Tor – Practice Safe Surfing On The Web

Practice Safe Surfing

In May of last year, I wrote an article titled “Anonymity on the Web – the Tor Browser” (http://wp.me/p2J68t-1q). When I wrote the “Anonymity……” article, I was concerned about how much information I was imparting to websites each time I visited one.  After some investigation, I discovered The Tor Project.  They provide a free open source… Continue reading Tor – Practice Safe Surfing On The Web

Add An Additional Monitor To Your Computer Through A USB Port

The Command Module At Larry Labs

Add an additional monitor to your computer to greatly increase your productivity.  The second monitor comes in really handy for photo/video editing, audio editing, writing/blogging, stock trading, and for any project for which you might want to free up some space on your desktop. If you have a video card on your computer with multiple… Continue reading Add An Additional Monitor To Your Computer Through A USB Port

ADD GPS TO YOUR iPAD 2 WiFi

Waze Map Interface

Where Did My GPS Go? I thought it would be great to use my iPad 2 WiFi as a GPS device.  Its big screen and computing power would most certainly be a big improvement over the aging Droid cellphone I had been using to find my way around Southern California.  After considering this for awhile,… Continue reading ADD GPS TO YOUR iPAD 2 WiFi

Cut The Cable On Satellite And Cable TV

Boudicca, The Celtic Warrior Queen

Do You Really Want To “Cut the Cable”? Here in the States, cable and satellite TV providers bundle channels into packages.  On the surface, purchasing any of these packages seems like a great deal.  You can get 50, 150, 250, 350 or more channels.  Unfortunately, most users typically watch only a small portion of the… Continue reading Cut The Cable On Satellite And Cable TV

Subwoofer and Surround Sound Speaker Configuration

Subwoofer placement is critical

Simplistically, a subwoofer is a speaker designed to reproduce bass sounds at 80hz or less.  It is a critical component of your home theater system, and when setup correctly, adds fullness and depth to your music, as well as a sense of realism to your videos.  Incorrectly setup, your home theater system subwoofer can sound… Continue reading Subwoofer and Surround Sound Speaker Configuration

Home Theater AV Receiver Listening Modes Defined

Listening modes create an immersive home theater experience

You unboxed your new home theater AV receiver, ran a spool or two of speaker wire to your speakers,  hooked all your devices into your receiver, calibrated your speakers, and finally ran the last HDMI cable from your AV receiver to your TV.  Time to watch a DVD.  After the movie starts, you notice the… Continue reading Home Theater AV Receiver Listening Modes Defined

XBMC Media Center PC Setup

A media center PC installed in your home theater network gives you access to a huge selection of internet available streaming video content, news, and weather, as well as being able to show your own photos, and video content.  It does not require a high powered computer, and the XBMC software you will be using… Continue reading XBMC Media Center PC Setup

Sparse Image: A Secure Disk Image For Your Mac

The Sparse Image is a very robust and pretty much hidden in the Mac OS X Disk Utility program.  When you create a Sparse Image, you create an encrypted password protected disk image.  You can use the disk image to store private files, documents, photos, and other data. There are other programs that work similar… Continue reading Sparse Image: A Secure Disk Image For Your Mac

Find The Perfect Web Host For Your Blog

The journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step  – Confucius I recently completed a quest to find the perfect web host for the blog you are now reading.  It was a long winding road, that took some time to travel. I am glad the quest is now over.  If you are reading… Continue reading Find The Perfect Web Host For Your Blog

Keep Your Mac Safe For Free Part 4 (The Little Things)

Semper Vigilans There are plenty of programs waiting to attack your computer in cyberspace: malware, virus’s, trojans, worms, phishing, and other assortments of strangely labeled nasty code. Their purpose is to take your personal data (credit card info, phone numbers, addresses, license numbers, social security numbers, etc.) off your computer.  This information is then sold… Continue reading Keep Your Mac Safe For Free Part 4 (The Little Things)