The ever-changing world of computers and technology tends to overwhelm many of us. When your computer starts acting up or stops working, we have limited sources to turn to. Most of us end up packing up the CPU tower and carting it off to the nearest PC repair technician or company. That’s great for all […]
Windows 2000 and XP Professional started using a common folder to store your music, movies, downloads and photos. The My Documents folder is a great way to manage all your personal data. It helps you find all your data easier, provided, of course, that you use My Documents as your default save location. Alas, what […]
Your new computer was absolutely lightning-fast when you first brought it home. Now it’s slow. What’s happening and how do you fix it? The problem lies in how your system manages resources and programs. The largest memory thief on your computer is your system tray. The system tray is the section of your screen nearest […]
You’ve just captured the most amazing video of your family vacation. You want to share it with everyone, but there is no easy way to do so. Creating DVDs or video CDs is just too complicated and time-consuming, instant messaging is too slow, and so on. What is the solution? There are a number of […]
Liquid Crystal Displays (LCD) can sometimes show small pixel-sized spots. You will see these spots as either white, black, red, green or blue dots. A free application we carry in our TechnologyTips Software Library to check for dead pixels is Dead Pixel Buddy. It is the color of the pixel that determines the problem or […]
