If you're getting an error in Windows 10 that you don't have a valid IP Configuration, don't waste your time calling AT&T or Comcast. It's not them. Windows 10 released an update bug to their operating system this week. I have seemed to figure out how to fix it. If you can't follow what I'm…
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I can see CLEARly now, the rain is gone…
Clear Wireless – Have you seen the green advertising for Clear? It’s extremely fast mobile internet, called 4G or WiMAX. It is going to replace the telecommunications companies 3G data cards for speed and reliability. It is funded by Sprint, and it may become a huge chunk of Sprint’s revenues moving forward since people are…
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When to Repair/Replace a Computer
Consumer Reports has said that if a computer breaks in the first 2 years, fix it, in the second two years, think about it based upon price of repair, and after that, chuck it into Lake Lanier. Well, dispose of it the right way (see above). I think this is a little aggressive but it…
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Scams To Watch Out For
The first scam is a television ad / radio ad campaign for doublemyspeed.com. It also goes by other names such as maxspeed.com, mycleanpc.com, etc. It is a sales pitch by a company called Cyberdefender that has a few third rate registry cleaning tools. If you want to clean your registry, which will speed up your…
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Netbooks
The recommended life of a laptop is only 4 years. This is due to two factors. First, laptops suffer from wear and tear issues at an accelerated rate compared to desktop computers. Second, there’s the concept of technological obsolescence. Let’s say you spent $600 on a laptop. That would average to $12.50 a month. A…
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Bellsouth DNS Servers Experiencing Problems
Bellsouth is experiencing problems support DSL's DNS servers here throughout the metro area. To fix, click START button click CONTROL PANEL double click Network Connections double click on the connection that you use to connect (wired or wireless) double click properties double click on Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) At the bottom, it says 'Obtain a DNS...'…
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