Your Personal Geek

Have you ever tried to send a large file as an email attachment? Sending email attachments of any size these days is a big issue. There is the whole virus thing — because many viruses are transmitted as email attachments, and most people delete attachments from unknown senders — or they should. Also, many people […]

Allow me to show you how to hack into your own Web site. You don’t need any specialized tools or skills, and it just takes a couple of minutes. Hacking is usually a pretty arcane thing, but when all you need is a Web browser and the ability to enter the appropriate search syntax to […]

One of my readers has a Yahoo email address and writes: I want to have a professional e-mail system for my personal life and use outlook on my own computer (not to be confused with my employer’s computer). What would you recommend? In this podcast, I talk about the various options available. Here are links […]

Are you confused about which broadband networking provider is best for your situation? There are three basic choices you have when you want to get into the Internet fast lane: cable modems, digital subscriber line or DSL, and satellite. I have used all of them over the years and they all have plusses and minuses. […]

If you are using Windows, you probably need to reinstall your operating system every so often. I find that Windows gets gunked up after a year or so of heavy use. In this podcast, we’ll talk about what is called creating an image on your computer. No, this isn’t an episode about digital photography, but […]