Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Want to rip DVDs?

If you want an easy way to rip your DVDs to your computer and avoid the annoying copyright blockade, give DVDFab6 a try.

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Thursday, March 11, 2010

F1 Virus

There is a new virus going around that makes it's way through Internet Explorer, prompting users to hit the "F1" key, upon doing so the virus embeds itself in the user's computer.

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As of now, Microsoft does not have a patch against this.

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Getting in Touch with System Restore

Windows 7 has many features that are turning heads, but one of the features improved over Windows XP is a better System Restore. The link tells you what you need to know about this helpful utility when your computer goes haywire.

ITS - 2/24/2010

Today we finally got a replacement motherboard for a trouble computer that has been sitting in the office for weeks. My job was to replace it. So I swap out the processor, bolt in the board, and hook up all of the connections. The only hiccup was the menagerie of tiny power lines near the front of the tower that connect to the front power switch. After installing everything in what I thought was the correct manner, I tried turning on the computer, but it got no power. To make a long story short, I had incorrectly hooked up one of the 6 tiny electrical cables to the motherboard.

After that, the final PC for our Windows 7 testing was ready. We installed Windows 7 x64 and called it a day.