Last year, when Google Drive was unveiled by Google as an alternative solution to SkyDrive(7 GB free), Dropbox(2 GB, up to 16 GB free with referrals), and various other online storage options, it gave Google users another way to take [...]
I’ve been keeping my eye on Defiance for a while now. I am a huge Science Fiction fan, and Syfy has always been my home for some of my favorite shows. That said, I watched two episodes of the show, [...]
Who do you call when your server is down? What about when your wi-fi won’t connect? That’s right—you call the guys in the IT department. But of course information technology is more than a department of useful guys who configure [...]
If you’re like me, your data is important. Likely you have a few hundred documents, photos, or financial documents on your computer’s hard drive. That’s where backups come in, and why you should back up your data regularly. If you [...]
If you’re like me, you hate wasting time waiting for you computer to shut down, boot up, or restart. You’d rather be surfing the web, browsing Reddit for hours and hours, or questing and killing bad guys. Well, let’s look [...]
Last year, when Google Drive was unveiled by Google as an alternative solution to SkyDrive(7 GB free), Dropbox(2 GB, up to 16 GB free with referrals), and various other online storage options, it gave Google users another way to take advantage of their free Google features and add one more bit of functionality to their online experience. Since then, we have enjoyed a free 5 GB of space for files and photos, apart from the 10 GB allocated for the free email service, Gmail. A few days ago, Google announced that they would be combining the space of all the free Google features, to a whopping 15GB allocated for Drive, Gmail, and Google+ Photos.
If you’re like me, you send files to other people frequently. Depending on the nature of the files, you may also need some form of security. Either way, the website JustBeamIt makes sending files across the web easy, simple, and secure. All you have to do is drag a file onto the webpage, and it lets you generate a URL that can only be used once. Once you send the files to your recipient of choice, and they download it, the link expires and the file is no longer able to be downloaded! A great alternative to attachments and Dropbox, which can both have their own advantages and drawbacks, JustBeamIt is free to use as many times as you want.
Maybe you’re building a new computer, upgrading one, or just curious about which is better. Obviously, if you are looking for more speed, Solid State (SSD) is the best way to go. If you are looking for a drive that is cheaper, and may last longer depending on how well you treat it, then you are looking at getting a Hard Disk drive (HDD). As the place that stores all of your files and data, picking the correct hard drive is very important.
I’ve been keeping my eye on Defiance
Yep, you read right. CISPA is currently DOA (Dead on Arrival) in the United States Senate. According to various news sources, the United States Senate will not be bringing the internet bill, CISPA, to the floor. Personally, this is a huge sigh of relief, even with the more recent legislation passing that allows corporations to share information with each other without penalty, something that was formerly protected. But we can get into that another time! For now, the key is that CISPA is currently dead. Chances are, it won’t stay dead, but at least we can breath a sigh of relief for a few months…
Who do you call when your server is down? What about when your wi-fi won’t connect? That’s right—you call the guys in the IT department. But of course information technology is more than a department of useful guys who configure your email.
You heard it right, Adobe has requested and succeeded to have its programs removed from the list of programs that can be installed with Ninite. For those who don’t know about Ninite, it is a simple installer program that allows you to choose a group of programs that you want installed, and will install them all at once, without the bloatware. The bloatware is what Adobe wants though, and is the main reason why they are removing themselves from the constantly growing list of programs that can be installed by Ninite. Learn More About Ninite
Are you unable to open Adobe Reader or Acrobat due to the pop up “Acrobat Failed to Load core DLL? If so, you may have a rootkit on your system preventing you from using Adobe products! But don’t worry, we have the solution to get you back up and running. Follow these 3 steps, and your Adobe will go back to working as it normally should.
If you’re like me, your data is important. Likely you have a few hundred documents, photos, or financial documents on your computer’s hard drive. That’s where backups come in, and why you should back up your data regularly. If you keep good, regular backups, you have nothing to worry about because your data is safe. If you don’t keep good backups, you should consider starting to. If your hard drive dies, or your laptop is stolen, those files are gone forever.
Recently, and the main reason that I am writing this article now, a fifth year Chem student at Rutgers had their laptop stolen(see below). Now, in most cases this isn’t a huge deal, because you can generally replace school files. But a 500 page dissertation that you didn’t save anywhere else? That’s hard to replace, as well as earth-shattering.
If you’re like me, you hate wasting time waiting for you computer to shut down, boot up, or restart. You’d rather be surfing the web, browsing Reddit for hours and hours, or questing and killing bad guys. Well, let’s look at a few ways to for you to decrease computer boot time, so you can get back to whatever you’d rather be doing.
May 17th, 2013 
