What is file compression? Have you ever seen a zip file? A single file that ends in .zip or has an icon of a box with a zipper on it or something like that? A zip file is a single file that can contain many files and folders organized within it. It is also […]
Remember a few weeks ago when we went above and beyond to help our friend repair the screen on his laptop? We’re once again wearing our Tech Support hats. This time it’s a dead laptop. Here’s how it all went down. Earlier this week, we got a call from our friend, Ellen, who had bad news. Her laptop would […]
We’ve got a secret. We like big bandwidth and we cannot lie. But seriously, you often never know what you’ve got until it’s gone. This happened to us with bandwidth. In a matter of months, we got rid of our cable, moved exclusively to using on-line providers like Aman Prime and their Fire TV stick, […]
Do you have awesome friends that you go to whenever you need technical support? To people we know, we’re those friends! So today, we’re sharing our recent experience helping our friend Keith. The Story Keith cracked his laptop lid and ordered a replacement. He called us when the steps needed to repair it numbered into the 20s. The day […]
Greetings my friends. If you’ve been hanging out here at The Nerd Garden you may have heard that, in addition to being geeky, generally tech-savvy, and all-around cool people, Steph and I are also musicians. Today I wanted to take some time to show off one of my favorite instruments. The guitar! Guitars! Oh yeah, man. […]
Hello and happy Monday to my fellow nerds! A few months ago, Aaron and I did a post on tablets for kids. At that time we talked about the iPad as a great, kid-friendly solution. Since then, many people have asked us how we set up restrictions for the iPad. Ask and you shall receive, […]
I was walking though my local Target this morning and it hit me. I remembered an article I’d read the other day that said Target has the new NES classic in stock now. I rush over to the electronics department, dragging my 5-year-old-son behind me and… Sold out! via GIPHY Aw man. I really wanted […]
Hello. My name is Aaron and I have a confession…I use text editors. Don’t judge. You don’t understand. I mean I use them for almost everything. I use them when it doesn’t make sense to use them. Do I write notes in Word or LibreOffice? No! I use a text editor. I wrote the first draft of […]
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