Anything that moves makes noise. And your personal computer is an assemblage of whirring, spinning, vibrating parts.  read more »

With the right software and a few plug-in instruments, anyone (really, anyone) can be a rock star in his own home.  read more »

The lines between data, audio and video cables now completely blurred. And many devices can now communicate wirelessly. But that doesn't mean the world of wiring is simpler.  read more »

Just when you thought you'd mastered the mess of wires, plugs and ports required for HDTV and multichannel sound, the new era of networked home entertainment is changing everything-again.  read more »

The beginning of a new year presents us with the ideal opportunity to imagine where we might be going by examining where we’ve been.

A year is a long time in the tech world, and a lot of things happened in 2009. Our own little corner of it (Tech Tips) is no exception.  In this issue of Tech Tips, we’ll take a look back at some of the great articles we brought you in 2009.   read more »

To All of our Loyal Tech Tips Subscribers:

Another year has passed us by, and we want to express our most

sincere thanks and appreciation for your continued support!

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Everyone on the Tech Tips Team would like to wish you and yours a wonderful holiday season in the company of family and friends -

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Geeks.com!

In last week’s Tech Tip we looked at the Top Ten Tech Winners for 2009. Though some of the gizmos, gadgets or tech trends didn’t start in 2009 – some certainly culminated that year. This week we’ll look at the Bottom 10 in Tech, what we like to call the LOWLY LOSERS:  read more »

Over the next two weeks, Tech Tips is going to take a trip down memory lane. We are going to wax nostalgic over the year 2009 and take a look at some of the top and bottom Tech for the year. Some will be product specific while others will be things that really caught fire or kind of fizzed out like a wet sparkler during the year. Of course we filter them through our special Geek “thick as a Coke bottle” glasses.

In this week’s installment,we present the Top 10 Tech Winners for 2009, so without further ado we give you the WINNERS’ CIRCLE!  read more »

In June, 2009 the folks at Google conducted an interesting experiment. They asked a bunch of people in Times Square the question What is a Web browser? Only 8% of the people asked knew what a browser was. Luckily, most (if not all) of the people reading the TechTips in this space know what a browser is …  read more »

Tablet PCs may be the next big thing in computers, but netbooks are cheap and widely available now. Why wait for Apple (or TechCrunch) to do it for you?  read more »