Closing an email account is many people's first reaction to seeing spam sent from their account. It rarely helps, if it's even possible. I'll explain.

The best way to prepare for needing an installation disc is to create one before you need it. I'll review some approaches.

Every time Facebook makes a change to its interface, many people want to go back to what was. I'll discuss just how realistic that desire is.

Adobe Flash player is dying dead and should be avoided. I'll explain why you should be cautious if you think you still want it.

There are as many sources of beginner's information as there are beginners, it seems. The best approach is to try a few and see which works best for you.

Browser extensions are often installed with little thought to the immense security risk they present.

Occasionally, when moving a drive to another machine it'll show up as unformatted. I'll look at some possible causes and actions to take.

Some malware goes to great lengths to prevent you from downloading, running, or applying a fix. I'll tell you what steps to take.

Occasionally people suggest that usernames should be treated like passwords. While there's some merit to the idea, it's ultimately impractical.

It's tempting to just use file-copy tools to back up what you think you need. But you can easily miss something very important.