 | Tip of the Week: Tossing Your Cookies Your internet browser's cache stores certain information about webpages you visit, so that they'll load more quickly in the future.
Cleaning out your cache, or tossing your cookies is actually a helpful troubleshooting step when you're having problems getting a website to load properly.
Here are instructions with screenshots on how to clear the cache for all major browsers. If you are unsure of what browser version you are currently using, you can visit whatbrowser.org to find out. Here's how to clear your cache.
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 Headwhack of the Week: Better Scrolling In Chrome Google Chrome does a lot of things well, but it's not the greatest when it comes to mouse-wheel scrolling. Indeed, you may have noticed that when you turn your wheel, the page lurches up or down in "steps," instead of scrolling smoothly. This isn't the end of the world, of course, but certainly the experience could be better. Here's how to make it better.
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Geek Speak of the Week: Technoplegic
A person who feels paralyzed mentally when faced with technology. Technoplegia is an equal opportunity affliction, affecting those great and small, sharp and dull.
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 Security: Homeland Security Says Turn Off UPnP The US Department of Homeland Security is next in line to warn of a serious threat to networking devices, such as scanners, printers, computers, and routers.
UPnP, or Universal Plug and Play, allows devices that connect to networks to communicate seamlessly with one another and discover each others presence, but it can be exploited.
Not sure if your computer is at risk? Schedule a FREE computer security checkup at the Data Doctors location nearest you.
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 News: Blackberry Counting On Smartphones
We now have the official announcements for the touchscreen BlackBerry Z10, which will hit the U.S. market in mid-March, and the BlackBerry Q10 with its physical keyboard, which isn't expected out until April. But what do we know about them?
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 News: Get Superbowl Ads Without The Game
If you're a fan of the creative ads, but don't have time to sit through 6 hours of pre-pre and post-post coverage, just to be entertained, you don't have to. See all the commercials in one place. In fact see the worlds largest archive of Superbowl commercials, 41 years worth.
Check out Adland.
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 Data Doctors Video: Seat Geek After you discover your favorite artist is playing with our mobile app of the week, Bands In Town, it's time to get your tickets. You ever wish you were friends with a ticket broker? Getting the best seats at a concert can be rough, you pay a ton of money, and you really don't know how good the view will be. With Seat Geek, you can find any ticket, and know exactly where your seats are, what your view will be and how much it costs. Then you simply click and buy. Check out your personal ticket broker.
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Mobile App of the Week: Bands In Town Never miss a concert again. With Bands In Town, you no longer have to search for your favorite group or artist and keep track of when they'll be in town. The concert info now comes to you. The application connects with your Facebook account and makes sure you are the first to know when your favorite bands comes to town. But it does something even smarter to know who you like. It scans your music library. Now all you have to do is use Seat Geek to get the best seats. Go to the Bands In Town Website. Get the iPhone app.Get the Android app.
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The Radio Program: Digital Radio, UPnP Fear, Online Reputation & More Have you gotten into the digital radio craze? Almost every radio program now has a podcast, a stream, a Stitcher Radio connection, including this one. We'll tell you all the reasons you should become a fan of and listener of downloaded radio. Homeland security has issues a warning, turn off UPnP! OK, great, but what is it, why do I need to do it, and how will it impact my computer? We've got the answers. Do you know what they're saying about your business online? It's the tech show for non-tech people, the Data Doctors Radio Program. Ask your questions during (or before) the broadcast using our Facebook page. Join us each weekend as we discuss your computer questions.
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