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How I Removed The Nasty Windows Recovery Virus

May 11th, 2011 at 8:04 am » Comments (1)

Hello everyone, I got a computer today that was infected with the nasty Windows Recovery virus (Windows Recovery makes your files and folders disappear so that you think they have been ...more »

Big Brother Uses An iPhone (Technology And Human Dignity)

May 6th, 2011 at 11:52 am » Comments (0)

Hello everyone, A thought provoking article written by Chuck Colson of Breakpoint (copied verbatim): "I’m not a conspiracy theorist, but I’ve got to tell you, the recent news reports that Apple’s ...more »

How To Use Windows 7 For Three Months Free

May 4th, 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 »

How I Cloned A Large Hard Drive To A Smaller Hard Drive

March 12th, 2011 at 12:41 pm » Comments (0)

            Hello everyone, The other day I picked up a computer from a client that had a bad hard drive. The 500GB hard drive was failing fast and I wanted to ...more »

Hard Drive Won’t Boot? You Don’t Have To Lose Your Data!

February 9th, 2011 at 9:41 pm » Comments (0)

Hello everyone, Sooner or later your hard drive is going to fail by not booting into your Operating System. Just because the drive will no longer boot up doesn't mean that ...more »

Don’t Dual-Boot, Virtualize!

January 24th, 2011 at 4:56 pm » Comments (0)

Hello everyone, As a computer technician I must be familiar with the various Windows Operating Systems. Basically I need to know Windows XP, Vista, and Windows 7 , like "the back ...more »

How I Teach Computer Basics (Part 2: Software)

January 18th, 2011 at 6:27 pm » Comments (0)

Hello everyone, In this previous post I explained how I teach the major hardware components of a computer. Today I would like to tell you how I teach/explain computer software. At ...more »

Have You Discovered Google Voice And Video Chat?

January 9th, 2011 at 1:34 pm » Comments (0)

Hello everyone, If you have not yet "checked out" Google Voice and Video Chat you are really in for a pleasant surprise: Call anywhere in the US and Canada for free ...more »

The Five Worst (And Best) Downloads Of 2010

December 31st, 2010 at 10:20 pm » Comments (0)

Hello everyone, Here are the five worst and the five best downloads of 2010 according to CNET. I must admit that CNET has come up with a pretty good list. Enjoy, ...more »

Solved! How I Installed Skype On Windows Vista

December 2nd, 2010 at 9:59 am » Comments (0)

Hello everyone, The other day I decided to install Skype on my Windows Vista Computer. I assumed that it was going to be a "snap", but two hours later I was ...more »