Chris Nickson is a journalist who's written extensively about music and related fields. He's the author of more than 30 books, most recently The NPR Curious Listener's Guide to World Music and Solid Air: The Life of John Martyn. His work is published in a number of magazines on a regular basis. After many years living in Seattle, he recently return to England to live.
Top Online Video Services Compared
The days of the corner video rental store are numbered. Use a broadband movie service and you’ll never need to visit the local Blockbuster, be disappointed because all the best… →
Choosing the Right PC
Your existing PC is so slow it can barely run Windows Solitaire. Video editing? Hardly. You’d be lucky if you can edit a Word document without it crashing. If this… →
10 Picture Taking Tips
Let’s face it: Most of the photos populating the amateur shutterbug’s camera are, shall we say, less than ready for a gallery viewing. There are the dim ones, the washed… →
How to Stream Audio & Video Media in your Home
Who could’ve guessed even a few years ago that our beloved PCs – machines once reserved strictly for productivity, web surfing and email – would one day be a hub… →
All-in-One Printers: Buying Tips
Now here’s a form of electronic convergence that really works: Rather than investing in separate machines for your home office – namely, a printer, scanner, copier and fax* — one… →
The Best Free Software Programs
We’ve all heard the expressions “you get what you pay for” and “nothing in this world is free” before. But as any online-savvy computer user can tell you, if you… →
Camcorder Buying Guide
Whether you’re interested in recording seasonal holidays, birthdays or vacations, it’s a perfect time to invest in a camcorder to capture those once-in-a-lifetime get-togethers with family and friends. Sure, a… →
Picking a GPS: Top Features
Millions of road warriors have finally traded the folded gas station map in the glove compartment for a handy global positioning system (GPS) unit. You know, those small doohickeys that… →
