How can two elderly people SAVE money by switching from a disconnected, analog lifestyle, to a connected, digital lifestyle? [more inside]
posted on Sep 24, 2008 - 8 answers

New Year's Eve tips for Portland newbies? [more inside]
posted on Dec 22, 2007 - 6 answers

What would you put on a CD to give to non-technical Windows users to help them clean spyware off of their PC and doing other related easy technical tasks? [more inside]
posted on Jan 2, 2006 - 9 answers

I'm looking for CMS options for an alumni community site I'm building - one that has the features we want and yet still user-friendly to relative beginners. I've got a few options (Xoops, PhpNuke, Drupal, CivicSpace) but I don't know what to choose. [more inside]
posted on Dec 16, 2005 - 11 answers

What's the best way to teach basic computer and internet skills to two grandparents with an iMac who have only used WebTV? [More Inside.]
posted on Dec 29, 2004 - 14 answers

What do you say or do when someone out of the Blue - generally a fellow user who rarely comments and so is quite new to you - suddenly e-mails for the first time saying he or she will be in town, is interested in something you could help with and would like to have a drink with you?

It's clearly a friendly invitation but how do you politely decline, without having to lie and/or appearing to be a stuffed shirt?
posted on Oct 21, 2004 - 45 answers