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Download and Install Numerous Common Freeware Programs Quickly and Easily!

Do you fall into one of the following groups of people:

You recently purchased a new PC or Laptop You were having trouble with your computer, and recently had the Operating System reloaded? Your hard drive recently died, and you had to reinstall everything on your machine from scratch.

If so, I recently found out . . . → Read More: Download and Install Numerous Common Freeware Programs Quickly and Easily!

Upgrade Multiple Computers to Windows 7 for CHEAP!

If you haven’t heard, Microsoft put out an offering for those of us with multiple computers – the “Windows 7 Family Pack” Upgrade.  The family pack allows you to purchase a single copy of the Windows 7 Home Premium upgrade, and install it on 3 (Vista or XP) computers.  This is perfect if you’ve got . . . → Read More: Upgrade Multiple Computers to Windows 7 for CHEAP!

MediaSmart Servers – Apple’s Caramel (or just plain sweetness for Windows)…

Let’s stop to ponder the following set of questions:

Do you have such an obsession with your music/media collection that your significant other is jealous? Do you get chills at the idea of losing years worth of digital photos and videos you’ve saved on your computer?  (baby’s first step, weddings, parties, family, etc) Are you . . . → Read More: MediaSmart Servers – Apple’s Caramel (or just plain sweetness for Windows)…

How to Choose Between Online Backup Service Providers (eHow)

After all the articles I’ve written on the merits of Online Backup, I thought it worthwhile to compile those thoughts into an eHow article for the Internet masses.  Each of the different service providers offer different feature sets, work with different types of devices and/or Operating systems, and it seems like it could quickly and . . . → Read More: How to Choose Between Online Backup Service Providers (eHow)

How to Pick a Secure Password

With all the recent stories about phishing attacks on email addresses, I thought it worthwhile to pass along an article on the Gmail Blog:  Choosing a Smart Password.  If you think about it, many of us have numerous websites that require a login (Online Banking, Social Networking, Media Sharing, etc).  It can be tough to . . . → Read More: How to Pick a Secure Password

HP Mini 311 and Netbook Buying Guide

Now that just about every hardware manufacturer is releasing netbooks (small, lightweight laptops), its tough to figure out which ones are worth buying.  I was just perusing a review of the HP Mini 311 at Engadget, and noticed that this hardware seems like something well worth recommending.  It sports graphics testing scores similar to that . . . → Read More: HP Mini 311 and Netbook Buying Guide

Remote Backup Supplemental: DropBox

If you read any of my previous articles about Remote Backup Agents (Remote Backup Agent (iDrive, BackBlaze) and Remote Backup Agent Supplement (Mozy, SugarSync)), you know that I am a big fan of offsite backups for home and small business.  As I’ve mentioned before, most people don’t realize the value of their data (documents, media . . . → Read More: Remote Backup Supplemental: DropBox