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ASUS Transformer TF101 RMA Process – A Story of Incompetence
Alrighty folks, as most of you know, I’m pretty easy going. I don’t tend to get on here and rant about a bad experience because I realize that unfortunate things happen and I just tend to roll with it. This is precisely what I did when my brand-new ASUS Transformer TF101 I received as a gift (which [...]
Linux Mint
I have tried various linux distributions since 1999. My latest favorite is Linux Mint. Linux Mint focuses on usability, not unlike Ubuntu – which it is based on. They share the same codebase and overall software selection. What sets Linux Mint apart, is it’s elegant, well thought-out interface. While ubuntu once had – what I [...]
Windows 7 Hosts File Ignored
Windows 7 has easily been the best version of the operating system to date, by far. While Vista came with plenty of quirks, Microsoft seems to have learned from the mistakes made and corrected many of them for their release of 7. Unfortunately, nothing is perfect, and the odd quirk where Windows 7 ignores its [...]
Facebook Privacy: How to Deny Unwanted Applications Access to Your Personal Data
There has been a lot of controversy recently over privacy issues concerning Facebook. Whilst the social networking giant has taken some small steps to remedy these concerns, with improved privacy settings and more information available to users, this in itself may not be enough. What Facebook has not disclosed to its users are the big privacy issues that concern [...]
Whenever I get online with Internet Explorer, my computer seems to be very slow compared to the speed I used to have. What can I do?
A: First, make sure you have a good anti-virus / spy ware installed. You will find articles here that offer comparisons, and how to buy them. If you don’t have one, your computer may be loaded with cookies, spy ware, and / or viruses. Immediate installation and a virus scan are needed. Assuming you have virus and spy [...]
Restore Dell Inspiron Mini 10 to Factory Settings
If you want the solution, on how to restore your dell Inspiron mini 10 without the background information –feel free to skip to the bottom of the article for the solution. Instructions for PC Restore on Dell Inspirion Mini 10 Don’t Work If like me you’ve purchased a Dell Inspiron mini and you’re looking to perform a factory [...]
eMachines System Recovery – Restore Windows 7 From The Recovery Partition on a eMachines W6409
From: Betty Subject: Windows 7 Recovery – eMachines W6409 Message: A friend of my daughters accidently erased my Windows 7 from my computer and I don’t have the disc for it! How can I recover it from my computer memory? Shouldn’t it be on my hard drive? Even so, I’m not too well computer savy [...]
Map Windows Live Skydrive in Windows 7
Online storage is all the rage nowadays, with many providers giving you multiple gigabytes of space on their servers for free. Microsoft’s Windows Live SkyDrive is among the best with an excellent user interface, 25GB of storage for free, the ability to upload multiple files at once, and much more. Since all that is required [...]