Toward the future, Android tablet in hand! What are you -- an expert, a king, a butterfly, or a maestro? How do spam filters work and why should you care? In Short Circuits: Oracle takes on Google in court, using old lenses on your new digital camera and nobody seems to use "Sony" and "leading edge" in the same sentence any more.

OneNote and Evernote are both designed to keep track of important bits of information. Which is better? Film is the final frontier for digital photographers and Exposure 4 from Alien Skin makes it easy. Windows 8 is accurately but frightenly described as as radical redesign. In Short Circuits, goodbye mister bumblebee, Facebook munches on Instagram, and Apple continue to fight a trojan attack.

Malware for your Mac, Apple workers in China will get a break, layoffs at Yahoo, Yahoo lawyers are busy, Anonymous attacks some Chinese government websites, Google found to be evil in Australia, and e-books are the present.

Powerline networking is often overlooked but might be the best choice. See why. Adobe's Content-Aware Move feature in Photoshop CS6 looks like magic. I have some tips for what to do when you have one type of file but need another. And in Short Circuits, Microsoft helps the feds and Apple newest device could make you smarter.

SnagIt has held the premiere position as a screen capture utility for Windows. The new version cements that position and issues a serious challenge to Mac utilities. Snap Art 3 from Alien Skin puts painterly effects within reach of any digital photographer. If you're a Photoshop fan, just wait until you hear what's coming in 2013. In Short Circuits, the $1000 phone bill and Amazon goes robotic.

After two weeks of working with the Windows 8 Consumer Preview I summarze, the scary stuff, the hits, the bugs--and look at what happens if the Start Menu never does return. In Short Circuits: The difficult task of buying a mouse, no more Encyclopedia Britannica books, and an astonishingly stupid spam.

The new Lightroom 4 from Adobe reaches new heights in photo processing. If you'll be replacing a computer anytime soon, you may enjoy a discussion on the subject. The new Ipad provides more of everything but nothing new. And Android Market is now Google Play.

Windows 8 inches closer with release of the Consumer Preview. If you find the Windows Explorer insufficient, take a look at Nexus File. Public Computers -- a lot like public bathrooms, only worse. And in Short Circuits, limits on the unlimited plan by AT and T still vex users and some members of Anonymous have been arrested.

When Windows has a problem, it's time to call in Linux. Google is in hot water again. Soon you might be able to have a little Ubuntu on you Android device. In Short Circuits: Bad timing for Sony, cleaning your office, and scamming the scammers.

Is it an either-or question (Windows or Mac?) or should Linux be considered, too? Lynda.com adds a small feature that will have a big impact. When you have a bunch of files to rename, you need the Bulk Rename Utility. In Short Circuits, Apple says it will audit Foxconn, I recommend Walter Isaacson's book about Steve Jobs, and Adobe has an app for Android devices.