Category Archives: PCs
Medical Information and Advice
We all have our aches and pains or get sick now and then. When are these symptoms serious and when should we just ignore them? I suppose the first option to answering the question above would be to ask your … Continue reading
Free Knowledge
I can remember when I was growing up and my family acquired an encyclopedia. It represented a hefty cost, but gave us access to a source of knowledge. The breadth of information was breathtaking. It is now possible to access … Continue reading
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Tagged encyclopedia, knowledge, wikipedia
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Free WiFi
Wireless access to the Internet is becoming almost ubiquitous. Laptops, smart phones, e-readers and tablets are all using WiFi as a major and/or default method for reaching the Net. As you travel around, it is useful to know where free … Continue reading
Posted in Computer Advice, General Information, PCs, Personal computing, Technology, Travel
Tagged free wifi, wifi, wififreespot.com
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Right Down to the Second
Every PC has its own time clock that maintains its date and time. Overall the clock is pretty accurate. However, it can stray from what it should be over time. One way to make sure your PC (and/or network) has … Continue reading
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Tagged atomic clock, NIST, PC clock, sync, time
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Help from Computer Experts
It’s almost impossible for any one person to know how to answer every question related to hardware, software, networks, servers, etc. As a result, we all need help in resolving some of the problems that inevitable arise over time. Where … Continue reading
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Tagged experts exchange, technical help, tek-tips
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Keep Talking to Your Computer
A computer driver is a piece of software that allows hardware to work with operating systems and applications. Each driver is specific to the piece of hardware that it works with. Operating systems and application programs are constantly being updated … Continue reading
Posted in Computer Advice, PCs, Personal computing, Technology
Tagged driver maintenance, driverguide.com, drivers
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Useful Web Sites
The web is populated with millions of web sites. Many of them are commercial and many are very narrow in their focus. For the next few months, I am going to discuss a number of web sites that I have … Continue reading
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Free Storage with SkyDrive
File storage is rapidly expanding, both on local machines and in the cloud. One free service that is available now is SkyDrive from Microsoft. It is available at https://skydrive.live.com. SkyDrive is a cloud-based file storage service. It offers 25 GB … Continue reading
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Tagged cloud based file storage, file storage, skydrive, web file storage
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License and Registration, Please
If you have to re-install software on your PC, you need the license numbers and serial numbers of the software. If you have lost your original installation disks or neglected to write down the license information, what can you do? … Continue reading
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Tagged License Crawler, serial numbers, software, software license numbers
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