Andrew Malek

When dining out alone you should not be forced to expect inattentive service and dark, uncomfortable seating in high traffic areas. Learn what you can do to make eating solo a more pleasurable experience.

Time and possibly money-saving advice for everyone who uses a computer and/or surfs the Internet. Topics include the importance of making backups, warnings on posting photos to social networks, and understanding security question risks.

Have you just purchased a new desktop or laptop computer? Congratulations, and hopefully you will get plenty of use out of your new machine, whether it is for business, finance, research, multimedia, or purely entertainment (or a little of all the above). But wait - don't open the boxes, plug in...

When you purchased your computer or installed a new operating system, more than likely it came bundled with a web browser such as Internet Explorer or Apple Safari. While this browser seems to offer all the features you need when surfing the Internet, other alternatives exist such as Mozilla Firefox,...

People are always "on the go" these days, and the convenience of a laptop computer fits with our busy schedules. Thus it makes sense that depending on several analyst reports, more people worldwide choose to purchase laptops instead of desktops. With today's popularity of netbooks, tablet PCs, and digital media...

It never fails - awhile back, perhaps it was a few years, perhaps it was only a few months, you bought a new super-fast, top-of-the-line desktop or laptop computer. At first it ran fantastic - there were few software crashes, browser pages visually popped onscreen, and games ran smoothly at...

If you access web-based services such as social networking websites, message forums, or online banking applications, you've probably had to register for a user account. This sometimes drawn-out process required you to enter a login name as well as a password (or get one assigned to you), providing some sense...

Electronic mail and instant messaging seem very different from phone conversations or postal mail. In fact, it's almost as if a new language has been born from these mediums. E-mail and instant messages tend to appear to the uninitiated as meaningless collections of misspelled words, nonsense letter combinations, and odd...

Nowadays, more Internet users are turning away from software-based e-mail programs run on their own computers such as Outlook and Windows Mail and towards web-based e-mail services like Yahoo! Mail, Google's Gmail, and Microsoft's Hotmail. Some sign onto free e-mail services just for their personal accounts and access software-based e-mail...

Newer digital cameras may allow for faster exposures, larger printouts by taking photos with more megapixels, and increased photographic opportunities with enhanced zoom capabilities. While new digital cameras seem to be released every month, with today's worrisome economy it may not be possible to take advantage of these technological advancements. Though...