“I’m concerned about my online privacy, so I want to hide my IP address. How can I do this?” The most common method to hide your IP address is to use a proxy server in one form or another. A proxy server is a computer that offers a computer network service to allow clients to [...]

By LOLITA C. BALDOR, Associated Press Writer – Wed Jul 22, 2009 6:27AM EDT WASHINGTON – Federal agencies are facing a severe shortage of computer specialists, even as a growing wave of coordinated cyberattacks against the government poses potential national security risks, a private study found. The study describes a fragmented federal cyber force, where [...]

by UberGeek316 Is your computer making strange high pitch whirling sounds, or clicking noises? Generally this is an indication that part of your computer is about to fail or has already failed. Warning: Opening your computer can be dangerous if you don’t know what you’re doing. Make sure to unplug your system, and ground yourself [...]

What is a Blue Screen of Death? The Blue Screen of Death, or more properly the ‘Windows stop message’ occurs when Windows detects a problem or error from which it cannot recover. The operating system halts and diagnostic information is displayed on a blue screen. In newer versions of the operating system, the contents of [...]

by Alex My computer is slow, much slower than when I first bought it. This is the number one complaint from most users. There are several reason why this happens. Most can be attributed to lack of maintenance. Fragmented data, corrupted registry, spyware, and load of unnecessary programs and services can all eat away at [...]