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Month: February 2010

Why does my USB hub suddenly stop working?

Posted onFebruary 20, 2010February 9, 2014AuthorOwen CutajarLeave a comment

I use a USB hub for my mouse, keyboard and scanner. If I plug in an external hard disk into it, all my devices stop working. Any idea why this may be happening?

Categorieshardware

Why does my computer beep instead of starting up?

Posted onFebruary 18, 2010AuthorOwen CutajarLeave a comment

I tried turning on my computer today and instead of booting normally I just got a sequence of beeps. I tried turning it off and again, but just got the same sequence again. What’s up Read More …

CategorieshardwareTagsBIOS, hardware, Power-on self-test

How do I block adverts?

Posted onFebruary 17, 2010AuthorOwen CutajarLeave a comment

I’m currently living with my parents and am restricted to using a dial-up connection for my Internet. I have using up bandwidth downloading adverts; what’s the best way to block them?

CategoriespluginsTagsAdblock Plus, firefox

How do I stop Internet Explorer from insisting it should be my default browser??

Posted onFebruary 16, 2010AuthorOwen CutajarLeave a comment

I’ve been playing around with different browsers and recently installed Firefox. I like it loads, but whenever I start up Internet Explorer, it offers to take its place as my default browser. How can I Read More …

CategoriessoftwareTagsbrowser, defaults, Internet Explorer

Where can I find a fast label printer?

Posted onFebruary 15, 2010AuthorOwen CutajarLeave a comment

I’m working with a company who is planning to mailshot a large number of clients. We’re looking for a label printer as we need to print some custom labels. We do have a few thousand Read More …

Categoriesgadgets, hardwareTagsGadget, label printer

Where can I find the free version of AVG?

Posted onFebruary 15, 2010AuthorOwen CutajarLeave a comment

When checking the status of my copy of AVG free I saw a notification that there is a new version of AVG Free. I clicked on the link to download it, but could only find Read More …

CategoriessoftwareTagsanti-spyware, AVG free, software

How can I make sure my computer is wiped?

Posted onFebruary 8, 2010AuthorOwen CutajarLeave a comment

I just managed to sell my computer on eBay and want to make sure that I wipe the hard disk clean before I ship the machine. Is it enough to just delete my files?

CategoriessoftwareTagsAdd new tag, Deletion, Hard disk drive

Where do my crash reports go?

Posted onFebruary 5, 2010February 5, 2010AuthorOwen CutajarLeave a comment

I use Firefox extensively, but recently it has been crashing. A “Crash screen” gives the opportunity to send a report to Mozilla, but I’ve never had a response. Is it worth sending the report in?

CategoriessoftwareTagsbug report, bugs, software

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