Online Quackery: You shouldn’t believe everything you read online.
For the past three months my weekend routine has been to finish work in Gardner at 2:00PM and meander my way to Brattleboro. My final stop is the home store…
Paradigm Shift: Changing how you do business may not be a bad thing.
Today was a beautiful Sunday; the temperature peaked in the high seventies and tonight the sky is as clear as glass. I spent most of the day in each of…
Storage Capacity: Hard drive size has increased over the years as prices come down.
In the blink of an eye I watched my little girls grow from being newborns to full-fledged adults. It seems like yesterday I was coddling my daughters, walking them to…
Reload or Repair? A properly maintaned operating system shouldn’t need to be reloaded unless the computer suffers catastrophic failure.
Lately I've been listening to a lot of talk radio during my arduous Sunday night trips from Brattleboro to home. Coincidentally, during a ten mile stretch of highway, my cell…
Jaded by Technology: Drastic changes in technology can leave consumers feeling left in the dark and frustrated.
Years ago, when I started my little computer business, I had a vision of a DIY shop where customers would come and have assistance installing parts or performing software repairs.…
Tool Technology: Forget traditional tools, today’s tools are equipped with lasers, LED’s, and have greater battery life.
For the past week I've been building walls, hanging drywall, and polishing my new Brattleboro location. I'm thoroughly exhausted and had decided to pass on this week's article until an…
Website Traffic: Increasing website could include modifying meta tags, changing content, or simply adding a blog.
I was shocked when I went into my website's history last week and counted 240 articles I've written for the Gardner News. I never thought about the quantity of articles,…
Digital Disconnect: Technology now plays a major part in how we communicate with the opposite sex.
I spent my week gearing up for a second date with a woman I met through a friend. Thursday was our second meeting with text and Facebook messages throughout the…
New Computer Choices: Making a decision which computer to buy is difficult when there’s so many on the market.
Many years ago when I opened my first location in Gardner, I scrapped together an old computer and a bunch of equipment and rolled the dice. I didn't have much…
Privacy & Data Mining: Be careful what you click because you could be allowing your personal data be shared.
Wouldn't it be great if upon meeting someone we revealed the contents of our wallets? Not the money, but our really personal information like addresses, debit card numbers, and the…