top priority, especially if you use your wireless laptop or cell phone to login to secure financial accounts or business email. We all use the internet to access personal information, do banking, and chat in private to friends. Image if someone was watching you, browsing through your […]
Is Skype Slowing Down My Internet?
You love using Skype to make free calls and video calls, but do you feel Skype slowing down your Internet connection—even when you’re not using it? Unfortunately, the way Skype lets millions of users make free calls is by using the bandwidth of unsuspecting users. Here’s how the scam works and how you can keep […]
Email Archive Backup is Not Just For Business
Your computer’s email archive probably holds more important information than any other program on your computer. From passwords to business documents to family photos, it is essential that you backup your email archive on a regular basis. I know that I would literally have a heart attack if I lost my important e-mail archives where […]
Is The Internet Down? 5 Common Home Network Problems
Sometimes home network problems are as easy to fix as plugging in a cord, yet “check your cords” is almost all the advice you’ll get from overworked help desk operators. Sometimes you get onto a help desk operator that wants to take you through every simple step, even the ones you have already performed. The […]
The Secret To Easy Secure Backups
Backing up your data and keeping it safe from hackers and unscrupulous companies doesn’t need to be difficult or impossible–in this article, we’ll show you how to make easy secure backups using a regular Windows computer and 100% Microsoft software. When backing up your files make sure you have all the important files to backup […]
How To Connect Your Computer To Your TV
So you want to connect your computer to your TV? Whether to watch a movie on the computer or use the TV as a giant computer screen, many people these days connect the computer to the TV. All that’s usually required is the right cord for video and the right cord for audio–but how do […]
5 Reasons Your Computer Is Running Slow
Your computer is running slow–like an old Pentium 2–despite having run lightning fast a year ago. You haven’t changed anything. Your virus checker comes up clean. What happened? This is a common problem that every computer user faces. Before you resort to smashing your computer with a sledgehammer, there are simple steps to revealing why […]