SOPA – Stop Online Piracy Act Is it a good thing?  Is it Censorship?  Are we giving away our first amendment rights by letting this bill stay alive or are we just stopping the illegal downloads of movies, music and software? The opposition calls it another big brother attack on our rights and freedoms.  The creators of SOPA say they are securing the jobs and income for all who make a living from the entertainment industry. One...

Does web browser hijacking really exist. Yes! And it is a constant danger to most of us on the internet today. It may appear as a bunch of pop-up windows (usually adult oriented) when you type in a wrong url, or it may be a virus installed on your machine that is taking over your browser completely. I cannot guarantee that you will never be exposed to browser hijacking by following the instructions in this post but there are things that you...

Today I thought I would address one of the most frequent tech support help requests that I get. “My computer is crashing constantly… what’s wrong?  There is not a simple answer to that question.  There can be many things wrong with your computer when crashing becomes a persistent problem.  The fixes can range from simple computer maintenance to hardware problems.  I’ve listed some of the common causes here to...

How do you solve just about any computer issue you have? In the wise words of my daughter..  ”Just Google it!” “Just Google it!”  Something that most teenagers will do these days to solve anything from a technical question to finding a recipe for cheesecake.  Sadly just Googling it is not something that many of my clients age 30 and above do to solve computer issues. They either turn to the neighborhood geek...

Is a logo important for a website? You bet!  A logo is one of the most important aspects of your business.  Your logo may be the only thing your potential customer remembers about the visit to your website.  Think about how many times you have received a sales ad in an e-mail or just dropped in on a website from a search engine result.  What was the first thing you noticed.  In many cases you may just delete the email or  click away...