Today has been a pretty productive day in the world of the Tech Guy. We just finished our spiffy new design, and finally have it installed! You may see a few glitches here or there, but we’re working on them. I know there has been a shortage of posts lately, but we’re working on that as well! Please take a moment to check out the new design, and keep on the lookout for new posts soon!

-TheTechGuy

Tech Blorge reported on a new virus, a method known as “clickjacking,” that is spreading like wildfire. Let’s face it, everyone (and their mother…literally!) is on Facebook these days. Unfortunately that makes it a great place to target viruses and malware. Click the link below to read the full story!

Facebook Clickjacking

Ever found yourself in envy of your Apple-toting friends and their 2-finger scrolling?  Well prepare yourself , because you can finally try out a few of the great multi-touch features that today’s Apple laptops have on your Windows-based laptop. Read the rest of this entry »

For those of you who haven’t figured it out…the whole “who views my profile the most” application is a humongous scam. I haven’t tried any of these Facebook apps (apps=applications) myself, but I can tell you, don’t waste your time. Here’s some information that I hope my readers will find helpful, and that I hope will save you all some time and frustration. Read the rest of this entry »

As you may or may not know, I run a business out of my home called Tech Guy Consulting. I’ve been doing this since I was 17 and have developed a pretty decent customer base in my home area. One of my loyal customers brought me their 2 year old Dell Inspiron 1525 tonight with a handful of issues, but only one stood out to me as “outside the norm.” After a factory restore, the computer power management icon (the little picture of a battery with a power cord over it –in the bottom right hand of the screen) show that the power supply is “plugged in not charging.” So I eliminated all software issues right off the bat: Read the rest of this entry »

With all the great “work related” things you can do on your Mac, every once in a while its nice to kick back and enjoy some “fun time.” That said, here are the Tech Guy’s top 5 fun, free, and addictive games for Apple Computers… Read the rest of this entry »

Okay, so you have your entire music collection on your iPod right?  That’s all well and good…but sometimes we need to get that music back off of our iPod, and iTunes doesn’t offer an easy solution for that.  If your computer hard drive crashes, or if you simply want to make a backup of your iPod, the ability to rip files from your iPod is a must.  There are plenty of paid solutions out there, but why pay for what you can easily have for free, right?

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So you received a new Mac Computer for Christmas, eh? Well, before that “new Mac” smell goes away, here are 10 programs that the Tech Guy recommends you load up immediately! They’re FREE, of course, and did I mention handy? Don’t worry, I won’t recommend anything I haven’t tried myself. Here are my suggestions…in no particular order.

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I’m a Blackberry Curve 8330 user, not the fastest Blackberry in the phone bin, but it worked for my smart phone budget. Although the native Blackberry Browser takes care of most of my basic browsing needs, I’ve found myself on several occasions needing to research a few things at once, and I just can’t do that with the native Browser. I used the previous version of Opera, but I recently noticed a new version was in beta 2, so I thought “what the heck.” Click more to view my quick review of the new Opera browser, screenshots included!

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In the following video, I’ve demonstrated a quick and efficient technique for skin smoothing using Photoshop. Your comments are welcome, and if you enjoy the Tech Guy Blog on YouTube, don’t forget to subscribe! This video is also available in HD for better detail. Read the rest of this entry »