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AutoCAD 2012: How to Create Network Images

noreply@blogger.com (IT Guy!) — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:31:00 +0000

AutoCAD 2012 is here! Although it comes with headaches if you need to make network images. Environment: Windows 7 SP1 x64 Quad-Core 8 GB Novell Network Creating a network image is...

Display Driver Stopped Responding and Has Recovered

noreply@blogger.com (IT Guy!) — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 22:44:00 +0000

Error: Display driver stopped responding and has recovered. Display driver NVIDIA Windows Kernel Mode Driver, Version 275.36 stopped responding and has...

Learning Objective-C

noreply@blogger.com (IT Guy!) — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 03:38:00 +0000

Sorry for the long delay between posts. I've actually drawn a blank lately. I have taken on a programming in Objective-C and may actually pursue a career in it. I really want to create my own...

All of Windows 2000 Programs?

noreply@blogger.com (IT Guy!) — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 04:38:00 +0000

This is the first entry for my IT Humor section. Enjoy! I needed to load a new machine for an accounting employee. We’ll call her Joan. I sent Joan an E-mail stating that I will need a list of...

BATCH–RocketDock Backup and Restore

noreply@blogger.com (IT Guy!) — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 22:58:00 +0000

From my experience Windows 7 x64 does not play very well with RocketDock. I will spend a ton of time configuring my dock just the way I want it and then when I reboot my machine errors galore!...

Flash is back in the iPhone Development Arena

noreply@blogger.com (IT Guy!) — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 16:31:00 +0000

Steve Jobs commented that flash was sloppy and a dated technology on it’s way out. Also that the iPhone and iPad would not support flash moving forward into the future. However, the war between Apple...

How to Sync Google Shared Calendars with iPhone

noreply@blogger.com (IT Guy!) — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 16:15:00 +0000

If you have a Gmail calendar and an iPhone, you may have asked yourself. “How do I view mine and other shared schedules / events on my iPhone calendar?” This could be your wife or girlfriend....

Downloads

noreply@blogger.com (IT Guy!) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:27:00 +0000

This page is for hard to find utilities that are no longer support by the manufacturer and some of my personal favorite tools that help me day to day. They are all legal and free to use!...

Microsoft Security Essentials: What Automatic Update?

noreply@blogger.com (IT Guy!) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:06:00 +0000

Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) is being ranked high among all anti-virus detection and removal software. As a user of MSE 1.0 I noticed a big flaw. The automatic update for new virus...

Office 2010: How to Change the Color Scheme

noreply@blogger.com (IT Guy!) — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 02:18:00 +0000

Microsoft Office 2010 offers a way to personalize your Office Suite windows. You can now change the colors from silver, blue, and black. How to change the color scheme in Office 2010: 1. Open...

Where To Find That Email Attachment You Worked On

noreply@blogger.com (IT Guy!) — Fri, 28 May 2010 02:26:00 +0000

Technorati Tags: Tutorials,Help with lost Emails I know your panicking right now. Just calm down for a second and take a death breath. Okay. So you received an attachment in your inbox. You opened...

This Copy of Office is not Genuine Fix XP, 2003, & 2007

noreply@blogger.com (IT Guy!) — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 05:52:00 +0000

After you run a windows update you may notice a notification that your “copy of office is not genuine". Then you will start to see a count down that “In X day(s), Office applications will be...

Recover Your Data For Free!

noreply@blogger.com (IT Guy!) — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 04:29:00 +0000

A while back I needed to reload a computer for an end-user. I started the process of reinstalling Windows XP. I got as far as the formatting the hard drive. I did a quick format and Windows...

How Fast is Google Chrome’s Browser?

noreply@blogger.com (IT Guy!) — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 03:03:00 +0000

Want to see the speed of Google Chrome’s web browser? Check out these videos.

Windows 7: Good for the Environment!

noreply@blogger.com (IT Guy!) — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:18:00 +0000

Who knew Windows 7 could be good for the environment? In offices around the world, millions of Post-it products are being used and discarded everyday. Windows 7 adds an environment friendly program...

What is Google Chrome OS?

noreply@blogger.com (IT Guy!) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:20:00 +0000

Are you a little confused about what Google Chrome is? Is it a Web browser or a Operating System? How will it be different then Windows 7 or OS X Snow Leopard? Check out the short video below!

Top 7 Gadgets for Windows 7

noreply@blogger.com (IT Guy!) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:30:00 +0000

Gadgets are no longer stuck to a sidebar in Windows 7 like they were in Vista. Now, gadgets are free to roam a user’s desktop. But which ones are the best for every user to have on their desktops?...

What’s next after 802.11n?

noreply@blogger.com (IT Guy!) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:06:00 +0000

The IEEE finally ratifies 802.11n. The new specification promises faster speeds and longer ranges for wireless networking. The more recent 802.11g lists speeds up to 54Mbps and distance ranges of 150...

Anti-Virus Live Discs to the Rescue!

noreply@blogger.com (IT Guy!) — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 23:37:00 +0000

So you can not even log into your machine because of malware. Safe mode, Safe mode with Networking, and Last Known Good Configuration fail to start your machine so you can run a virus...

Myth: Apple Computers Immune to Viruses. FALSE!

noreply@blogger.com (IT Guy!) — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:12:00 +0000

I love to see simple users who have had it with Internet Explorer infecting them with viruses and than download Firefox. They some how think Firefox is impervious to malware. This also...

Free Online Anti-Virus Scanners

noreply@blogger.com (IT Guy!) — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:48:00 +0000

Weather your main local anti-virus suite is detecting malicious software on your machine or not. It is only acting as a fancy resource hog if it can not remove infections caused by malware. So...

HP Printer Crashing Spooler:Faulting Module hpc6r5r1.dll

noreply@blogger.com (IT Guy!) — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 03:56:00 +0000

Issue: HP 5100 and P3005 printers were crashing the spooler when printing from any program. The crashes were consistent in most cases. The machines were newly reloaded with XP SP3. Changing the...

Harry Potter Fans, beware of spam attacks

noreply@blogger.com (IT Guy!) — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 23:29:00 +0000

Bit Defender warned on July 27th 2009 that a new wave of attacks are heading for Harry Potter fans. This is in light of the new movie (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince) that was release a few...

Removing/Disable Thumbs.db: Windows XP, Vista, and Windows 7

noreply@blogger.com (IT Guy!) — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:55:00 +0000

Thumbs.db is a file used to store thumbnail images for the folder it resides in. This file speeds up the preview of images in Windows Explorer. Recently, I was asked...

Windows Security Essentials: Codename “Morro” Beta insider

noreply@blogger.com (IT Guy!) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:18:00 +0000

Today, news reports flooded the internet with the leaked release of Microsoft’s anti-malware solution for their desktop OS’s. This is ahead of schedule for the Beta release which is still unknown...