So I bought an Arduino board a couple of weeks ago from www.adafruit.com. I haven’t really had as much time to play with it as I would have liked, but I have been playing with a few of the example circuits and sketches that the kit that I bought came with. I’ve had good success [...]

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is about the adventures of Captain Nemo, his crew, and his quests/captives on board the submarine, Nautilus. Ships of war keep getting attacked and sunk. The survivors believe it to be a large whale. A harpoon ship gets sent out to track it down and kill it, but finds out [...]

This is an issue that I just came across and it only was affecting Excel 2003 for me. However it may happen in other MS Office 2003 applications (Word, PowerPoint, etc) as well. There may also be several different problems that cause this symptom so this resolution may or may not work for you. I [...]

The Google redirect malware (Virus/Rootkit/Spyware) has been around for quite some time now. I have been brought a computer to clean with this malware on it countless times. I have sometimes been able to remove it and sometimes have not been able to. From what I can tell there are numerous different pieces of malware [...]

Using A Compass Alone No map The purpose of using a compass NOT in conjunction with a map would be to hold your course while traveling towards a distant landmark. For example, you may be able to see your destination (or a prominent feature you know is close to or on the way towards your [...]

Let’s face it, GPS devices are great. I use them on a regular basis. I have GPS units for both driving navigation and while I am out in the wilderness camping, hiking, etc. I also use GPS enabled apps on my cellphone for a wide variety of activities. I am sure that the majority of [...]

With all of today’s viruses and hackers out there, Internet security is more important than ever. With no security in place it is extremely easy for a virus or hacker to access and take control of your computer. There are several reasons why they would want control of your system. You could have sensitive business [...]

Well, First let me explain the terms. Malware is a general all encompassing term that includes both spyware and viruses. Malware is defined to be any software code that is written for malicious purposes. Trojans, worms, and adware are also all types of malware. As I said, Spyware is a type of malware. It generally [...]

I just spent a week trying to redo this website. I’ve had a website up and running with WordPress for some time now, but I wanted to do something a little more advanced and a little more visually appealing. I had been using a standard free blogging theme for WordPress. It worked but was a [...]