Technology for the Masses

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! There always comes a time when you’re ready to switch to “new digs” in a new area, neighborhood, or city.  Personally, I find it as quite a task to go through a sea of rental websites then, another sea [...]

Say what? Pandoras Box?  That’s right.  While in Puerto Rico a friend of mine turned me onto this free Internet radio service called Pandora.  Pandora Internet Radio isn’t like most online radio stations.  It’s different in that you can customize the radio stations to your preference.  Lets just call it Smart Radio – it knows [...]

“What is cloud computing?” will most likely be your first question and a justifiable one.  Cloud Computing refers to computing on the Web and not your PC.  The Internet is also known as the Cloud to many IT Professionals.  Still not clear?  Thought so.  See, most people use their computers resources/hardware to run things like [...]

If you’ve logged into Facebook recently you’ll see that they changed the Privacy settings – again.  Obviously, this has caused a great deal of confusion and complaints from many Facebook users.  It’s really Facebooks attempt to reconfigure your settings to be more optimal for their marketing needs.  If you are like most people, you probably [...]

If you are like most people, then you were more then happy clicking around Office 2003 menus without a problems.  Then along came Microsoft Office 2007 to throw you off the horse!  This change in the user interface was probably felt all around the world as numerous people complained about the new and improved “ribbon” [...]

I’m not typically a fan-boy poster, but I have to give credit where credit is due.  I’ve recently installed and started using Google Chrome and I have to say I am pleasantly surprised.  Although being in IT, I know all the little trinkets and do-dads of Firefox and Internet Explorer – the truth is I [...]

INSTALLING A HUSBAND Dear Tech Support, Last year I upgraded from Boyfriend 5.0 to Husband 1.0 and noticed a distinct slow down in overall system performance, particularly in the flower and jewelry applications, which operated flawlessly under Boyfriend 5.0 . In addition, Husband 1.0 uninstalled many other valuable programs, such as * Romance 9.5 and [...]

In my previous article, I told you to skip Vista and wait for Windows 7. Guess what? It’s here for Pre-order!  As an IT professional and Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer, I can tell you wholeheartedly that Windows 7 surpasses Windows Vista by a long-shot.  If you’re worried about compatibility for your XP business apps or [...]

You’re noticing a trend here aren’t you?  Yes, I’m posting more Going Green Articles!  In this post, I delve into the basics of saving water while you shower while also saving money.  Conservation plus Cost savings – Wonderful.  Myself and my wife actually live on an Island that does not have typical underground water systems [...]

Good afternoon bloggers!  Things have been pretty busy on my end with work, and congruently, I been trying to plan for some much needed time off.  This is where my article leads into: Planning your Best Vegas Trip ever!  With the decline of the economy, deals for Las Vegas seem to be at an all [...]