It is that time of year again, when the decorations go up, the snow starts, companies left and right are fighting for your holiday dollars with new shiny gadgets and vendors slowly increase their pricing to take advantage of the period of extra spending. However, not everyone tries to raise prices and not everyone just [...]

Many people might go to their local newsagent to buy the local paper or industry magazine to keep on top of what is going on and see what is being reported. Others might visit news websites to find out what the latest news is and more again might flick on the radio and catch the [...]

Arthur C. Clarke once write “any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic” and I believe that applies more today than it ever has. It has been proven by the massive explosion of great new technologies released lately and it can be hard to tell if this is the panacea, or if there are still [...]

As previously written in my first installment of being more productive on the computer, I shared some tips and tricks to working faster on your computer with common keyboard shortcuts and faster mouse paths to getting things done, such as sending off an e-mail, replying to an e-mail, or saving documents quickly and efficiently. This [...]

I am a huge fan of laser printers for many reasons. They are fast, efficient, easy to network, and the toner cartridges last a very long time before having to replace them. Probably the best reason is their lower cost-per-page compared to inkjet printers. If it was a perfect world, quite honestly, I would abolish [...]

Yesterday, I posted a blog entry and sent out a newsletter that discussed Windows 7 and speculated that it would be released sometime this fall. Well, turns out my speculation was spot-on, as today, Microsoft has officially announced the release date to be October 22nd, 2009. This date is 3 months ahead of schedule and [...]

Pretty much anyone who has dealt with ordering goods and services online or doing online banking has heard of encryption. But what exactly is it and how important is it really? I would say it is absolutely crucial that any personal information being transmitted online be encrypted to the highest level possible. Modern web browsers [...]

In my previous newsletter regarding my take on Windows Vista, I stated that I was going to wait until Windows 7 comes out in 2010 before building myself a new computer. Well, I went ahead and took the plunge! Despite the fact that I was going to push my circa-2005 computer into a 5-year stretch, [...]

I am currently in the process of building myself a new server. This server will primarily serve as a file server as well as a learning platform for Windows Server 2008 and other various utilities such as Microsoft CRM 4.0, System Center, and others that come with the Microsoft Action Pack Subscription. I’m a Microsoft [...]

Computers and the Internet have made all of us incredibly productive. Long gone are the days of writing letters on paper with a pen. With typing speeds on average of 30-45 words per minute, computer users can type up an e-mail and send it off far quicker than mailing a letter via the United Slow [...]