How to set up TV Remote on a Wii U

The Nintendo Wii U is Nintendo’s newest console, and brings some amazing new mechanics. For example, it has a second screen on the gamepad, and it can control your TV. It might be a little confusing setting up TV Control for the first time, so just follow these steps. On your Wii U home menu, navigate into the system settings.…

Transferring iPhone contacts to my computer

Could you please tell me how to transfer the contacts from my iPhone onto my computer? I’d like to have them in my Outlook email program if possible.

Could my computer be infected with Spyware?

If you spend any time shopping on the Internet or reading email, then the answer to this question is most likely yes. Most people don’t realize just how many spyware programs are currently running on their computers. In fact, I thought my home computers were clean until I ran an antispyware program and found 444 various forms of spyware infections…

Norton finds High Risk Trojan Horse Viruses

Last year I trashed on Norton because it failed to protect my home computers from Malware Alarm. A rep from Norton reached out to me a couple weeks ago, and asked if I’d give them a second chance with their new flagship program Norton 360…

How to fix the Snipping Tool not working error on Windows

For some reason the Snipping Tool in Windows Vista tends to frequently lock up, resulting in the familiar error message “The Snipping Tool is not working on your computer right now”.

Any way to speed up Windows startup?

Question: Windows seems to take forever to start up on both my computers, and some programs try to run everytime I start Windows (even though I didn’t ask them to). I’m running Windows Vista Home on a fairly new laptop with 512 mb of RAM, and Windows XP on an older desktop with 1GB of RAM. What can I do…

What does RT mean, and a few other Twitter tips and tricks

Question: When someone puts RT before your name on a tweet, what does that mean? Answer: RT means “retweet”. It’s similar to forwarding an email to someone else, but in this case you’re forwarding a tweet to anyone who is following your updates on Twitter. RT’s are used when you find something interesting that someone else said, and you want…

Can I read Kindle books on my laptop?

Question: I have a lot of books on my Kindle, but sometimes I’d like to read them on my laptop instead of on my Kindle. Is there a way to do that?

Add a Company Logo to your Blackberry Email Signature

Question: I read your comments about putting a signature into a Blackberry, but to take this one step further, can I add my company logo to this signature?

See what photos your friends have liked on Instagram

It’s easy to see photos and videos you’ve liked on Instagram, just by going to your profile page and tapping “Posts You’ve Liked”. But if you want to view posts that one of your followers have liked, then it’s a little less intuitive. To view photos and videos that your friends have liked, tap the News button (looks like a…

How to Remove MalwareAlarm 2.1

My home computer systems were both recently infected by the MalwareAlarm program, and I captured screen shots as it attacked my system – to show you the kind of grief this program can inflict, and also to demonstrate how to clean your system of malware, spyware, and adware.

How to copy contacts from your old phone to your iPhone

I recently bought a new iPhone and want to copy all my contacts from my old phone to the new phone. I have quite a few and don’t want to have to type them each into the iPhone as it would take forever. Is there a fast way to do this?