When you ask someone for help, stack the deck in your favor by painting a clear picture of the problem you're experiencing.

When scanning for wireless connections, you may find several that are unknown, yet appear open and available. Using them is very risky.

Spam is inevitable; just don't ask for more.

If you run a website and have someone administering it for you -- a system administrator or "sysadmin" -- they may have much more power than you realize.

A checklist to resolve Windows not recognizing USB devices.

Macrium Reflect is clearer and more fully featured than Windows' built-in backup. It's easier to understand and ultimately, I trust it more.

A few email providers have an email-forwarding feature, but most do not. If available, forwarding only works as long as you continue to own the original account.

It was 20 years ago today I started having something to say.

Some stone tablets may have survived, but that doesn't mean they're something to rely on. What it does mean is perhaps you haven't thought through all the issues.

When transferring NTFS-formatted disks from one machine to another, permissions can restrict access. I'll cover both Widows GUI and command line solutions.