The internet is crawling with all sorts of scams. The desperate and the ignorant are often being taken advantage of through scams such as job hunter scams or debt relief scams. Others include work from home schemes, lottery scams and … Continue reading
In this fifth and final part of the easy tech support series, the folks from Google focus on ways to find information on… you guessed it… Google. It may seem like a lot of self-advertising, but they present us with … Continue reading
In this fourth part of the easy tech support series, the folks from Google focus on questions that novice computer users might have regarding digital media. The videos are also available on the Teach Parents Tech site. For previous posts … Continue reading
A programming language is a way for a human being (the programmer) to communicate with a machine (the computer) in an intermediary form that both will understand. Computers process information in binary form, which only has two characters: 0 and … Continue reading
This is the third post of the easy tech support series, which are intended to help new computer users. The videos shown in those posts were made by a few folks at Google and are also available at Teach Parents … Continue reading
Whether we realize it or not digital signage is all around us. From digital billboards, public transport signage, to digital displays at the grocery store or gas station, we are always exposed to tons of advertisement. The digital media industry … Continue reading
In a previous post, I provided videos you could use to help out novice computer users. The videos were made by a few folks at Google and are also available at Teach Parents Tech. If you have friends or family … Continue reading
“This ‘telephone’ has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communication. The device is inherently of no value to us.” –Western Union internal memo, 1876. “Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons.” … Continue reading
If you are a gamer then you know where Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony stand today, but how did we get here? To answer that question we have to journey back to 1976 to truly understand the system wars of today. … Continue reading
Do you know someone that doesn’t know much about computers or how to use them properly and always asks you for help? Well now, thanks to Google, you have a handy tool to help them out easily. A few folks … Continue reading