"What's Up Doc ?"

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20301665198535316302024-09-09T02:06:50.206-04:00"What's Up Doc ?"A layman's look into PC tips, tricks and tutorialsJohn Silveirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03714316255064517818noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2030166519853531630.post-72348694990979000572009-11-19T13:47:00.007-05:002009-11-19T19:40:58.003-05:00Can Somebody Get Me a Doctor?

well..... WELL..... WELL.....Boy is my face red... not from embarrassment but from anger... ok, a bit of embarrassment too. HOWEVER, my recent tribulations brought forth a topic for a new post. Here's how it went down...Thinking I'm invulnerable (do NOT ever think that way) due to all the security programs I run, I was researching and trying (downloading) several programs the other day. Then IT

John Silveirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03714316255064517818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2030166519853531630.post-54334736033763871602009-11-11T06:55:00.008-05:002009-11-11T10:12:07.765-05:00Trojan Man

I was going to assume that everyone has computer protection, but unfortunately I ran across someone a few months ago that didn't... THEY DO NOW !!!! So this post goes out to those of you that don't or that may want to take a closer look at the one you do have.Now, I'm not just talking anti-virus as surely we all have some form of that. But with popularity of the internet and the sadistic minds of

John Silveirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03714316255064517818noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2030166519853531630.post-27544529785315836192009-11-05T15:56:00.008-05:002009-11-05T18:35:11.748-05:00"Wipe" (format) the Hard Drive?

I had my first "customer" today. A friend asked my for some tips on wiping her hard drive and re-stalling the operating system. I asked why she wanted to do that and she told me that the machine was an "old" Dell, had been used for gaming for many years and was now VERY slow and asked "Should I just junk it"?Long story short, I asked 3 questions.....How old is the machine? "Purchased in 2002" -

John Silveirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03714316255064517818noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2030166519853531630.post-38062377393147922912009-11-05T03:15:00.010-05:002009-11-06T10:28:57.957-05:00The "Net" - part 2

While researching independent speed tests on the different different browsers I stumbled upon a couple of sites that I found useful, both for my research and for me as a blogger. In personally testing different browsers I experienced the truth in the fact that different browsers interpret the scripts that my blog page is written in... um DIFFERENTLY !!! But taking a screen shot using each browser

John Silveirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03714316255064517818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2030166519853531630.post-1180324075838411482009-11-04T13:36:00.004-05:002009-11-05T03:24:55.199-05:00The "Net" - Browsers

All browsers are created equal.. OH CONTRARE !!!!!!First, let me preface this post by assuming that everyone is already running some soft of protection suite that includes anti-virus, anti-malware, firewall, and identity protection at the very least. And in the age of email and instant messaging, it is important to be sure these utilities also protect those applications. Knowing what ASSuming

John Silveirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03714316255064517818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2030166519853531630.post-19047982431023040642009-11-02T18:23:00.000-05:002009-11-03T17:25:22.833-05:00The "Net" - Optimization

Yesterday I shared some simple tips to help keep your computer running more efficiently.... REMEMBER THE OPTIMIZER !!!Today, I'll take it another step to share some tips to try to help your internet experience be a more pleasant one. Again, I'm keeping in mind the K.I.S.S. (keep it simple stupid) mentality, mainly because that works best for me !!! So, I will keep it simple while still offering

John Silveirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03714316255064517818noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2030166519853531630.post-12200399797326738872009-11-02T00:49:00.000-05:002009-11-03T14:10:08.286-05:00My PC is so slow !!!

I'm going to write a different post today... a bit off topic but this is my forum so... some of it may sound simplistic, but I'm writing it that way on purpose for those that are not as inclined as others. But even for a total novice, there are many ways to improve your computer's performance. I will do a more technical one later.If you're still with me, I'm going to write about some computer

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