I have been looking at ways to make our life simpler as well as cut expenditures we do not need. Currently we have basic Cable television, Hi-speed Internet, Unlimited Long distance/Internet phone with our local cable TV company. We don’t have any sort of contract […]
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You know that old saying… “I thought I’d seen everything” As any computer repairer/technician will attest, computer users and what they can manage to do to their machines never ceases to amaze. I’ve come across some pretty strange happenings in my time, real head scratchers,
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In today’s landscape of cyber fears and ways to protect ourselves against cyber intrusion, wouldn’t it be nice to see a “one size fits all type solution”. I am talking about a solution that would protect me from internet malware, identity theft and even maybe my own stupidity. Bitdefender
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Corrupted Facebook Page Just recently I had to help fix a Windows 8 laptop that had two problems. One; there was no wireless connections, I ended up having to reinstall the wireless drivers to get that issue fixed. In this case I just went to
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My, my me oh my, we all love Pie, right now my favorite is Raspberry. The song refers to the editable and tastier types of Pie but I am also a fan and would not mind singing the praises of the new Raspberry Pi Zero or any
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You can’t force ISPs to block Pirate Bay. That was essentially the decision handed down by a Swedish court last Friday. As The Local reports, the landmark decision comes after a month of deliberation by the District Court of Stockholm, which has ruled that copyright
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I have decided not to upgrade to Windows 10 till Microsoft gives me control of the updates like in Windows 7. That said. My first experience with Windows 10, as I posted here, was fixing a problem where the user lost their sound. It was
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Following close on the heels of the Lenovo “Superfish” debacle comes news of yet another major manufacturer embroiled in similar security controversy, this time it’s the US-based Dell. As part of an enhanced support tool, Dell installed a self-signed root certificate (eDellRoot) and corresponding private
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Autoruns is just one of Windows many Sysinternal programs. It is used by many if not most professionals when troubleshooting a computer but it is by no means difficult to learn and with a little practice it can be mastered. This post refers to version
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We all create images with our cellphones and our cameras and then proceed to slap them places on the internet or send them to people via email. Sometimes we’d like to touch those pictures up a bit or crop them; more often then not we should
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