Internet security and traffic management

Like many of you, we have a bunch of devices connected to our home internet connection.  A couple phones, tablets, laptops, a game console, TVs, etc.  And more wifi devices keep coming!  (You can get WiFi enabled thermostats and light bulbs now!)  You need a fairly...

What is the big deal with JAVA?

Java has had a lot of press lately. So what is going on? Java has been around since nearly the beginning of the internet. It is a powerful platform and most users know of it as a plugin for their web browsers. It is a lot more than just a plugin, but we are only going...

Windows 8 will frustrate you

EDIT: I wrote this almost one year ago and have since upgraded the 8.1 and put decent effort into learning it. I am actually enjoying using the operating system. If you need something that looks like Windows XP, then stick with Windows 7.  But 8.1 isn’t bad if...