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Myth – My calendar/email is web based so I don’t have to backup!

Wrong! You can see an example here that someone hacked into another’s Gmail account and deleted all their contacts. http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Calendar/thread?tid=443bbd4612d26728&hl=en Also, other examples of online information mysteriously being deleted: http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Calendar/thread?tid=751281f43e826463&hl=en Google deleted my blog on blogspot.com because they claimed it was due to spam. When I went to restore it with the option when I login, …

Is Microsoft Office included with Windows 7?

No. Microsoft Office has never been and most likely will never be included with Microsoft Windows. There is some confusion with this. Computers you purchase from major brand names include trial versions of Office software, anti-virus, and some other programs sometimes. People usually seem to read the large print saying “Office comes with Windows”, but …

I can get a new computer for that price!

How many technicians have heard a customer say they could get a new computer for the price of the repair? Alot I’m sure. I know I’ve heard it a few times and my prices are highly competitive. The thing is, there’s more to the price than just the cost of the computer itself. Also, the …

What is the maximum supported RAM in Windows 7?

I’ve seen this question asked alot around the net with not many good answers and alot of guesses based on past Windows editions. Here’s the answer straight from Microsoft. I have the direct link to Microsoft’s website below, but incase it doesn’t work and to make things easier, here’s the breakdown for each edition of …

First post on this blog – What happened to your old blog?

Well, long story short. Here’s my new blog. Google lost my blog twice, so I’m not using blogger anymore. I looked at wordpress.com but they don’t allow Google adsense to run on that site. So I’ve created this new blog on my own domain. This way, I own it, I control it, no one can …

RESOLVED: HP laserjet 1018 print spooler stops when printing scanned PDF’s

I’ve seen many solutions posted for this issue and some work for some people, and some are temporary fixes. Fixes I’ve tried in the past were temporary. The issue is HP laserjet 1000 series printers like 1018 and 1012 are not compatible with PDF documents using Adobe PDF reader if they are scanned documents. Many …

How to block porn and phising websites

Do you have a young child at home that wants to start experiencing the Internet, but you now there are other things on the Internet you don’t want them to experience? Well, you need to know how to block certain websites by enabling some sort of parental control. This video from my Youtube channel www.youtube.com/twinbytesinc …

Is there a quick way to find out if someone has put a key stroke tracker on a laptop?

Key Stroke trackers are called KeyLoggers and they are nasty viruses infections that track keystrokes on your computer and as you log into a bank account or any secure website, this program records your login and password as you type it. Even though the password is all star symbols so you can’t see it, the …

How to get big discounts and free unrestricted trials on almost anything online

There’s a very simple method I stumbled across entirely by accident that allowed me to get a free totally unrestricted trial for 48 hours on TubeToolBox, 50% off of meetup.com and other stuff in the past that I didn’t think anymore of until now. I’ll share my “secret” here. Basically the answer is to just …

Is sub4sub on youtube a good idea?

Sub 4 sub. This comment has been used on Youtube for gaining more subscribers to peoples channels. They certainly get lots of subscribers faster than others, but is it a good idea? My video below address the issue. I personally don’t agree with doing sub4sub because it degrades the quality of my channel and makes …