Great Reference Book On Upgrading And Repairing PCs - If you are contemplating a career as an IT Professional or you are an IT Professional, you may want to consider purchasing the 22nd Edition of Scott Mueller's Upgrading and Repairing PCs. Get "practical answers about PC processors, mother-boards, buses, BIOSes, memory, SSD and HDD storage, video,... Continue Reading →
Geek Squeaks (#2015-24) FEATURING — Are The Days Of The Traditional “Clamshell” Laptop Numbered? — and MORE GREAT STUFF
Are The Days Of The Traditional "Clamshell" Laptop Numbered? - BetaNews has a good read on this. My gut is telling me that they may be right on predicting that the future of laptop computers will give away to the detachable keyboard format (with the digitized pen-enabled screen) of the Microsoft Surface device. The future... Continue Reading →
Geek Squeaks (#2015-23) FEATURING — Your FREE Online Tech Tool Bag — and MORE GREAT STUFF
A FREE Online Tech Tool Bag - No, this is not a tool bag that you physically carry around. This tool bag is one that is readily available in the virtual sense and has been specifically made for those who have a passion for information technology, PC troubleshooting and repair, and the desire to learn... Continue Reading →
Geek Squeaks #2015-6 @ What’s On My PC (Featuring – Did You Know Windows 10 Is Sharing Your Computer?)
Windows 10 Is Sharing Your Computer By Default - I found this article on PCWorld (How to stop Windows 10 from using your PC's bandwidth to update strangers' systems) that explains how Microsoft is a using a new peer-to-peer (P2P) delivery update mechanism (in Windows 10) that turns your Windows 10 PC (by default) into a server... Continue Reading →
A Must Have Android App
Probably one of the most underused functions on computers, by the everyday computer user, is the copy and paste function. I am sure this is probably true when it comes to using our smartphones. As a matter of fact, I randomly asked some of the my friends if they knew how to copy and paste... Continue Reading →
Receive The Most Interesting News Headlines Three Times A Day Via Push Notifications With SmartNews
I depend on my Android devices (tablet and smartphone) to provide me with the latest news headlines from around the world. I have tried numerous news apps and the one that I have settled down to and really look forward to reading is SmartNews. SmartNews uses a proprietary algorithm to analyze over 10 million articles... Continue Reading →
Get A Great Deal On Microsoft Office 365 Personal
[FEATURED GEEK SQUEAK] Get A Great Deal On Microsoft Office 365 Personal– A year ago I would have told you that Microsoft was behind the eight ball and was not in tune with the current devices (such as tablets, smartphones, etc.) which are supported by cloud computing. A year later I am seeing a new... Continue Reading →
GEEK SQUEAKS OF THE WEEK – Featuring the FREE Version of Microsoft OneNote
[FEATURED GEEK SQUEAK] Microsoft OneNote - Many of you may be familiar with Microsoft OneNote, which Microsoft describes as an “extension of your brain”. The HOT NEWS this week is that OneNote is now FREE everywhere. This means that you can download, sync and use OneNote on all of your computing platforms. OneNote is now... Continue Reading →
GEEK SQUEAKS – Keep Track Of Important Dates On Your Android
I recently added a new site to Bookmarks4Techs, named Android Awesomeness; and, in doing so I noticed that they had an Android App posted, called Days that will be of great assistance to me (and you). As I continue to age and ferment like wine, I have a tendency to forget things. I don’t know... Continue Reading →
GEEK SQUEAK: An Android Side Launcher That Is Always There When You Play, Read Or Listen
To start off with this squeak, I must say, “I love the Android OS”… Recently I was given one of the Barnes & Noble Nook HD Tablets and I must say it is an excellent tablet; especially that it is now open to downloading apps from the Google Play Store. What I have been doing... Continue Reading →
Today’s Geek Squeaks – December 12, 2013
ONE OF THE BEST PROGRAMS IN THE NATION FOR IT PRO’s is TCAT Shelbyville (placement rate of over 90% and a retention rate of 96%)… TODAY’S RANDOM TECH SITE PICK is a blog that has been in my hip pocket since the first day I started blogging... ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE’S “50 BEST ANDROID APPS”... Continue Reading →
Today’s Geek Squeaks – November 21, 2013
FCC SPEED TEST (ANDROID APP) accurately measures your mobile broadband performance… FIVE WINDOWS 8 SHORTCUT KEYS that are essential to know… A FREE ALL-IN-ONE SCREEN CAPTURE PROGRAM that provides a full-featured screen capture tool, an intuitive image editor, a color picker, a color palette, a pixel- ruler, a protractor, a crosshair and even a whiteboard…... Continue Reading →
Today’s Geek Squeaks – November 19, 2013
A FREE COMMAND-LINE TOOL to recover the product/serial Keys of Windows and other popular software… THE $200 CHROMEBOOK C720 BY ACER may be the way to go to meet your computer and internet needs… DECIDING BETWEEN A LAPTOP OR TABLET requires some real forethought. Let Dom’s Computer Tech Blog get you on the right track with,... Continue Reading →
Today’s Geek Squeaks – October 21, 2013
A summary of Today’s Geek Squeaks‘: Squeak #1 –(WinPatrol 29 Now Available): WinPatrol provides real-time infiltration detection, as a first layer of defense on your PC. Scotty the dog lets you know when a change is about to take place to your computer, whether it is good or bad. Highly recommended and FREE (SEE BELOW);... Continue Reading →
Today’s Geek Squeaks – August 17, 2013
A summary of Today’s Geek Squeaks‘: Squeak #1: You know that the Google Chromecast is backordered just about everywhere. There is an alternative solution called Cheapcast that uses the technology of your smartphone to emulate the Chromecast technology; Squeak #2: If your are like me, I am sure you have several cloud drive accounts (i.e.... Continue Reading →