Problem with my router?

Recently, I’ve had a few of my clients book appointments complaining of slow connections to the Internet or a potential “bad router”.  No matter what the brand, Linksys, Netgear, Belkin, or DLink, I get this question.  How do I tell if I have a bad...

Mac OS X – Canon MP260 – Wireless Printer offline and cannot scan

Today, one of my regular home user clients had an issue with her Canon wireless printer.  Her Mac OS X computer was no longer recognizing the printer as being ready / connected.  Instead it appeared as offline to the Mac.  The printer was a multifunction device (e.g....

Traveling abroad, I need to talk and phone home!

One of my regular clients asked me today for options regarding solutions for calling home or making other phone calls while traveling abroad.  This client does not have the need for an international plan from his wireless carrier as the travel is not often enough to...

Switch windows in 3-D (with Windows Vista and Windows 7)

This week, one of my clients asked me how to “scroll through windows in 3-D”.  What he was talking about was something called 3-D Window Switching in Windows Vista and Windows 7, a feature enabled with the Windows Aero (glass effect) interface. ...