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More info, hidden files...

Posted Tue, 07/05/2011 - 14:44 by admin

As usual I run into incident after incident and don't blog about it, but the information gathered in solving these issues needs to be propagated...

First off virus, hidden files....

I ran into a computer the other day, the computer itself was dieing so it wasn't worth fixing, but the OS, XP, had errors as well.

All the files were gone, so it seemed...besides the only safe mode boot ability...

So I mounted the drive in osx, and the files were there but hidden, after a search...

iPhoto database repair

Posted Sun, 05/08/2011 - 22:23 by admin

I ran into an issue with my iPhoto picture thumbnails disappearing, so I found this:

Mac Malware

Posted Wed, 05/04/2011 - 09:54 by admin

Misnomers etc, the mac malware must be watched out for ;)

In safari click on the safari menu at the top left of the screen then select "Preferences"

at the bottom of the menu (General tab) you will see: "Open safe files after downloading"

make sure this option is unchecked


Below is the article reference, I just copy pasted it because things disappear on the web all of the time

 

Inexpensive Practical Computer Labs

Posted Wed, 04/20/2011 - 22:43 by admin

If you are a small organization looking to have an inexpensive computer lab for basic internet and word processing then this may be a solution...

Acer eRecovery Management

Posted Sun, 04/17/2011 - 21:18 by admin

Windows Vista
Acer, dual core, 2 gb RAM
Harddrive replaced 8 months ago
Power supply replaced a year ago

When it gets to the point that you can't buy a new computer, and your current computer won't even install the next version of Word (which you need to keep working.)
That is when I throw in the towel and do the system recovery.

This Acer had it built into the harddrive, (no disks shipped with computer), and luckily I had replaced the original harddrive a while back before it's physical demise.

Simple methods that may fix your computer

Posted Wed, 04/06/2011 - 10:26 by admin

In case you were wondering about how to fix your own Windows box, here are some suggestions:

Download and install all of your Windows updates, in general updates are good, sometimes an update is released that hurts or doesn't really help.

Get an antivirus package and run it, I like the free version of AVG

Get a registry cleaner, I like ccleaner
clean the registry, clean your temp files etc.

Malware remover, I like spybot
Windows has it's own malware remover now, so it's your choice

Local hearsay methods of internet

Posted Wed, 04/06/2011 - 10:15 by admin

What I have heard of about various internet service providers in Appomattox County.

Everywhere, ( you have a southern sky ) there is Hughe's Net and Wild Blue
Hughe's Net has a 24 hour window, every 24 hours you get a certain amount that you can download

Wild Blue has a 30 day window,

Backups for your growing home media

Posted Tue, 04/05/2011 - 21:27 by admin

I recently noticed that my home movies and pictures have started to grow.
Ever since I've bumped up to a 12 megapixel camera and an HD Flip video camera (not to mention a new neice and nephew) my harddrive has shrunk.

Sure pictures are great, my final cuts of videos and pictures are small, but I like to keep the original footage (and have it backed up).

Wordpress on Godaddy

Posted Sat, 04/02/2011 - 11:17 by admin

So, how to transfer a wordpress install to godaddy...

Besides the sql dump and file transfer...the wp-config file:

 

Hot Box, gaming machines

Posted Fri, 04/01/2011 - 21:20 by admin

What I like to call, "Hot Boxes" because well they produce a lot of heat

Intense 3d graphic gaming machines these days like fast hardware...

64 bit cpus

lots of RAM

Fast video cards

RAID

etc

In general these boxes have faster video cards and more RAM on the video cards than many computers have on their motherboards.

Greater than 400 watt boxes, quad Icores, etc etc.

I haven't had to build one recently, but my idea is how much do you want to spend?  It's kind of like making a hotrod.