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Well it took me some time to get around to it but I’ve finally released my new classical music website, www.classicalweekly.com . Basically what I’m doing with this site is introducing people to great works of classical music. As I discover more and more works that I haven’t heard before, I realize that I can’t [...]
The HelpSpa.com is proud to announce the release of our eBook, “How to Organize your Digital Photography Collection: A Beginner’s Guide to a Planning, Structuring and Managing your Digital Library”. This free 16-page eBook is written in easy to understand language and will talk about the options you have to keep your digital [...]
I’ve talked at length on this blog about the need to run frequent backups, but I haven’t spoken much about making archival copies of data on DVD. For most people, backing up to an external hard drive (or two) as well as to a (trusted) online source is a pretty adequate way to safeguard [...]
Q: I recently made an MP3 CD to play in an mp3 enabled cd player and the tracks were not in the order I had setup when I burned the disc. How do I burn an MP3 CD with the tracks in order?
A: You’ve discovered a frustrating situation, but fortunately the fix is easy. When [...]
In a previous post I talked about disk images vs file backups and when to use each. In this article I will focus specifically on file-level backups and give you a checklist you can use to make sure you are backing up everything you need.
As a general rule, you should try to keep all [...]
Backing up your PC is one of the few critical chores (yes, it’s a chore) that you must do in order to keep your data safe and your peace of mind. Before we get into the checklist, some quick background is needed. Generally speaking there are two types of backup procedures: a disk image backup [...]
I’m a lifelong Windows user and I just purchased my first Mac — a 21.5″ iMac — 3.06/4GB/500GB. In this series I’ll list some tips and concepts that will be valuable to Windows users who are moving to the Mac and OS X for the first time.
As a Windows user, I like to map network [...]
Adding memory is one of the best things you can do to speed up your computer (PC or Mac). Generally speaking, a memory upgrade will allow you to:
1) increase the performance of a single, memory intensive program (like Photoshop or AutoCad)
2) increase the speed of your computer when running multiple applications or programs.
It’s important not [...]
I’m a lifelong Windows user and I just purchased my first Mac — a 21.5″ iMac — 3.06/4GB/500GB. In this series I’ll list some tips and concepts that will be valuable to Windows users who are moving to the Mac and OS X for the first time.
Most advanced PC users like to tinker with their [...]
By the time you read this article, Microsoft will have released their new version of Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office 2010. As with every new version of Office, many new features have been added. I’m not going to spend time here going over these features — you can see some of them in this demo Microsoft.com. [...]
My readers know that historically I haven’t been a fan of online backup services for one main reason: privacy. The way I see it, data is only as secure as the server that it’s on, and while you can encrypt from here to the moon, your encryption is no good if someone else has access [...]
Previously I’ve reviewed some helpful tips that will hopefully allow inkjet users to save money on ink. In this article I want to go over what I call the “Laser-Inkjet Combo” for the home and home-office user.
The majority of home and home-office users will print the majority of their documents in black and white and [...]
There are many people who still rely on inkjet printers as the workhorse printers of their home or home office. Injket printers remain most useful when it comes to printing color documents, as quality color laserjet printers are still quite costly when it comes to maintenance and toner. But with the availability of low-cost black [...]
Q: Should I buy the 32-bit version of Windows 7 or the 64-bit version of Windows 7?
A: This is a question I’m often asked, and unless you are a computer enthusiast, I’d try to do everything you can to stick with the 32-bit version of an operating system (such as Windows 7 or Windows Vista).
First [...]
For many years I never considered anything other than a 7200rpm hard drive for my laptops. With my most recent laptop purchase, however, I elected to go with a 5400rpm drive for the first time. The main reason: heat! After doing a ton of reading about performance, nobody doubts that a [...]
Q: My WD my book 500 gb external hard drive died.. whose a good manufacturer of external hard drives.. I have a seagate that works well should i just get another one… thanks.
A: Generally speaking, when it comes to reliability, most of the external hard drive products are the same as long [...]
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