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How I Predict And Prevent Hard Drive Failure: Five Great Tools

» by May 12, 2012 at 7:49 pm » Comments (0)

Hello everyone, Many of my computer repair jobs involve the hard drive in one way or another. Lately I've been seeing about three hard drive failures per week. In a previous ...more »

It’s More Than Just A Router!

» by February 26, 2012 at 12:21 pm » Comments (2)

Hello everyone, I love routers! Do you really know all that your router can do? A modern router has multiple "cool" functions that many people don't realize? Many of my elderly ...more »

Computer Repair Tools That I Can’t Live Without (Part 5: Clonezilla)

» by October 1, 2011 at 5:01 pm » Comments (1)

Hello everyone, This is part 5 of a series. You can see parts 1,2, 3, and 4  by clicking on the numbers. How would you like to copy the entire contents of ...more »

Computer Repair Tools That I Can’t Live Without (Part 3: Fab’s AutoBackup)

» by September 2, 2011 at 7:54 pm » Comments (1)

Hello everyone, In part 1 of this series I talked about my favorite Junk File Cleaners, and in part 2 I told you about the incredible USB Drive Adapter. Today, my ...more »

Are Your Data Packets Being “Sniffed”?

» by August 20, 2011 at 7:50 am » Comments (0)

Hello everyone, Many of my elderly clients do not secure their wireless network. As I drive around my area of service, on any given day and on any given street, I ...more »

Unpatched Third Party Apps Will Open Your PC To Malware Infection

» by June 27, 2011 at 4:10 pm » Comments (0)

Hello everyone, Many of my first time clients can't understand why they get infected. They do all of the "right things", but they still get bit. Our initial conversation ...more »

How I Recover Data From A Failed Hard Drive (Method #2)

» by June 22, 2011 at 10:20 am » Comments (0)

Hello everyone, I see it all of the time. A clients hard drive will no longer boot up into the Operating System and panic sets in! When I go to ...more »

How I Recover Data From A Failed Hard Drive (Method #1)

» by June 18, 2011 at 2:16 pm » Comments (0)

Hello everyone, I see it all of the time. A clients hard drive will no longer boot up into the Operating System and panic sets in! When I go to their ...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 I Removed Another Of The Newest Rogue Security Applications

» by May 18, 2011 at 12:40 pm » Comments (0)

Hello everyone, I got a laptop yesterday from a client and when I turned it on, up popped another rogue security application. I can't remember the exact name of the phony ...more »