Computers

Articles Pertaining to Anything Computers

Mac vs. PC

First, let me introduce myself.  My name is Aaron Wagner, and I am pleased to be guest writing for my good friend, and fellow web nut, Kyle.  Looking forward to many more articles here on this great blog, adding my own, off-center, pithy style. So, Mac vs. PC?  This certainly seems to be an age old debate amongst those in the creative world, and even among a growing number of consumer users as...

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The New Dell Dock, Huh???

Okay so I have a new Dell Studio Hybrid (Windows Vista). I ran an update the day before yesterday before I shut down. When I started the computer up yesterday, it was slower than a dog. Okay, I told myself, then it was taking forever to load programs and start up completely. So I waited for a while and finally it completed loading entirely. After loading, this “thing” popped up at...

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Are You Checking Your Spam Folder Regularly?

As you may already know, I have a newsletter called, “The Everyday Web Expert eNewsletter.” Well my wife is signed up to get my newsletter but hasn’t received the last two that I sent out. She was trying to figure out why she wasn’t getting it. I took a look at her email account with yahoo and noticed that the SpamGuard was turned on. This allows the spam folder not to get...

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Careful What You Click! (URL Shortening)

URL-shortening services such as TinyURL and Bit.ly are becoming popular attack vectors. You may not want to automatically click on the shortened URL after you read this. Originally, the process of URL shortening was developed to avoid broken URLs in e-mail messages. The increased popularity of instant messaging (IM) and Twitter has escalated the use of URL-shortening services like TinyURL and...

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