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I have a friend who just got a netbook and he likes it except for one thing. It is very slow! I have noticed that most netbooks only have 1 gigabyte of memory, and they run Vista or Windows 7. The problem is, that is the minimum memory for that OS. It runs much better with more. So if you are getting a netbook make sure it has a least  [ Read More ]

Hi, I was working on keyboard replacement on a laptop today, when I was asked what a good free image edging software was. I really like to use Gimp, the only problem with gimp is the interface isn’t what people are familiar with. There is a solution. Gimp Shop! It is a full program that is very powerful, but this will also give you the same interface as Photoshop so  [ Read More ]

Wow, I have had a lot of computers in the shop this week with different fake programs claiming to be virus removal programs that have detected problems on a users computer. These scam programs often try to mimic Microsoft so that they look official. They offer to remove the problems for a price. If you give them any money things get worse on your computer not better. So How do  [ Read More ]

How can I speed up my computer? I hear this question all the time. You might be defragging your computer, deleting your temporary internet files and running a spyware removal program and it is still slow. All of those things are important to keeping your computer running well, and fast. Sometimes it is just not enough. What else can you do? One thing is check your storage space. If you  [ Read More ]

Tons of free traffic, it’s the desire of every internet marketer. You can start getting yours with good use of social bookmarking. You can start with what websites would be the best to use. There are many such as Digg, del.icio.us, stumbleupon,and hundreds more. How would it be if you could be bookmarked by all the best quickly and easily? I would recommend looking at Social Marker.com this will allow  [ Read More ]

I am often asked what is the best thing for a computer to turn it off or leave it on all the time. I always say turn it off when you are done using it for the day. It is the best for your computer to turn it off and it saves an amazing amount of electricity. It can save you hundreds of dollars a year, but imagine how much  [ Read More ]

Social bookmarking, have you heard of it? If not, I will briefly explain what it is, then let’s talk about how it can benefit your blog or website. In this introductory article I will talk about the very basic aspects of it. In the next article I will share specific tools and strategies you can use to benefit from this powerful part of the internet. Think of the bookmarks on  [ Read More ]

Every wants to know the secret to instant high blog traffic. So here it is, … the secret is, hard work and patience. That is is and it really works, trouble is no wants that answer. The proven techniques that work are consistently posting high quality, relevant, and helpful CONTENT. Writing all the time isn’t as glamorous as an instant secret formula but nothing works quite as well. Now that  [ Read More ]

Spyware, your computer was loaded you finally got them removed and now you can’t get online no matter what you try. You reset the router, rebooted your computer, nothing. You probably have a problem with a Winsock error. That basically means that your Windows registry was damaged by the spyware or virus and now it needs to be fixed. It isn’t that complicated to fix but does require a few  [ Read More ]

I just found a really cool tool that you can use on twitter. It is Free Twitter Designer This free service lets you make your own background including text and graphics. You won’t be limited to looking like everyone one else and you won’t have to be a graphic designer to do it manually. It is free and automatic give it a try! I loved it I hope you like  [ Read More ]