Image via WikipediaI always find it funny how many people don’t simply search Google for their answers. Half of my IT knowledge comes directly off of a Google search anyway. I’ve always said that “Google is my friend” and at least one other person agrees with me. What’s even more amazing is […]
This will be a quick story that I came across from an angry IT guy. All you nonits, listen up as a friendly IT guy sent in this email:
Don’t lie to me when you need help with your computer. I don’t judge you if your PC messes up, these things happen but don’t think […]
I love hearing great stories from IT people and nonits (what I’ve decided to call non-IT folk) and below is part of an email that a lovely IT reader sent in:
If something does break and there are error messages that come up, WRITE THEM DOWN. I can’t stress this enough, those error messages appear for […]
Check out these tips, tricks, and utilities for recovering data from a crashed hard drive–whether it’s been dropped, overheated, or simply worn out from old age. You can often resurrect your hard drive long enough to make copies of your critical files.
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Having Problems getting what you need from tech support? I’m sure most of you know the feeling. You dial up a number or chat on the web with someone who is either 1) too full of himself 2) bored talking to someone whom he assumes isn’t as versed in computers as he is or 3) […]
Here’s one tip from Extremetech:
Perhaps your RAM is dead, and causing the system to hang. When you start your computer, it checks for all (present) hardware, and if something fails (like my IDE drive), it either freezes, or it gives an error message.
Maybe you could try clearing the cmos , or replace your RAM stick, […]
Did you know that you can ‘ask a tech‘ question about Windows XP here!
The email box is open at maryb5media[at] gmail [dot] com. If you have a technical question about Windows XP, no matter what level, send the question in. Keep it concise and limited to one question. You can send in more than […]
This question comes to us from Mary Jo Manzaneres from Fly Away Cafe.
Why does it take so long to start up my system, and what can I do about it?
Mary Jo–
Some basic cleanup will go a long way to booting up your system. Often a defrag and removing unnecessary startup items in your Start > […]
This question comes to us from Scott Goldblatt from Timed Finals.
How often should I defrag my computer?
Good question, Scott, and not one that everyone agrees on. Ultimately it comes down to what you use your computer for. If you are a power user with lots of games, media files, etc, you’ll definitely want to defrag […]
This question comes to us from Tris Hussey from Larix Consulting.
Do I really need Norton Utilities?
As a matter of fact, Tris, you do not. In fact, I’d recommend removing it completely from your system. There are a number of Anti-virus solutions from companies like Panda and others and many of the “features” of Norton’s […]
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