So now you’ve taken your digital pictures! What next? Last week we talked about the mechanics and artistry of taking pictures. Oh, didn’t I mention the art of? Well there is an art to taking good pics, but this week we’ll focus on what to do with the pics once the images are captured in [...]

Let’s continue this week with our study of that technological elephant, Digital Photography (DP). I want to examine some of the hardware issues and give you some tips about choosing a digital camera. First of all, how important is the camera in relation to its operator? If I buy myself a $5,000 violin, does that [...]

This week concludes my four-part series about things that commonly affect the speed and overall performance of your PC. In order to maintain your machines at optimum condition, you must monitor all of these issues; but the topic covered today can often have dramatic consequences to the point of shutting you down or shutting you [...]

Continuing with our series about PC speed/security, this week we turn to updates and how they can affect both performance and security. The two most important kinds of updates for your PC are for your Operating System (OS) and for your antivirus program(s).

Are you afraid of Facebook? You’re not alone; the recent tech news has been full of concerns about privacy issues with the world’s largest social networking platform. Horror stories abound! The fact that Facebook has about 400 million current users is testimony to the notion that we want to share stuff with others; but how [...]