If you've been using Windows  Vista Home Premium or Windows 7,  I am sure that you have come across Windows Media Center.   We'll,  my family has been using the Windows Media Center for just over one year and we've seen what it can do.  We've also seen what it cannot do.

This program is like a DVR (Digital Video Recorder), only it will let you view videos, pictures, televisions shows and movies on your computer. In order to view the television shows, you'll need a TV Tuner card in your computer.   Here's the Sabrent TV Tuner card, with the included remote control.   It works best with your provider's basic cable package since the basic cable package does not require an external box.  The cable plugs directly in to the card.   Right now, these cards do not support Digital Cable or Satellite TV.

This card will allow you to watch television directly on your computer.  Combined with the Media Software, it will allow you to record your favorite programs and  view them later.  I recommend a 250 GB or larger hard drive in your computer for the most storage space.  Terabyte hard drives are around $100 and give you even more space.

If your computer is getting slower and slower and is younger than 5 years old, the odds are that you don't need to buy a new computer in order to speed things up.  Computers are like gardens.  Every once in awhile you need to go out and pull up the weeds.     With this in mind,  there are five simple things that you can do to speed up your computer.

From what I can tell, the Antivirus industry will be facing some major changes very soon.  Microsoft has introduced a free antivirus program called Microsoft Security Essentials.  Just click the link to visit the download web page.

In the past, I have often recommended  programs like Avast, or Eset's NOD32 over Norton Antivirus.    While I am still testing this new antivirus program on several computers, from what I can tell, it is a good program and does not noticeably impact the speed of the host computer.