Keeping Flash Drives Secure By Conn McQuinn
November 19, 2009
My USB flash drives (or thumb drives or whatever!) are really handy, but also really easy to misplace.  Is there a way to protect the files if (or when) I lose it?The good news about USB drives is that you can inexpensively store many More..

How to avoid background noise in our podcasts by Conn Quinn
May 27, 2009
We’re trying to create podcasts in our class, but we’re having a really hard time recording without getting a lot of background noise.  (A classroom is not a particularly quiet place!)  What can we do to minimize this problem?In the More..

How can I hook up my document camera so I can view the images on the computer?
April 19, 2009
Most of the document cameras made in the last two or three years have a very cool feature that is often overlooked.  Typically, the document camera is hooked up to the computer projector and the computer is hooked up to the document More..

What is the difference between a regular hard drive and an SSD drive? By Conn McQuinn
April 15, 2009
SSD (depending on whom you ask) either stands for “Solid State Drive” or “Solid State Disk.”  Solid State Drive makes more sense, because the most important characteristic of an SSD is that it in fact has no disk – instead, it stores More..

Hard Drive Cleanup
January 26, 2009
I’ve been trying to make room on my Windows XP computer’s hard drive.  I’ve deleted applications, thrown out old files by the bunch, and yet I still don’t seem to be freeing up as much space as I would expect.I just went through this More..

Storytelling 2.0
August 26, 2008
Listen to the podcast --> Question: What web-based tools are available to use for digital storytelling? The IT Guy says: The good news about all this Web 2.0 stuff is that there are more options all the time for tools our More..

Shoehorning big software onto a small computer
August 19, 2008
Listen to the podcast --> Question: Is is possible to install Windows on the new ultramobile PCs (UMPCs)? The IT Guy says: As the selection of UMPCs (such as the Asus EeePC) continues to grow, they get more and more attention. More..

Moodling around
August 5, 2008
Listen to the podcast --> Question: Is there a way we can explore the use of Moodle without going through the effort of setting up our own server? The IT Guy says: "Moodle" is an open-source learning management system More..

Program list in alphabetical order
July 29, 2008
Listen to the podcast --> Question: The program list on my PC is in the order the applications were installed. It would be a lot easier to find things if they were in alphabetical order. How can I change that? The IT Guy More..

Upgraded program, now can't open from desktop
July 22, 2008
Listen to the podcast --> Question: I just downloaded an upgrade to one of my programs, and now I can't open from the desktop (or the Start menu). What's wrong? The IT Guy says: What has probably happened is that the shortcut More..

Receiving Files from Office 2007
July 15, 2008
Listen to the podcast --> Question: I am starting to receive files from people that use Office 2007, and I can't open them with my Office software. Is there a way to read them? The IT Guy says: When Microsoft released Office More..

USB Microphones
July 8, 2008
Listen to the podcast --> Question: We bought some new USB microphones to use with our Windows computers, and they seem to work with everything but Photo Story 3. Is there a way to fix this? The IT Guy says: When you plug More..

Microsoft's Vista
July 1, 2008
Listen to the podcast --> Question: We've upgraded to Vista, and all the menus in my folders are gone! Is there a way to get them back? The IT Guy says: Microsoft's Vista operating system is a pretty dramatic departure More..

My PC on my HDTV ASAP
June 24, 2008
Listen to the podcast Question:  The IT Guy says:If my new HDTV is digital, and my PC monitor is digital, shouldn't I be able to hook up my PC to my HDTV? That is indeed the case. And let me tell you, there's nothing like a computer More..