Eric Geier

Firefox users — make your Firefox browser even better with these 10 extensions: #1 NewTabURL to control your new tab page One of my pet peeves about tabbed web browsers is the blank tab page. More specifically, it annoys me when I click to open another tab and I get a “New Tab” page, or […]

For more free mobile apps: 50 Best Free Apps for Windows Phone 7 Ah, the joy of free mobile apps… Forget the iPhone with its incessant bragging about oceans of mobile apps available. If you’ve got a cell phone loaded with Windows Mobile, there are many mobile apps available for you as well. There might […]

Have you been wanting to fly to the cloud, to experiment with cloud computing? Now is your chance. With this article, we will step through the process of setting up a private cloud system using Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud (UEC), which is powered by the Eucalyptus platform. The system is made up of one cloud controller […]

There are, of course, privacy and security risks involved in using Wi-Fi on public wireless networks, such as the hotspots found in many airports or cafes. While the convenience is a blessing, it can also be a curse. It’s important to keep your guard up, even if you’re relaxing on vacation, bored out of your […]

If you’ve done any Google-ing on Wi-Fi security, you probably have the basics beaten into you: Don’t use WEP, use WPA or WPA2, disable SSID broadcasting, change default settings, and so on. Therefore we’ll forgo the basics and skip to other ways you might be able to increase the security of your wireless network. Lets […]

Thought you had to give up your love-affair with XP to upgrade to Windows 7? Well, think again. Microsoft has released a new downloadable feature, called Windows XP Mode, for users of the Professional, Ultimate, and Enterprise editions. It lets you access the entire XP desktop and environment, all in Windows 7. Use it to […]

You’ll probably find Windows 7 to be faster and less annoying than Vista. However, there will likely be some things you’ll want to change. This article will cover a few tweaks. But first we’ll see how to install Windows 7 on computers that aren’t sporting a DVD drive, like netbooks and laptops. Install Windows 7 […]

Microsoft has made a number of changes to their Web browser with the release of Internet Explorer 8. Though they have good intentions, you may find some new features may be more of an annoyance than helpful. In this article, we’ll review some of these possible annoyances and their fixes. Remove the history and favorites […]

It has been about 10 years since the first widely-accepted Wi-Fi products hit the shelves. Since then we’ve seen a steady increase in the speed of wireless networking gear, from 11 Mbps with wireless “b”, to 54 Mbps with wireless “g”, and 100+ Mbps with wireless “n”. Plus there’s been other improvements, including the antenna […]

Don’t throw away those old PCs yet. Whether you’re cleaning out or upgrading the computers in the office or at home, you should be able to find something to do with them. As we’ll discuss, you can use them for experimentation, routing, security, file or Internet serving, and more. Make one of the projects your […]