Find the Best Tech Gifts for Dad this Father’s Day Father’s Day, aka “Dad Appreciation Day,” is rapidly approaching and there are some great online resources that can help you to show dad (or help the kiddos show their main man) that he’s one of a kind. Before you pick up another tie or coffee [...]
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Andrea Eldridge is CEO and co-founder of Nerds On Call, an on-site computer and electronics repair service for homes and businesses. Andrea established the company with her husband, Ryan, from a...Read More »
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Tech Gifts for Dad on Father’s Day Monday, June 10th, 2013 -
Job Hunting after Graduation: Manage your Online Reputation Thursday, June 6th, 2013Manage your Online Reputation while Job Hunting after Graduation Once your proud graduate has grown up too quickly and has left the podium with her diploma, she’s probably ready to jump into the “real world” of getting a stable job at a big company and starting a career. But we all know that the “real [...]
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Learn About Two-Step Verification and Which Services Use It Wednesday, June 5th, 2013Why Should You Use Two-Step Verification? A lot of online services have announced recently that they’re introducing two-step or two-factor verification for their users. It all started when Google implemented the security feature into their Google services, but what exactly is two-step verification? Two-step verification solves a very old problem with computer security. If a [...]
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Bing vs Google: The Challenge Tuesday, June 4th, 2013The Bing vs Google Challenge When it comes to searching the net, Google is the far and away market leader. In the U.S., Google captures an average of 67% of monthly queries with the runner-up, Microsoft’s Bing, accounting for just about 17%. Microsoft wants to change the public’s searching habits with their “Bing It On” [...]
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Summer Computer Protection for and from the Kids Monday, June 3rd, 2013Summer Computer Protection From the Kids Summer is the season for computer mayhem. The kids are home from school, often unsupervised, and boredom does not bode well for you system’s health and welfare. Your endlessly-curious teenager will inevitably find a million add-ons, applications and potentially shifty files to download onto your system while you’re at [...]
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Nerds On Call: Complaints about Windows 8 lead Microsoft to Deploy Fixes Saturday, June 1st, 2013Nerds On Call: Complaints about Windows 8 lead Microsoft to Deploy Fixes If you’ve used Windows 8 yet, chances are you have your fair share of frustrations with the operating system. Perhaps it’s the lack of the start button, the way that snapping works, or otherwise it’s just too confusing. In a welcome move, the [...]
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Cyber Attacks Increasing Around the World Thursday, May 30th, 2013Cyber Attacks on the Rise around World There’s a new type of war being waged in the metropolitan areas of the digital world. Just like the “war on terror,” this war is also composed of highly unpredictable attacks by an unseen and unknown enemy. These attacks are called “cyber attacks,” and they’re carried out not [...]
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Xbox One Controversy Has Begun Tuesday, May 28th, 2013Xbox One Controversy Starts Over Internet Connectivity by Andrea Eldridge On May 21, 2013, Microsoft revealed details of their highly anticipated new game console, the Xbox One, scheduled to be available for sale near the end of the year. The first major hardware overhaul for the Xbox in over seven years, gamers have been eagerly awaiting [...]
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Get the Most out of Travel Booking Websites – Part 2 Monday, May 27th, 2013
Tips for Using Travel Booking Websites – Part 2 by Andrea Eldridge Over the last few weeks we’ve been exploring online tools to plan a great summer vacation. From finding the best deals to doing Disney to cruising, the Internet offers a wealth of resources to get you where you want to go with fewer headaches. [...]
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Don’t Trash it: Use a Monitor to Watch TV Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013Use a Monitor to Watch TV by Andrea Eldridge Anyone with a monitor in their closet gathering dust has probably thought the same thing: “Why can’t I just use this to watch TV?” You can! As more people transition to mobile devices or upgrade their screen when replacing their PC, there are decent monitors taking up [...]
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