http://pctechbytestoday.com/2009/05/the-day-google-stopped/ http://pctechbytestoday.com/2009/05/the-day-google-stopped/#comments Fri, 15 May 2009 14:56:18 +0000 Dave http://pctechbytestoday.com/?p=313 It happened on May 14, 2009. The day the world stopped spinning and people sat with empty gazes at the computer screens, their mouths slightly ajar, their fingers frozen over the keys. Phones rang, babies cried, dogs barked, but no one could do anything about it. Google had stopped working. Search queries hung in the [...] http://pctechbytestoday.com/2009/05/the-day-google-stopped/feed/ 0 http://pctechbytestoday.com/2009/04/dell-diagnostic-lights/ http://pctechbytestoday.com/2009/04/dell-diagnostic-lights/#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:31:01 +0000 Dave http://pctechbytestoday.com/?p=310 If you have a Dell computer, there is a chance it has some type of external diagnostic light to help you or the technician servicing your computer determin the problem with your PC. Sometimes the diagnostic light on your Dell will be the power button itself, or it might be a series of lights on [...] http://pctechbytestoday.com/2009/04/dell-diagnostic-lights/feed/ 0 http://pctechbytestoday.com/2009/04/netbooks-whats-the-deal-with-those-things/ http://pctechbytestoday.com/2009/04/netbooks-whats-the-deal-with-those-things/#comments Tue, 07 Apr 2009 18:11:52 +0000 Dave http://pctechbytestoday.com/?p=303 Netbooks have become the new gadget (This is based on  the highly scientific polls I have taken with myself and my dog–we both agree). So I ask myself and my dog (who promptly farts and falls back to sleep) “What’s the deal with these netbooks? Why does everyone want them?” They are tiny, they are [...] http://pctechbytestoday.com/2009/04/netbooks-whats-the-deal-with-those-things/feed/ 0 http://pctechbytestoday.com/2009/04/hey-cornficker-thanks/ http://pctechbytestoday.com/2009/04/hey-cornficker-thanks/#comments Wed, 01 Apr 2009 19:49:56 +0000 Dave http://pctechbytestoday.com/?p=298 Conficker was supposed to devastate the PC community today, this April 1st 2009. Not since Y2k has the world braced for such an impact to their digital lives. Yet, as with Y2k, Conficker didn’t seem to have much of an impact. This doesn’t mean it won’t pop up next week, or even next month, and [...] http://pctechbytestoday.com/2009/04/hey-cornficker-thanks/feed/ 0 http://pctechbytestoday.com/2009/03/microsofts-steadystate-is-the-ultimate-defense-against-five-year-olds/ http://pctechbytestoday.com/2009/03/microsofts-steadystate-is-the-ultimate-defense-against-five-year-olds/#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:35:36 +0000 Dave http://pctechbytestoday.com/?p=295 It’s been a while since we’ve done a Daily Download, but I felt compelled to let everyone know about Microsoft’s free program called SteadyState . No longer can children log into your home computer and push that magic button (invisible to adults) that often changes the screen resolution to 640×480 with 16 colors. Or that magic [...] http://pctechbytestoday.com/2009/03/microsofts-steadystate-is-the-ultimate-defense-against-five-year-olds/feed/ 0 http://pctechbytestoday.com/2009/03/have-you-lost-faith-in-microsoft/ http://pctechbytestoday.com/2009/03/have-you-lost-faith-in-microsoft/#comments Mon, 30 Mar 2009 19:09:15 +0000 Dave http://pctechbytestoday.com/?p=291 Windows 7 RC1 will be released soon, and this generally means the Ready To Manufacture version will not be far behind. As people are still abandoning the Microsoft boat and diving into the vast, sparkling sea called Apple, I have to wonder exactly when did people lose faith in Windows. For me, it happened in [...] http://pctechbytestoday.com/2009/03/have-you-lost-faith-in-microsoft/feed/ 0 http://pctechbytestoday.com/2009/03/improve-privacy-in-your-windows-vista-start-menu/ http://pctechbytestoday.com/2009/03/improve-privacy-in-your-windows-vista-start-menu/#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:04:58 +0000 Dave http://pctechbytestoday.com/?p=289   Windows Vista is a cesspool of sin and corruption. You have no rights as a user and cannot do anything without prying eyes being able to track your every move. Or course, I’m kidding. Vista is a very secure Operating System that gives users the ability to allow or disallow items from showing up in [...] http://pctechbytestoday.com/2009/03/improve-privacy-in-your-windows-vista-start-menu/feed/ 0 http://pctechbytestoday.com/2009/03/when-to-quit-and-reinstall-windows/ http://pctechbytestoday.com/2009/03/when-to-quit-and-reinstall-windows/#comments Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:20:30 +0000 Dave http://pctechbytestoday.com/?p=284 There comes a point in everyone’s computing life when they need to reinstall Windows. Some people do it more than others and some panic and just go out and buy a new PC. Reinstalling isn’t fun for most people. They would rather be walking on the beach, sleeping or even getting gut-shot and left for [...] http://pctechbytestoday.com/2009/03/when-to-quit-and-reinstall-windows/feed/ 0 http://pctechbytestoday.com/2009/03/roku-amazon-hulu-comcast-and-verizon-the-war-in-your-living-room/ http://pctechbytestoday.com/2009/03/roku-amazon-hulu-comcast-and-verizon-the-war-in-your-living-room/#comments Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:18:46 +0000 Dave http://pctechbytestoday.com/?p=281 The battle lines have been drawn and the war is raging on your living room. The prize is your eyeballs and, eventually, your cash. This is the war of television content in the form of movies and shows–a war that only a year ago wasn’t on the horizon. But as more and more companies come [...] http://pctechbytestoday.com/2009/03/roku-amazon-hulu-comcast-and-verizon-the-war-in-your-living-room/feed/ 0 http://pctechbytestoday.com/2009/03/twitter-is-officially-cool/ http://pctechbytestoday.com/2009/03/twitter-is-officially-cool/#comments Mon, 02 Mar 2009 12:23:45 +0000 Dave http://pctechbytestoday.com/?p=276 Twitter has officially become cool. While this might be good news for most people, this is certainly not good news for geeks. It’s the Geek Way to stay on the bleeding edge of technology, to sit there in the corner grinning as cool kids ask “What are you typing, dork?”  It’s what we do, what [...] http://pctechbytestoday.com/2009/03/twitter-is-officially-cool/feed/ 0