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New computer setup – for gurus and geeks

You start by cloning the hard drive of your old PC onto that of your new computer. Once you’re done with that, boot from the Windows CD-ROM on your new computer and let it find the drive and the existing Windows installation and select the repair option and let it upgrade/repair what you had…

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Epidemic

We’re in the middle of one of the worst epidemics, there’s a whole bunch of new nasty malware out there, invisible to most antiviruses as of yet. Be extra careful with what you click on and where you go on the Internet, examine every link before clicking…

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Mystery solved

OK, so it’s time to open a bottle of Veuve Clicquot, even though I’ve been mostly honoring local wines lately. It has to be something special tonight, for the occasion is nothing less than that: it appears that I’ve found the cause of one of the most nonsensical nuisances on a Windows PC machine, that’s [...]

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Good time of day from the Bayarea – wherever you are!

And so we begin. As of a few weeks ago an unusual spike in viral activity was witnessed and felt by many computer users. Beware: due to a couple of new modifications of the rouge anti-spyware, a lot of people are getting infected every day. Simply put, a virus on your computer that tends to [...]

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