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How To Troubleshoot Your Computer

by Jeff Weisbein December 14, 2008

Troubleshooting computer issues can be a daunting task. Here are a few simple ways to help you troubleshoot your computer issues on either Windows or OSX and hopefully resolve them. Windows troubleshooting tips: Check the Event Viewer located under Computer Management (right click My Computer, choose Manage, and you will see it listed). You can [...]

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Recovering And Storing Passwords

by Jeff Weisbein September 26, 2008

I received an email from Justin who wanted to know if there is a way to recover his router password. Unfortunately there really isn’t, however, you can reset the router back to factory defaults and start over. In most cases there is a button which can be pushed with a pen/pencil/paper clip on the back [...]

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How Much Should You Charge for Computer Repair Services?

by Jeff Weisbein July 6, 2008

How much should you charge for your repair services? It really depends on how much your time is worth, how good you are at what you do, and how much your competition is charging. I typically charge $50/hour, however, I may up that rate to $60/hour in the near future. You should never charge too [...]

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Samsung Alias Review

by Jeff Weisbein May 15, 2008

I recently purchased a Samsung Alias to replace my Motorola Razr and I must say I’m pretty impressed. I have Verizon service and this turned out to be a great option for me. It has a number of features including a QWERTY keyboard/keypad which has allowed me to finally start using text messages – something [...]

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The Blu-ray vs HD-DVD Format War

by Jeff Weisbein March 2, 2008

The battle between HD-DVD and Blu-ray has been around for a number of years and has made no significant progress until recently. If you look back in time, you will remember another similar situation such as this one, the battle between VHS and Betamax, which of course was won by VHS to be later replaced [...]

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Finding The Best Web Host

by Jeff Weisbein January 5, 2008

I received an email the other day from Ryan who is one of my YouTube subscribers and he wanted to know how to pick a good web host. This is an excellent question. The web hosting business is an over crowded business and that makes it very hard to tell who is legit and who [...]

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OpenDNS Review

by Jeff Weisbein December 20, 2007

DNS otherwise known as Domain Name Servers are essential to the Internet as we know it today. A service called OpenDNS which provides free DNS servers to the public looks at DNS in a whole new way. OpenDNS is a unique service in which once you have an account with them you can do a [...]

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Basic PC Maintenance Tips & Tricks

by Jeff Weisbein December 20, 2007

Basic PC maintenance is an essential part of computing especially nowadays with so much to worry about with spyware, malware, viruses, and trojans running rampant on the web. This is why it is important to run an Anti-Virus such as NOD32 (if you are willing to pay) or AVG Anti-Virus (a free alternative). Along with [...]

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Windows vs Linux (The Security Wars)

by Jeff Weisbein May 29, 2007

Here’s a good article that goes pretty in depth on the whole Windows vs Linux security topic. What I especially like about this article is that it’s not biased to any one group, it’s completely independent. So you’ll get both sides of the story instead of just one or a side of the story that’s [...]

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