Computers
Malicious Software (Spyware) Removal
Removing malicious software from computers running Windows has become a routine part of what I help many of my customers with. Some of this is so routine that I am comfortable with the user performing these steps themselves. In many cases the following steps will clear up the infection and restore the computer back to [...]
How to Access and Run Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) and Outlook Express (OE) of Virtual XP Mode (VXP) VM in Windows 7
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2009/05/16/how-to-access-and-run-internet-explorer-6-ie6-and-outlook-express-oe-of-virtual-xp-mode-vxp-vm-in-windows-7/
Keep Your Internet Email Safe
I think it is well past time to strongly encourage everyone to strengthen their passwords. Imagine all the sites you have passwords for that can be reset by verifying your email address. A strong password should meet ALL of the following criteria. It should not a word in the dictionary, Not include dictionary words, Be no less than 8 characters (longer the better), Use both letters and numbers, Use both lowercase and uppercase letters, Use one or more special characters (e.g. %, $, @, etc…)
Brian Haines recommends Windows 7
I knew we would all move to Windows 7 eventually, but I didn’t know that I would be this happy about it. Really. Not only has Windows 7 performed well on my 2 year old laptop with only 2GB of RAM, I have enjoyed using it and find that some of the new features are [...]
Laptop Core2, 4GB, 320GB, 64bit 7
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=5234559&sku=S170-15516&SRCCODE=WEM2113TT&cm_mmc=Email-_-Main-_-WEM2113-_-text I like this deal. It is a robust machine that can be upgraded to 8GB of Ram which is important for any Windows 7 system for it to remain a viable computer for 4 or more years. Nearly $700 might be priced to high for some, but I think it is worth it for [...]
Interesting Laptop Deal $599.99
Here is an interesting deal on an HP Notebook computer at TigerDirect: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=5406500&sku=H24-15024 I have mixed feelings about it based on several review sources. The good: Core 2 Duo CPU Takes up to 8GB of RAM Comes with Windows XP Preinstalled. The bad: The speakers are not very good You have to pull the whole [...]
Internet Explorer is really slow
Internet Explorer 8 is really slow on Windows 7. Should we all ditch Flash and Java because Microsoft can’t make them work well in Internet Explorer?
Windows 7 forgets more than you know
I have been runing 7 for several days now and these are things I had to setup more than once: Network Printer, Wireless Internet Connection, Internet Explorer 8 Setup
Windows 7, Day 1
Here is the preliminary boot after some updates – basically fresh after install.
Brian Haines recommends Windows XP
I have always been an early adopter of new Microsoft Operating Systems (OS) including Windows Vista. With Windows Millennium (Me) being the obvious exception each OS prior to Vista has been an improvement over the last. I was an early Windows 2000 convert, so I never had to use Windows Me, and Windows 2000 was a major improvement over Windows 98 and Windows Me. Windows XP even better and then Vista, not so much.
Vista’s poor performance is due to the fact that the Operating System simply requires far more resources than most hardware can handle.
