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Dropbox is a great way to backup important files off site so they are safe and also accessible from any computer.  You can install Dropbox on your computer and then just copy files into your Dropbox folder for safe keeping.  They are automatically uploaded to your online Dropbox Storage account.  Use the link below to sign up and get your own FREE Dropbox account.  Free accounts come with 2 gigs plus a little extra for using the link below.  Then you can refer your own friends and get even more free space.  They also have very reasonable paid accounts for even higher backup storage needs.  Use the link below and check it out.

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Antivirus 2010 is Bad Stuff!

We have serviced quite a few computers lately infected by Antivirus 2010 Malware.  It started as a simple looking pop up while browsing common websites.

av2010This is a nasty, rogue anti-spyware program that displays totally false security messages to trick users into purchasing a full version of Antivirus 2010 software.  Antivirus 2010 was designed by Russian hackers to steal your money and install even more malware.  Antivirus 2010 is a rogue anti-spyware scanner that can seriously damage your PC.  Once you are tricked into clicking the Antivirus 2010 deceptive ads, you’re taken to a purchase page where you are prompted to download the Antivirus 2010 software.  Antivirus 2010 will hijack your browser, display fake security warnings, and slow your computer to a crawl.

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Source of Good Computer Info

Helpful Site Pick Of The Week

There are places on the internet to find all sorts of helpful information.  Finding good computer tips and fixes for problems you may be having is usually not hard.  Now finding one place, that seems to have it all, can be a problem.  Here’s a place that seems to cover just about any PC topic you may be interested in.   This is our Helpful Site Pick of the week!  The How-To Geek.  Check it out!!

The Blue Screen Of Death

The Blue Screen Of Death–Your Computer Has Crashed

By: John Mowatt

bsodSome kinds of computer errors will completely shut down your computer. An error of this kind is called a Stop Error for obvious reasons. There are a number of different kinds of Stop error and one quite well known and feared example is the blue screen of death or BSOD for short.

In the case of a BSOD error you will be shown an error code and a message on the blue screen. The error code and the message will help you find a starting point for correction of the problem. A BSOD problem can be the result of either a hardware or software malfunction. A hardware problem is however the most likely cause.

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Paint.Net Photo Editing Software

If you are looking for digital photo editing software you know that some of it carries a hefty price. If your doing professional work for the printing business it might be different but if your just looking to edit pictures and create paint3nice images and graphics for the web read on.  Paint.Net is the one we use regularly and feel it’s as good as the high price offerings. This software is Free and has the features you will use all the time. Including layering and transparent backgrounds. Photo effects and adjustments that are easy to use. Resizing and cropping is also a breeze. It features a very intuitive, and innovative, user friendly interface that makes all of it’s features very easy to use. You can download it for free at GetPaint.net and see for yourself.

Next Microsoft Operating System

Windows 7: The Next Microsoft Operating System
By: Martin Brinkmann

Windows 7 is tentatively due to hit store shelves sometime around the middle of 2009 and seems to be a slightly revamped version of what Windows Vista should have been. Key amongst the new features include a pair of Mac OS X features that the Redmond giant is borrowing: the Dock & Multi-touch.

Windows 7In Mac OS X the Dock serves as both a quick-launch area for commonly used applications and folders. It’s unknown how the dock in Windows 7 will function exactly, but it wouldn’t surprise many if the final product looked and operated remarkably like that of their Cupertino-based rival.

Windows 7: The next Microsoft operating system is also going to support a very Mac-like Multi-touch technology. The precise functionality is not entirely certain but it is very likely that the techniques pioneers on the iPhone and later by OS X are likely to become the industry norm. If that does indeed come true then it’d be reasonable to expect everything from zooming & scrolling to be common in all applications as well as rotational control on anything media-intensive such as Photoshop or even the media player.

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