Andrew Malek
Andrew Malek is the owner of the MalekTips computer and technology help site at http://www.malektips.com . Whether you're ready to buy a new digital camera and need buying advice, or need hints on taking advantage of the camera you already own, view our hundreds of free digital photography tips.
Articles by this Author
Pros and Cons of Using Free Web-Based Email Providers
- By Andrew Malek
- Published 9th March, 2009
- Internet
- Unrated
Nowadays, more Internet users are turning away from software-based e-mail programs run on their own computers such as Outlook and Windows Mail and towards web-based e-mail services like Yahoo Mail, Google's Gmail, and Microsoft's Hotmail
Top 7 Ways to Help Make Sure Your E-Mail Gets Read
- By Andrew Malek
- Published 8th March, 2009
- Internet
- Unrated
While e-mail is an extremely important tool that helps friends, family members, and coworkers communicate, the rampant spread of unsolicited commercial e-mail has made this communication medium less useful Depending on which security researcher you believe, spam now accounts for 85-95% of all e-mail traffic on the Internet
What is Pre-Installed Bloatware?
- By Andrew Malek
- Published 8th March, 2009
- Computers & Technology
- Unrated
When you purchase a prebuilt computer from a major vendor, you normally expect it to operate "right out of the box" without having to do a lot of work to get it configured for Internet browsing, e-mail, document writing, etc Thus, most purchased computers have pre-installed operating systems so you don't have to spend hours (or longer


