Jerry Leventer

Entries Tagged as 'Computer Technology & Technical Support'

Anti-Virus: How to Prevent, Clean, and Repair Computer Malware

July 17th, 2011 · 7 Comments · Computer Technology & Technical Support, Computers

If you notice that your browser redirects to a page you did not intend, or your system seems to be running slow, you may be a victim of a Virus or Malware. I found some good information on another site that tells you how to deal with such problems. Proper repair of any malware is [...]

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QR Barcode Reader Software For Your Smartphone

July 10th, 2011 · No Comments · Computer Technology & Technical Support, Internet Marketing, Marketing and Advertising, Technology and Gadgets

If you have a smartphone or other digital device that can connect to the internet, you should be able to download software to your device that will allow it to scan QR barcodes. Take a look at this article for more information: JumpScan Link Supplemental Keyword Research: [QR Barcode] – 4,400 [QR Bar Code] – [...]

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My Talking Communities Tech Support Story

August 29th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Audio & Video, Computer Technology & Technical Support, Social & Business Networking

Talking Communities is a web-based conference room. Lynn Terry uses it for her Tuesday and Thursday SSWT Webinars. Darryl Graham is also using it in his 12 Minute Commute project. I was having difficulty getting the software to work properly on my machine, and I was unable to login or even get the login screen [...]

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This Day In History: Friday, February 8, 2008

February 8th, 2008 · No Comments · Computer Technology & Technical Support

1996:Â The largest Internet collaboration, “24 Hours in Cyberspace,” took place. 1978:Â The proceedings of the United States Senate were first broadcast on radio. 1974:Â After 84 days in space, the crew of the first American space station Skylab returned to Earth. 1971:Â The Nasdaq stock market index opened. 1922:Â President Warren G. Harding introduced [...]

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Handy Windows XP Tip: The Start Menu Programs Display Is Overflowing

February 2nd, 2008 · No Comments · Computer Technology & Technical Support

Here’s a tip that may be useful to those of you who have lots of programs installed and are using the Classic Start Button view. When you select the programs list from the Windows XP Start button menu, are you unable to view all the programs? There are two ways to solve this problem. 1) [...]

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Analog Television Being Replaced By High Definition TV – Digital Direct TV (HDTV)

January 10th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Computer Technology & Technical Support

Are you one of those people who still uses an Analog TV Set? Or, maybe you know someone who still has one. Starting February 18, 2009, anyone who does not own a digital TV, or who does not have a digital tuner for their analog TV set and who does not receive their programming through [...]

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Tech Tip: Where Is The Windows XP Quick Launch Toolbar Shortcuts Folder?

January 7th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Computer Technology & Technical Support

Have you ever wondered where Windows XP keeps all the Quick Launch Shortcuts? Well, here it is: Quick Launch Shortcuts C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch And here’s a handy list of definitions of Windows XP terminology: Taskbar The Windows XP Taskbar is the entire area that contains the Start button and the icons of [...]

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Cloaked Affiliate Links, Dot htaccess Files, And URL Canonicalization

January 6th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Computer Technology & Technical Support

My .htaccess file contains code at the top for my wordpress permalinks, so I add the redirects below that.Here’s the WordPress code along with canonicalization. # .htaccess # # ———————————————————————————— # BEGIN WordPress <IfModule mod_rewrite.c> Options +FollowSymLinks RewriteEngine On # – BEGIN – CANONICALIZATION RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^mysite.com [NC] RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.mysite.com/$1 [R=301,L] # – END [...]

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Excel Tutorial: How To Convert Plain Text Links Into HyperLinks

January 5th, 2008 · 78 Comments · Computer Technology & Technical Support

Are you an Excel user? Have you ever wondered how to convert an entire column of plain text links into hyperlinks without having to double click each one individually? Don’t look in the Excel Help files for this one, it’s not even mentioned there. The following code is exactly what you need. Convert Selected Plain [...]

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MailWasher Pro Email Spam Filter Outshines PopFile

January 3rd, 2008 · No Comments · Computer Technology & Technical Support

I decided to give PopFile by SourceForge a try after seeing that About.com gives it a top rating. http://email.about.com/od/windowsspamfightingtools/tp/anti-spam.htm I decided not to continue using it, however, since it wants to reconfigure all my account settings. Also, it uses Outlook filtering to place the mail into folders. So you have to tell PopFile to mark [...]

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