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How I Diagnose And Repair Poor Wireless Reception
» by Randy Knowles May 19, 2013 at 1:33 pm » Comments (0)
Hello everyone, I've been getting a lot of questions lately about poor wireless reception, so I've decided to share my thoughts: Poor wireless reception can be caused by a multitude of things. ...more »Third Party Program Updates For The Month Of April
» by Randy Knowles April 22, 2013 at 6:54 pm » Comments (0)
Hello everyone, Here is a chart of the non-MS patches that affect Windows platforms in the present month of April (one from March). Get updated asap! APSB13-11 Adobe Flash For Windows, 11.6.602.180 and earlier 4/09/2013 Multiple ...more »Computer Repair Tools That I Can’t Live Without (Part 13: Hardware Tools)
» by Randy Knowles April 2, 2013 at 7:49 pm » Comments (2)
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 »Computer Repair Tools That I Can’t Live Without (Part 12: Third Party Program Checkers)
» by Randy Knowles March 12, 2013 at 3:36 pm » Comments (2)
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 »How I Removed The FBI MoneyPak Virus (Again)!
» by Randy Knowles February 16, 2013 at 2:13 pm » Comments (5)
Hello everyone, Then FBI MoneyPak virus is still going strong and continues to reek havoc whenever it can. In a previous post I told you how I removed this nasty virus, ...more »How To Fix: Another Computer On Your Network Is Using Your IP Address
» by Randy Knowles January 26, 2013 at 12:37 pm » Comments (4)
Hello everyone, Our tech team at school recently received the following question: QUESTION: I keep getting a message that says "Another computer on your network is using your IP Address." When I received this ...more »Another Java Exploit: How To Deactivate And Uninstall Java From Your System
» by Randy Knowles January 13, 2013 at 10:46 am » Comments (2)
Hello everyone, Update 1/13/2013: Oracle has just come up with a patch to fix this latest Java vulnerability. Get it here. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security urged computer users to disable ...more »How I Fixed: Network List Service (Vista) Will Not Start
» 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 »How I Fixed: Windows Media Player Won’t Play Certain Music Files
» by Randy Knowles December 24, 2012 at 10:03 am » Comments (3)
Hello everyone, I've been working on a 32-bit Windows Vista machine for hours and I finally found the fix. The Vista Windows Media Player would not play certain .MP3 files nor ...more »Computer/Christmas Letter From My Brother-In-Law
» by Randy Knowles December 19, 2012 at 9:22 pm » Comments (0)
Hello everyone, Merry Christmas! Three years ago my wife and I were in Indiana at Christmas visiting my sister, her husband and the entire family. My brother-in-law was having problems with ...more »