Basics of Computer and Information Technology

The Google search engine syntax offers a number of options for getting better results. You can search for a specific phrase, search only on...

Even though I redesigned this blog some time ago, I still only offered my old link image rather than use the nice new one that my brother d...

There are a number of sites that offer you storage space to back up or share your files over the Internet. Many of them have a limit on the ...

If you are using a computer that doesn't have a decent image editor program, then you can make use of a variety of web-based image edito...

I have not run this feature in ages, but I decided to bring it out of retirement to feature an excellent site: PortableApps.com . With the i...

There is already a bewildering selection of different files types and this will only get more confusing as more innovative file formats bec...

This tip should be of interest to all the Entrecard chain-droppers out there (you know who you are). It works in Internet Explorer (version...

If you have a large collection of MP3s, WMAs and other audio files, you probably have quite a few where the tag information isn't set up...

I have decided to start a blog carnival to provide a monthly digest of the best blog articles that offer computer help and advice, preferabl...

So here is the scenario: you have been sent a file attached to an email. You double click on it - after making sure that it is not a virus o...

Yahoo Answers offers you the chance to ask questions in a user-friendly open forum. The forum is broken down into various categories such a...

Anyone who has used Windows for a while knows there are a dazzling array of file types. Maybe the word processor you use at home is differen...

I doubt that anyone visiting this page hasn't heard of Google, however, some of you may not be aware of Google Groups . From this site y...

It took me a while but at last I found it. The personal start-page that suits me best: Netvibes ( www.netvibes.com ). It may not be as quic...