Archive for May, 2011
Set Up Your New Computer
So you just bought a new computer huh? Nice. You are probably eager to fire it up and marvel at its speed, new features, and sexy good looks right? How about we get it ready for a night on the town first, OK? Its a sad reality, but almost any computer you purchase nowadays is [...]
Read moreBack up and Restore Windows
Does it feel like your computer is beyond repair? Unless you are suffering from a catastrophic hardware failure, you can still get a lot of life out of your computer. As time goes on, programs are installed and uninstalled and they leave behind remnants on your machine. Many programmers don’t necessarily take the time to [...]
Read moreTouch Screen Technology
Touch screens may never replace our clicky-clacky QWERTY keyboards—no, we’ll have to wait for brain-stem probes for that—but they are becoming more common. In fact, devices using this technology have been in use for more than 35 years and are becoming ubiquitous—kiosks, tablet PCs, desktop computers, and many handheld devices all now rely on [...]
Read moreBypass Windows Log in Password
Are you the only person who uses your computer? If you don’t see any benefit to having specific software profiles, then you can go ahead and remove your password and speed up your boot time! It’s time to get a little Geeky! The login password screen is there for security reasons, it keeps different [...]
Read moreHow To: Back Up Data in Windows XP
This is the single most important thing that you can do with your computer. It is essential that you back up your data in the event that something should happen to it. Whether it is a computer virus, a hardware failure, a real-world catastrophe (like a house fire-worst experience ever…), you MUST have a [...]
Read moreTroubleshoot Broadband
Have you ever discovered that your internet doesn’t work, but you have no idea what could be causing the problem? It isn’t as simple as you might think…it could be your ISP, your cable or DSL modem, your router, your computer, your wireless signal, your security gateway (if you are a geek like me…), [...]
Read moreSet Up an Ad-Hoc Network
An ad hoc network is a temporary connection between computers and devices used for a specific purpose, such as sharing documents during a meeting or playing multiple-player computer games. You can also temporarily share an Internet connection with other people on your ad hoc network, so those people don’t have to set up their [...]
Read moreManually Removing Malware
Let me be clear – I don’t recommend this unless you are an advanced user. Even then, I don’t really recommend it. The tools currently available to a fantastic job at removing all but the nastiest forms of malware. With that being said, sometimes bad things happen to good people. If you feel adventurous, [...]
Read moreHow to Start in Safe Mode
Microsoft has included the ability to boot into SafeMode since back in the days of Windows 95. When you start Windows in SafeMode it loads the bare minimum in terms of services and background programs to get Windows started. This includes not loading extraneous drivers for your graphics card and other devices. So, in [...]
Read moreConnect a Laptop to a Secure Network
As easy as wireless networking has become on the Windows side of the fence the last few years, there can still be issues that make us pull our hair out! I recently met a gentleman who had a problem getting his laptop onto his secure wireless network. Anyone familiar with networking knows that this [...]
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