How do I disable the Windows Vista User Account Control function?  I just find it annoying that I have to approve every little action even though I am the administrator!  Other then that everything works great!
One Vista security feature that’s gotten a bit of a hit has been the User Account [...]

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I just got a new computer from the Holiday festivities and now that it’s all plugged in, I’m scared to go online without a good anti-virus; I’ve seen what it could do to a machine (explaining the new one for the holidays!)  What is the best type of anti-virus out there?  I haven’t heard the [...]

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Ever wonder if there’s a universal piece of software that all geeks have on their computer?  I’ve asked around and did my research and I’ve found there is one tool that most computer technicians have and recommend to their friends…

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My computer currently has a Trojan.Virtumonde. How do I get rid of it??
First, I’d like to cover what exactly a Trojan Virtumonde is or can look like for some of our viewers who might not be so familiar with it.  A virtumonde by definition is adware that modifies the Windows Internet connection mechanism and display [...]

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I have a bunch of movies and large files I’ve been using and I want to transfer them over to an external to save my computer hard drive space.  When I plugged in my external (via USB) it would take the smaller files, but it would say there was an error with [...]

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I’m trying to empty some files from the Windows Recycle Bin, but I can’t! Where can I find the recycle bin on my hard drive?
For many of us, the handy icon shortcut on our desktop is what we’ve come to rely on for our recycling needs, but others seek out the actual physical [...]

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The best gifts of the season are always the ones that you can plug in. Techy gifts are more popular than ever and who could argue against them. I’ve found some of the best ideas of the season that work on a personal or family level that serve as a practical, as well as more [...]

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