» by Randy Knowles May 5, 2012 at 12:04 pm » Comments (0)

Hello everyone, I got a computer from a client yesterday and when I started to repair it, I couldn't access hardly any of the tools in Control Panel (Windows XP). I ...more »

» by Randy Knowles March 6, 2012 at 8:47 pm » Comments (1)

Hello everyone, I have run into this situation twice in the past week: Both people had signed up for Comcasts XFINITY Extreme 50 High Speed Internet (50 Mbps download speed), but neither ...more »

» by Randy Knowles February 4, 2012 at 1:25 pm » Comments (0)

Hello everyone, I really never thought I'd be writing a post about dial-up access, but here I am! A nice lady called me the other day and asked me if I ...more »

» by Randy Knowles January 20, 2012 at 11:01 pm » Comments (1)

Hello everyone, In the past year and a half or so I’ve repaired over 350 computers. In this series I’m describing the very repair tools that I use daily. If you ...more »

» by Randy Knowles August 13, 2011 at 10:14 pm » Comments (0)

Hello everyone, It absolutely drives me crazy when I'm typing along only to find out that I have the CAPS LOCK on. My USB connected keyboard has a blue light to ...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 November 4, 2010 at 8:35 pm » Comments (0)

Hello everyone, I am so tired of background programs (software applications) that load and run without even being launched! These numerous programs (called services) are invisible to the average computer user ...more »

» by Randy Knowles October 19, 2010 at 4:45 pm » Comments (0)

Hello everyone, I am so tired of background programs (software applications) that load and run without even being launched! These numerous programs (called services) are invisible to the average computer user ...more »

» by Randy Knowles September 1, 2010 at 2:17 pm » Comments (0)

Hello everyone, Many of my computer repair  clients have the top part of their screen full of toolbars. I always get rid of all unnecessary toolbars, but the upper portion of ...more »

» 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 »