A little Facebook advice

Facebook is the most widely used social medium these days.  Almost everyone you know has a Facebook account.  Even with it’s huge popularity, there are many tips and tricks of Facebook many people are unaware of.  Here are a few of these tips and tricks which will make your Facebook experience more user friendly and fun. 1. How […]

Tips on backing up your data

As we become more dependent on technology to help accomplish our everyday tasks, we tend to forget how easily the information stored on our computers can be lost. Imagine what would happen if your computer was misplaced, damaged, or even stolen. Would you lose any important music, documents, photos, or other files? While it may […]

Don’t respond to spam emails!

We all get emails we don’t want, and cleaning them up can be as easy as clicking ‘unsubscribe’ at the bottom of the email. However, some of those handy little links can cause more trouble than they solve. You may end up giving the sender a lot of information about you, or even an opportunity […]

Microsoft Windows 8.1 Tips & Tricks

With the upgrade from Windows 8 to 8.1, Microsoft has made several changes mainly to improve on certain aspects that Windows 8 has received criticism for. For starters, there’s the return of the good old Start button, ability to create a lock screen slideshow, and even support for 3D printing!  Windows 8.1 is a free […]

Tech Tip of the Week

6 Great Mouse Tricks Most People are Unaware of: Every computer user knows that clicking on a link or icon will open whatever item that object is pointing to, but there is a lot more to clicking your mouse buttons than just visiting links and opening programs. Here are six handy mouse tricks that you might […]

Tech Tip of the Week

Do you really want everyone to know that? Limit the amount of personal information you post online Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Google+, YouTube, Pinterest…the list of social networks goes on and on. They’re a great way to stay connected and have become a part of our everyday lives, but do you think about how much personal information […]

Flight Simulator PC build

We’re just in the process of custom-building a flight sim specific PC for one of our customers.  He plans on running Microsoft’s Flight Sim X, X-Plane and Lockheed Martin’s simulator Prepar3D.  We’re going to be overclocking the Intel Core i7 4770k processor using the Corsair H60 water cooling system.  With the unlocked multiplier on the […]

The Heartbleed Bug

Here is a list of websites and email providers affected by this new Heartbleed Bug (a username and password exploit).  If you use hotmail or outlook (Microsoft) you should be ok.  Google claims that Gmail users are unaffected but they patched it after it was discovered so you should probably change it.  Prudent to change […]