Time and possibly money-saving advice for the New Year aimed at everyone who uses a computer and/or surfs the Internet. Topics include the importance of making backups, warnings on posting photos to social networks, maintaining the operating system and software, and understanding the risk of security questions.

Knoxville, TN -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/22/2010 -- Award-winning computer and digital camera help website MalekTips (http://www.malektips.com/) today announced a suggested list of New Year's Resolutions for people to follow from now until well after the ball drops. Ten resolutions are presented to make computer and Internet use easier and safer, which can result in saving time and perhaps even some money.

Just some of the resolutions:

* When asking for computing help, especially on free help sites, be sure to describe one's problems clearly and completely to make it easier for others to assist, as many people doing so are volunteers and have a limited amount of time. A list of suggested items to include in support requests is included in the article.

* Frequently backup files and perform multiple backups. Files can be corrupted by malware attacks, hard drive failures, ignoring warning dialog boxes, and other ways the article describes.

* Be very careful before posting photos on Facebook, Twitter, or other social networking services. Photos of parties, for example, can cause future problems, and not just because job interviewers later might find these pictures and use them when considering hires.

"While many people think of common New Year's resolutions such as going to the gym or cutting back to help get rid of debt, changing the way one uses the computer or interacts online does not come up often", said Andrew Malek, owner of MalekTips. "Following these resolutions, though they may take a little bit of effort, in the long run may save time, and possibly even money."

The "Top 10 New Year's Resolutions for Computer Users" article is available at http://malektips.com/resolutions/. In addition, thousands of other tips on topics such as tweaking and extending web browsers such as Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome; taking better digital photographs, even at nighttime; and getting the most out of Windows 7 are on the web at http://malektips.com/.

About MalekTips
MalekTips is a computer and digital camera / photography information website based in Knoxville, TN. Online since 1998, MalekTips maintains and follows its mission statement by 'offering free computer help, hints, and tips to the Internet populace.' Multitudes of viewers every month utilize the help library for computing help and technical support questions. MalekTips can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.malektips.com/.

Note: Software programs mentioned in this release are copyrights or trademarks of their respective companies.

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm

Digital camera and computer help website MalekTips (http://www.malektips.com) announced the expansion of its free computer and technology tips library, currently numbering over 3,000 tips.

Knoxville, TN -- (ReleaseWire) -- 08/10/2006 -- Digital camera and computer help website MalekTips ( http://www.malektips.com ) announced the expansion of its free computer and technology tips library, currently numbering over 3,000 tips. The collection now includes an increased number of articles on pertinent subjects such as digital cameras and photography, removing adware and spyware, using the Internet, and the Windows XP(c) operating system.

Some of the latest advice on MalekTips includes:

* Taking spectacular digital photos of autumn foliage

* Configuring the Internet Explorer 7 Beta 3 web browser, increasing privacy and making webpages easier to read

* Increasing the effectiveness of spyware cleaners by using your computer's "Safe Mode"

The MalekTips site also explains:

* What to look out for when shooting digital photographs at American football games

* How to organize files inside folders on Windows XP to help find what you need

* Where to find free online anti-spyware scanners to help determine if your computer has been infected by malware

"Though computers are faster and digital cameras increase in functionality, technology is not always easy to comprehend." said Andrew Malek, owner of MalekTips. "With this milestone of 3,000 computer and technology tips our goal is the same - help people use computers and technology more efficiently. Our readers have access to a range of advice, from spyware prevention tools to tweaking the latest versions of web browsers, from shooting digital photos at sporting events such as baseball and football to increasing productivity in Microsoft Office applications - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook."

Note: Software programs mentioned in this release are copyrights or trademarks of their respective companies.

About MalekTips:

MalekTips is a computer and digital camera / photography information website run by Envision Programming, a software company based in Knoxville, TN. Online since 1998, MalekTips maintains and follows its mission statement by "offering free computer help, hints, and tips to the Internet populace." Thousands of viewers every month utilize the help library to answer questions and gain advice. MalekTips can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.malektips.com .

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm

More secrets for beginning and intermediate digital camera owners on taking exciting photos of major and minor league baseball games. Digital photography tips include increasing ISO settings, arriving early for batting practice, and zooming in on players' facial expressions.

