by Joseph Forbes | Mar 12, 2013 | Blog Entry
from the either-that-or-it’s-not dept. In politics, health, and academia, there are plenty of detractors that say daylight saving might not be worth saving. One vocal opponent is Missouri State Representative Delus Johnson, who wants to end the watch and clock...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 12, 2013 | Blog Entry
In the last episode of the astonishing story of Prenda Law, a judge ordered the copyright trolls to appear in court Monday to face allegations of misconduct. At the last minute the law firm tried to squirm out of the hearing and true to their word failed to appear in...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 12, 2013 | Blog Entry, Internet Scam Notices, SECURITY, Technical Support, Technicals
Below is written by a Microsoft MMPC person, to which I had to copy it because it is verbatium the same situation I encountered awhile back. The FTC and FCC have made it clear that these are scams, even going as far as shutting down the money flow for these scams to...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 12, 2013 | Blog Entry, HARDWARE, KnowledgeBase (KB), Technical Support, Technicals
Windows 8 brought a brand new task manager with tons of new features, but it can be a little bit confusing if you were accustomed to the old way of doing things. Here are a few ways to customize the interface. The task manager was redesigned to be easier to...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 11, 2013 | Blog Entry, MONEY, NERD NEWS, Technicals
If your job sucks, and there’s nothing you can do about it, you may be tempted to look for another one. Be careful: remember job interviews are sales pitches as well as candidate evaluations, and all that glitters may not be gold. Here are some ways to cut...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 11, 2013 | Blog Entry, HARDWARE, INTERNET, NERD NEWS, Technicals
It’s tempting, isn’t it? 802.11ac is a hot new wireless technology that boasts faster and at longer ranges than 802.11n, the current king of wireless standards. It does promise some seriously impressive speed improvements over 802.11n though, but because...