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Stay in touch with Skype

I worked this week for a lady who asked me to buy her a video camera, or “webcam,” for use with her laptop computer. She has relatives in Italy, who had been pestering her for the longest time to get a webcam so that they could keep in touch over the...

Antivirus programs lose the fight

Tuesday of this week, the second Tuesday of the month, was “Patch Tuesday.” That’s the day that Microsoft releases its monthly batch of software updates in an attempt to repair and “patch” the many security holes found in things like...

Silly computer stuff for the holidays

As is the case in modern society, at some point during holiday gatherings of family and friends, someone is going to get on the Internet and start goofing around. Oftentimes this manifests itself as antisocial behavior, such as checking ones private email or Facebook...

Forget Black Friday; I’m shopping online

Years ago I spent the night at Wal Mart, camping out on Thanksgiving night for their Black Friday sale. They had advertised a laptop computer that I wanted to buy, for a ridiculously low price. I had come prepared to spend the evening outside in the sub-zero weather...

Wireless dangers lay ahead

Just when you think that it’s safe to play outside with your new security-enhanced wireless laptop computer, it seems that some brainiac always has to go and figure out a way to trash your playground. Well, dear readers, the playground has been trashed again. Two...