Rick Broida

Making a Recovery Partition

If youve ever reformatted your hard drive, reinstalled Microsoft Windows, reloaded all your applications, and reset all your settings, you know what a time-consuming and generally heinous process it can be. Ive had root canals that were more pleasant—and way less of a hassle. But sometimes, such as after a nasty spyware attack or when […]

Apple iTunes 7 Gets a Major Overhaul… Finally

Like most of the geek world, I spent September 12 watching with giddy delight as Apple honcho Steve Jobs unveiled new iPods, new media, and a new version of iTunes to corral them both. Although the long-rumored widescreen video iPod was a no-show, the rest of the goodies provided plenty of excitement. As expected, Apple […]