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Services That You Can Safely Disable In Windows 7

» by August 8, 2011 at 9:50 pm » Comments (0)

Hello everyone, I got this comment from Andrei today about one of my previous posts in which I had said that Windows 7 had fewer unnecessary services running compared to Windows ...more »

Do You Know About The New Mac Guard Malware?

» by June 2, 2011 at 12:14 pm » Comments (0)

Hello everyone, Here is a great video by Ed Bott which covers the new Mac Guard malware. Mac attacks are becoming more frequent and with greater intensity. The only reason that ...more »

How To Use Windows 7 For Three Months Free

» by May 4, 2011 at 2:54 pm » Comments (0)

  Hello everyone, Many of my elderly clients still use and love Windows XP. They want to try out the new Windows 7, but they are afraid of the learning curve thinking ...more »

What To Do If Your Windows Automatic Updates Service Disappears

» by April 8, 2011 at 7:38 pm » Comments (1)

Hello everyone, I went to a clients house today and she told me that her XP computer was not receiving the monthly Microsoft updates (usually sent out by Microsoft on the ...more »

Don’t Dual-Boot, Virtualize!

» by January 24, 2011 at 4:56 pm » Comments (0)

Hello everyone, As a computer technician I must be familiar with the various Windows Operating Systems. Basically I need to know Windows XP, Vista, and Windows 7 , like "the back ...more »

Solved! How I Installed Skype On Windows Vista

» by December 2, 2010 at 9:59 am » Comments (0)

Hello everyone, The other day I decided to install Skype on my Windows Vista Computer. I assumed that it was going to be a "snap", but two hours later I was ...more »

Do You Ubuntu?

» by November 15, 2010 at 9:22 pm » Comments (0)

Hello everyone, Like 90% of the users out there, I have always been a Windows guy. I have used Windows 95, 98, Me, 2000, XP, Vista, and Windows 7. Even though ...more »

Google’s Android OS Will Soon Be The Smartphone King!

» by September 13, 2010 at 6:54 am » Comments (0)

Hello everyone, Back in January of this year I had this to say about Google's Android Operating System. Since I'm not one to say "I told you so", I'll let Mike ...more »

Dwight Decides To Go Back To The Mac!

» by August 25, 2010 at 10:46 am » Comments (0)

Hello everyone, One of the sites that I often frequent is the TechBlog written by Houston Chronicle computing columnist Dwight Silverman. For the past two months, Dwight (who had previously been using ...more »