Several months ago I wrote about VMware’s release of VMware Player 3.0.  This was a major upgrade to VMware’s free desktop virtualization offering, adding support for creating virtual machines and running them in Unity mode.  Windows 7’s release, then on the other hand, boosted desktop virtualization’s position in the marketplace with XP Mode which brings a virtualized copy of XP to Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise, and...

For all the talk about Gmail, Hotmail is still a very viable and highly used webmail service.  My main email account is a Windows Live Hotmail, and I can easily access it from Outlook, hotmail.com, or my Windows Phone, depending on what I’m doing.  Most of my emails come to my @live.com Hotmail address, but I also have a number of other email accounts, including from my college, Gmail, and more.  The great thing is that all...

What’s the best way to make tech simpler? Well, what’s better than detailed how-to guides on the very best of Windows, virtualization, apps, the cloud, and more?  How-To Geek has been doing a great job at this for some time, and they have many very helpful posts with vibrant screenshots and detailed instructions on ways to make tech work better for you.  And I’m proud to announce that I’ve joined their team!  I’ve...

Social networks can make your life easier.  In the past, you had to individually email each of your friends, or perhaps print out 30 pictures to mail to them all.  Now, one update and everyone know’s what’s important to you right now.  Social networks can also make your life harder.  Who wants to join and update the 35 trillion networks there are today? So why do you use the networks you do?  Likely, because there’s a...

Ok, when’s the last time someone told you to give your computer vitamins?  We try to protect our computers from viruses with antivirus software, so what would giving your computer vitamins do?  Well, antivirus (and antimalware) software protects your computer from digital harm and data theft, but vitamins might protect your computer and more from physical theft!  Well, Vitamin D that is. Vitamin D is an amazingly powerful...