One of the greatest reasons that people use a laptop is so that they can surf the web, check their email, or get some work done from pretty much any location. They are then able to return a quick work email from their local coffee shop with free WiFi. When using public WiFi though, unauthorized [...]

Image by JosiahRitchie via Flickr There are few, if any, email clients on the market today with the reach and popularity of Microsoft Outlook. The full version of Outlook Express, Outlook includes a number of features that extend beyond business-only application and become increasingly popular and applicable among home users and students. Outlook along with [...]

When it comes to word-processing software, there are few options more commonly used than Microsoft’s Word. Whether you are a home user or business professional or student, when it comes to preparing documents and sharing across multiple users and platforms, MS Word is the standard throughout the world. Apple’s Macintosh computer even provides their own [...]

Image via Wikipedia These days, most people keep record of their entire lives – both personal and professional, on their personal computers. Cataloguing important information into neat files and folders is convenient, writable, portable and transferable. If your schedule suddenly changes, you no longer need to worry about a messy cross out on your paper [...]

Image by shapeshift via Flickr As recent as a few years ago, traditional computer hardware consisted of either a large desktop personal computer, including the actual tower, monitor, computer mouse and keyboard – or a laptop, which was often big and quite heavy to carry back and forth from the office to home. Either way, [...]

Some people are crazy about technology. We all have those people in our lives that always have the very latest smart phone, handheld reader, MP3 player or laptop. Those are typically your go-to people whenever you’re having a problem with your own technology. Laptop acting up ? Take it to your best friend’s dad who [...]

Image via Wikipedia Remember those days long, long ago (or, you know, about five years back), when friends and loved ones used to pay each other personal visits, write each other letters and even chat on the (corded!) telephone? These seemingly antiquated rituals used to be treasured quality time with family and loved ones, and [...]

Image via Wikipedia In light of America’s current economic climate, with jobless claims climbing dangerously close to the ten percent mark, and more and more employees being laid off every day, it’s no surprise that new and improved job hunting strategies dominate the headlines every evening on the news. During the country’s last great economic [...]

Today’s modern computer hardware is nothing like it was as little as five years ago. It’s super small, lightening fast and 100 percent portable. These days, a business person can make deals on his or her tiny BlackBerry or smart phone anywhere – on a plane, mid transit, nights, weekends – the possibilities are limitless. [...]

It does not seem too long ago when communicating via a computer seemed outlandish – science fiction.  Back then, there was this notion called Telnet, where a computer user could log-in to a local internet hub, usually through that of a nearby university, for free.  That’s right.  And there weren’t cable or DSL lines connecting [...]