I receive this question pretty frequently, “what’s better PC or Mac?” – it usually arises when someone is looking to purchase a new computer and is thinking of possibly buying a Mac after using a …

Now that 2009 is winding down and 2010 is right around the corner there has been no shortage of gadget talk.  What will the year 2010 bring to the world of technology?  It will definitely …

The BestTechie chatroom and I compiled a list of the top tech gifts for 2009.  We tried to accomodate both Mac and PC users as well as anyone in between.  If you have any additional …

A CDN (or Content Delivery Network) is a network of servers that delivers cached static content from websites and applications to an end user based on several factors including the geographic locations of the user, …

OpenDNS has been around for quite some time now, I use them myself, though lately I have been messing around with Google’s DNS (since it’s new and well I’m a geek).  Nonetheless, David Ulevitch (OpenDNS …

CNET UK’s Chris Stevens has made like Martha Stewart and come up with a step-by-step video (see above) teaching you how to turn your old tech into the most expensive Christmas (or holiday) card in …

GeekBench is a piece of software that allows you to benchmark your system and then compare your benchmark against similar computer systems.  GeekBench was created by PrimateLabs and has both a free and paid version …

I would like to thank TrueToniqs for sending me a couple of cans of their Brain Toniq energy drink.  Brain Toniq’s slogan is “The intelligent think drink” – it is supposed to make you think …

Pingdom is a freemium web service that allows you to monitor and track your websites uptime.  As all website owners and server administrators know – uptime is extremely important.  The more your site/server is down …

When it comes to computer repair there is a lot more to know about then meets the eye. Here are ten (10) tips on how to improve your computer repair service (business). This …

I previously wrote about why page load times are important and outlined a couple of ways you could improve your web servers performance with regards to page load time. One of the ways I …

Recently, Google announced they were open sourcing one of their internal tools called Page Speed.  Page Speed can be used in conjunction with the Firefox plugin Firebug (install Firebug then install Page Speed).  The tool …

I have decided to challenge myself for an entire week – I will only use Bing for searches.  That’s right – no Google, just Bing.  Why am I doing this?  Well, I have been a …

The Palm Pre will be available on June 6th (two days before WWDC when Apple is excpected to announce a new iPhone) for $199.  Should Apple be worried?  Is the iPhone in grave danger?  I …

I have finally redone this video after numerous requests from the chat room. Here is my latest setup which includes the Mac Pro and dual 24″ Acer displays among many other awesome gadgets. …