It's a good idea to keep a list of stuff you own. Here's why.
History of Fire Prevention Week, fire safety tips
A step-by-step guide to watching over what your kids are surfing on the Internet.
Neighborhood watch updates, home safety tips, and information to keep your families, homes and communities safe.
Has bad customer service happened to you?
In memory of Steve Jobs, from a fellow geek.
Bears fall to 1-2 as the Packers hand them another loss.
Tired of having multiple toolbars for different instant messaging clients? Here's how to make that all simpler.
Inside the life and times of a support tech.
Should you upgrade to Windows 8? Greg Nelson says you can hold on until you need a new computer.
The Bears take down the Atlanta Falcons 30-12 in their season opener at Soldier Field.
As we remember September 11th, a call to recommit to courtesy, concern, and compassion.
How to find out what's running on your computer, simply and easily.
How much has our security and information capacity improved in the 10 years since 9/11? Not as much as you'd think.
Where will the next Steve Jobs come from? This is why schools need to start giving our kids a better education in technology.
Shareware-ing a little PC history.
A checklist for that college-bound student who needs tech.
Larry Frieders reports on some important work being done in the treatment (cure?) of autism. Definitely worth considering.
Here's a way to open, save and view pretty much anything you want.
How to safeguard your home setup from wireless Internet thieves.
Have trouble remembering difficult passwords? Here's a tool that makes it easy.
Is cloud computing safe and easy? Not safe and easy enough for this geek.
Just because a doctor tells you that you HAVE something, it may not always reason enough to take drugs, submit to radiation, or have a part of your body removed. Think about it.
This week's CAW is five times the applications for the same low price.
The simple, easy, inexpensive solution to avoiding malware.
Local organization celebrates 65 years and adapts to changing needs.
While you're not using your computer, it could be helping to find the cure for cancer.
They are at it again! Intellectual property goes crazy.
This week, we learn to use your computer to communicate with anyone, in any language.
Need a new TV? Here's how your computer can pull double duty, for less money.
Doggie allergy season arrives - a tough time of year for anyone with allergic pets.
I'm concerned that so many of us are willing to reach for a bottle of pills when we're feeling ill instead of searching for a safe solution. As much as we hope, there is NOT a pill for every ill.
It's all about speed, and picking the right browser for safe surfing.
Here is a cool application that does what Photoshop can do, for free.
It is unrealistic (impossible?) to always eat what's best. There is an alternative.
With a new operating system in the offing, the Windows are changing... maybe.
This week's cool app lets you go video and music crazy.
Should you buy that new computer, or update the one you have? There's actually a third option that can save you money.
Larry discusses the value of living as if our bodies can serve us well if we treat them right.
Every week I'll link to a cool application that will make your tech life easier. I call it CAW (Cool Application of the Week).