Windows users may be experiencing slow computers right now. I am not sure what is causing this.
In my case, my computer itself has not been slow but web pages are unusually slow to load on the Internet. I have a Gateway and the “Big Fix” that came with the computer is constantly saying there is [...]
It’s amazing how yucky your keyboard can get in just a few short days. I keep a constant supply of “air in a can” around to keep it clean.
When I visit some offices to fix computers, I’m sometimes appalled at how nasty some keyboards have become. There’s goop spilled on them; chunks of food embedded [...]
Yesterday, we took a look at how to organize your computer by moving files to folders.
If you are cleaning up your computer’s contents and want your document titles to be more meaningful so that you know at a glance what they are about without having to open them, updating your file names is a good [...]
It’s easy to do. We’re all guilty of it.
For weeks, that quickly turn into months, that somehow turn into a year or two, you’ve been downloading stuff with abandon. Or maybe you’ve been saving your important correspondence with the default provided in your word processing program. Now that some time has passed, you [...]
Imagine:
Your standard Dell or Gateway computer crashes and you contact the support number, only to get asked a bunch of questions about your computer’s hardware and memory configurations that you don’t know how to answer.
You have an IBM compatible system that your late Uncle George built for you and the sound and video doesn’t seem [...]
Learn more...You have a 5:00 deadline and it’s 4:15. Your fingers fly across the keyboard as you add the final touches to your report …
… and then …
… your program crashes.
There’s nothing more frustrating than having a software program crash in the middle of a project. For some reason, it seems like the crash tends to [...]
You’ve captured some great video clips but want to edit parts of your movie without paying for a video editing program. The good news is that if you have a Windows operating system, Windows XP and Vista come with a free movie editing software called “Windows Movie Maker.” Here’s your problem: Your digital movie camera’s [...]
Learn more...This morning I fixed a friend’s personal computer. After her husband downloaded some software, strange error messages started coming up, the pc was making awful sounds, and the sound would not work properly. If you are faced with similar problems, here’s a three-step process to follow that might repair your system quickly and easily so [...]
Learn more...Creating additional space on your computer’s hard drive can be a challenge. So far, we’ve talked about how you can compress your files to create additional Drive C storage space and has also looked at external storage devices that will free up your hard drive. I personally love the external portable storage units — they’ve [...]
Learn more...When I help people set up their new computers, the biggest concern seems to be how to import Internet bookmarks. Surprisingly, I’ve had this question more than how to transfer accounting data or other important information. Here are a few tips for Firefox and Internet Explorer users. I have not addressed the transfer of [...]
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