The Link Inspector

The online home of award-winning author, humorist, 
and technology specialist Lincoln Spector

A few recent articles I'm particularly proud of:

How to Be a Tech Hero...And Incredibly Popular
PC World.com, November 13, 2007

15 Undocumented Firefox Tips
PC World, September 10, 2007

Should you keep your driver's license number private?
Answer Line, PC World.com, August 23, 2007

The Legend of the Pea Sea, Part II
Gigglebytes, Sunday Business Post, July, 2007

ReadyBoost Flash Drives Lack Significant Boost
PC World, July, 2007

Lincoln Spector: Tough call on mobile phones
Gigglebytes, Sunday Business Post, December, 2006

Will My CD-R and DVD+R Discs Still Run in 10 Years?
Answer Line, PC World, November, 2006

The IBM Personal Computer's 25th Anniversary
PC World.com, August 11, 2006

Move All of Your Valuable Data to a New Partition
Answer Line, PC World, July, 2006
Where Windows stores your precious data (it's not all in My Documents) and how to move it.

MP3s in da House
Answer Line, PC World, July, 2006, online exclusive
You'll have to scroll down the page to find the tip
A real money saver if you own an iPod or other mp3 player.

The Family that Censors Together
Byte.com, June 5, 2006
Protect your loved ones from Internet evils

Protect Against Software Installation Nightmares
Answer Line, PC World, June, 2006
Installing software shouldn't be a scary proposition.

Poetic Frustration
Byte.com, January 2, 2006, Sunday Business Post, February, 2006
Customer Service…in rhyme

TV Time Shifters
PC World, August, 2005
A review of digital video recorders for PC World's Digital World section.