Your Personal Geek David Strom

Do you need to make conference calls but don’t want to spend a lot of money? When it comes time to make calls that involve three or more people, there are several different ways you can do it. You can use your cell phone  if you just want to connect to two other parties, Skype […]

Allow me to show you how to hack into your own Web site. You don’t need any specialized tools or skills, and it just takes a couple of minutes. Hacking is usually a pretty arcane thing, but when all you need is a Web browser and the ability to enter the appropriate search syntax to […]

Have you ever tried to send a large file as an email attachment? Sending email attachments of any size these days is a big issue. There is the whole virus thing — because many viruses are transmitted as email attachments, and most people delete attachments from unknown senders — or they should. Also, many people […]

One of my readers has a Yahoo email address and writes: I want to have a professional e-mail system for my personal life and use outlook on my own computer (not to be confused with my employer’s computer). What would you recommend? In this podcast, I talk about the various options available. Here are links […]

Are you confused about which broadband networking provider is best for your situation? There are three basic choices you have when you want to get into the Internet fast lane: cable modems, digital subscriber line or DSL, and satellite. I have used all of them over the years and they all have plusses and minuses. […]

If you are using Windows, you probably need to reinstall your operating system every so often. I find that Windows gets gunked up after a year or so of heavy use. In this podcast, we’ll talk about what is called creating an image on your computer. No, this isn’t an episode about digital photography, but […]