Hello again everyone. I hope you all had a great week!

Well, it’s been 6 months now since Microsoft released Windows 10, and I’ve been using it and putting it through its paces since the day it was released.

I also helped test and evaluate the Technical Preview version of Windows 10 via the Windows Insider Program for several months before Windows 10’s July 2015 official release.

In total, I’ve been using Windows 10 in its various iterations for about a year now, and during that time I developed a sincere appreciation for this latest version of Microsoft’s flagship operating system.  [Read more…]

Happy New Year everyone! I hope you all had a great week!

As you already know, technology advances so rapidly these days that it’s hard to keep up with the latest developments in computer hardware, mobile devices, software and such.

But one thing that will never change is the need to safeguard our physical possessions, our privacy, and our identities from thieves and hackers. It’s sad, but the world is full of people who will steal from us and wreak havoc with our lives if we give them the opportunity.

With that in mind, here are a few simple tips for protecting yourself and your most precious assets in the new year:  [Read more…]

Hello again everyone. I hope you all had a great week!

Modern Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports have replaced a number of older data transmission technologies over the years due to its increased speed and dead-simple ease of use.

Nowadays we can buy a wide variety of USB devices such as USB printers, external USB hard drives and USB flash drives that make our day-to-day lives so much easier than they were just a few years ago.

There are currently two generations of USB technology in common use: USB 2.0 and USB 3.0.

USB 3.0 offers a couple of important advantages over the older (yet still widespread) USB 2.0:  [Read more…]

Hello everyone. I hope you all had a great week!

Now that Thanksgiving has come and gone, lots of folks have turned their attention to Christmas shopping. And especially at this time of year, we’re out to spend as little as we can get by with!

These days the latest tech gear tops many a Christmas wish list, but it helps to keep in mind that shopping for computers, smart phones, game consoles and such is a lot different from shopping for sweaters and neckties.  [Read more…]