Knoxville, TN -- (ReleaseWire) -- 07/20/2006 -- Award-winning computer and digital camera help website MalekTips ( http://www.malektips.com/ ) today announced a follow-up to their popular "home run" baseball digital photography article. Nine new "grand slam" digital photography tips, one for each inning, are now available to help budding photographers capture the excitement of base runners diving into second, fly balls hit deep to right field, and collisions with the catcher at home plate.

Some of the free baseball digital photography advice:

* To lessen the chance of blurry photos at baseball games, try increasing your digital camera's ISO settings, allowing for quicker shutter speeds. Experiment, however, as this can also add noise to your photos.

* In addition to carrying your digital camera, extra memory and batteries, a cleaning kit, and other useful accessories, pack a couple of wet hand wipes and dry napkins. After enjoying a hot dog and cool beverage at a baseball game, clean your hands before handling your camera to avoid damage.

* Arrive early and stay late. Batting practice is a great time for you to practice the timing needed to shoot photos capturing the excitement of a successful swing at a baseball. And instead of just worrying about the traffic leaving from the ballpark, stay to the end of the game as you never know when a great digital photography opportunity may arise.

"While many fans take digital cameras to the ballpark, they may be frustrated after the game when finding out their photographs come out dull, blurry, or out-of-focus," said Andrew Malek, owner of MalekTips. "These photography tips can help increase your digital camera's speed so it can keep up with the action in games. Plus, there are photography ideas that may not require split-second timing yet still result in treasured memories of your trip to the ballpark."

The MalekTips "Home Run Baseball Photography Tips" article is available at http://www.malektips.com/grandslam/ , and their previous article "Home Run Baseball Photography Tips" with more tips can be found at http://www.malektips.com/baseball/ . In addition, over 400 additional digital photography tips, including advice for other sports, are on the web at http://www.malektips.com/camera/ .

About MalekTips
MalekTips is a computer and digital camera / photography information website run by Envision Programming, a software company based in Knoxville, TN. Online since 1998, MalekTips maintains and follows its mission statement by 'offering free computer help, hints, and tips to the Internet populace.' Thousands of viewers every month utilize the help library to answer questions and gain advice. MalekTips can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.malektips.com .

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm

Knoxville, TN -- (ReleaseWire) -- 07/20/2006 -- Award-winning computer and digital camera help website MalekTips ( http://www.malektips.com/ ) today announced a follow-up to their popular "home run" baseball digital photography article. Nine new "grand slam" digital photography tips, one for each inning, are now available to help budding photographers capture the excitement of base runners diving into second, fly balls hit deep to right field, and collisions with the catcher at home plate.

Some of the free baseball digital photography advice:

* To lessen the chance of blurry photos at baseball games, try increasing your digital camera's ISO settings, allowing for quicker shutter speeds. Experiment, however, as this can also add noise to your photos.

* In addition to carrying your digital camera, extra memory and batteries, a cleaning kit, and other useful accessories, pack a couple of wet hand wipes and dry napkins. After enjoying a hot dog and cool beverage at a baseball game, clean your hands before handling your camera to avoid damage.

* Arrive early and stay late. Batting practice is a great time for you to practice the timing needed to shoot photos capturing the excitement of a successful swing at a baseball. And instead of just worrying about the traffic leaving from the ballpark, stay to the end of the game as you never know when a great digital photography opportunity may arise.

"While many fans take digital cameras to the ballpark, they may be frustrated after the game when finding out their photographs come out dull, blurry, or out-of-focus," said Andrew Malek, owner of MalekTips. "These photography tips can help increase your digital camera's speed so it can keep up with the action in games. Plus, there are photography ideas that may not require split-second timing yet still result in treasured memories of your trip to the ballpark."

The MalekTips "Home Run Baseball Photography Tips" article is available at http://www.malektips.com/grandslam/ , and their previous article "Home Run Baseball Photography Tips" with more tips can be found at http://www.malektips.com/baseball/ . In addition, over 400 additional digital photography tips, including advice for other sports, are on the web at http://www.malektips.com/camera/ .

About MalekTips

MalekTips is a computer and digital camera / photography information website run by Envision Programming, a software company based in Knoxville, TN. Online since 1998, MalekTips maintains and follows its mission statement by 'offering free computer help, hints, and tips to the Internet populace.' Thousands of viewers every month utilize the help library to answer questions and gain advice. MalekTips can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.malektips.com .

