» by Randy Knowles July 25, 2013 at 3:15 pm » Comments (0)

Hello everyone, The other day a client gave me her Windows Vista laptop that was in very bad shape. After a quick diagnosis it was apparent that the machine needed a ...more »

» by Randy Knowles July 21, 2013 at 11:58 am » Comments (0)

Hello everyone, Note: In this previous post I wrote about proper driver sequence in a Dell machine. I got a home made computer from a client and the USB ports were not ...more »

» by Randy Knowles April 20, 2013 at 1:01 pm » Comments (0)

Hello everyone, Great article from the great Windows guru Woody Leonhard. I personally don't care if Microsoft brings back the Start menu or not. I know though, that many of my ...more »

» by Randy Knowles December 26, 2012 at 1:45 pm » Comments (18)

Hello everyone, The other day I was working on a Windows Vista computer and I noticed that the Network Icon in the Notification Area (two small blue monitors with a blue globe ...more »

» by Randy Knowles August 10, 2012 at 4:51 pm » Comments (0)

Hello everyone, Who is the king of PC software and hardware? It's all in the numbers: The King Of PC Software: Around 90% of all PCs run the Microsoft Windows OS (as ...more »

» by Randy Knowles August 8, 2012 at 3:28 pm » Comments (0)

Hello everyone, In part 1 of this series I talked about the seven major hardware components of a computer and in part 2 I talked about software basics. In part 3 ...more »

» by Randy Knowles 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 »

» by Randy Knowles 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 »

» by Randy Knowles 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 »

» by Randy Knowles 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 »