This is going to sound weird, I know, but, the least expensive way to get Windows 7 is to buy Vista Home Premium. It is true, buy Vista 32 bit Home Premium for $98 and you get Windows 7 Home Premium for the cost of shipping, a few dollars more. Email me for details

I use Internet Explorer 8 almost exclusively these days because of what I believe is its’ killer feature, the ability to ”Zoom – Zoom” (Yes, I’m shamelessly borrowing from the Mazda commercials). With this feature, I can quickly and easily increase the size of the text and images with just two clicks. It’s pretty easy to miss [...]

If your computer is connected directly to a modem you need a firewall, one that is better than that offered with Windows XP, Vista or even Win 7. Fortunately there are a number of good freeware ones out there. Email for a list of software firewalls I like.

Have you backed up your important files, photos and videos today? This week? Month? If you lost all of your data would you be upset? Would it cost you money and business? Backing up your computer is easy to do. Ask me about how you can best perserve your information.

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I hope everyone had a great beginning for this new year, I know I did. Also, I want to welcome my new subscribers to The Byte Line and I want to thank Tawnya Sutherland for all her assistance this past year. Be sure to visit her website http://www.vanetworking.com/.

I’m looking forward to this new [...]