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm

Knoxville, TN -- (ReleaseWire) -- 07/20/2006 -- Award-winning computer and digital camera help website MalekTips ( http://www.malektips.com/ ) today announced a follow-up to their popular "home run" baseball digital photography article. Nine new "grand slam" digital photography tips, one for each inning, are now available to help budding photographers capture the excitement of base runners diving into second, fly balls hit deep to right field, and collisions with the catcher at home plate.

Some of the free baseball digital photography advice:

* To lessen the chance of blurry photos at baseball games, try increasing your digital camera's ISO settings, allowing for quicker shutter speeds. Experiment, however, as this can also add noise to your photos.

* In addition to carrying your digital camera, extra memory and batteries, a cleaning kit, and other useful accessories, pack a couple of wet hand wipes and dry napkins. After enjoying a hot dog and cool beverage at a baseball game, clean your hands before handling your camera to avoid damage.

* Arrive early and stay late. Batting practice is a great time for you to practice the timing needed to shoot photos capturing the excitement of a successful swing at a baseball. And instead of just worrying about the traffic leaving from the ballpark, stay to the end of the game as you never know when a great digital photography opportunity may arise.

"While many fans take digital cameras to the ballpark, they may be frustrated after the game when finding out their photographs come out dull, blurry, or out-of-focus," said Andrew Malek, owner of MalekTips. "These photography tips can help increase your digital camera's speed so it can keep up with the action in games. Plus, there are photography ideas that may not require split-second timing yet still result in treasured memories of your trip to the ballpark."

The MalekTips "Home Run Baseball Photography Tips" article is available at http://www.malektips.com/grandslam/ , and their previous article "Home Run Baseball Photography Tips" with more tips can be found at http://www.malektips.com/baseball/ . In addition, over 400 additional digital photography tips, including advice for other sports, are on the web at http://www.malektips.com/camera/ .

About MalekTips

MalekTips is a computer and digital camera / photography information website run by Envision Programming, a software company based in Knoxville, TN. Online since 1998, MalekTips maintains and follows its mission statement by 'offering free computer help, hints, and tips to the Internet populace.' Thousands of viewers every month utilize the help library to answer questions and gain advice. MalekTips can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.malektips.com .

Knoxville, TN -- Computer help Web site MalekTips (http://malektips.com/spyware/) today announced the expansion of its adware and spyware removal tips, now numbering over 200. The collection includes spyware terminology definitions, a description of problems adware and spyware can cause, tips on installing and using various anti-spyware applications, prevention advice, and more.

Thousands of viewers utilize the MalekTips computer help library each month for computer and technology tips. With this new addition, MalekTips now offers over 2,600 tips in categories such as removing spyware, getting more out of the Windows (c) operating system, digital photography, word processing, spreadsheets, and searching the Internet.

"Recent reports and the creation of a new coalition to battle spyware emphasize that the problem of adware and spyware is not going away," said Andrew Malek, owner of MalekTips. "Both types of malware can wreck your privacy, slow down your computer to a crawl, repeatedly pop up intrusive ads, add rogue icons to your desktop, and cost you time and money. Our expanded information library hopes to shed more light on this problem, plus offer more advice on what can be done to curtail this menace."

Some of the latest advice on MalekTips includes:

* Further information on utilities that scan for and remove spyware from your machine

* What are "drive-by downloads" and how they can reduce your privacy and security

* Keeping popular anti-spyware software up-to-date with the latest malware definitions

* Links to third-party Web sites that can further help determine if adware or spyware is on your machine

About MalekTips

MalekTips is a computer information Web site run by Envision Programming, a software company based in Knoxville, TN. Online since 1998, MalekTips maintains and follows its mission statement by "offering free computer help, hints, and tips to the Internet populace." MalekTips can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.malektips.com .

NOTE: Software programs mentioned in this release are copyrights or trademarks of their respective companies.

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm

Knoxville, TN -- (ReleaseWire) -- 07/20/2006 -- Award-winning computer and digital camera help website MalekTips ( http://www.malektips.com/ ) today announced a follow-up to their popular "home run" baseball digital photography article. Nine new "grand slam" digital photography tips, one for each inning, are now available to help budding photographers capture the excitement of base runners diving into second, fly balls hit deep to right field, and collisions with the catcher at home plate.

Some of the free baseball digital photography advice:

* To lessen the chance of blurry photos at baseball games, try increasing your digital camera's ISO settings, allowing for quicker shutter speeds. Experiment, however, as this can also add noise to your photos.

