Oy vey, will it never end?
Back in 1998, I joined the ACLU for a one-year term. Since mailing that single check, I haven’t contacted the organization once. Can you believe that they are STILL sending me renewal notices in the mail? At least once every two weeks I receive a mailing stamped [...]
Extended warranties are very lucrative. So lucrative, in fact, that it’s reported that over 60% of large electronics retailers’ profits come from selling these protection plans.
Knowing how profitable these plans are, it didn’t surprise me when Dell called to ask if I wanted to extend the warranty on a computer I had [...]
Getting rid of that old computer? You might want to consider either hanging on to the hard drive or making sure that it’s been completely erased before you do so – your personal data may be at stake.
If you’re like most computer users, you probably have a few files on your computer that you [...]
By default, Windows XP displays a menu entitled “Recent Documents” in the Start menu.
This list of recently accessed files can be viewed by anyone using your computer, which can make for some uncomfortable circumstances when others sit down at your desktop.
Keep your files more private by turning that list off.
There are 2 ways [...]
