Image via WikipediaI always find it funny how many people don’t simply search Google for their answers. Half of my IT knowledge comes directly off of a Google search anyway. I’ve always said that “Google is my friend” and at least one other person agrees with me. What’s even more amazing is when people search Google and still choose to not listen to what the all-knowing brain says. Take for example a story I heard the other day…
A friend was trying to clean up his old Apple Mac computer. His hard drive was getting low …read more

This should be a very short post as I have a fun contest starting on Monday here so we’ll keep it light and easy for now…
Below are a few simple ways to make sure your computer stays safe and secure for that much longer (they all eventually get messed up, even you Mac):

Run a software firewall (Windows XP comes with one built in, not too sure on the Mac OS front but I would imagine they have something).
Keep anti-virus software installed and up-to-date (AVG is free for the PC and ClamXav is free for the Mac).
Install a router. Make …read more