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Buying New Hardware
Tue, 02 Dec 2008 09:24:00 +0300
When you buy new hardware for your PC, either for an upgrade or replacement, do you make your choice primarily on features, price, or brand?
Almost everyone makes a purchase based...
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What's the First Thing You Do?
Sun, 30 Nov 2008 15:13:00 +0300
When you realize something is wrong with your computer, what's the first thing you do?
Do you hop on your other computer and do a quick Internet search? Do you tackle...
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ALWAYS Backup the Registry Before Editing. ALWAYS.
Wed, 26 Nov 2008 09:00:00 +0300
It doesn't matter if you're "absolutely sure" that a Windows Registry edit you're about to make could in no way cause a problem, please, back up anyway. It takes less...
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STOP Errors Defined
Mon, 24 Nov 2008 19:58:00 +0300
Ever wonder what all that "computer junk" is that comes up on a Blue Screen of Death?
There's a lot on there but a key part is called the STOP code...
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Big Guys or Little Guys?
Sun, 23 Nov 2008 16:34:00 +0300
When it comes time to take your PC in for repair (assuming you ever do that), are your more likely to take it to a big guy (i.e. Geek Squad)...
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There are Two Kinds of People in the World...
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:00:00 +0300
... those who edit their registry and those who avoid it like the plague.
Sorry for the tired cliche but I rarely find a person who's in between. Many are comfortable...
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Do You "Patch When Broke" or "Patch When Told"?
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:35:00 +0300
Nearly every software developer releases regular updates to their programs to help fix errors that we the guinea pigs users find after installing and using the program. Hardware developers release...
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Are You a Regular "Reformatter"?
Fri, 14 Nov 2008 08:00:00 +0300
I don't know about any of you, but I'm definitely a regular reformatter. I'd say every 6 to 12 months.
I'm referring of course to reformatting your PC and reinstalling the...
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Fact or Fiction: PCs Fail and Macs Prevail?
Wed, 12 Nov 2008 08:15:00 +0300
Come on - I run About.com's PC Support site. I know PCs fail. They fail a lot - but why?
I've argued on several occasions that Windows-based PCs are more error...
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What's the Single Biggest Issue in Windows?
Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:26:00 +0300
With Windows 7, Microsoft's next operating system, on its way, what do you think is the single biggest problem it needs to address?
People are always complaining about one thing or...
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