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Windows 7 Mapping & Trillian : Your resource is now offline

Written on September 9, 2011 by

It's one of those Windows 7 annoyances, and there's almost no documentation as to what that message really means. As it turns out, it's related to either using Trillian or Windows 7 Mapping (as in mapping a network drive on your computer so that for example drive Continue Reading →

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Outlook 2010 Search Not Working or Indexing Fix

Written on September 9, 2011 by

Your Outlook 2010 not indexing your emails anymore? Oulook Search stopped working? There’s something about Outlook 2010 search that gives you the feeling it’s not quite there, yet. Some Outlook versions relied on Windows Search, some depended on internal search, Continue Reading →

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ASUS UL30A Windows 7 random video freezes fix

Written on September 7, 2011 by

For a few months I had a very annoying issue with my ASUS UL30A. Once playing videos, the computer would start freezing for a long while and then get back to normal as if nothing happened. I was recently able to track down the problem and posting it here in hope Continue Reading →

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Problems with Adobe Air upgrade / uninstall / install

Written on July 27, 2011 by

Having problems installing, uninstalling or upgrading Adobe AIR? you're not alone. You may be getting all sorts of strange error codes, the most common of which is very vague "error has occurred". To get a functioning Adobe AIR you'll need to get rid Continue Reading →

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Fix Google Chrome Resolving Proxy browsing delay

Written on July 24, 2011 by

Tired of Google Chrome displaying "resolving proxy" each time you open the browser? It's a very minor issue but since I've been asked about it a few times, the quick and simple answer is that it has to do with the automatic proxy detection setting in Continue Reading →

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Team Viewer: Best Remote Tech Support

Written on June 14, 2011 by

Just a quick note to recommend Team Viewer as a solution for remote tech support to your family/friends/colleagues.   I love the features on this too: Remote support without installation Highest security standard Works behind firewalls   and Continue Reading →

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Removing "Windows 7 Restore / Recovery" FakeAlert Trojan

Written on June 13, 2011 by

Is your computer completely messed up by a curious software (Windows 7 Restore / Windows 7 Recovery / Ultra Defragger) that got installed somehow and you’re not sure how? yeah, it’s a very frustrating Fake Alert trojan and it’s not easy to remove. This post Continue Reading →

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Disable Windows 7 "Restart your computer to finish installing important updates" nag screen

Written on April 15, 2011 by

Windows has some really annoying nuisances and this is one of the top ones. “Windows Update” requires a computer restart (reboot) after it finishes installing the updates. It doesn’t care much if you’re working or not, and the postpone button allows only Continue Reading →

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Avira Free Anti-virus : Disable Notifier Popup Nag Screen

Written on January 31, 2011 by

I run Avira Anti-Virus and install it for friends and family that ask for a free personal anti-virus. Compared to the other freebies, it’s extremely light-weight and easy on the computer resources, especially on memory. The only downside to it, an annoying downside, Continue Reading →

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Can’t start Firefox? Safe Mode & Stopping Plugin Container

Written on October 31, 2010 by

Can’t start Firefox and don’t know why? Got this on Twitter : My #Firefox on #Mac quits every time at launch - no way to use it, even after reinstall. Anyone with any idea? Replied with : @ewangenius start it in safe mode, disable all addons, restart. http://bit.ly/dasl7O Got Continue Reading →

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