Smartphones: from gadget to necessity
In today’s recession-racked economy, penny-pinching is a national pastime. But people are still opening their wallets for smartphones.
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Software makers Symantec, McAfee settle with NY AG
Two of the nation’s largest security software companies have agreed to clearly detail the terms of subscription renewals and pay penalties totaling $750,000 in a settlement with New York’s attorney general.
Minimalist writing programs edit out distractions
Most of us have too many distractions — too many little productivity and focus killers that each bite a small amount of our time. That’s why there’s a growing number of word-processing and thought-organizing programs that try to help you by hiding everything else.
A crash course in getting a laptop running again
Q: I have a 5-year-old Dell Inspiron 600 M laptop. The laptop has been crashing more and more frequently lately, and I’ve basically been…
More memory, to let games be played right
Q: We purchased a new computer with 3 gigabytes of memory and ample space on the hard drive, which allows my son finally to play simulation…
Even ancient rural dial-up shouldn’t be this sluggish
Q: I have an HP Pavilion a600y with 1. 5 gigabytes of memory running Windows XP Home at my mountain cabin. Unfortunately I only have 28…
Blame spammers for e-mail trouble on wireless network
Q: I have a Windows XP laptop with wireless capability that has recently run into a situation in sending e-mail via Outlook.
Tips on finessing FTP with Explorer
Q: Are you aware of an FTP client that works with Internet Explorer?
Taming a sprawl of data on external hard disks
I realized recently that I had started idly using the term “terabytes” in reference to the amount of hard-disk storage I have. Terabytes Terabytes!
Computers grow older faster than appliances
Is there an unwritten rule that these things will go kaput no matter what care you take with them?