As more of us rely on memory keys, thumb drives, and other portable storage devices to save our sensitive information, it is imperative that we ensure the stored information is secured and remains private. The list below is a compilation of various applications that are designed to encrypt the information...

If you own an iPhone, iPod, Palm Pre, Sony PSP, or any other mobile device that allows you to playback video, then you need to download this free application. Any Video Converter allows you to convert various video formats into smaller and compatible video formats used by popular mobile devices. The...

So you’ve got two computers at home and one at work which you browse the internet and are constantly bookmarking your favorite sites to. The problem is that unless you copy those bookmarks to a flash drive or other media you will not be able to access the same bookmarks on all three computers....

In previous articles I detailed how I was able to move from Outlook 2007 to Google’s online services for all of my email and organizational functions. In this article I’ll cover how I am able to access my Gmail, Google Calendar, and other information on the go. When I started using the...

I’ve always struggled with time management and prioritization of tasks, as a full time employee, part time graduate student, editor for this website, freelancer, husband, friend, and soon to be father time management is very, very important. During a recent trip I made it a point to read Benjamin...

As a frequent user of the Gmail mobile application for my Blackberry I find myself constantly accessing the help menu to view the shortcut keys and try to skip the menus in Gmail. I was quickly annoyed with the back and forth and decided to create a credit card sized cheat sheet with all the shortcuts....

I’ve been reading some of the comments posted several articles I have written with instructions on downloading videos from the internet. Many visitors pointed out DownloadHelper as a good alternative to some of the tools that I’ve listed, so I took the opportunity and tried it for myself....

This past week I downloaded the new version (3) of OpenOffice.org, so far I like the improvements and the ease of use. Like many other programs that I write about on this website, I will be writing a series of tutorials on using the Open Office Suite, I aim to make this a the resource for those of...