I would like to know if I can get a virus or if it safe to download mixtapes from a website….if not where is a good place to download mixtapes?  I’ve heard when you download music, you have to be very careful.  Thanks for your help for this problem.

Downloading music has become one of the TOP ways to contract a virus or worse on your computer!  There are very few options out there that offer safe ways to download music to your computer.  Here are some options for you!

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One of the largest features for the Palm Pre Plus from Verizon Wireless is the Mobile Hotspot application.  This dandy little program will allow you to spread your data and internet connection from Verizon Wireless to other devices by broadcasting your own mobile network.

Earlier this week, my wireless router passed away (the wifi radio broke) so what better timing to try out the mobile hotspot application!  I created a network from the phone, password protected the network and then tried to connect to it from my laptop.

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Are you watching TV shows, movies and live events on your computer more than your actual TV?

Is it the lack of time, lack of commercials or convenience that has recently driven me to watch more of my favorite TV programs on my computer rather than my actual television!

Watching shows and live events on a computer has become so popular…is the TV slowly dying?  What the Tech?!

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Hi there just wondering if there is any way to determine if I have a PCI Express slot.  I am looking to upgrade my graphics cards and I wish to purchase a PCI Express one but am unsure if i have the slot for it.  Everest has told me I have 1 PCI Express x1 slot and 1 PCI Express x16 slot but i am unsure whether any are for graphics cards.

The most important part about upgrading your graphics card is making sure the card will be compatible inside your computer.  You seem to have already found the tools to check your PC slots so we can cover if you’re ready to go to the next step!

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I was sent the Palm Pre earlier this week and to my surprise…I wasn’t surprised. *You may need to re-read that sentence to understand it the way it was intended.*

The Palm Pre Plus, recently released on Verizon Wireless, has had a fair amount of press and chatter over the new webOS and its simplicity for everyone.  I’m not sure if my initial thoughts would concur with the over-hyped media over this phone.

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What can an aspiring geek do outside of computer forums?  I like to take thing apart and put them back together, so I’m looking for the next step!  Any advice is very much appreciated!

There are do it yourself kits for all hobbies; flying, arts and crafts, cooking, wood working…What The Tech?! Why not look into projects and kits for computers and aspiring geeks too!

DIY Electronics are a huge way to expand your knowledge of computers into circuitry and small devices that operate all around you!  Ever thought of building your own alarm clock, proximity sensor, temperature monitor…etc?  Here’s some ways to get involved in computer and electronic projects.

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I have a laptop that has a bad battery I think because it only will stay charged for 10 minutes.  I don’t know how to fix this because I don’t want it to be useless but its probably 2 years old so I’m not sure how to get a new battery.  Is that possible?

A laptop usually has a battery life of around 3 years but sometimes that number can change due to the number of “charging cycles” the laptop undergoes.  Also, if you leave your battery in while the computer sits plugged even after it is charged, or you don’t properly exercise it, it can lose its capacity quick!  If you have a bad battery, you can salvage what you have now and make it portable again.

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I’m having trouble putting my computer to sleep.  Could there be some reason why it won’t go to sleep or immediately wakes up when I put it to sleep?  My computer is running Windows Vista but I’ve noticed that when I unplug the computer from the internet, it sleeps.  Why is it being so confusing.

Windows Vista has some unusual changes with devices and internet properties that usually lead to issues with putting a computer to sleep.  We’ll use the device manager to edit and modify the properties for select components on your machine that are causing your computer to “stay awake.”

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Do you use iTunes and want a chance to win $10,000?  Consider this your lucky day because Apple has decided to give away $10,000 dollars to the user who purchases the 10 billionth song ever on the ever so popular iTunes.  Currently over 9.9 billion songs have been purchased and every day the media titan is getting closer to the 10th billion sale.

To make the event interesting for its users, the customer that purchases the the 10th billion download a $10,000 iTunes gift card to essentially take care of their music needs for life!

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I got an error saying “C:\Users\L\Downloads\mssefullinstall-x86fre-en-us-vista-win7.exe is not a valid Win32 application.” and I have no idea what to do with it or what it means.  Is this a virus file or what happened?  I tried to download something from the internet but I thought it was safe.  Please help!

Don’t be alarmed, the error you’re receiving is just because a file was not able to download correctly.  Confused on how you got this error?  Here are some possible causes for this error and how to fixt it!

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