Originally Posted 11/20/2000. Ironically a lot of this is still useful.   Home Networking                 In the day and age of Multi-computer families, a frequent argument is, who gets to be online? The answer is simple, Modem Sharing or networking. Modem Sharing can be done one of several ways, using a regular Analog Modem [...]

Only posting here for posterity. This article was originally written Jan 1st, 2001   So you just bought that brand new AMD 1.3 gigahertz computer with all the bells and whistles. Of course after a month or two it’s all the sudden running as slow as your old computer. Luckily there are several things you [...]

There are a hundred reasons why people need more then 4gb of swap files on Windows these days. By default this is not always enabled, especially if the computer’s RAM was upgraded to a larger amount. On the same token, if the machine has 8GB of memory, then the swap files need to be increased [...]

Microsoft’s Office products tend to be a bit much for the average user. With five different versions and prices that range from $149 to well over $500 depending on which product is purchased, and if it’s an upgrade or not.For the Microsoft lovers in the crowd, there is undeniable proof that most of these Office [...]

Virus are a part of everyday life for Windows users, along with malware and a host of other vulnerbilities. Unluckily Anti-Virus software is quite expensive for what it really does. The odds are that an out of the box brand new Windows install will be compromised within minutes of connecting to the Internet. The first [...]