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Don’t Be Scammed By Fake Virus Message

PCRoger — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 16:29:35 +0000

Learn To Avoid Costly Virus Scam Many of the worst virus infections your PC could get will be loaded voluntarily onto your computer – by YOU! Unless you know what to look for and don’t make panic decisions. If you use the free antivirus program Microsoft Security Essentials like I do, know that it will [...]

Why I Like H&R Block Tax Software And A 1099R Tip

PCRoger — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 18:21:18 +0000

I have a number of tax returns I do each year and as I have mentioned before I buy H&R Block at Home Deluxe with State for getting the task done. (The H&R Block links on this page will save you 15%!) This year the brokerage companies are responsible to start reporting cost basis on [...]

Another Data Recovery Story With The Vantec USB Hard Drive Adapter

PCRoger — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 15:54:14 +0000

And Why You Probably Don’t Keep Your PC Long Enough Every week I have people contact me wanting to recover data or just access a hard drive that is not part of a working computer. Most people have no idea or easy way to do that. But it’s easy and fast. This past weekend I [...]

Roxio Easy VHS To DVD New Version Adds Vinyl Conversion

PCRoger — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:49:13 +0000

I have written several times about digitizing analog memories such as converting VHS to DVD and vinyl albums to MP3. Roxio Easy VHS to DVD is one of the tools I have used for this and their new version offers more features, better ease of use and the ability to convert vinyl albums to MP3. [...]

How To Improve Your WiFi Reception

PCRoger — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 22:18:46 +0000

Is Your WiFi Signal Weak or Dropping Out? Seems like everyone always wants to know how to improve your WiFi reception, preferably without spending money on a more expensive WiFi router or fickle WiFi extender. One of the difficult things for a tech savvy person like myself is to put myself in the shoes of [...]

Get 15% Off Your H&R Block Tax Software: Download Or Online

PCRoger — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:37:28 +0000

Save money on your tax software – hey, the online version is free (for most people, anyway) – but I prefer to download the software since I do quite a few tax returns for other people. H&R Block has been my personal choice for download tax software for years now. They guarantee my maximum refund [...]

Save 50% On QuickBooks Online For A Year

PCRoger — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:44:48 +0000

Everyone is using QuickBooks as their accounting software, there really isn’t any competition in that market anymore. Intuit is the specialist and QuickBooks Online is the easy, fast and efficient way to go. Why not save money on the accounting software you need anyway? For a very limited time you can save 50% on QuickBooks [...]

Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Desk USB 3.0 External Hard Drive Review

PCRoger — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 22:22:31 +0000

The Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Desk USB 3.0 External Hard Drive is a high quality product designed for speed, compatibility and ease of use. Available in a wide range of hard drive sizes from 1TB up through 4TB you can pick a model that meets your needs. What is unique about the Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex is [...]

H&R Block At Home Discount Coupon Can Help Save Money On Taxes

PCRoger — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:41:15 +0000

With tax time upon us, here are some H&R Block discount coupon links you can use to save money on the tax preparation software that I use and recommend. While some might think that turning their attention to taxes might dampen the holiday spirit, look at it the other way: Proper tax planning year-end moves [...]

How To Access Data On Old Hard Drives

PCRoger — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 20:02:57 +0000

Recover Data From Old Hard Drives A lot of us have old hard drives laying around from desktop computers or laptops that will not power on or Windows blows up and you want to recover data or access the hard drive. With a versatile desktop computer you can probably open the cover, get the right [...]