Over the past month or so, you may have noticed an email from Google similar to the one pictured below. Many people have wondered whether or not this meant the end of Google or the end of their Gmail account. Neither are true. Google+ was Google’s attempt to compete with Facebook and have their own social media platform. Not many… Read More »Google+ Account is Going Away in April 2019 – Don’t Panic!
Trying to explain why and how fake security infiltrates my client’s computer is difficult. Instead of trying to explain it each and every time, which can be daunting, I am going to suggest this article as a reading assignment. If you use Microsoft Windows, and you want to minimize the possibility of becoming infected by this almost unstoppable force, you… Read More »More on Fake Security Ads and Scareware
Finally, we could record our show again tonight! We were happy to do so too because it was a very lively show debating and discussing social media. Had some great calls and insight from listeners as well. We posted a poll at the beginning of the show and you can vote in it as well right over there —-> Here’s… Read More »KAFM Computer Help Show Podcast – 04-17-13
You get it all in tonight’s episode of our radio show! Stock advice (take it VERY lightly) in the wake of the Facebook IPO, discussion about Google’s new Chromebooks and Chromebox (what can it do, who is it for, what other device does it compete with), Space X’s successful docking with the International Space Station, and so much more. Oh… Read More »KAFM Computer Help Show Podcast – 05-30-12
Twice in the past week I came across clients who consider themselves computer illiterate (I abhor this phrase, but that’s a whole different issue.yet could operate Facebook games like a professional gamer. The two folks (one woman, one man and both well over 70) have difficulty understanding how email operates in terms of servers, providers, etc, have not learned how to copy and paste, think that Google is THE Internet, and would rather not learn more about their security software other than asking me if it is working.
However, through the course of my visit with each of them (again, separate households), they both had browser issues with Facebook. They logged in to Facebook after typing Read More »Why are Facebook games easier than general computer use?
This report shows that social network sites, Facebook leading them all, are gaining popularity and quickly becoming more popular than even email! Social networking and blogs now more popular than email, says Nielsen | Technology | guardian.co.uk.
I helped a retired aged computer user today who was cajoled into using Facebook by his family. His Facebook friends hammered him daily about posting some pictures to his online profile. But like many computer users, he juggled time between three different photo management programs. One of them, luckily, was Google’s Picasa and I configured Picasa to locate all his… Read More »Add photos to Facebook quickly and easily – Video Tip
This month’s show centered on social networking. We had a special in-studio guest, Annie Payne (click here to reach her web site). Annie runs an extremely busy blog and writes for our local paper, The Daily Sentinel. Thanks for helping us talk about and answer questions about Facebook, Twitter, and other social networking sites Annie! In addition to the social… Read More »Computer Help Show Podcast – 02-18-09