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What To Do If Your Modem Is Overheating

» by Randy Knowles August 27, 2010 at 5:11 pm » Comments (0)

Hello everyone, About a month ago I wrote this post about a computer repair experience I had with an overheating modem. Since that time it has come to my attention that ...more »

Simple Laptop Battery Advice

» by Randy Knowles August 14, 2010 at 8:14 pm » Comments (0)

Hello everyone, Many of my computer repair clients have laptops so I get many questions concerning laptop batteries. Everyone wants to prolong the life of their laptop battery but not everyone ...more »

Does Apple Care About Computers Anymore?

» by Randy Knowles July 28, 2010 at 7:34 pm » Comments (0)

Hello everyone, I was beginning to wonder but it has finally happened. Apple is finally putting out computers that use the new Arrandale-based chips (these chips come under the Core ...more »

Is Your Modem Overheating?

» by Randy Knowles July 21, 2010 at 9:33 pm » Comments (1)

Hello everyone, The other day I got a call from a Real Estate agent in town and he told me that he could not connect to (access) his GoToMyPC host computer. ...more »

Windows OS Won’t Boot? Don’t Forget About “CHKDSK /R”

» by Randy Knowles June 9, 2010 at 7:01 am » Comments (1)

Hello everyone, I get many calls from people telling me that their computer powers up, but that their Windows OS won't boot up properly. This usually happens because of a bad ...more »

How To Use A Solid State Drive

» by Randy Knowles March 17, 2010 at 8:18 am » Comments (0)

Hello everyone, I'm considering buying a Solid State Drive (very expensive but the prices are coming down) and today I would like to tell you how I plan to use it. In ...more »

Do You Have Cable Confusion?

» by Randy Knowles February 10, 2010 at 8:50 am » Comments (1)

Hello everyone, Even though I call myself "The Tech Professor", I must admit that the different categories of Ethernet Cable have me scratching my head! Some will enjoy the "geek speak" ...more »

Have You Seen The Waterproof And Fireproof External Hard Drive?

» by Randy Knowles February 1, 2010 at 7:16 am » Comments (0)

Hello everyone, Here is an interesting video hosted by Chris Pirillo. The ioSafe Solo External Hard Drive is expensive but being safe may make it worth it to you. If nothing ...more »

Do You Need The iPad?

» by Randy Knowles January 30, 2010 at 1:22 pm » Comments (0)

Hello everyone, Just in case you have not had time to check out  Apple's new iPad, here is a post from CNN which will give you a quick look. Then I'll ...more »

Are You Ready For A Solid State Drive?

» by Randy Knowles January 26, 2010 at 8:56 pm » Comments (0)

Hello everyone, Within the tech community a topic of great interest is the Solid State Drive. Instead of using a spinning disc these SSD's use flash memory to store (read/write) data. Flash ...more »