Misplaced Blame: Why We Hate Our Computers
I don't think I like computers very much. Maybe that sounds a bit odd. After all, I enjoy playing with and configuring new software, researching how parts of...
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My Space
This week I thought I'd show off my room and workspace a little bit, as well as showing some of the unusual devices and pieces of technology I own. I did a f...
How to Use BitTorrent
What Is BitTorrent? To put it simply, it's a way to download large files quickly. Instead of using a single server, like you do when you visit a website and ...
Email Etiquette: Summary
This is a summary of a four-part series on email etiquette. This page is not intended to be a full guide to email etiquette: I wrote the other pages for a re...
Email Etiquette (4): Odds and Ends
This is the fourth and final part of a multi-part series. Previous posts were "Replies and Formatting," "Subjects and Attachments," and “Using the Cc and Bcc...
Email Etiquette (3): Replies and Formatting
This is part three of a multi-part series. Last week we had Part 2, "Subjects and Attachments." Part 1 was “Using the Cc and Bcc Fields.” This week I'll firs...
Email Etiquette (2): Subjects and Attachments
This is part two of a multi-part series. Last week (actually, two weeks ago) we had Part 1, "Using the Cc and Bcc Fields." This week I'll discuss choosing be...
Email Etiquette (1): Using the Cc and Bcc Fields
Many people probably simply fill in the "to" field in their emailer every time they need to send a message. But the other options are there for a reason. Whe...
Six Things Not To Do When Asking for Computer Help
I often work as an unofficial technical support representative—it's pretty much an unavoidable result of learning something about computers. Tech support is ...
Three Fun Google Tricks
Google is well-known for putting cool logo modifications on their homepage. So it doesn't come as much of a surprise to see that they love throwing random an...
What The Heck Does That Key Do?
You know what keys I'm talking about. The ones that say things like Scroll Lock, Break, and SysRq. When was the last time you pressed one of those keys? Here...
Slashes and Backslashes, Oh My
Slashes and backslashes can be difficult to tell apart--they look pretty similar, and to make matters worse they're both used in describing the location of a...
I Lost My Window!: Pulling a Mischievous Window Back On-Screen
Have you ever had the title bar of a window get stuck off the screen, so that you can't move it anymore? In Windows 7 it's even possible to get a window stuc...