Be honest — how many of y’all check product reviews online (whether that be a reviewing website or an online retailer with customer submitted reviews, like Amazon or Newegg) prior to purchasing a product? Don’t worry, you aren’t alone. In fact, some people — like myself, unfortunately — are obsessed [...]

Today I have somewhat of a different comic to share with you. I am going to call it a logic-puzzle-comic because it is a comic… that presents you with a puzzle to solve. Think you have it in you? Then check it out below, but be warned — it isn’t [...]

Comics are meant to be funny, right? At least they are intended to make one smile. Sure some comics in the past may have been more serious than funny, but the general intention is to be humorous. The following comic, in my humble-yet-always-right opinion, is pretty damn funny… in a [...]

Have you ever started talking to someone and they seemingly responded in kind… but then you later discover that they are on the phone and were talking to the person on the other end, not you? Yeah… haven’t we all. This is why the following comic is so accurate — [...]

When you open a new cell phone line in the United States, you (typically) get a cell phone number that has an area code of the area in which you currently live. Way back when before national roaming become the norm, people would often change phone numbers when they moved [...]

It seems like since the advent of the internet — from simple HTML pages, to Geocities, to modern blogs — there is always someone or some website reviewing a product (may that be user rated reviews) and giving the product ratings. If you were a cynic like the artist over [...]

How many dotTechies have or plan on rock climbing? I have once or twice and I must tell you it is harder than it looks or sounds. And, interestingly enough, it is the nimble that seem to do better at it than others (aka I have a chance of beating [...]

It is election year in the United States, with the vote for the office of the President of the United States to be held in roughly one month. The fight between incumbent President Barack Obama and challenger Governor Mitt Romney is in full swing and there have been plenty of [...]

Have you ever had an issue, maybe a computer error or some other problem, that you decided to solve by Googling, and when you did Google it the only answer — or answers — you find is incomplete? Not only incomplete, but also posted by someone years ago meaning you [...]

I am a guy. As such, I do not cook. Yes, yes, I know — cooking is not only for women. Still. I am a guy. I do not cook. (Although that will change if my wife has her way. Must… resist… feminine… charms…) If you are the person [...]

Over the past few years the Pirate Bay has been in the news thanks to attempts by law enforcement authorities to bring it down. Most recently, a founder of the Pirate Bay — Gottfrid Svartholm Warg — was extradited from Columbia to Sweden to serve a one year sentence in [...]

Do you know a technically challenged person who is always asking for your help with computer issues? A parent, grandparent, neighbor, or co-worker, maybe. If your answer to the question is an astounding “yes”, then you should print the following flowchart to help teach them how to find solutions to [...]

“The great battlefield for the defense and expansion of freedom today is the whole southern half of the globe — Asia, Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East.” Apparently John F. Kennedy said that to the US Congress in 1961. Leave it to an artist to poke fun [...]

I’m going to go out on a limb and say most dotTechies have, or had, a significant other (whoever that may be). I’m sure that most, if not all, of us have had moments where we are with our significant in body but in mind are somewhere else. If this [...]

I don’t consider myself to be old. In fact, I consider myself to be not old, aka young. So for me to claim I know about the joys of age would be ludicrous. However, I know what makes “young people” tick, so I had a nice smile when I read [...]

Wikipedia is the world’s largest free encyclopedia. In fact I would venture to say it is the world’s largest encyclopedia period, free and paid. Aside from being filled with information, what makes Wikipedia great is it is literally accessible at your finger tips — simply open up your browser and [...]

Some people may tell you that violence solves nothing. Me? I think violence is great… as long as I’m not at the receiving end. I’m not much for violence, maybe because I’m a scrawny little kid. However, according to the following comic, violence is very handy when trying to force [...]

“I just saved a bunch of money on my car insurance by switching to GEICO” — every see such ads? If you live in the United States, I bet you have whether that be on your TV or your computer (such as on Hulu). If you have indeed seen the [...]

Everyone has their own way of dealing with a breakup. Some people cry, some sleep with every person of the preferred gender they meet, while others beat their cat. What is that I hear you asking — how does a Linux user deal with a breakup? My, I’m so glad [...]

What makes a password stronger, complexity or length? Should you use a short password that mixes special characters with numbers and the alphabet or should you have long, simple passwords? Based on my knowledge, a longer, simple password that is made up of random words or phrases is more secure [...]