Yeah, even I get miffed and frustrated when it comes to dealing with computers and the galactic stupidity of the computer industry.
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December 3, 2010HP FrustrationOctober 15, 2010Roll Your Own Windows Recovery DiscYour PC should have come with a Windows disc. The best disc is the installation disc. The next best disc is a recovery disc. The least best disc is no disc at all. Even when you find yourself in that least-best situation, all hope isn’t lost. It’s possible in Windows 7 and in Windows Vista to create a Windows Recovery Disc. In fact, it’s stupidly simple. July 14, 2010Signs of Impending DoomWhat noise does a hard drive make just before it dies? Well, it goes something like this: Tica-tica-tica-tica-zing! I’m serious. November 4, 2009My Windows 7 Upgrade StoryYes, I took the plunge. My test computer was stripped of it’s Windows Vista-ness and now has Windows 7 installed. It wasn’t as painful as I was dreading.
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July 22, 2009Too Darn HotWelcome to summer. Well, at least in the northern hemisphere it’s summer. Full-on heat. Your computer doesn’t like that. July 3, 2009Less Than Fabulous RestoreDuring my recent visit with PC disaster, I had the opportunity to put the PC’s Backup program to the test. Well, actually, I had the opportunity to the the PC’s Restore program to the test. The results were rather tepid. June 19, 2009Disaster Strikes!As I sat at my computer to begin working, I noticed something funny: It was dead. June 15, 2009It’s So Dang Slow!Once I was merely annoyed at the long time it took Windows Vista to start, but now I’m really ticked off. April 29, 2009NVLDDMKM.SYSI thought I had met my enemy and its name was
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April 3, 2009How Does Your Hard Drive Die?Let me count the ways your hard drive can die. Well, not maybe all the ways, but according to research sponsored by DriveSavers, a data recovery service, here are the top five ways a hard drive bytes, er bites the dust.
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