I recently wrote about the hand crank flashlight I picked up at Target prior to heading out for a weekend of hiking. I continue to think the hand crank concept is brilliant and offer a little history on the flashlight invention.

Taking photos in the great outdoors presents some challenges not readily addressed by automatic configuration and the typical point-and-shoot approach to snapping photos of friends indoors. Before you step out into nature for a hike, paddle a canoe down your favorite river or pack for a camping excusion, check out these tips for better outdoor photography.

I recently wrote about some frustrations with Windows Firewall where each time you attempt to start it, it returns Error 10047. This occurs after using Microsoft Anti Spyware to clean junk from your system. Fortunately there's an easy fix, which I talk about both in the article and in this latest audio post.

I recently got a question for a reader about how to secure information on a laptop running Windows XP. This audio post covers encryption, password protection techniques and removal of privacy violating files from your system.

Listen to this quick tip on watching standard definition video on an HDTV screen.