YOUR OWN PRIVATE CLOUD

Storing information on the Internet makes some people nervous. It makes us nervous too. So how about having a private cloud? A “cloud” in… Read more

MOVE IT OR LOSE IT

The other day Joy had to help a featured speaker connect a computer to a projector at her woman’s club. The computer was missing Windows 7 menu… Read more

SCANNERS LIVE IN VAIN

Our friend Carol has an old printer-scanner combo with the worst scanning software we’ve ever seen. It was enough to tick off the Good Humor man…. Read more

BACKING UP TO A DRIVE

For those of you who don’t like the idea of backing stuff up online, there’s a two terabyte storage drive (that’s huge!) for $149 from… Read more

SIMPLE SYNCING

Automatic online backups have saved our bacon more than once. You’re out of town, you need a file from home, and Viola! as we say in fractured… Read more

SHAKE, BUMP AND ROLL

“Bump” is an iPhone app that lets you share files, photos and music by bumping your iPhone to your friend’s iPhone in a kind of power salute. … Read more

THE GREAT BACKUP IN THE CLOUDS

We have so many pitches from manufacturers who want us to write about their backup systems, that we’re, well, pretty backed up. Now we can look at… Read more

A BULLDOG OF A SECURITY PROGRAM

We had just about stopped looking at new security programs. There were so many it was like strapping lead weights around our computer to see if… Read more

SELLING FEAR

A friend left us a panicky phone message a few days ago. Her computer screen was flashing a message from McAfee anti-virus and it said she had to… Read more

BACKUP, AND THEN WHAT?

Video by Kenny S One of the most famous sculptures from the classical period is “The Dying Gaul,” done in the early third century…. Read more