Moving email from one machine to another is a snap when you're using Thunderbird as your email program. I'll show you how.

Hack or hacking can mean several different things -- both good and bad -- depending on the context. I'll review the most common definitions.

The purpose of the System Idle Process is to get out of the way to let other processes run. So what does it mean if the SIP is using 100% CPU on your slow system?

Pagefile.sys is the "paging file" that contains Windows' virtual memory. You can easily remove it -- if you understand the ramifications.

Porn spam doesn't mean anyone did anything illicit. Everyone gets spam, and some of it is porn. Lack of spam doesn't imply you've been good, either.

Chargers and power supplies come in a wide variety of configurations. Choosing the right one is important. I'll look at a few of the parameters.

Configuring a PC-based email program to use IMAP and have it constantly download email as a backup is a reasonable way to go.

Many households have computers used for sensitive things sharing a network with less trustworthy users. Here's how to increase your security.

While you can't find the specific owner of an IP address, there are a few tools to see what IP-related information you can get.

Can a computer really do nothing? Yes and no. When it's doing nothing, it has to do something, and that something is the System Idle Process, waiting for something to do.