Premiere Issue of Intel Solutions Services Newsletter
Connected, a quarterly newsletter, untangles the major obstacles that IT professionals face. It attempts to clear the piles of information to get to the heart of the world of technology, which changes...
View ArticleLast Day of 2005
Nothing profound comes to mind as we enjoy the last day and week of this month and this year. But you may have thoughts and you might want to record them for later reviewing. Quick Online Tips provides...
View ArticleIRS Electronic Payment Pains
I’ve gotten so much mail from EFTPS (Electronic Federal Tax Payment System — it must be an unwritten rule that everything government-named must be abbreviated — I worked in the federal government once...
View ArticleWeird Computer Slowdown Problem
This problem comes and goes. When it comes, however, the problem happens a few times a day. I can’t find the pattern except maybe Internet Explorer. The programs slow to a crawl and I close each one as...
View ArticleBackup Test Time
Looks like the hard drive died. I don’t know what happened as when I got on the computer, the login screen appeared in low-resolution. After fiddling with it and watching the PC freeze — I had no...
View ArticleBackup Lessons Learned
Back online at my main PC. Still shaky from the whole experience. What we had to do (Paul is my hero) is repair Windows. In doing so (thanks to Scotty), we learned that Netscape and Firefox hijacked...
View ArticleHelp Customers Help Themselves
More and more businesses are adding tech support reporting features, knowledgebases and expanding frequently asked questions — including businesses whose core business doesn’t include technology....
View ArticleDigital Camcorder
I finally got around to trying out my digital camcorder that I lucked out and found a great deal on it. I recorded my daughter’s team’s volleyball game last night and experimented. First, I would...
View ArticleCut Desktop Clutter
I don’t like a cluttered desktop or Program List. Most of the time, I won’t let an application add icons to Quickstart (the >> between the taskbar and the icons on the left) or desktop, unless...
View ArticleDo You Own Your Web Site?
This entry’s prize: Two copies of Big Kahuna Reef 2: one for Macs (!) and one for PCs. Comment by June 9 to be eligible). Leave a comment with at least 30 words (to ensure they provide value) by June 9...
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