Author Archives: Tony Pirog
How to rebuild your iTunes library
A customer came to us looking to clean up his iTunes duplicates and rebuild his iTunes library. As we searched the web for answers, we found that no one seemed to have a good solution so we ended up figuring … Continue reading
Posted in Software Tip
Tagged Apple, iTunes, Library, Music, Personal computer, Refresh, Rescan
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Email links not working? Here’s the work around…
Image via Wikipedia We received a call from a customer complaining that email links don’t work from Craigslist. I’ve always told people they need an email client like Outlook or Thunderbird for that, which is true, but… there is another … Continue reading
How to prevent your phone and voice mail from being hacked
By Computech. (Click here for the original article.) In the wake of recent events overseas it has become clear that we need to be more aware of how important securing our phone and voice mail is. The hacking scandal in Great … Continue reading
Posted in General Suggestions and Recommendations
Tagged Android, Caller ID spoofing, Google Phone, iPhone, Security, Voicemail
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Internet Explorer 9: Fail!
Image via Wikipedia I’ve been using IE9 since it first came out and honestly, it seems like the worst offering from Microsoft yet. I was constantly having to go to other browsers to run various web apps, and in the … Continue reading
Posted in Software Review
Tagged Google, Internet Explorer, Internet Explorer 9, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, Search, Windows Search
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Follow these steps if you want your computer to run faster, longer…
Over time, as you install more and more programs, you notice that your computer begins to get sluggish. This is preventable if you take a little extra time during the install phase. Almost every program you install will add unnecessary … Continue reading
Backing up your data: What YOU need to know.
Written by Dave and Tony Pirog. 888-847-2955 / 630-447-9067 This may be the most important article you will ever read by us! We know your computer data is important to you. If you haven’t done anything about it yet, what’s stopping … Continue reading
Computer Hardware Recommendations
We just received an email from TECHNIBBLE (a web site chock full of great information for Computer Technicians) discussing computer (and computer peripheral) brands. They had asked their readers to tell them their opinions, and the results of the survey … Continue reading
Posted in Hardware Reviews and Recommendations
Tagged acer, asus, dell, gateway, hardware manufacturers, hp, lenovo, toshiba
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Ninite, The Easiest, Fastest Way to Update or Install Software
When we were first starting out with our Computer Repair business I spent huge amounts of time preparing scripts to install a standard set of software on our clients’ machines. I had settled on a scripting program called Autoit (web … Continue reading
SuperAntiSpyware: An excellent companion to your anti virus software
Image via Wikipedia No matter what anti virus programs you have, SuperAntiSpyware is fully compatible and will keep you that much safer from being afflicted by some demented hacker’s idea of fun. If you want to buy the pro version … Continue reading
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Tagged AntiVirus, Detection and Removal Tools, Malicious Software, Malware, Security, Spyware, Superantispyware, Viruses
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