Antivirus System PRO is apparently a new rogue program that infects your pc then nags you about false infections in attempt to scam the user to purchase the software. Antivirus System PRO will nag the user with bogus pop ups claiming infections that are not really present. For example, I had a pc with this […]
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SD Memory Card Not Working???
I had a client ask me recently why their SD memory card for their digital camera was not recognized when they inserted it in the card read slot on their pc. Some people are not aware that in older PCs the memory card readers will only read SD cards not SDHC (High Capacity cards). Most […]
How to export or move FireFox bookmarks
This is a quick “How to:” article on How to move firefox bookmarks from one pc to another.Coincidently I have been asked this several times over the last few weeks so I figured I would document it. The procedure is really very simple. First open up Firefox if it is not already open.Second, click on […]
Recuva – Product Review
I have come accross another decent free program for your pc repair bag of tricks.This one is called Recuva ( I tested V1.22.384) From the website Recuva (pronounced “recover”) helps recover files that have been accidentally deleted from your computer.This includes files emptied from the Recycle bin as well as images and other files that […]
How to move Email to a new PC
This one came up recently and I thought I would post a quick note about it.I had a client that needed to move email from one PC to a new PC. This client had over 1GB of email in Outlook. I had the set up the users email account on the new pc using their […]
How to create a Bootable WinPE 2.0 USB Key
I have to start by saying that I did not create these instructions initially. They came from Windows Connected. However I did add some of my own comments about issues that I found during the process. In the end I ended up with a bootable USB key that boots into WINPE 2.0. The initial interface […]
No.6 – FileZilla FTP Client
Number 6 on “My Top 10 Most Useful Free Programs” is FileZilla FTP Client (Available at http://filezilla-project.org/) FileZilla is a free FTP client. For those that do not know what that means, It is a program that allows you to transfer files between your pc and other computers on the internet. This comes in handy […]
Top 10 Most Useful Free Programs
Again I am dropping the ball on updated this blog on a regular basis. Not enough hours in the day I guess… Anyway over the next couple of weeks I will be posting several articles about My Top 10 Most Useful Free Programs. This is a collection of programs that I have put together based […]