Are PCs Dying? Of Course Not, Here’s Why

Are PCs Dying? Of Course Not, Here’s Why: "Reports of the PC’s demise have been greatly exaggerated. We’ve all heard that everyone’s just buying tablets and throwing out their keyboards and mice. But, if you live in the real world, you see people using PCs every day.

The statistics show that PCs are still selling in large numbers and are used much more than tablets. But we don’t need statistics to see this — we all know that huge amounts of people still use and need PCs."



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How To Fix High CPU Usage In Windows

How To Fix High CPU Usage In Windows: "If your computer fans frequently hit top speeds, it’s a sign that your CPU is fully loaded. Simultaneously, your computer may slow down. That’s annoying, especially if you’re not actually doing anything.
The CPU (central processing unit), also known as processor, is the brain of your computer. Like your own noggin, it can become overwhelmed if bombarded with too many processes, or if a single task consumes undue attention. Just as you may find work difficult when overwhelmed, your processor can slow to a crawl if too much is asked of it at once."



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Mind Mapping On The iPad: Here Are Your Options

Mind Mapping On The iPad: Here Are Your Options: "Whether you’re studying or brainstorming: making mind maps can be an essential skill. Paper works fine in a pinch, but technology makes the whole process ten times easier.
Your iPad, in particular, is the ideal study companion and works wonders for creating mind maps. There are some incredible third party tools that make it especially fast and easy to create a wide variety of mind maps and other diagrams with your tablet."



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Apps that make you say “Wow!” - The Kim Komando Show

Apps that make you say “Wow!” - The Kim Komando Show: "Remember when we loved technology? I like it not just for all the great things it can help us do, but also for that ineffable feeling of wonder that a bright technological idea can sometimes give us. Remember when you first started to play with the Internet? The first time you Skyped with a loved one far away? The first text from someone who claimed all this digital stuff was too hard?"



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The Mobile App, Composing Mail, and Conversations — www.howtogeek.com

The Mobile App, Composing Mail, and Conversations — www.howtogeek.com: "In this lesson, we’ll continue our tour of Gmail interface by covering the Gmail app, specifically the Android version. Then we’ll finally get to the good stuff by showing you how to compose messages and how you can easily follow your messages with Gmail’s unique conversation view."



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A Free Microsoft Office: Is Office Online Worth Using? — www.howtogeek.com

A Free Microsoft Office: Is Office Online Worth Using? — www.howtogeek.com: "Microsoft’s Office Online is a completely free, web-based version of Microsoft Office. This online office suite is clearly competing with Google Docs, but it’s also a potential replacement for the desktop version of Office."



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Gmail Guide: Getting to Know Gmail

Gmail Guide: Getting to Know Gmail: "This series is intended to help you master the important and useful features of Google’s Gmail and its simple but smart interface. By the end of these lessons, we’ll take you from a rookie to a power user."



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An introduction to Microsoft Office Online

An introduction to Microsoft Office Online: "Microsoft has launched Office Online, a free, online version of its Office productivity suite. It's not surprising that it has been launched, as Microsoft continues to hone its cloud and unification vision. What is surprising for many people is finding out that Microsoft already had a free online version of Office available."



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Google Authorship: The Complete Handbook for Getting Respect, Readers, and Rankings - Boost Blog Traffic

Google Authorship: The Complete Handbook for Getting Respect, Readers, and Rankings - Boost Blog Traffic: "As an online writer, you’re always interested in new ways to get traffic, right?

Of course you are. And with good reason.

You’re serious about your craft, you take pride in your content, and you want – in fact deserve – the widest possible audience."



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How to Reset Your iPhone or iPad, Even if it Won’t Boot

How to Reset Your iPhone or iPad, Even if it Won’t Boot: "You can easily reset your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to factory default settings. If you’re experiencing problems — even if it won’t boot — you can reinstall the entire iOS operating system.

There are several ways to do this, and we’ll go through them from the simplest to the most complicated. You’ll need a PC or Mac with iTunes installed to restore your device’s operating system."



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