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Legal Cases
Although the laws governing the internet continue to resemble the Wild West, it is important for modern computer users to recognize that nearly everything that we say and do online has the potential to be monitored by the local, state and federal government. Our society is still in the process of deciding what types of […]
Won’t Download
Most of the time, when you click on a link on the internet to download something, such as a document, a picture, a song, or a video, things work as planned: the file begins to download. However, there are often times when, no matter how much you click on a link, you just can’t get […]
What Is The Computer Registry?
What is a PC Registry? The Windows registry is an immense batch file that logs information about nearly everything that happens on your PC from visiting a website to using a program. This roster also includes driver info and other critical programs such as the DLL library which is a tiny helper program that often […]
ActiveX Basics?
A while back, Microsoft came up with a new technology called ActiveX. ActiveX allows for interactive content to be produced and distributed for the net. Prior to ActiveX, web pages served up static text and immovable graphics. With ActiveX technology, web pages come alive with the use of multimedia effects and various interactive pieces, as […]
What to Do When Sound Stops Working?
Nothing is more frustrating than dealing with a computer that has suddenly developed an issue with the sound output, but it may not always mean that an expensive replacement is going to be required. In fact, the majority of sound failures are fairly easy to diagnose if an individual will follow several simple best practices. […]
Slow Internet Speed
We’ve all been there. You’re watching an Internet auction that ends in a nerve-racking 3 minutes. You’re refreshing the page frantically to make sure that no one has topped your bid. Once there is only about a minute left, you refresh the page and find that it suddenly takes forever to load. Angrily, you start […]
Top 5 Internet Browser Errors
You’ve probably run into a 404 error message while searching the internet at some point. You aren’t sure how to react to it, so you just simply hit the “Back” button on your browser and continue searching the internet for what you’re looking for. Error messages are undoubtedly annoying, but what causes them? Are they […]
Slow Computer
Feeling great is natural when you buy a spanking new computer. Programs open instantly upon command, the desktop is clear and uncluttered, and there isn’t a crumb or a speck of dust located anywhere within 10 feet of your new computer. However, after months of owning your computer, it slowly begins to lose its luster […]
Formatting a Hard Drive
Formatting a computer’s hard drive involves completely erasing all of the data, so that new data can be added or corrupted data can be restored. You can format either parts of a hard drive, called partitions, or the entire drive. This process can usually be done from an operating system, as long as the hard […]
5 Ways to Maintain Your Computer
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, and that holds especially true of your computer. Computers and laptops not only cost several hundred dollars to repair or replace, they’re our entertainment systems, our social devices, our repository for important (and sometimes personal) photos, movies, and documents. Doesn’t it make sense to keep […]