Author Archives: Jack

How to check the speed of your internet connection

Posted on November 20, 2011 by Jack

Every now and then it’s quite useful to know how fast your internet connection is. In one situation, a client was wondering why their internet was so slow when they had a fast cable internet connection. Instead of 20+ mbps … Continue reading →

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Free anti-virus software

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Jack

Every now and then I’ll come across a person without anti-virus software on their computer. With this economy, the thought of paying a yearly subscription for anti-virus software just isn’t always possible. One solution I have found is AVG Anti-Virus, … Continue reading →

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How to screen capture on the iPhone

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Jack

I stumbled across this accidentally, but it’s a cool thing to know. Now when you get that super high score on Angry Birds or pass that level with 3 stars that none of your friends can, you can screen capture … Continue reading →

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How to speed up a computer

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Jack

Quite often I’m asked to speed up a computer. While in theory that sounds like a valid request, the expectations of how fast you’ll be able to speed up the computer is not. I usually tell them, I can re-install … Continue reading →

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How to stop the iPhone screen from auto-rotating

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Jack

How many times have you been surfing on your iPhone on a lazy Sunday morning still in bed, then every time you shift the screen rotates and you have to lean the iPhone again to get the right orientation. I’ve … Continue reading →

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How to silence your iPhone once it starts ringing

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Jack

I very short blog today, I’m amazed at how many iPhone users don’t know how to silence their phone once it starts ringing. Whether you have the sound on or set to vibrate, once it starts ringing, I see a … Continue reading →

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Extending toner life on a Brother laser printer

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Jack

First a disclaimer, do this at your own risk as it may damage the printer drum. Now with that out of the way, on some brands of Brother laser printers, the toner has a sensor on the side that tells … Continue reading →

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How to change the product key in Windows

Posted on November 5, 2011 by Jack

If you have ever had to setup a bunch of identical computers and used cloning to do it, then you’ve run into the problem of the window’s product key not matching the hardware it’s on. The same product key will … Continue reading →

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How to remotely access a user’s computer

Posted on November 5, 2011 by Jack

One of the most useful tools I’ve ever come across is LogMeIn.com. Once you install the software on the client, you can remotely access that computer to solve window’s related problems.  I say window’s related problems because it runs as … Continue reading →

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Cannot connect to mapped network drive

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Jack

So you have a mapped network drive that worked yesterday but won’t connect today, what happened? You’re plugged into the network, other people can access the share without a problem but for some reason you can’t. The likely cause is … Continue reading →

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