Ed. note: Reader Harsha Kotcherlakota wrote in to our tips box with a very detailed, very cool guide to how he uses a few Firefox extensions we’ve featured to create dedicated, always-available-yet-unobtrusive tabs for Gmail and Google Reader. Here’s how.
So here’s the deal. I like having my Gmail always open. (Who doesn’t, right?) It’s literally [...]

Windows only: Portable system-fixing bundle Computer Repair Utility Kit puts 57 recovery tools into a single package. That gives you easy access to important system utilities without the fuss of building your own toolkit.
The launcher can be run directly from the folder or copied to a flash drive for access from any system, with a [...]

You’re zooming down the information superhighway getting things done when your usually-trusty browser throws up the dreaded “Server not found” message. Argh! Now what?
Roll up your sleeves and get troubleshooting, that’s what. When your internet connection goes down or starts acting up, here’s what to do.
(First: save this article to your computer’s hard drive. It [...]

I have good news and I have bad news, but then I also have good news about the bad news. First the bad news. The Facebook Connect that I was using here on Mike’s Blog blew up. Don’t know what happened to it, but it went crazy and I couldn’t talk any sense into it. [...]

New York Times tech columnist/reviewer David Pogue continues his worthy war against unnecessary, money-grabbing voicemail “instructions,” digging up an actual elimination tip for Sprint customers and a few suggestions for everyone else.
As most people know by now, cellphone voicemail systems offer “guidance” to callers on how to leave a message. You do it “after the [...]