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Expert Advice
The tips, tricks and tutorials you find on this site are written by some of the brightest minds in their industry. They not only have a passion for their field of expertise, they have a passion for helping others, including you! If you find one of their contributions helpful, we encourage you to tweet about their article. Here are just some of the experts that are a part of our team:
Alan is an expert in the area of email with a wealth of knowledge in Exchange and Outlook. Alan has been an IT professional for over two decades and co-owns his own business which focuses on delivering tech support to the SMB market.
Alan Hardisty
Andrew is a computer technician who has seen many people's computers at their worst state. The majority of issues he deals with are either performance or security related and he will be sharing some of his trade secrets on these topics.
Andrew Duncan
Brandon is web developer with over five years of experience doing Wordpress theme development. His area of expertise spans multiple web programming languages and backend database systems including PHP, ASP.NET, MySQL and SQL Server.
Brandon Campbell
Daniel Park is a guru in the field of media creation. He produces many of the slick videos found on this site. Daniel was part of the talented team at TechSmith, the company that develops the popular applications Camtasia Studio and SnagIt.
Daniel Park
Kelly is a marketing expert that prides herself at being efficient with her time. This has allowed her to manage multiple projects simultaneously without sacrificing on quality. Kelly will be providing Mac and Windows tips for those looking to be a little more effective with their time.
Kelly Lynn
Jessica is an award-winning graphic designer and web developer. She runs her own successful business developing quality brands for organizations around the world. From logo design to illustrations to business cards, she does it all!
Jessica Greenwalt
Laura is an IT support manager for a mid-sized development shop. She has a tremendous amount of experience dealing with hardware, software and infrastructure concerns within a corporate environment. Laura will be discussing various software, solutions, and more.
Laura Reynolds
Michel lives and breathes JavaScript and has been using it since 1996. He has read over 10,000 pages of Javascript books and has even co-written one by O'Reilly publishing. If there was ever an expert in this area, it's Michel!
Michel Plungjan
Tracy is an Excel Extraordinaire! She has a masters in information systems and is currently employed full time as an Excel and Access developer. If there is a complex Excel issue that needs solving, Tracy is as good as any in the industry!
Tracy Broome
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Finding Out Which Internet Service Provider to Go To
Not every neighborhood has access to multiple Internet service providers. If yours does have more than one, you'll find yourself in the happy position of having the two compete to provide the best service. How do you know which one offers the best speed? It won't do to simply look at their advertisements to find out what speeds they offer you. They tend to exaggerate. You'll need to look for proof of what they actually deliver. Where do you find real-world data? A number of sources exist. The Google Video Quality Report Google is in a position to judge the quality of every ISP - more than 25% of America's Internet use is on its YouTube property. The Google Video Quality Report shows real-world results for which ISPs have the … Continue reading
What Do Your Browser’s Error Messages Mean?
When you go around following links and browsing websites on the Internet, you are bound to come upon pages that don't work at times. If you'd like to know what they mean, here's a list of different errors, and explanations for what they mean. A 404 error page Sometimes, websites move pages around or remove them altogether. At other times, a link that you use to visit a site may include an error in the part of the URL that points the browser to the specific page in the site that you wish to visit. In all these cases, you get to the right website, but have trouble getting to a specific page. This is when you get an HTTP 404 error page. Many websites include humorous, custom 404 … Continue reading
Is Windows Actually a Skin on Top of MS-DOS?
Many people believe that all operating system versions under the Windows name have the same basic internals. Over its history, though, the operating system has worked on two separate, distinct technologies. It's important to not get the two mixed up. The DOS Windows line Windows Millennium Edition and all the versions of Windows that came before it (1, 2, 3, 95 and 98) were in essence not very different from the text-based MS-DOS operating system that they were supposed to supersede. The point-and-click Windows interface that the user interacted with was simply a software process overlaid on an MS-DOS foundation. Every move that the user made on the graphic user interface was translated automatically by the overlay into a form that the DOS foundation could understand and execute. As … Continue reading
What Do You Do If You Don’t Want Windows, OS X or Linux?
What do you do if you're not happy with the limited Windows/OS X range that makes up mainstream computing today? If you'd like to run your PC on something different, you can always try Linux. For those who really want to strike out on their own and try something new, though, there are a number of choices. Chrome OS While Google's Chrome OS is a modified version of Linux, its take on it is so different that it qualifies as all-new. Chrome OS runs exactly one program -- the Chrome browser. Whatever you want to do on your Chrome OS computer, you need to do it through the browser window. While the focus on browser-based operation makes Chrome OS unsuitable as a general-purpose computer, it can do most of … Continue reading
Did You Know That SSDs Were More Secure?
Solid-state drives may be popular mainly for reasons of their improved speed and reliability. They also have an edge over conventional hard drives in another less-publicized area, though -- they are much more secure. How traditional hard disks work The way traditional mechanical hard disks work, when a file is deleted, it continues to physically remain on the drive for an indefinite period of time. The only thing that happens when you delete a file is that the physical area of the disk that the data occupies is marked as available for overwriting in the future. A file is only completely and irreversibly erased when the area of the hard disk that it occupies is overwritten. If you have plenty of free space on your drive, your computer may … Continue reading
Linux is So Easy to Install Now, Anyone Could Try It
In a television interview in the late 90s, Red Hat founder Bob Young once attempted to defend Linux against criticism that it was hard to install. The only reason competing products seemed easier, he said, was that no one ever tried installing them by themselves -- computers came with Windows preinstalled. Linux, on the other hand, needed to be installed manually. Ever since XP, though, Windows has been so well designed, even a novice could breeze through a manual install. Linux, though, has suffered from messy installation requirements. Lately, though, many Linux distributions such as Ubuntu and Mint have evolved to the point that they are just as easy as Windows. You don't need to be a patient and dedicated enthusiast to get Linux on your computer. It's easy … Continue reading
