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Computer Repair

PC Repairs

August 26, 2010

There are certain PC repairs that you can easily do yourself. Most computer repair technicians will honestly tell you which those are if you ask. One that comes to mind is computer maintenance repair. The computer repairs best left to a PC repair shop are: Replacing or upgrading a mother board Replacing or upgrading the [...]

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Koobface – Wikipedia Update

August 12, 2010

Koobface ultimately attempts, upon successful infection, to gather sensitive information from the victims such as credit card numbers. It was first detected in December 2008 and a more potent version appeared in March 2009.[3] Koobface spreads by delivering Facebook messages to people who are ‘friends’ of a Facebook user whose computer has already been infected. [...]

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Speed Up Your Computer

August 12, 2010

One of the most cost effective ways to speed up your slow computer is to add additional RAM – or memory – to your computer. The actual process is fairly simple. Check the documentation that came with your computer or go to the manufacturers website for the type of memory that is compatible to your [...]

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Should You Repair Your Old Computer or Buy a New One?

August 12, 2010

Most of you have probably been in the situation of deciding to repair or replace your existing computer. There are no hard rules on making the decision but you will need to consider the age of your computer, cost of repair vs. cost of replacement and what is your budget. If your computer is 5 [...]

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Optimize Your Slow Computer

August 12, 2010

“My computer is so slow I am about ready to throw it out the window!” We hear this all the time. One thing you might try to get more speed out of a computer that has slowed down is to remove programs from starting up when Windows boots up. This can be used with Windows [...]

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BSOD – Blue Screen of Death

August 12, 2010

By now most everyone will have experienced the blue screen of death fondly acronymed as BSOD. You could get frisky and make up your on words when this happens. The first two letters will give you a clue. There are many different reasons this can happen so it is important that you take the time [...]

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