A few days ago, a friend of mine asked me to upgrade their Windows ME laptop to Windows XP so that they could use Skype. Although I do believe that Windows XP is a better operating system than Windows ME, their laptop only had 128MB of RAM, which is not quite enough for XP, in… Read More »
Symptom: The other day, I received a call from a client who was in quite the panic. “I can’t get into Windows XP!” they screamed at the top of their lungs. I immediately jumped into my nerdmobile and proceeded in their general direction. When I arrived at their home to investigate, I discovered that Windows… Read More »
Have you ever gone through the nightmare of losing critical documents or precious photographs due to a hard drive failure? Did you know that only 80% of hard drives last longer than four years? Don’t take the risk of storing your files on a single device! In this tutorial, I will show you how to… Read More »
The Internet is an astonishing technological achievement that has dramatically changed the way we communicate with each other and share information. A world of seemingly unlimited information is available at our fingertips. We can watch virtually any music video ever made, download songs in less than a minute, and make friends anywhere from Siberia to… Read More »
These days we seem to have a password for everything – email, online banking, Ebay, Amazon, Facebook, Skype, online tax payments, you name it! How are we supposed to keep track of all these passwords? In the past, I would write all of my passwords on a sheet of paper. Well, make that multiple sheets… Read More »
Are you tired of asking your friends to email you an invitation every time they need remote assistance? Is your budget too tight to use a professional service like LogMeIn? I’d like to share with you a free remote assistance utility called Crossloop. It has two major advantages over its competitors: 1. It’s Free: Unlike… Read More »
As the creators of Malware continue to push the bar and find new methods of infecting your computer, the “good guys” keep coming up with ways to defend you. Today’s modern processors are coming with built-in security features that help protect you from several threats. The creator of GRC.com, Steve Gibson, has created a freeware… Read More »
Have you noticed a gradual decrease in speed of your computer since you first purchased it? You’re not alone. It’s near impossible to avoid the inevitable slowdown of a computer over time. Here are some things that cause your computer to slow to a crawl: The addition of new programs that consume more hard drive… Read More »
Have you ever been awe struck by the hidden intricacies of the Internet? Have you ever wondered how it works? C’mon, say yes, just for me. In this article I will explain, in as few words as possible, the basics of the Internet and give an example of how your computer communicates with Yahoo to… Read More »
Don’t you miss the days when all you had to worry about was a virus infection via your floppy drive? These days you’re vulnerable to a plethora of unsavoury software floating about on the Internet. You’ve probably heard terms like worm, virus, spyware, adware, malware, hijackers, dialers, etc. So what does it all mean? And… Read More »