* In addition to carrying your digital camera, extra memory and batteries, a cleaning kit, and other useful accessories, pack a couple of wet hand wipes and dry napkins. After enjoying a hot dog and cool beverage at a baseball game, clean your hands before handling your camera to avoid damage.

* Arrive early and stay late. Batting practice is a great time for you to practice the timing needed to shoot photos capturing the excitement of a successful swing at a baseball. And instead of just worrying about the traffic leaving from the ballpark, stay to the end of the game as you never know when a great digital photography opportunity may arise.

"While many fans take digital cameras to the ballpark, they may be frustrated after the game when finding out their photographs come out dull, blurry, or out-of-focus," said Andrew Malek, owner of MalekTips. "These photography tips can help increase your digital camera's speed so it can keep up with the action in games. Plus, there are photography ideas that may not require split-second timing yet still result in treasured memories of your trip to the ballpark."

The MalekTips "Home Run Baseball Photography Tips" article is available at http://www.malektips.com/grandslam/ , and their previous article "Home Run Baseball Photography Tips" with more tips can be found at http://www.malektips.com/baseball/ . In addition, over 400 additional digital photography tips, including advice for other sports, are on the web at http://www.malektips.com/camera/ .

About MalekTips

MalekTips is a computer and digital camera / photography information website run by Envision Programming, a software company based in Knoxville, TN. Online since 1998, MalekTips maintains and follows its mission statement by 'offering free computer help, hints, and tips to the Internet populace.' Thousands of viewers every month utilize the help library to answer questions and gain advice. MalekTips can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.malektips.com .

Knoxville, TN -- Computer help Web site MalekTips (http://malektips.com/spyware/) today announced the expansion of its adware and spyware removal tips, now numbering over 200. The collection includes spyware terminology definitions, a description of problems adware and spyware can cause, tips on installing and using various anti-spyware applications, prevention advice, and more.

Thousands of viewers utilize the MalekTips computer help library each month for computer and technology tips. With this new addition, MalekTips now offers over 2,600 tips in categories such as removing spyware, getting more out of the Windows (c) operating system, digital photography, word processing, spreadsheets, and searching the Internet.

"Recent reports and the creation of a new coalition to battle spyware emphasize that the problem of adware and spyware is not going away," said Andrew Malek, owner of MalekTips. "Both types of malware can wreck your privacy, slow down your computer to a crawl, repeatedly pop up intrusive ads, add rogue icons to your desktop, and cost you time and money. Our expanded information library hopes to shed more light on this problem, plus offer more advice on what can be done to curtail this menace."

Some of the latest advice on MalekTips includes:

* Further information on utilities that scan for and remove spyware from your machine

* What are "drive-by downloads" and how they can reduce your privacy and security

* Keeping popular anti-spyware software up-to-date with the latest malware definitions

* Links to third-party Web sites that can further help determine if adware or spyware is on your machine

About MalekTips

MalekTips is a computer information Web site run by Envision Programming, a software company based in Knoxville, TN. Online since 1998, MalekTips maintains and follows its mission statement by "offering free computer help, hints, and tips to the Internet populace." MalekTips can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.malektips.com .

NOTE: Software programs mentioned in this release are copyrights or trademarks of their respective companies.

Some of the free baseball photo advice includes:

* Change your camera settings, such as your shutter speed, to take the quickest photographs possible. However, the quicker the shutter speed, the less light enters the camera to take the picture.

* Study the lineup before the game. Know who are the key players and those who barely know how to swing a bat. Focus your attention on the stars as they most likely will make the best photographs, but don't be so drawn to celebrity that you miss a role player making a crucial steal or diving catch that wins the game for their team!

* Look around for photo opportunities not directly related to the action. Take a photograph of the grounds crew cleaning the bases and raking the dirt between innings. Get a few shots of the crowd. Take a picture of the scoreboard. Shoot photographs showcasing the FULL baseball experience.

Other advice includes detailed tips to help you take the "perfect photo" of a batter's swing, just as the baseball makes contact.

The MalekTips "Home Run Baseball Photography Tips" article is available at http://malektips.com/baseball/ , and over 400 additional photography tips, including advice for other sports, can be found at http://malektips.com/camera/ .

About MalekTips

MalekTips is a computer and digital camera information website run by Envision Programming, a software company based in Knoxville, TN. Online since 1998, MalekTips maintains and follows its mission statement by 'offering free computer help, hints, and tips to the Internet populace.' Thousands of viewers every month utilize the help library to answer questions and gain advice. MalekTips can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.malektips.com .

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm