Monthly Archives: March 2007

Top 10 list of funny computer questions and conversations.

I have composed a list of some of the funniest questions submitted by users. Most of these are from my own experiences, the rest are from other support communities. Its nice to know I am not the only one that … Continue reading

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Experience support

Ever contacted your OEM computer support only to find out that you can’t understand the person on the other end? This is a very frustrating experience. I understand it’s more profitable for OEM manufacturers to roll support over to another … Continue reading

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Driver Update Importance

With everything you have to stay on top of to maintain computer performance and security here is one more. Anytime you update system software or third party software it can impact how your hardware performs.To maintain peak performance you as … Continue reading

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Why are we still using 56k modems

Just yesterday I was approached by a neighbor who had a laptop that claimed it was not functioning properly. I enquired as to what the problem may be, and he stated it was extremely slow on the Internet. Once I … Continue reading

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Windows media player 11 problems

It seems when people are converting to Windows media Player 11 they are experiencing many issues. These issues range from not playing content at all to not being able to utilize memory card storage functions. One way to insure you … Continue reading

Posted in Computer Speed, Media Player, Technology | 36 Comments

Should you perform regular maintenance on the Windows registry?

Over time the “registry” in which Windows and other applications store information can begin to hold data that is no longer valid. Such information links to a location where there was a file or program, but the file has been … Continue reading

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Top 10 suggestions for old computer hardware

Having worked in support for sometime I am amazed at the number of old 486 an first generation Pentium class computers still being used. Most people simply upgrade to new hardware. It is beyond me why people still use this … Continue reading

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Top 10 ways to speed up your computer

The list below describes the top ten ways you can speed up your computer through either general maintenance or hardware upgrades. I tried to list some things other than just the obvious ones most places always list.  Now there are … Continue reading

Posted in Computer Speed, Current News, Hardware, Startup Issues, Tech Support, Technology, Windows | 44 Comments

Internet Explorer 7 issues

Well Internet explorer 7 has been released for sometime now. Unfortunately it appears once again we are beta testers for Microsoft. Being in the support world myself it seems to me the biggest issues with Internet Explorer 7 are installation … Continue reading

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