Like it or not, humans are forgetful.  Admit it; even the best of us have forgotten lots of important information over the years.  Ask me; I managed to forget to make hotel reservations three days in a row this week, even though people reminded me each day!  I’ve often envied cameras and phones; they run out of storage space, and we simply stick in a new, larger SD card.  Evernote claims it can help you Remember Everything, but...

Would you like some free tech eBooks to read?  O’Reilly Press is one of the world’s largest tech publishers, and today the majority of their books are available for purchase as DRM-free eBooks in PDF, mobi, epub, and Android app formats.  Their eBooks are often substantially cheaper than the print books, but still often cost between $9 and $30.  If you’d like some free books to read, though, O’Reilly has some that...

I haven’t added my recent articles to Techinch lately, so here’s a whole load of them.  I’m trying to figure out a better way to share links; I would like to do Tumblr-style link posts, and need to see if I can hack that into my theme.  Anyhow, for now, here’s everything I’ve written since my last How-to Geek update: Customize the Default Screensavers in Windows 7 and Vista Complete Guide to Symbolic Links (symlinks) on...

Regular readers know I’m a fan of ebooks, and have recently written several posts about reading ebooks on your computer.  I’m also a fan of desktop virtualization, and have published numerous articles here and at How-to Geek about Virtual PC, VMware, VirtualBox, and the (in my words) Desktop Virtualization Wars.  So, when I was recently contacted by a representative of Packt Publishing about reviewing a book they’ve...

Kindle for PC is one of my favorite new programs for Windows, and a recent update made it even better.  The Kindle Store offers more new ebooks than most other ebook stores, and the terms usually allow you to keep books on up to 5 computers and devices.  I use my netbook as an ebook reader, and with all the ebook programs I’ve tried I still prefer the Kindle app.  Here’s what the newest update brings to Kindle for PC Getting the...