by Joe Kraynak | Nov 10, 2009 | Product Review
Recently, I purchased an Acer Aspire One to accompany me on a trip to Europe. I needed a computer to keep up on my daily email, update my blogs, and do a little writing on the road, and I didn’t want to have to lug around a hefty laptop. About the length and width of...
by Joe Kraynak | Oct 24, 2009 | Wireless Router
Recently, while visiting friends in Denmark, I had trouble connecting my new netbook PC through their wireless router to the Internet. My host informed me that lightning had wiped out their system and they had to buy a new router, which didn’t seem as powerful as the...
by Joe Kraynak | Sep 24, 2009 | Digital Photography
I’ve used several digital photo management programs over the years, including the ones included with my digital camera and my printer. All of these programs have functioned to some degree of mediocrity. Recently, I downloaded a copy of Picasa and took it for a...
by Joe Kraynak | Aug 14, 2009 | Portable Computing, Troubleshooting
If some of the keys on your keyboard are typing numbers instead of letters, check to make sure Num Lock is not on. This seems obvious, but it’s a common occurrence on laptop and notebook computers, and it’s not as easy as just pressing a NumLock key to...
by Joe Kraynak | Jul 2, 2009 | Troubleshooting
This post assumes you have an HP network-capable printer connected to a router with a LAN cable. Instructions for wireless connections and different types of printers may vary, but the overall approach should apply to most home networks. Some time ago, I did a post...
by Joe Kraynak | Jun 19, 2009 | Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word
Everyone knows you can drag over text to select it in Word, but employing a few other text-selection strategies can help you edit more efficiently. Following are my favorite text-selection tricks: Double-click a word to highlight it, including the space after it. Hold...
by Joe Kraynak | Jun 14, 2009 | Blogging, Thesis, WordPress
Behind every WordPress blog is a theme that controls the look and layout of the blog. As I explain in “Make a Website, Changing the Look and Layout with a WordPress Theme,” you can change the entire look and layout of your WordPress blog by installing and...
by Joe Kraynak | Jun 5, 2009 | Networking, Troubleshooting
Network problems can be caused by all sorts of things, including aggressive firewalls, a faulty network installation, and even a defective or disconnected cable. Recently, however, I stumbled across a problem that didn’t respond to the usual solutions....
by Joe Kraynak | Jun 3, 2009 | Blogging, WordPress
After installing WordPress, one of the first things you should do is make sure the blog title and tagline are correct and that the author name for your posts is exactly how you want it to appear. In this post, I show you how to access and change crucial WordPress...
by Joe Kraynak | May 29, 2009 | Blogging, Thesis, Website, WordPress
In this series, I’ve been teaching the basics of making a combination website/blog using Bluehost, WordPress, and Thesis. Here’s what I’ve covered so far: In Part I: Starting with Bluehost, I showed you how to open a Bluehost account, register your own domain name,...
