Ides of March Update
My hourly rate (for home users) is $60, plus 33 cents per round-trip mile. So a 30 mile round-trip would be $10 for gas. We have some flat rates as well, here:
- Remove all known viruses = $65 (plus mileage)
- Data recovery (save data from an unbootable hard drive over to another customer-provided drive) = $80 (plus mileage)
- User migration (from one machine to another (usually "old" to "new")) = $80 (plus mileage)
- If it's all of the above, or we're just not sure going in what will be required, it's $60/hour for home users; $75/hour for businesses (plus mileage).
- You can also earn a $10 credit for every new customer you send us! (customer must spend $50+)
I also happen to have a couple of used (but good condition) Dell Latitude laptops right now, in case you or anyone you know is interested: One D520 and one D530. They both have 150gb hard drives, not the 120 mentioned. And the D520 has 2gb RAM instead of 1gb, as well as a 2GHz CPU instead of the 1.66GHz mentioned.
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Memory issue
QUESTION: Did you have a major update from Microsoft in the last 24 hours? Mine ran 4 updates when shutting down last night and [the wife’s] ran 4 updates when I started it up last night. The 4 updates took a long time to download and install. Just curious and cautious.
[The wife’s] computer is working fine and I run Ninite weekly. My computer is much better, but still freezes up when I first start and gives the error message about unable to read instruction at 0x00000, etc. I re-ran CCleaner, but haven't tried to troubleshoot yet
ANSWER: Yes, every Tuesday is Microsoft's "update Tuesday." As to your "read instruction error," that sounds like a memory issue. I had put the higher capacity memory stick back in there (after you said you'd taken it out). It never caused a problem for me, but I didn't test it repeatedly as a typical user would.
You might need new memory. I like these guys here: 4AllMemory. I've been using them for years and have never had a problem with them.
[The wife’s] computer is working fine and I run Ninite weekly. My computer is much better, but still freezes up when I first start and gives the error message about unable to read instruction at 0x00000, etc. I re-ran CCleaner, but haven't tried to troubleshoot yet
ANSWER: Yes, every Tuesday is Microsoft's "update Tuesday." As to your "read instruction error," that sounds like a memory issue. I had put the higher capacity memory stick back in there (after you said you'd taken it out). It never caused a problem for me, but I didn't test it repeatedly as a typical user would.
You might need new memory. I like these guys here: 4AllMemory. I've been using them for years and have never had a problem with them.
Laptops and network devices
I just listed these Dell Latitudes (one D520 and two D530's), on Craigslist:
http://nashville.craigslist.org/sys/3680681005.html
And these two rack-mountable devices
Barracuda spam/virus firewall:
http://nashville.craigslist.org/sys/3580934548.html
Dell PowerVault tape drive:
http://nashville.craigslist.org/sys/3580928552.html
Or, here's a Toshiba Satellite L875D-S7332 Notebook from Office Max ...
http://nashville.craigslist.org/sys/3680681005.html
And these two rack-mountable devices
Barracuda spam/virus firewall:
http://nashville.craigslist.org/sys/3580934548.html
Dell PowerVault tape drive:
http://nashville.craigslist.org/sys/3580928552.html
Or, here's a Toshiba Satellite L875D-S7332 Notebook from Office Max ...
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Is there a way to network between computers that are not at the same location?
Q: Is there a way to network between computers that are not at the same location? Like if I am on my laptop at home, and someone else is on theirs at their house, am I able to view her files and edit things?
A: Yes, you can both use TeamViewer.
- It's free for home use here: http://www.teamviewer.com/download/TeamViewer_Setup_en.exe.
- Install it on both systems, with her as the host.
- Once hers starts it will tell her her ID and password.
- You then connect to that ID on your end and enter the password when it asks.
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How to restore contacts in Windows Live Mail
Q: I had some problems with this program. I fixed the POP and SMTP server designations, and it works now. However, I’ve lost my contacts – the folder is blank. The funny thing is, when I type some letters in the “to” box, names come up. Do you have any idea how I can restore my contacts list?
A: From this web page, http://www.woanware.co.uk/?page_id=89, try this free tool, http://www.woanware.co.uk/downloads/EseDbViewer.v.1.0.5.zip. After installing it, open it and point it to the following directory:
"%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Windows Live Contacts"
You might have multiple randomly-named folders in there.
- Drill down into each one and open the "contacts.edb" file.
- In there, find one that has items in the Email Address table
- Highlight and export that table to a "CSV Current Table" file
- Open up your Windows Live Mail program and go to the Contacts tab
- Click File, Import, CSV
- Assign the Address field to Live Contact's Email Address field. The interface looks weird/clunky, but it works.
- Click OK, Finish, etc. when ready.
That should do it.
Why This Tiny Cube Might Be Your Next Office PC
Cool!
Why This Tiny Cube Might Be Your Next Office PC
But for now, a used laptop (here) might do the trick.
For new computers, OfficeMax is always good:
Why This Tiny Cube Might Be Your Next Office PC
But for now, a used laptop (here) might do the trick.
For new computers, OfficeMax is always good:
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