Rick Broida - Author - Good Gear Guide

Stories by Rick Broida

Article | 18/05/2010 How to stop MS Office from always asking you to accept its EULA

Reader Jean has a problem: she installed Office 2003 on her brand new Windows 7 system, and every single time she runs it, a pop-up forces her to acce...

Article | 20/05/2010 VGA, DVI or HDMI for a monitor connection?

Reader Mike ordered a new Dell system that came with a 21.5-inch LCD monitor. Although the monitor includes VGA, DVI, and HDMI inputs, it included onl...

Article | 26/05/2010 Curb PC annoyances: Windows 7, Office, monitor tips

Sometimes manufacturers and software developers do strange things, like package a VGA cable with a monitor that should use a HDMI or DVI connection, o...

Article | 20/05/2010 How to troubleshoot a faulty Internet connection

Just got back from my folks' house, where Mom and Dad were each encountering the same problem with their respective computers: frequent, sporadic loss...

Article | 19/05/2010 How to fix your family's PC problems

When the phone rings in my house, there's a 50/50 chance it's a call for help--tech help. Maybe it's my sister trying to figure out why her wireless m...

Article | 14/05/2010 Convert Windows 7 TV recordings to DVR-MS format

Despite a few seriously annoying bugs, the Windows 7 version of Windows Media Center is without a doubt the best yet.

Article | 13/05/2010 Create cool 3D photos at Start 3D

If you've ever wanted to play around with 3D photography but lack the time, equipment, and/or know-how, you owe yourself a visit to Start 3D.

Article | 20/04/2010 How to stop iTunes links from automatically launching iTunes

A couple months ago, Apple started migrating the App Store to the Web, meaning you could read all about an app without having to actually load iTunes...

Article | 27/04/2010 Sluggish Firefox? This quick 'fix' might help

For months now, I've been grappling with a weird problem: At seemingly random times, Firefox would turn to molasses. I'd click a link and it would tak...

Article | 23/04/2010 How to 'unlike' a fan page on the 'new' Facebook

For a site that's so incredibly popular, Facebook sure knows how to aggravate its users.

Article | 8/04/2010 Get started with Twitter in three easy steps

Twitter may have become a household name, but it remains a mystery to many people. Perhaps even most people. For the next few days, I'm going to put o...

Article | 9/04/2010 Access your Twitter account on the run

Over the last couple days you've learned how to set up a Twitter account and make fun and practical use of the service. Now let's look at ways you can...

Article | 10/04/2010 How to access Twitter while you pretend to work

Yesterday you learned how to access your Twitter account on the run. Ah, but what about at the office? What if you can't get a good cell signal at you...

Article | 16/03/2010 Whip up super-cool art objects with ImageChef

Want to soup up your Facebook profile picture? Create some custom artwork to go with, say, a party invitation? How about generating some fun and eye-c...

Article | 8/04/2010 Three ways to make good use of Twitter

When it comes to Twitter, I prefer to be a consumer, not a producer. In other words, I know no one cares what I had for breakfast, so I don't bother t...