Andrew Kalinchuk

Most programs are designed for a specific operating system. This means that the software you bought in 2002 for a Windows XP PC probably won’t run in 2011 with your brand new laptop running Windows 7. But with Windows 7’s Program Compatibility Mo

E-books are becoming an increasingly popular medium for displaying information. And if you find yourself frequenting these new electronic books, you may have noticed that it becomes quite dull after a while.

Google’s Chrome web browser has been featured on Guiding Tech a number of times, either highlighting a stellar feature (or 15 of them), or explaining an invaluable extension. The impressive functionality that Google brings to web browsing keeps us,

Google News is a great way to stay up to date with the most current news stories relevant to you and the country that you live in.

The Internet can be a scary place, teeming with spam, contest scams, malicious viruses, and copycat websites. With that many factors working against us, the average web user could definitely use some protection from their browser. Luckily, all of the

Cookies. No, not the delicious kind with the chocolate, sugar, the icing and the tastiness. I am talking about Internet cookies, little pieces of information stored in your web browser comprised of text strings. Most commonly, they are used to store

My main gripe with iTunes is the lack of control over my iTunes library and what is ultimately my media collection. I always dread the inevitable struggle whenever I need to move my iTunes library well…anywhere. I, of course, being the complete tec

Internet Explorer has never been at the top when it comes to web browsing, yet it is still one of the most widely used browser on the planet and that is why we continue to highlight features that make IE u

Last week I wrote about getting started with Google Voice. Now, I want to share another great feature of the online phone service – number porting. Google Voice supports call forwarding and with this feature, you can port your existing phone number

The world wide web has made it possible for us to share our personal photos with friends and family in an integrated and fantastic way. We’ve got Flickr, Facebook, Twitter, Picasa, MySpace, Photobucket, and the list goes on.

Finally, at long last I have found a Facebook app that doesn’t make me want to tear my hair out in pure rage. No, I am not talking about Farmville. I am actually talking about two Facebook apps with a real purpose. A purpose for more than just wast

Blekko is a new entrant in the search engine space, which – according to many – has the potential to give Google a run for its money in the long run. It’s for people looking for more out of web search. Google may have a monopoly on the market a

Google has a great, big bunch of web apps on the market right now: Google Docs , Gmail , Google Cloud Print, etc. One of their more recent and enticing pieces of software is Google Voice . With Google Voice you can create a number with Google tha

Gmail has a lot of features, some that are especially great and some that are somewhat extraneous to the average user. Maybe you don’t use Google Buzz or maybe you have no use for the chat function. An advanced user like me wants more and more fro

Google Cloud Print is the long-awaited answer to my personal prayers for a functioning solution to my printing woes. With more than one home computer at my disposal, not to mention my smartphone and tablet, printing documents and emails fro

Data backup is something we’ve talked about time and again. And we intend to keep doing that. Why? Well, in spite of so much of advice and information available on this topic, people still don’t take data backup seriously. That’s why. Today, we

Libox is a free media-sharing program currently available for Windows and Mac OSX ( Android and iOS apps pending) as a desktop application, but is also accessible through any web browser (mobile browsers included). Libox promises no compression o

Flash isn’t exactly the most reliable part of the web browsing experience, and it can put a real crimp in your media consumption online. Browser crashes and plugin failures can easily cause you to lose whatever

Boomerang for Gmail is an add-on that adds a whole new spin on the way we do email. It can schedule email delivery and help you set up email reminders for received mails. In our current situation, there are only two options for sending emails.

If you have a huge number of friends on Facebook, which most of us do these days, you would agree that one major hassle that comes with keeping a long friend list is keeping track of the birthdates.