In Windows Live Messenger, you can alter the security setting to make its use safer for your children. To make changes to Messenger, start by clicking the Show menu button at the top of the window. It looks like a small box with thick top bar and an upside down triangle inside. You’ll see several […]
The Internet has redefined socializing for a new generation of tech-savvy teens. And not only teens. Adults who want to be in have become technologically inclined, too. It used to be that texting and messaging consisted of scribbling notes and passing them unseen to each other in class. In today’s world, though, people interact using […]
Question: I have Microsoft Office on my other computer. How can I get it on my new computer? – B.C. Answer: People have asked this question many times, and the answer depends on individual circumstances. First and foremost, do you still have the original license and installation software CD? If the answer is no, you have […]
For the uninitiated: LCD stands for Liquid Crystal Display while plasma stands for a screen filled with gases (neon or xenon, take your pick). You can learn more on this particular topic LabRats Episode #18. Both technologies come in flat-panel screens. The pictures that you see consist of pixels. Each pixel contains all three basic […]
Some programs have a nasty habit of commandeering your files so that they are the default application to open them. This results in the wrong program opening common file types and it can be very frustrating. For example, let’s say you installed a word processing program such as Microsoft Word. When it installs, Word asks […]