Geek Speak… Cell Phone Wars Part 2

Issue 5.12

This week we will be talking about the different types and brands of cell phones. There are a large number of companies competing for your business which has led to a number of innovations and lower prices.

The highest priced is the Apple IPhone. The new 4s version has a lot [...]

Geek Speak… Cell Phone Wars Part 1

Issue 4.12

Many people today are changing the way they use telephones. It is almost a rare thing to find people who have only a land-line telephone and many have opted to completely get rid of their Mountain Bell,Qwest,Century Link phones and accounts. They are choosing cellular phones and/or some type [...]

Geek Speak… Books,Classes Or Individual Instruction?

Issue 1.12

I spend about a quarter of my time learning new things about computers,how to fix them and how to make the programs and features on them work. I understand how frustrating it can be when you don’t know how to do what you are pretty sure the computer is capable [...]

Geek Speak… Replace,Upgrade,Or Repair?

Issue 50.11

In all things tech,there is a question that I get asked all the time. “Should I fix this,live with it,or should I get a new one?”The answer depends on a lot of things.

The most important question in most cases is “Is repairing or upgrading what I [...]

Geek Speak… Christmas Tech On A Small Budget

Issue 49.11

For some people,it isn’t unusual to go out and buy a 60 inch flat panel TV,an IPad and a new computer for loved ones for Christmas morning. For most of us in this economy,especially those like me with lots of kids,there are few dollars and lots of [...]

Geek Speak… Predicting Trends,Prices And New Ideas

Issue 48.11

I wrote an article two and a half weeks ago about Black Friday pricing which is always one of the most challenging I write each year. To meet publication deadlines,I have to write about what people need to know well in advance of the information actually being available. I spent [...]

Geek Speak… Black Friday Or November

Issue 47.11

For many years now,if you wanted really good deals on Christmas presents,you would need to get up very early on the Friday after Thanksgiving and camp out at the doors of the store selling your “superdeal”on electronics,toys,clothing etc. That is beginning to change as shoppers are [...]

Geek Speak… “Apps”Means Applications

Issue 45.11

You hear people talking about their new app and wonder what it is. Apps (short for applications) are simply programs that you can download and use on your IPhone,IPod,IPad,Cell Phone,Tablet,or even regular computer. They most often refer to programs for the portable devices.

Just as with [...]

Geek Speak… Tablet Wars

Issue 44.11

There are few things in the computer world as confusing as the sudden availability of numerous small touch screen computers. There is a wide variety of prices,capabilities and types of operation. Today we are going to examine the general categories and what they do even as we realize that there [...]

Geek Speak… When Lightning Strikes

Issue 43.11

Each year in the summer or fall I try to write an article about lightning wind storms and other power problems that can affect your computer. This year has been fairly peaceful and only recently have any of my clients been hit by power problems. Two of them called recently to [...]