Robert Wenger's Computing and Tech Blog

Does This Blog Need a New Look?

Robert Wenger — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 23:55:18 +0000

Hi everyone! I’m currently writing what I believe is already the longest post I’ve done to date, but I thought I would ask an important question while I’m finishing it up. I’m thinking that my blog could use an update in the theme department. To me, the look is starting to get old. When I [...]

2012 – New Year, New Resolutions

Robert Wenger — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 02:49:46 +0000

Last year around this time I decided to make a resolution. However, I knew that most resolutions tend to fail after about a week, so I wanted to make mine simple. I decided on something that I thought wouldn’t be too difficult: Do everything better in 2011 than 2010. I think it worked out fairly [...]

Why Facebook Will Never Charge Its Users

Robert Wenger — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 02:07:09 +0000

Facebook will NEVER charge for users to access their accounts. I saw this status pop up today: FACEBOOK JUST RELEASED THEIR PRICE GRID FOR MEMBERSHIP. $9.99 PER MONTH FOR GOLD MEMBER SERVICES, $6.99 PER MONTH FOR SILVER MEMBER SERVICES, $3.99 PER MONTH FOR BRONZE MEMBER SERVICES, FREE IF YOU COPY AND PASTE THIS MESSAGE BEFORE [...]

Customize Your “Send To” Menu

Robert Wenger — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 20:57:12 +0000

Have you ever right-clicked on a file to send it somewhere, just to find that Windows won’t send it to your preferred destination via the Send to menu? I encountered that problem a little while ago, and I decided to figure out how to fix it. If you find yourself moving files to the same [...]

Toshiba Satellite L305-S5919 Laptop Repair [pics]

Robert Wenger — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 04:10:35 +0000

I got a call from a guy two days ago about his Toshiba Satellite L305-S5919 laptop. He said the DC jack was messed up, and he wanted me to take a look at it. When he brought me the laptop, I looked at the jack and it was extremely loose. It looked like a fun [...]

Ocean Images – How to Make Water in GIMP

Robert Wenger — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 03:14:55 +0000

Recently, a thunderstorm knocked out our internet for 11 days. Given that I’m a blogger, forum administrator and somewhat of an all-around tech guy, I felt under-equipped without the Internet. Every few minutes, I thought “I wish I could Google that…”. I felt disconnected from the world, especially when seeing things on TV I hadn’t [...]

Using Drafts – Streamlining Writing

Robert Wenger — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 21:30:19 +0000

Anyone who does any type of semi-regular writing, whether it be in school, for a regular publication, or (like me) for a blog or website, knows the drill when it comes to creating a (hopefully) masterful literary work – think of an idea, try to remember these ideas, write the piece/paper, check for errors, then [...]

Decluttering Your Email – Master the Mess

Robert Wenger — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 05:22:05 +0000

Have you ever had your email build up so much that the very sight of your inbox becomes a frightening premonition of a long, difficult task? Once clutter of any form piles up to a certain point, it seems to take over – it seems unmanageable. What’s the best way to tackle email clutter? I [...]

How to learn SEO

Robert Wenger — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 02:29:33 +0000

These days, everyone and their brother wants to learn Search Engine Optimization, or SEO. Everyone wants to get their website listed by the mighty search engines that can drive traffic to their website like nothing else can, but they seem to be looking for people to spoon-feed them the “secrets” on how to become the [...]

Horrible Spammers

Robert Wenger — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 17:00:44 +0000

The spammers to this blog (every blog and forum has them) are ridiculously out of date with their tactics. Check out this recent spam comment: I feel that is a fascinating point, it made me suppose a bit. Thanks for sparking my considering cap. Now and again I am getting such a lot in a [...]