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    time Posted September 27, 2009 * Comments(1)

    This week’s online newsletter includes:

    This week’s email and on-line newsletters are now available:
    *   free weekly Terry’s Computer Tips email newsletter
    *   weekly on-line Terry’s Computer Tips newsletter

    Filed under: Computers - misc, Hardware, HowTo, Networking, Newsletters, Security, System Control, Terry's Computer Tips, Tips & Tricks, Upgrades, Wireless

    Terry’s Computer Tips newsletters August 23rd

    time Posted August 23, 2009 * Comments(3)

    This week’s online newsletter includes:

    This week’s email and on-line newsletters are now available:
    *   free weekly Terry’s Computer Tips email newsletter
    *   weekly on-line Terry’s Computer Tips newsletter

    VIPRE    VIPRE Antivirus + Antispyware
    Tired of old antivirus software that slows your PC to a crawl?
    Try High-Performance VIPRE Antivirus + Antispyware
    Only $29.95 for one computer
    Multi-computer discounts, too…
    Unlimited Home Site License only $49.95

    Filed under: Cable, Hardware, Networking, Terry's Computer Tips, Tips & Tricks, Wireless

    Terry’s Computer Tips newsletters August 16th

    time Posted August 16, 2009 * Comments(2)

    This week’s online newsletter includes:

    *   Wireless Connections at HotSpots
    What’s worse? No wireless hotspot, or not being able to get your computer to connect?

    *   The Lighter Side of Technology
    This week’s computer technology cartoon at Terry’s Computer Tips.

    *   Thunderbird Plus Firefox Crash Problems
    Fortunately it’s not a common problem, but this reader has an occasional crash that makes Firefox act like it’s just been installed…

    *   How to Fry a Wireless Router or Two
    Sometimes your computer hardware goes bad for no apparent reason. Other times, there’s a reason, but you haven’t realized what it is…so it bites you again, and again…

    *   My Security Software Recommendations
    My recommendations for anti-virus, anti-spyware, firewall, and anti-spam software…

    This week’s email and on-line newsletters are now available:
    *   free weekly Terry’s Computer Tips email newsletter
    *   weekly on-line Terry’s Computer Tips newsletter

    VIPRE    VIPRE Antivirus + Antispyware
    Tired of old antivirus software that slows your PC to a crawl?
    Try High-Performance VIPRE Antivirus + Antispyware
    Only $29.95 for one computer
    Multi-computer discounts, too…
    Unlimited Home Site License only $49.95

    Filed under: Communications, Hardware, Networking, Repair, Terry's Computer Tips, Tips & Tricks, Wireless

    Terry’s Computer Tips newsletters June 28th

    time Posted June 28, 2009 * Comments(2)

    This week’s online newsletter includes:

    *   Copying Pictures Only Makes Shortcuts
    A reader is using the drag-and-drop method to make copies — but only gets Shortcuts instead. The problem is caused by the inconsistant way Windows handles the drag-and-drop.

    *   The Lighter Side of Technology
    This week’s computer technology cartoon at Terry’s Computer Tips.

    *   Low Signal on Wireless Network — Feedback from Users
    In last week’s online newsletter, a reader needed help solving a low signal strength problem. Several readers wrote with additional tips…

    *   Can’t Install Printer — Do Not Have Permission
    One of the frustrating events in life — the printer that worked on one computer, but won’t install on the new computer…

    *   My Security Software Recommendations
    My recommendations for anti-virus, anti-spyware, firewall, and anti-spam software…

    This week’s email and on-line newsletters are now available:
    *   free weekly Terry’s Computer Tips email newsletter
    *   weekly on-line Terry’s Computer Tips newsletter

      XP Repair Pro 4.0      XP Repair Pro 4.0
    Windows Registry & System Repair, Registry Defragmenter
    Repair common errors in Windows XP and Vista
    Hard Drive Cleanup, Registry Editor, and more
    http://terryscomputertips.com/XPRepairPro

    Filed under: Communications, Computers - misc, Hardware, Networking, Notebook, Security, Terry's Computer Tips, Tips & Tricks, Windows, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Wireless

    Terry’s Computer Tips newsletters February 15th

    time Posted February 15, 2009 * Comments(1)

    This week’s online newsletter includes:

    *   Adding a Large SATA Drive to an Older Computer
    I needed to add a 1 terabyte SATA drive to an computer that had PCI slots (not PCI-E slots). Although it had an available SATA data port, the motherboard or driver would not recognize a drive this large — and the computer would not boot…

    *   The Lighter Side of Technology
    This week’s computer technology cartoon at Terry’s Computer Tips.

    *   Email Problems: Sending Multiple Email Copies Accidentally
    Whan a reader sends emails with big attachments, they go twice…

    *   Problem Networking XP and Vista Computers
    It’s never as easy as it sounds… Microsoft could make it easier by releasing patches to older operating systems so that they’d automatically work with the new ones, but that’s not really in their best interests…

    *   Followup: Stopping the Windows XP "Found New Hardware" Wizard
    In last week’s email newsletter, I wrote about how to stop the Windows XP Found New Hardware Wizard, which continues to show up each time you boot, even if you’ve disconnected the problem hardware. This week, a reader offers another solution…

    *   My Security Software Recommendations
    My recommendations for anti-virus, anti-spyware, firewall, and anti-spam software…

    This week’s email and on-line newsletters are now available:
    *   free weekly Terry’s Computer Tips email newsletter
    *   weekly on-line Terry’s Computer Tips newsletter

    VIPRE    VIPRE Antivirus + Antispyware
    Tired of old antivirus software that slows your PC to a crawl?
    Try High-Performance VIPRE Antivirus + Antispyware
    Only $29.95 for one computer
    Multi-computer discounts, too…
    Unlimited Home Site License only $49.95

    Filed under: Communications, Computers - misc, Email, HowTo, Networking, Notebook, System Control, Terry's Computer Tips, Tips & Tricks, Wireless

    The Router Password Was Changed

    time Posted January 21, 2009 * Comments(0)

    subscriber Fred (who preferred to remain somewhat anonymous) wrote me to tell me that he’d been bitten by a malware problem — and it was one that I’d warned about in my July 13, 2008, online newsletter.

    Fred wrote:


    Cable/DSL Router
    Just a quick note about this.

    I have used a Linksys Router for some years with great satisfaction, however, through complacency or wahatever, I did not change the default password etc on it. One day I was surprised to find that my firewall (Zone Alarm Pro had stopped a high level attempt at access.

    When I checked my modem I found that the password had been changed!

    I immediately wiped my modem data and installed a new high level password. There have been no subsequent access attempts.

    So I advise everyone now to change their modem passwords and not to leave it with just the default one

    regards
    Fred

    I wrote back to Fred to say:

    Continue reading The Router Password Was Changed

    Filed under: Broadband, Cable, Communications, Networking, Security, Terry's Computer Tips, Tips & Tricks, Wireless

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