Program:CCleaner (Crap Cleaner) Price: Freeware Site: www.ccleaner.com Description: Cleans temp files from windows and also has a registry cleaner. CCleaner is one of those tools that you really need (or if not need then will miss) when you’re doing tuneups or setting up a new computer. We all know that over time computers get filled […]
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Monthly Archives: July 2008
Public Service Alert from yours truly
Just a little reminder that you can ask me questions using the contact form to the right of the screen. These questions can range from novice questions to tech content requests. Remember I’m here to help you guys. Once you submit a question I’ll answer it as soon as I can on the forums and […]
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Tweaks: Make more then one set of Recovery Discs on HPs
Tweak Name: Reset HP Recovery Disc Creation File Type: Batch File Download: HPRecoveryDiscs.bat As anybody who has ever worked on a plethora of HP computers (and needed to set them up for clients) knows HP only allows for the creation of one set of Recovery Discs per computer. This means that if you’ve lost yours […]
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Print: Computer Repair Invoice Sheet
Document Name: Computer Repair Invoice Sheet Formats: OpenOffice, MS Word Modifiable: Yes Download: OpenOffice (25KB) MS Word (82KB) Description: A general purpose invoice sheet for those small repair shops that need one. It has a variety of sections from a repair summary, to technician notes, to an itemized listing of all the services rendered (as […]
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Tweaks: No restart on BSOD
Tweak Name: No restart on BSOD (Blue Screen of Death) File Type: Registry File Download: norebootBSOD.reg Ever since XP came out BSODs have been reduced but still happen so many times it’s not even funny. Unfortunately out of the box Windows is configured to restart as soon as it encounters a blue screen. Of course […]
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Apps: Unknown Devices Identifier
Program: Unknown Devices Price: Freeware Site: www.halfdone.com/ukd/ Description: Identifies devices connected to your computer. Since there are still many people going about downgrading computers from Vista to XP I thought it might be useful to you guys to post the “Unknown Devices” program today. Basically what the program does is act like a more detailed […]
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Future Shop launches ‘ConnectPro’ Tech Services
It would appear that Future Shop (the Canadian version of Best Buy) has launched their own branded tech services. Future Shop has had computer repair before now but not under any name. Future Shop joins those honored retail tech repair places such as Best Buy’s Geek Squad, Circuit City’s Firedog, and Staples’ Easy Tech. Source: […]
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Wal-Mart to start computer repair service called ‘Solution Stations’
From our good friends over at PCMag, It looks as if Walmart is set to open a computer repair place called “Solutions Stations.” These will reportedly be staffed with Dell tech staff…. Does this not sound like a bad idea to anyone? I mean even if they are “Dell trained” the technicians are not going […]
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Apps: JkDefrag
Program: JkDefrag Price: Freeware (GPL Open Source) Site: www.kessels.com/Jkdefrag Description: Disk Defragmenter JkDefrag is a program that I think I’ve fallen in love with. After years of using the drab Windows Defragmentor I tried out JkDefrag. The program is named after it’s creator Jeroen Kessels who develops the program then gives it away for free, […]
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Apps: Revo Uninstaller
Program: Revo Uninstaller Price: Freeware Site: www.revouninstaller.com Description: Alternate uninstaller utility The Revo Uninstaller from VS Revo Group is one of the most helpful utilites out there. Okay picture this: you’re doing a tuneup and you come across an old program that the client wants you to remove. You try using Add or Remove Programs […]
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