computer help

15 Tips To Speed Up Your Computer

January 30, 2011

Finding ways to speed up your computer is the most important thing you could do as a computer user. This might save your computer from being thrown out the window, or even smashed up with a hammer. This is how far people get pushed when computers don’t do what they want them to do. It [...]

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What’s the difference between a slow computer and a slow internet connection?

October 21, 2010

I am sorry I have to mention this topic but it is my pet hate. I often get calls for computer help, mostly from my friends and family as I do not have a computer repair business any longer. When they ring me I get straight to question time and steer the conversation the way [...]

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Re-start explorer.exe when your taskbar and desktop icons are missing

October 17, 2010

Have you ever started your computer to find your taskbar missing along with all your desktop shortcut icons and your start menu? You can maybe see your desktop color but the icons are not there. Even your desktop seems to have lost its wallpaper. The computer seems to be running fine. Or maybe you start [...]

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Computer Terms and their Meanings

October 7, 2010

Here is a quick list of computer terms, most being requests from Tips4pc members. To see more computer definitions please see the Computer Terms page. You can also get a free 59 page PDF Computer Terms Dictionary when you sign up for the Tips4pc newsletter at the bottom of every post. If you are new [...]

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Computer Basics Tips – What Is Software?

September 22, 2010

Software is a combination of computer programs, commands and information that enables the computer to execute different tasks. In 1958, the term ’software’ was first used by John Turkey. Basically computer software consists of digital languages that involve binary values and direct specific instructions to the computer processor. In simple terms software is what makes [...]

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Give your friends free computer help and tips using Jing

September 16, 2010

Previously I wrote an article about Using Windows Remote Assistance To Get Computer Help, however the way I am going to show you today is a bit different. The amazing thing about this cute little program is that anyone can use it. You will become a professional at making screen cast videos and sharing them [...]

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Using Windows Remote Assistance To Get Computer Help

August 3, 2010

If you are really stuck with a problem on your computer and you know a friend that might be able to help with computer troubleshooting, here is an easy way to allow them to access your computer through remote assistance. Even if they are half way across the world, if they have an internet connection [...]

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Got the Fiverr – Get computer help for $5

July 22, 2010

What is Fiverr you say? It is a website where people advertise jobs that they can do for $5. Everything costs $5. I am not sure why the website is not called the $5 site? Anyway, there are thousands of jobs advertised , including people offering computer help. There are ads for getting rid of [...]

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Computer Maintenance Tips and Tricks to Backup, Scan and Clean

June 24, 2010

Computer maintenance is a part of everyone’s lives now, much like owning a car and getting it serviced, it just has to be done. Computers are the same, needing regular maintenance, as they get clogged up with truck loads of hidden files. I have published many articles about computer maintenance, however the most popular article is my [...]

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Windows ‘seven Tips – Add Internet Explorer Favorites to Start Menu

June 17, 2010

If you are a frequent Internet Explorer user and want get to your favorites it is handy to make it easy to access them by following the steps below. Favorites are important because you are not able to remember so many favorite and regularly used websites. I have about 3,000 websites on my favorites list [...]

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The basics of putting video on your website

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If you’re not using video on your website yet, then you’re missing out on a great opportunity to increase customer responsiveness traffic to your website. With the ever growing population of broadband users in the United States, video has become mainstream. You only need to look at the most popular sites on the Internet and [...]

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Change your cd auto play settings in Windows Vista

June 2, 2010

A nice feature in Windows Vista is that you can change your cd auto play settings in detail. For example, you can set a program or action to be performed with almost every type of media. So when you insert an audio cd it will automatically begin playing using the program you chose in the [...]

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