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  • What Wireless Router and Network Switch Should I Buy?

    by David Blizzard Nov 11, 2014

    Are you in the market for a wireless router or a network switch? First, let’s look at what you are really buying. A modern appliance that is marketed as a Wireless Router is typically 3 devices in 1 package. Router – A device that connects 2 or more networks. Wireless Access Point – connects wireless […]

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  • Can I build my own PC for less?

    by David Blizzard Nov 05, 2014

    How to build a reliable budget PC with an Intel processor.

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  • Windows 8 Refresh Warning

    by David Blizzard Jun 04, 2014

    This is a warning for Windows 8 users about the “refresh” option. If you are experiencing a problem with a Windows 8 PC, you might end up at a screen that looks like this: Although Microsoft only mentions that you won’t lose your personal data when you choose to “Refresh Your PC”, they do not […]

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  • Quickbooks Pro 2008 – The file you specified cannot be opened

    by David Blizzard May 17, 2014

    In QuickBooks 2008 running on Windows Vista you get an error when you try to print a report. —– The file you specified cannot be opened. Make sure that it is not currently being used by another program or a read-only file. The Windows error was ‘The file exists.’ —– You followed the instructions on […]

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  • Free Windows 7 Style Start Menu for Windows 8

    by David Blizzard Nov 27, 2013

    Free Windows 7 Style Start Menu for Windows 8

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  • BITS Windows XP Error 1290: 0x50a

    by David Blizzard Nov 15, 2013

    When you try to start the Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) on Windows XP you get an error 1290: 0x50a. Step 1: Reregister the Qmgr.dll and the Qmgrprxy.dll BITS files. To do this, follow these steps: Click Start, click Run, type regsvr32 qmgr.dll, and then click OK two times. Click Start, click Run, type regsvr32 […]

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  • Canoscan MP Navigator EX 2 Windows 7

    by David Blizzard Mar 21, 2013

    After you install Windows Live Mail from Live Essentials and set it as the default email program in Windows 7 you can’t use the scan to email button or feature. Typically you get the error “Failed to send e-mail. Check your mail program settings and try again” or something similar. When you look in the […]

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  • Revocation information for the security certificate for this site is not available

    by David Blizzard Jan 08, 2013

    How to fix the popup error message “Revocation information for the security certificate for this site is not available”

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  • Cannot Install Microsoft Security Essentials error code 0x80070005

    by David Blizzard Dec 07, 2012

    Cannot Install Microsoft Security Essentials error code 0x80070005

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