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Third Party Program Updates For The Month Of July 2014

» by July 31, 2014 at 10:26 pm » Comments (0)

Hello everyone, It is not enough anymore to just keep your Operating System updated and patched. Many third party (non Microsoft) programs need constant updating also. If these programs are left ...more »

Have You Heard About The New Windows Virus “Bladabindi” ?

» by July 26, 2014 at 11:05 am » Comments (0)

Hello everyone, Please be aware of a new Windows virus that has been identified in India. According to reports it's quite nasty and will spread. Dubbed the "Bladabindi," this is a multi-identity virus ...more »

How I Optimized My New SSD Installation

» by July 16, 2014 at 11:42 am » Comments (0)

Hello everyone, In a previous post I described how I brought an old laptop back to life by installing a new SSD. In this post I would like to describe a ...more »

How I Rejuvenated My Beloved Older Laptop (By Cloning To An SSD)

» by July 9, 2014 at 11:55 am » Comments (1)

Hello everyone, In 2008 I bought a beautiful Toshiba laptop (Toshiba Satellite L355-S7812 - 17.1" - Core 2 Duo T5550 - Vista Home Premium - 3 GB RAM - 200 GB ...more »

Third Party Program Updates For The Month Of June 2014

» by June 24, 2014 at 8:37 pm » Comments (0)

Hello everyone, It is not enough anymore to just keep your Operating System updated and patched. Many third party (non Microsoft) programs need constant updating also. If these programs are left ...more »

Computer Repair Tools That I Can’t Live Without (Part 10.7: Utilities On My USB Flash Drive)

» by June 14, 2014 at 11:46 am » Comments (3)

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 »

Third Party Program Updates For The Month Of May 2014

» by May 27, 2014 at 6:07 pm » Comments (0)

     Hello everyone, It is not enough anymore to just keep your Operating System updated and patched. Many third party (non Microsoft) programs need constant updating also. If these programs are ...more »

Beware Of The PayPal “Account Review” Email Scam

» by May 5, 2014 at 7:51 pm » Comments (1)

Hello everyone I received this email today. Looks good doesn't it? Well, it's a total scam! If you get an email like this do not even think about opening the attachment. ...more »

Third Party Program Updates For The Month Of April 2014

» by April 28, 2014 at 8:16 pm » Comments (0)

Hello everyone, In this March post (2013), I told you about three great programs that will show you all of your computers third party program vulnerabilities, and then download and install ...more »

How I Fixed: “The User Profile Service failed the logon”

» by April 19, 2014 at 10:22 am » Comments (6)

Hello everyone, I got a call the other day from a frantic client. He was an experienced artist and he could not logon to his Windows account. His user account was ...more »