The AVG antivirus software and especially the free download edition could cause following problems: Software sends warnings of false positives, telling you your computer has a virus when it does not. Slow running computer Computer freezing up Computer crashes Printer won’t work or its software cannot be installed Other devices won’t install You can’t get [...]
Although the theoretical speed of USB 3.0 and Thunderbolt interface should be 10 times faster than USB 2.0, its practical speed is limited by the physical hard drive and only marginally better. Often, manufacturers advertise theoretical interface transfer speed. For example, Apple calls it I/O Performance and LaCie calls it Interface Transfer Rate. Also manufacturers [...]
If sometimes find that you are unable to connect to the internet or to some websites, you might be affected by malware which changes the DNS settings on your computer. Even if your anti-virus tells you your computer is clean, you might still be affected. To check your computer for this specific DNS Changer malware [...]
If after moving into a new apartment you find that the external TV antenna is not working, you may need an antenna booster power pack. An antenna booster power pack looks like a mobile phone or laptop power pack. Also, it is easy to get the power pack confused with the antenna booster. Antenna boosters [...]
Are you are visually impaired, lonely or just too lazy to read text on you phone? Then new iPhone 4S is the right choice! It actually answers your questions in plain English. Never mind what patented Apple speech recognition Siri means in Japanese or in Georgia.
Why turn it OFF? Save Energy An average PC consumes 200 W of power while on – just like a light bulb. Let’s say electricity costs an average of 20 cents per KWh in Australia. By turning your computer off for 12 hours a night you would save 12 hours x 20 cents x 0.2 [...]
Firefox 6 deletes bookmark tags. It took me some time to notice that I had been losing Firefox bookmarks tags. I reported the bug on August 26, 2011. The status of my report in Firefox Bugzilla (bug tracking site) is marked as verified and fixed (but the fix was not present in Firefox 7 beta) [...]
iTunes store users losing hundreds from their iTunes credit or linked visa or PayPal accounts. iTunes account details changed. Apple does not admit to the existence of the hack but they do refund fraudulently spent money. Hacked iTunes accounts are sold in China. PCWorld
Solution: Go to Control Panel – Network and Sharing Center. Choose homegroup and sharing options and click “Leave the homegroup”. Why did this happen? You probably attempted to disable Microsoft Home Group by changing “Home network” to “public network” in the “Network and Sharing Center”. It is easy to assume that if you press on [...]
1. Picture does not look good on DVD or other low def sources such as standard digital TV stations. It looks like an mpeg filter problem. This is especially visible in details in motion. The TV does not have noise filter settings. This problem was obvious to my trained eye and close proximity to the [...]