As the so-called computer guru in my circle I get a lot of calls for help. I can usually help with an open heart and an open mind, but sometimes it just gets to be too much. Here are a couple of tips from the perspective of the computer guru to help keep the helper/helpee dynamic from damaging your relationships.

I spent several hours exploring Amazon’s Mechanical Turk service performing a variety of tasks. My advice? Don’t waste your time.

It began as a trickle.  An email from Windows Live on behalf of my friend Tricia.  An hour later three more arrive from something called Flixter on behalf of three other friends who signed up for whatever it is the site has to offer. As more websites adapt the new Facebook for Website’s interface in a grab for a slice of their 300 million users, Facebook will quickly become the glue that holds the Web [...]

A response to a previous post about adopting 64-bit operating systems in niche industries which seemed to cause some controversy among my readers.

If you intend to run niche software or devices, think twice before switching to a 64-bit operating system.