Mike Bryant

Is Your Computer a Sluggish Starter?

Does your computer seem to be intent on driving you crazy? Sometimes it seems that we wait for what seems like an eternity for the computer to boot up so we can do something. What in the world could that computer be doing for so long between the time you press the 'On' button and the Windows screen finally showing up? Of course, once Windows does load up it usually takes a couple more minutes of clicking and grinding... (posted by Mike 5 years 265 days ago.)

Megabytes, Megabits and All the Rest

Megabytes, Megabits... What's the difference? Well, a lot, actually. Very often people use the terms bits and bytes interchangeably when they mean very different things. This week, we'll spend a few minutes discussing what all this mega-, kilo-, tera- and bits and bytes stuff actually signifies. Now, without getting into the boring and somewhat confusing details, let's just say that humans count things in... (posted by Mike 5 years 283 days ago.)