Mrs. Mecomber's Scrapbook

I found out about this handy little program from Kim Komando. By the way, if you don’t listen to her radio show or get her emails, I suggest you do! When i was a new computer user, some ten years ago now, her show was immensely helpful. Today, she discusses less about computers and more [...]

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Charter. All opinions are 100% mine. I watched a documentary about the history of Apple Computers; it was fascinating. The best part of all, I thought, was the comparison of the Internet of 15 years ago, and the Internet of today. Holy cow, the [...]

I’ve talked about Charter Internet service as a company and service to watch. They have really taken the ball– upping their customer service, reducing their prices, and promoting the heck out of the company with some stellar giveaways. The latest development by the guys in white lab coats at Charter is their Ultra60 Mbps Phatband [...]

Charter Cable is really rising to be the cream of the crop when it comes to customer service and satisfaction. They have been on a spree of promotions and giveaways, with some really stunning prizes. For the month of May, Charter is giving away a $5,000 gift card Grand Prize, and four weekly prizes of [...]

I’ve been using the services of OpenDNS for over a year now. I am very impressed! I realized that I have never mentioned it here before, so here I go! OpenDNS is a free DNS service, offering speedier DNS service than your ISP’s service, Internet filters, and phishing filters. DNS is “domain name system.” This [...]

I’ve had Verizon Internet Service for three years now (times flies!). I recently upgraded from the Basic Plan to the Premium Plan, and thought I’d share a little bit of my experience, for those of you still on dialup or may be looking for another ISP. When I first ordered DSL with Verizon, I knew [...]