September 12th, 2011 by Eric Fleming | File in: Random, Reviews
A lot of video websites can be a bit distracting, visually. Take YouTube, for example. The video itself takes up a large portion of the screen, but you also have a large number of thumbnails located vertically along the right side of the screen, and depending on the size of your monitor (and web browser [...]
September 10th, 2011 by Eric Fleming | File in: Random, Reviews
One of the more annoying things about filling in forms on the Internet is those instances (rare though they might be), when – just after you’ve finished filling in the form, your browser crashes. Or you click “Submit” only to get an error message. You try to return to the form, only to find that [...]
It’s likely that many of us, at one time or another, have installed a web browser extension that sounded good, only to have to muddle through screen after screen of preferences, and sometimes instructional videos, just to understand how to use the thing. Those often find their way into the trash, although some have stuck [...]
Every so often when browsing the web, you may find yourself in need of jotting down a quick note. This is typically fairly easy, as most operating systems come with a basic, or even a fairly advanced, text editor. Windows includes WordPad, Linux generally includes gedit or Kate, and OS X comes with TextEdit. Still, [...]
July 13th, 2011 by Eric Fleming | File in: Random
As many writers find out, it’s quite easy to become distracted while writing, especially when using a computer, and even more when that computer is hooked to the Internet. Suddenly, the act of writing is interrupted with email, online chatting, checking stocks, sports scores, etc., all because those things are just a click or two [...]
May 28th, 2011 by Eric Fleming | File in: Random
It seems that every day, the Internet becomes “smaller” in size. Websites from foreign countries are always a click or two away, and many of them have important information. Of course, since most of can’t speak every language, we need translation aids. One of the most popular is Google Translate, and it’s great. You can [...]
May 25th, 2011 by Eric Fleming | File in: Random
For a long while now, if you are an early adopter of technology, Google Chrome was the place to be. You could always download the current release version, but if you wanted to live on the edge a little bit, you could install the beta version. The beta version offered features deemed not quite ready [...]
February 23rd, 2011 by Aseem | File in: Random
Looking for some easy ways to prepare for a Microsoft IT exam, or just looking to test out your MS computer knowledge in general? Microsoft’s Are You Certifiable Game challenges your IT knowledge in a fun way. Rather than traditional A,B,C,D quizzes, Are You Certifiable has a cooler, game show like interface. Aside from being [...]
January 24th, 2011 by Aseem | File in: Random
If you are like many people, you view your favorite weather website each morning to get the latest forecast information. Unfortunately, you also have to wade through a number of ads before you get the info you need. A convenient add-on for Firefox allows you to view current and forecasted weather information right from the [...]
October 29th, 2009 by Aseem | File in: Random
So for all of those who read Help Desk Geek, you probably have noticed that most of my articles are over 500 words and include lots of images. I’ve always found that this way of writing helps beginners understand tech stuff more easily. But there are also many occasions where a full article is not [...]
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