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Motorola Nextel i880 PPT cell phone user review
Monday, 30 Jul, 2007 – 16:58 | No Comment

My Nextel i870 phone died recently and through my insurance I was able to get a new Motorola i880 cell phone. I received it on Friday and so far so good. I really …

First impression of Lavasoft USA’s Ad-Aware 2007 antispyware program
Monday, 30 Jul, 2007 – 16:54 | 3 Comments

Hmm, what can I say? My first impression of it? It is buggy and it sucks. I installed it onto a computer that is running Windows XP (clean install) and upon installation …

Are flash based hard drives any good yet?
Sunday, 29 Jul, 2007 – 15:32 | No Comment

Today I’ll try to answer a few questions about flash or solid state based hard drives. First and foremost, what is a flash based hard drive?

If you’ve ever messed with a digital camera and …

Vacation
Wednesday, 25 Jul, 2007 – 11:37 | No Comment

I’m currently away from the shop, on vacation until this coming Monday. It’s been a well needed one. Things have been getting quite hectic at work and I am glad I was able …

Intel quad-core processor price cuts
Tuesday, 24 Jul, 2007 – 20:08 | No Comment

The Intel Quad-Core line of processors received a new price cut. The lowest Q6600 quad processor is now $299.99. That is FOUR cores. That is amazing in and of itself – that …

Dell’s new Inspiron line of laptops
Sunday, 22 Jul, 2007 – 10:54 | One Comment

I really think Dell dropped the ball with their new line of Inspiron laptops. I think they honestly look ugly. When you view the laptop from the front and you see the middle …

Uninstalling Trend Micro’s PC-cillin Internet Security suite without a password
Thursday, 19 Jul, 2007 – 17:10 | 18 Comments

Go to your registry.

Delete this key: HKLM\software\trendmicro\pc-cillin\system

BE CAREFUL AS YOU’RE DEALING WITH THE REGISTRY. I HIGHLY SUGGEST YOU EXPORT THAT KEY FIRST PRIOR TO DELETING.

Go to your control panel, add/remove programs, click on the …

w70n51.sys blue screen while using wireless connection
Thursday, 12 Jul, 2007 – 17:20 | 31 Comments

Okay guys, I found me a good one. The file mentioned in the title, w70n51.sys is driver for an Intel wireless card. The card can be found on many makes and models of …

Sony PCG-K17 getting extremely hot!
Monday, 9 Jul, 2007 – 11:32 | No Comment

I have a Sony laptop, model PCG-K17 here getting extremely hot. I think it has an issue with the memory modules. Everything else is getting extremely hot. I blew out the vents …

Microsoft Xbox warranty extended to 3-years from purchase date
Friday, 6 Jul, 2007 – 14:14 | 2 Comments

I’m happy to report that Microsoft has recently upgraded the Xbox 360′s warranty from 1-year to 3-years from the date of purchase. This is due to the many Xboxes that have been having significant …