Category Archives: Windows

Computer going to sleep

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Jack

So it’s Friday and you need to get home but you still have some work to do. What should you do? Well you have logmein installed, so great, you can leave your computer on and remotely access the computer from … Continue reading →

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Free Microsoft Office 2010 Online

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Jack

A lot of people when buying a new computer don’t realize that Microsoft Office does not come pre-installed on the machine (well it might but it’ll be a trial evaluation copy). They might have stretched their budget to get the … Continue reading →

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Free video screen capture

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Jack

Have you ever had to try and explain how to do something over the phone but the person at the other end just wasn’t computer literate or just couldn’t follow along? A great application called Camstudio is free and allows … 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 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 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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